It’s a 250, but is it a Final?
It’s subtly finished in Final Silver…
It’s scary, so let’s remove the fairings first.
First, let’s remove the corrosion from the handlebar.
I’ve polished it up nicely.
There’s some rough corrosion, but once the color becomes uniform, it’ll look beautiful all at once.
The 250 is well thought out.
Looking at this, it’s obvious—it uses a stepped collar to hold the upper cowl while protecting it, a semi-floating design of sorts.
If budget allows, doing the same on the GSX1100S would greatly reduce damage to the cowl.
I’ve replaced the rear tank you brought in. (^_-)-☆
I’ll replace the front diaphragm.
I used yesterday’s anchor to remove the key cylinder.
I’ve given the body a light polish too.
I’ll re-lubricate the stem bearings. There was still plenty of grease retained.
The upper seal is plastic on this era, so I’ll replace it with one from stock—from a Bandit 1200 (probably).
*It’s a pain to walk a few steps to the storage area to confirm…
It’s try-something-softer week.
It should be more responsive.
Now moving to the next location, I’ve removed the inner tube for replating.
It’s heavily rusted, but it’ll come back beautifully.
*Shipped today. (*^-^*)
Let’s work on the caliper.
It’s in better condition than I expected, which is reassuring.
The piston is already discontinued, which made me nervous, but it’s in good condition so I’m relieved.
That’s how I’ve finished up the caliper.
It’ll be on hold for a bit. (*^-^*)
