I worked a little extra this summer and made a few extra dollars, so what better way than to blow it on an '94 NSR250 MC28?

I was cruising yahoo auctions feeling things out when this "beauty" showed up. It was a pretty low start price but knowing I was going to track it and beat the living daylights out of it, I wasn't worried if it needed a little work...plus I enjoy that sort of thing. The previous owner acknowledged the body work wasn't perfect and had changed a few parts, but ran fine.

It turns out the owner bought off a friend of mine, so he gave me the lowdown once he knew I bought it. Small world a bike gets shipped halfway across Japan and makes it back to Tokyo and previously owned by a friend!

Besides it appearing as the previous owner had not cleaned the bike a single time in the ~6 months of ownership, and it being generally "oily", the bike started right up on a half assed kick and the clackity clack of the dry clutch forced my daughter to clutch her ears in agony...but it was that familiar sound from my old 996's dry clutch that I missed about it. And by "oily", I mean it feels like it lived its life next to the deep fryer at Mickey D's.

A few snap shots:



Mia minutes before running into the house because of the loud dry clutch:



Dana
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2016 Husqvarna 701SM
2021 Husqvarna FS450 supermoto
1995 NSR250r MC28

So with any new bike, my first task is to strip it down to essentials and clean it as well as perform any needed maintenance.

Here's a snapshot of what I was dealing with:

And for the WTF of the day. The previous owner was kind enough to lube the chain...and the swingarm, sprocket, rim, tire, and exhaust.



It's not easy stripping off gobs of chain grease and grim, but it essentially preserves whatever is underneath it. Well, it turns out under all that crud is a brand new RK chain and sprocket set! Woohoo!

Also the previous owner said it was only Jha cans on the exhaust but it's a full Jha system! Double Woohoo!

The bad news was when I went to check the tranny fluid, it proceeded to overflow onto my shoe. Took my time and added a little sealant around the oil pump seal and good to go! When I took the airbox off I noticed that it already had to HRC X and Y pieces! Triple Woohoo! (I haven't taken the carb apart yet to see if it has the needles too)

I've got some little things to do such as change fork oil, fork seals, change the chain guide, and try to lube all of those cables (Throttle/oil pump cables felt a little sticky...better with lube but might need to be changed). Also need to check out the RC valve adjustment. Don't want to get too crazy before I had a chance to run a track day on it and see if these are improvements.

Dana
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2016 Husqvarna 701SM
2021 Husqvarna FS450 supermoto
1995 NSR250r MC28

Good for you mate.. Lets us know how's the out come when rebuilding it.

With an upcoming endurance race on our ZXR250, I decided I should stop riding the CRF supermoto and get some seat time on a sportbike. So out came the MC28!

Knowing the front forks were in desperate need of a rebuild and not touching the carbs at all, I wanted to at least confirm a baseline with my ass dyno and time sheets from the day. This way I would at least know my future changes made the bike better or worse.

For only a 1km course, it sure puts the bike through its paces. With a personal best of a 40.9 on the ZXR250, I was hoping to at least get into the 43's...but was surprised to pull off some low 42's with a best of 42.0 on the NSR.

I was very pleased with the Pirelli SC-1's and I think they made up for some ill responding suspension. It also has a 48tooth rear sprocket, so I was shifting like a madman out there. And because the track is about 1000m higher above sea level than my house, it's going to take some tuning to get her just right.

Also being 188cm tall, I found it difficult on the knees after a 30 minute session. I should have an easier time on the bigger tracks with time to rest in the straights.

Here are two pics of the day...(I'm hoping a friend will finally upload more)





Dana
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2016 Husqvarna 701SM
2021 Husqvarna FS450 supermoto
1995 NSR250r MC28

Great buy, those JHA pipes are the best for the MC28
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