finding parts for 96 250 sx
I was helping a friend with some barn repairs and noticed he had a bike hidden in the corner covered in a pile of "stuff". I asked him about it and he said he had bought it new about 12 years ago or so, rode it one day, flipped it, broke the seat and the silencer and basically left it to sit since then. He has plenty of toys, so it just sat there forgotten until I noticed it. He said I could take it home and see what I could do with it as a thanks for helping him if I was interested. I've never had a bike of any kind, but thought "what the hell", it looked like it had the potential to be a savage bike. According to it's markings, it's a 1996 250 SX. I drained old gas, blew out all the passageways (muffler, airbox, and such), was going to drain the oil, but it looked like it just came out of the container so I left it in, then filled the tank with a fresh batch of gas. I checked for spark, it seemed like it had compression, but still wouldn't start. So I got online and figured out how to take apart the carb, it seemed perfectly clean other than what looked like a small grain of sand or something lodged in the jet. I put it all back together and she fired right up, and does every time on the first or second kick now. She still has all the dimples on her tires even! The problem I'm having now is that I can't seem to find parts for that model and year anywhere online. I was hoping someone knowledgeable out there could give me an idea of where I might be able to find the parts I need to get her back together again. I believe I need the seat, what a believe is called the silencer and whatever the airbox attaches to (it's just clamped to the carb now and I have some wire holding it up in what I believe is it's position). I've been having a ball working on this beast and would love to finish her up and actually get her out on some trails around here. I'll post some pics as soon as I get the time to give a better idea of what's missing.
Thanks, any help would be appreciated!
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