Hi BIrd QH 250 ST...well it works now so I thought I'd share

makenzie71 · 05-21-2011, 12:24 AM

Then it's on to this thing...a 2008 Hi Bird QH 250 ST.

When I got it the thing wouldnâ€™t run. The kid I bought it from says he stopped using it because the axle carrier had broken off. I welded the axle carrier back into place and got it around where itâ€™s supposed to be, but thereâ€™s an assortment of other issues. Namely the swingarm bushings are bad and the swingarm is just plain bent. Iâ€™ll try to sort them out later but they donâ€™t keep the thing from being rideable...just makes riding interesting.

It took a lot more to make run than just adding a battery as the kid said...but it likely wasnâ€™t to his knowledge really. The wiring harness was damaged pretty badly from poor splice attempts and miscellaneous repairs. I was getting no spark unless I wiggled the harness just so....so I made a new harness. Bypassed everything not essential and ran all my hots and all my grounds directly to the battery. No shared hots or grounds except at the terminal. Still no spark, though, so slapped another CDI on and bam! Everything works.

As you can see the first thing was get some lights! I had a set of HELLA fixtures laying around and wanted to use them. I got a lot of flak about the being able to handle the combined 110 watts of draw, but it runs them nice and bright, no problem. I wired them to a good relay with main power straight off the battery and switching is through the handlebar control. I may go back and put in 35w bulbs, though, just to be on the safe side. They donâ€™t do much anyway. Theyâ€™ll light up the back of a car from 50yds beautifully but thereâ€™s very little peripheral light. Really pretty light, though.

I just need to tidy up those wires and weâ€™re all good. The next thing then is to get rear brakes working better and then Iâ€™ll be adding this

Thatâ€™s an old school shotgun carbon fiber can. Very nice. Ought to sound sweet. Iâ€™m also going to look for someone who can cut me a Decepticon logo to weld to the front bumper. Thatâ€™ll tie it all together haha

Weldangrind · 05-21-2011, 01:30 AM

Dig that slip-on! Where did you find it?

Love the Decepticon idea. 8)

Kind of hard to see the rear view; do you have shots of the swingarm area?

makenzie71 · 05-21-2011, 09:18 AM

I had acquired a shotgun exhaust for my TL1000S some years back...this muffler was a left of that.

I meant to get a few pictures of the swingarm. I'll try and get them later today.

05-21-2011, 12:24 AM	#1
makenzie71 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 412	Hi BIrd QH 250 ST...well it works now so I thought I'd share Then it's on to this thing...a 2008 Hi Bird QH 250 ST. When I got it the thing wouldnâ€™t run. The kid I bought it from says he stopped using it because the axle carrier had broken off. I welded the axle carrier back into place and got it around where itâ€™s supposed to be, but thereâ€™s an assortment of other issues. Namely the swingarm bushings are bad and the swingarm is just plain bent. Iâ€™ll try to sort them out later but they donâ€™t keep the thing from being rideable...just makes riding interesting. It took a lot more to make run than just adding a battery as the kid said...but it likely wasnâ€™t to his knowledge really. The wiring harness was damaged pretty badly from poor splice attempts and miscellaneous repairs. I was getting no spark unless I wiggled the harness just so....so I made a new harness. Bypassed everything not essential and ran all my hots and all my grounds directly to the battery. No shared hots or grounds except at the terminal. Still no spark, though, so slapped another CDI on and bam! Everything works. As you can see the first thing was get some lights! I had a set of HELLA fixtures laying around and wanted to use them. I got a lot of flak about the being able to handle the combined 110 watts of draw, but it runs them nice and bright, no problem. I wired them to a good relay with main power straight off the battery and switching is through the handlebar control. I may go back and put in 35w bulbs, though, just to be on the safe side. They donâ€™t do much anyway. Theyâ€™ll light up the back of a car from 50yds beautifully but thereâ€™s very little peripheral light. Really pretty light, though. I just need to tidy up those wires and weâ€™re all good. The next thing then is to get rear brakes working better and then Iâ€™ll be adding this Thatâ€™s an old school shotgun carbon fiber can. Very nice. Ought to sound sweet. Iâ€™m also going to look for someone who can cut me a Decepticon logo to weld to the front bumper. Thatâ€™ll tie it all together haha
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05-21-2011, 01:30 AM	#2
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Dig that slip-on! Where did you find it? Love the Decepticon idea. 8) Kind of hard to see the rear view; do you have shots of the swingarm area? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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05-21-2011, 09:18 AM	#3
makenzie71 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 412	I had acquired a shotgun exhaust for my TL1000S some years back...this muffler was a left of that. I meant to get a few pictures of the swingarm. I'll try and get them later today.
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