After the purposeful styling of the sixties T250s, the GT was a disappointment. Still worked great, but the Ram Air head probably wasn't needed and that is not an attractive colour.
I never had one, but my impression is that the dopy-looking shroud did a good deal for cooling. I've seen a number of street-based two-stroke road racers with homemade shrouds, though of course they may be intended just to strike fear in their competitors' hearts. --rats
They rattled, I believe. Mine was a later - one-piece head - one. Rotten handling, but at least it was consistent - unlike the KH250 which preceded it! I liked the KH better, though... D.
I'm not sure about the 250 twin, but the 380 and 550 triples incorporated a split oil injection system that injected some oil into the intake and some into the crank bearings and burned WAY less oil per mile. My 750 water cooled triple also used the same injection system but the effects weren't as noticeable on the thirstier big engine. The head shroud also decreased engine noise slightly from the air cooled engines and looked less clunky on the bigger motors.
that bike needs every bit of ALL of the aluminum polished near mirror, even the center cases polished, fork lowers. every nut and bolt replaced with chrome, polished stainless or polished aluminum. next step is to sand blast the chrome fenders then epoxy primer in order for preparation of the Aqua Metal Flake paint. after painting the fenders and gas and 2 stroke oil tank and the headlight with ear mounts and tail light housing and side cover with the Beautiful Aqua Metal Flake you will then clear coat, of course.where there is white and red stripes on the gas tank, leave that off, no white or red at all. paint the red letters in the emblems white, instead. that's all you have to do.
I never had one, but my impression is that the dopy-looking shroud did a good deal for cooling. I've seen a number of street-based two-stroke road racers with homemade shrouds, though of course they may be intended just to strike fear in their competitors' hearts. --rats
ReplyDeleteThey rattled, I believe. Mine was a later - one-piece head - one. Rotten handling, but at least it was consistent - unlike the KH250 which preceded it! I liked the KH better, though... D.
DeleteI'm not sure about the 250 twin, but the 380 and 550 triples incorporated a split oil injection system that injected some oil into the intake and some into the crank bearings and burned WAY less oil per mile. My 750 water cooled triple also used the same injection system but the effects weren't as noticeable on the thirstier big engine. The head shroud also decreased engine noise slightly from the air cooled engines and looked less clunky on the bigger motors.
ReplyDeletethat bike needs every bit of ALL of the aluminum polished near mirror, even the center cases polished, fork lowers. every nut and bolt replaced with chrome, polished stainless or polished aluminum.
ReplyDeletenext step is to sand blast the chrome fenders then epoxy primer in order for preparation of the Aqua Metal Flake paint. after painting the fenders and gas and 2 stroke oil tank and the headlight with ear mounts and tail light housing and side cover with the Beautiful Aqua Metal Flake you will then clear coat, of course.where there is white and red stripes on the gas tank, leave that off, no white or red at all. paint the red letters in the emblems white, instead. that's all you have to do.