long overdue CH250 Spacy/Elite update

Some pics of the Space/Elite so far:

 The rear wheel in its final setup: a gold painted steel quad rim with a stretched 120/90-10 Pirelli SL90 tyre.

About 6 cm clearance gives it a proper stance...

The Leovince GP Pro exhaust has a brutal sound, even with the DB killer!:

I cleaned the signal light and used them for rear and brake lights

  

 the radiator/ front skirt frame, the top shocks strut and right wheel mount before they were powder coated

back on track building the CH250 Spacy/Elite

You could pretty say this is a sad excuse for a blog. The latest entry was about six months ago! I've been busy moving from the old workshop to the new one, making ends meet to finance that whole enterprise and other distracting business. 
But I decided no more and set myself a dead line. I entered a bike build-off contest which takes place on September 24-25, so now I have a date to work towards to.

I was lucky to get myself a donor bike, a CN250 clone with only 1600 kms on the speedo, that has a good running engine.Also  parts like the radiator and hoses have a better fit then the Spacy/Elite parts.
I lengthened the fork stem of the RS125 front fork and was able to refit the original bearings with only a 25 to 30mm shim on the bottom.
The rear wheel still aligned on the CN250 engine, but the rear shock mounts have to be widened a bit at the frame.
I have to build some struts to strengthen the engine mount to the top of the frame..

new front fork setup for the CH250 Spacy/Elite

I found the perfect front fork for the CH250 Spacy/Elite; a 2001 Aprilia RS125 upside down. It has the proper length and make the whole scoot a lot more beefier.

I will probably will need to lengthen the stem with the original stem and make a bushing for the bottom plate to fit the fork.

I have to replace the brake caliper to the right side of the fork. Luckily you can flip the original front wheel axle..

DIY tyre blaster for the Spacy/Elite fatty

Built myself a tyre blaster from a compressor tank, 11/2 inch water valve and pipe. Works nicely!

Spacy/Elite swing arm so far

Been a while since my last post. The swing arm and shock mount is almost finished. Only some small reinforcements. But it is working; I've installed two 245mm Forsa shocks and a stretched 120/90-10 Pirelli SL90 tyre. It has got enough clearance between engine and back fender...

Elite/Spacy at the Rusty Gold Swap+Meet Amsterdam

Last Sunday I attended the Rusty Gold Swap+Meet in Amsterdam to show my freshly built motorcycle work bench. I needed a bike to show how the lift mechanism worked, so I took my fatty stretched Spacy/Elite. Not in riding condition though…

Definitely need to get it back on the road this year!

two storey motorcycle stack

It's a bit crowded in the workshop...

the International CSC

the godfathers nose-to-nose. 

the International CSC stands for the International Classic Scooter Customs, Custom Scooter Classics, Custom Scooter Crew or Custom Scooter Club.My big scheme to start an International Custom Honda CN250-CH250 something…

the Elite/Spacy tail light like it probably was designed by Honda

I guess the design department of Honda intended to make the tail light in between the indicators, but ended up with it being somewhere dangling at the bottom.
My plan is to fix it and put it back where it looks best.
I could easily remove the decal and the metallic paint at the back with thinner. I will make a new housing for the light and place the glass back with a red semi transparent foil.

the subframe part1 is on the frame

Today Jeroen welded the subframe. It fits nicely between the frame and side panels. The right engine cover sits right behind the side panel. This Friday I'll try to make the bottom part of the sub. A triangle from the center stand bolts to the sub.

drawings for the subframe and swing arm CH250 Spacy/Elite

I'm making drawings for the subframe and swing arm by making templates on paper from gaskets and pin gauges. After scanning them into the computer I use Adobe Illustrator to make dxf files.

working on the stretch subframe CH250 Spacy Elite

I'm working on the subframe to determine how long it needs to be. The clearance between the wheel and the spring was practically zero so I made the offset 45mm instead of 41mm. I'll be making a 4 mm spacer between the hub and the wheel. i hope I won't have to adjust the frame for the cylinder head.

Deep purple beauty in the workshop!

Yep, the time has come. The CH250 Spacy/Elite has his big brother in the workshop. It is a 1994 Helix with a beautiful deep purple colour is very good condition.The overall state is pretty nice, it only needs an engine check and a new clutch. It has 48,000 kms on the speedo.

I plan to coat the grey fairing in the same deep purple color, drop it 5cms and an XXL longshot exhaust. Plus a new matching upholstery.

I'm a happy man...