1981 XT250 (1 Viewer)

[brettk]

I grew up in East TN, not too far from the Tail of the Dragon. Always thought it would be fun to ride a bike around, but the amount of bad drivers always kept me off of one.

Since moving to Nebraska, things have changed slightly. My in-laws are really into riding, but it’s all straight roads and desert out here, it didn’t have the same appeal. My son turns 3 in 2 days however, and he’s liked them a lot. So I decided to start looking for a cheap bike to fiddle with and learn on, so one day I could teach him. Then I found out we have a dirt track 15 minutes from our house.

Eventually things started coming together fairly quick, and now I’m the proud owner of an old farm bike!

 

[brettk]

First step was to get it street legal again. I found a used, but original tachometer for it…one that wasn’t held on by wire.

Much better!

Then I put new mirrors, a tail light and rear signals on, along with a new wiring harness. The old one was a chewed up rats nest. Thankful for a company like Kedo!

 

[brettk]

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