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I have an SL350 now that I bought for $120 from the junk yard. He had a title and everything. I think that the bike will run without too much trouble. I really think that this may be the most practical bike for an old guy like me. Have a nice day and I hope that you find your frame.

The first bike that I had ever ridden on was a 250 Hustler. That was in about 1968. I have the GT250 now and it is a totally different bike, but I thought that these were still called the Hustler. Thanks for your reply and have a nice day. Check out my other channel at Motorcycle Racing Videos or just go to MotorcycleRacingVideos.com

I talked to a drag racer about this, he was very good at what he did. He said that polishing the tops turned gray and lost the polish. But, I thought about this, and even though he's right about the color, the actual surface is still super smooth and much more heat reflective and carbon resistive. Thanks for watching and have a nice day.

@@vintagemotorcyclerescue7506 nice! If nothing else the smooth surface makes it harder for carbon deposits to form

@@johnnyturbo8460 I have built a lot of engines and the ones that I had polished had a lot less carbon on them. If it cools the piston, that too would have a reduction in carbon buildup.

@@vintagemotorcyclerescue7506 sounds like a success to me

This bike is really nice. I drove a couple of older 250s and they were really nice and fun bikes to ride. I just wish that I wasn't disabled because I would have started this already. Have a nice day and thanks for watching.

Thank you very much for your comments. Yes, the soda would have been a good idea. But, we flushed it with premix fuel and everything worked out fine. About the lack of acid, you are absolutely right. We did another tank and my friend used straight acid and swished it around. It cleaned the tank out very quickly that way. Thanks again and have a nice day.

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Thanks for watching. I had to do something, I'm not strong like I was forty years ago. Have a nice day.

That is such a good idea and would been a whole lot easier than the way that I did it. Thank you very much and have a nice day.

Thank you very much for watching. Have a nice day. I hope that your uncle is successful.

Are you talking about licking the wire before the cap is placed on? I do this because it really helps. Thank you very much and have a nice day.

That was a problem with mine too and also it had flat spots in the acceleration. The coils fixed a lot of problems.

You could also have charging system issues. Check your stator and regulator. There are many videos on how to test them with a multimeter.

Thanks guys! I changed the ignition system, installed a dyna S system and it runs like a charm !!

No, it's not running yet, but I just got some new instruments from ebay and a new rear fender and some cables. It won't be long. I can't wait until it's really running because I sure have more fun on the smaller bikes than the bigger ones. Thank you very much and have a nice day.

Thanks!

Thank you very much. I'm disabled so this bike is still sitting as you see it. I keep dreaming of getting it going, but right now it's still a dream. I'm an old guy now, but in all of my life, the smaller bikes were more fun and a 350 like this can easily take a person from coast to coast. Yes, it's a fun little bike like one I've had before. Have a nice day.

@@vintagemotorcyclerescue7506 beautiful bike. I've been looking for one of these to restore for a while now! consider yourself lucky! If you ever decide to get rid of the bike let me know!

@@fish8196 Thank you very much, I will start working on it soon. This bike has always been my dream bike since I was a kid. So, I am finally going to have one so that I can hit the road and get to the back country. Thanks again and have a nice day.

@@vintagemotorcyclerescue7506 Good luck! would love to see more videos of your progress!

@@vintagemotorcyclerescue7506 Nice bike. Have you started working on it yet? Just try to do a small part each day eventually it will all snowball into the bike you want it to be. And if you like that sort of thing check out my videos of touring and camping on my Hodaka Wombat Good luck amigo

You are very welcome. It's always been tough to push those carbs on the bike and as I got older, it became too hard. So this jury rigged system was the only thing that I could come up with. Have a nice day, Jeff.

I will give this a try. Thank you for the idea.

I never realized that you can run a tighter clearance with a forged piston and that the expansion rates were different, but after reading what you have written and some thinking about the materials of forged vs cast, I can understand that what you are saying is true and it's very interesting. The polishing is good on new or old pistons for the reflection of the heat back into the combustion process and increased cooling of the piston itself. I also polish them because it's a good way for me to ease any stress. Thank you very much for your comments and have a nice day.

Thank you very much.

I'm sorry that you didn't like the video. I am hoping that you have or had a 750 Honda, however, I still like them better than the newer bikes. Have a nice day and thank you for commenting. Oh, the siren is for the Rescue of the old bikes.

Probably. I have always heard that the cold back flow could warp the valves, but I've never had any problems. And another but, I haven't ever done this very much, ever in the 50+ years of building bikes, so I really have no experience to see if it will indeed ruin the valves. Thank you very much for your comments and have a nice day. Jeff.

Thank you for watching, I really appreciate it.

Yes I degreed the engine and I had to use my flight calculator and I cut the degree wheel off of it for my degree wheel. Now I don't have a flight calculator, but I'm disabled and can no longer fly anyway. However, I sure like riding my motorcycle better than flying anyway. The bike runs super strong, better than I had expected, but the clutch breaks loose when it hits 8000 RPM and the remote oil tank lines are leaking. So, there's some more work to be done. Thank you very much and have a nice day.