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New factory exhuast and a new battery arrived today. Took the bodywork off the back of the scooter.

Plans for now are to remove the air injection setup and block it off. I think this is why my old exhaust blew out at the elbow so many times. Also, why make the hottest part of the out of a cheap pressed elbow. Going to have a shop bend me up a new better headpipe before this one goes the way of the other.

Pulled the valve cover off and all looks good. Need to check the gaps on the valves tomorrow, but I'm pleasently surprised by the condition of my engine after 32k miles.

Need to decide on the body color and order led lights this weekend. Lucky for me snow is forecasted and will keep me from being tempted to ride a running but apart scooter arounf the block.

So, it has been all most two years since I have had my people 250 out on the road. I cracked the exhaust header pipe one to many times and got fed up trying to weld the awful factory unit back together. I told myself over and over that I would build a new one from scratch, but never did. Bought and sold a cx500, then a cb350, then honda express. All the while the people sat in the shed. I had it on a trickle charger and it starts right up, but no exhaust means no way to ride. When did parts become so expensive and hard to find for this bike?
Well no more, this thread will document the return of my p250 and the improvment there of. I want a college town monster that will ride anywhere in any weather. I now work on out citys campus and park almost as far from my office as my house is. But scooter parking is 100ft from my office.

Plan include:
New exhaust (on its way from florida)
New paint, this will be color 4 for my scoot. Have yet to decide on the color
Complete service of the scoot, all fluids, valve adjustment, and any other needed parts
All new lights, LEDs all around to free up juice
Some kind of auxillary lighting on the front. I have some 6 inch hid spots and some LEDs around the garage.
Other dumber ideas. This includes oil cooler, body mods, lowering, new rear shocks, custom luggage, extended fuel tank for intersate trips, a heated seat and grips, new front fender, knobby tires?, or even a CF body.

I have always been a car guy, but fixing up old bikes over the last few years has made me better at custom work. I hope to get this started with pics and updates along the way as the weather warms and the savings account drains.

Would also like to hear any ideas, or see any pics for info or insparation.

I have the p250.... so its a design flaw with that model then?  I was thinking too lean would mean over heating the pipe and too rich would cause backfires and water in the exhaust maybe?

Found one online and its in..... so ready for some riding again.

I think you can find led replacments with built in resistors now....

Change the belt and while you are there see if the rollers are getting flat spots. I bought both at the same time and changed them at about 15k. Keep your old belt if it is in good shape. I carry the old one in case of a broken belt while riding.

Check your vacuum lines on the carb and the diaphragm on the top of the carb for holes or tears. Sounds like its not opening up the carb all the way and your air fuel ratio is off.

its a great scooter for the long rides. BP has no ethanol in it so it has more bang for the buck so to speak. with out the variable valve timing that cars have, higher potency fuel is easier to notice. I use BP 92 in mine and get better MPG and power out of it.