GT250 build

[Toddy]

Nice work look forward to seeing how it gos

[steveg]

Thought you did most of your maintenance roadside

Only kidding mate, looking forward to seeing a master at work

[martyn dwane]

Excellent. Love these types of threads.
what gearbox have you decided on and overall ratio
looking forward to "the road videos" or watching tarmac again as my wife calls it .

[jonw]

Eden, why 250? What are you looking to achieve? I'm curious as to how your thought processes work on a project like this. Are you looking to create something that gives you an end result or are you just building it and seeing what the end result it gives you? Why do you work around expansion chambers that are already out there and may not suit the characteristics of or reach the potential of your motor as opposed to building the motor then commissioning a pipe to realise the potential of the motor?

A lot of questions I know but I'm just curious as to your starting point. Love these threads by the way and am wholy behind what you are doing.

Jon.

[Mr G in NYC]

Look forward to the updates G.

[Ken Tucky]

Eden,
Don't underestimate yourself, there's not so many people willing to dedicate themselves to do what you're doing, particularly when it includes grinding cast iron barrrels!
I've been there as you know, and its very laborious (cold even) doing this stuff working in your shed/garage in the winter.
As you say, you're doing it to see what can be achieved, to please yourself, just the same as occurs in racing/sprinting, hope it works out OK, it deserves to, as you are tackling it in the professional way, i.e. not trying to do too much at once.
You have innocently become the road tuner baby!
Richard

[a-teamlambretta]

cant wait to see how this one goes, keep up the good work

[EIBARFAN2]

HOPEFULLY THIS ONE WORKS OUT AS U WANT ! I'M FED UP WAITING FOR U EVERY TIME WE RIDE SOMEWHERE !

[stonerosesmod]

Eden your crazy! But I too love threads like this as its fascinating! Porting timings is a black art to me and im just as bad trying to chase the horsepower with different carbs, exhausts and gearing.What its all about, old school oily fingers and an empty wallet!
Best of luck with it all mate

Neil.

[Toddy]

HOPEFULLY THIS ONE WORKS OUT AS U WANT ! I'M FED UP WAITING FOR U EVERY TIME WE RIDE SOMEWHERE !

I was going to put it in the frame tonight but ive been struck down with man flu... truth is I cant be arsed, im having a night sitting by the fire

Man flu get your onsie parka on

[Dimitrios_231]

It sounds great

[Mr G in NYC]

Its alive !! It Lives !! nice job. G
Now gas it up and gently Thrash it

[gerryjunior]

sounds nice, i hope it runs good for you ,, what stator / flywheel is on it, what did you you time it at ? and excuse my ignorance but can you explain the work on the mag , is it for extra oil, or has it something to do with the crank , thanks i enjoy these treads..

[stonerosesmod]

Is that a franspeed pipe Eden?

[Digger]

Sounds good.

[Captain Pugwash]

Sounds really good, in the video clip when it gets into the power in third you can really see it starts to move

Is that on the 4.4-1 gearing in top ?

Mark.

[bike grim]

I was going to comment that you were winding it on a bit the odd time considering you are running it in. Sounds great with that pipe on. Bet it's hard to resist. Also, I noticed you using the touchscreen on the Gamma with gloves on. How come that Doesn't work on my phone but they have Sussed it out. Makes a lot of sense obviously

[stonerosesmod]

Awesome video! That thing is pulling like a train.I bet giving it the full beans is very tempting at this stage?

[bamrattle]

Awesome video! That thing is pulling like a train.I bet giving it the full beans is very tempting at this stage?

Yes its very hard to resist. at the very end of that clip I give it some in 2nd but bottle out at 7k rpm in 3rd. By 80 miles on the clock I've nipped up every previous engine I've run in so I must be behaving myself this time as its not even got close to tightening up on me, I'm sure I will nip it up sooner or later though.

So far running this motor in hasn't been a ball ache which is rare on a cast iron barrel.

Hehehe Its all gonna end in misery.

[stonerosesmod]

Its a Lambretta! What could possibly go wrong?!! I do love watching these videos though,although these boring winter nights have me thinking of longstroke cranks and packer plates for my mugello...big carbs...porting.. oh dear!