RIDE-RED 350r
Here For The Long Haul!
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So I went to George Kahler Sales (GKS) today with XP_Slinger to rummage through the "junk pile" figuring on seeing if I could rescue the 266 he told me about last week. Well, I found about a half dozen 2xx series builders, a 254, 262, 266, 268, all missing a couple random parts but mostly complete. But what made my day was finding a complete 242! XP_Slinger found his own little treasure, but I'll let him elaborate on his find. This 242 seems to be 100% complete but has a scored piston. Overall it is dirty, but not too beat up and seems like it should clean up pretty well. Only flaw I see other than needing a rebuild is a crack in the top cover that was stitched up with mechanics wire. I had $50 cash on me and we went back into the store to see how much Jeff (the owner) would need from us to take our finds home. Josh struck a deal on his find and then I held up the little 242, clutch side toward him at first but when I swing it around and showed him what the decal on the starter read he smiled big and said "looky what YOU found!!" LOL! Jeff is a great guy and we always enjoy visiting his shop, but it started to feel like I might not have had enough cash on me to bring this little gem home. I asked the big question, and he came back with $75. I said "Jeff, I have 50 bucks on me, and I'll buy ALL of my parts from you for the rebuild when I get started on it". He thought hard for a second and offered it up for $60 and said I could catch up with him for the other 10 bucks. I happily agreed to the price and closed the deal. Little brother floated me the ten bucks to get me square with Jeff. (Thanks again Josh).
Anyway, I went there looking to find my next builder in a size saw I don't really already have, and preferably a 2xx series. I couldn't be happier with what ended up following me home! @Tor R I will be seeking your guidance on this saw once I get started on it. We are saving our extra spending cash for our family vacation coming up at the end of June, so I will probably not start the build till we get home from that in early July. I just wanted to show you guys what I got today, and if anyone has any pointers on any facet of this saw in the course of overhauling it, I would love to hear them. I know a few parts for this model are tough to come by and I'm OK with the treasure hunt I may be in for. I have been wanting a pro quality, mag case, sub-45cc for awhile now and this was my #1 desire for one, second being a Dolmar 421.
Well, here are the pics. How did I do? If I'm reading the tag right, it's a '94 model??
Anyway, I went there looking to find my next builder in a size saw I don't really already have, and preferably a 2xx series. I couldn't be happier with what ended up following me home! @Tor R I will be seeking your guidance on this saw once I get started on it. We are saving our extra spending cash for our family vacation coming up at the end of June, so I will probably not start the build till we get home from that in early July. I just wanted to show you guys what I got today, and if anyone has any pointers on any facet of this saw in the course of overhauling it, I would love to hear them. I know a few parts for this model are tough to come by and I'm OK with the treasure hunt I may be in for. I have been wanting a pro quality, mag case, sub-45cc for awhile now and this was my #1 desire for one, second being a Dolmar 421.
Well, here are the pics. How did I do? If I'm reading the tag right, it's a '94 model??