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Hi, i posted my build a few months ago (Under the name young dumb and broke) but have found it very difficult to get anywhere with it, exams getting in the way of any real progress. I'm back again as i'm a bit lost (sorry) on what to do, im doing a CRF250 2006, that i might do a 2 stroke conversion but i've got the original blown up engine but its starting to get expensive 
(nothing new) and want to make sure i,m going the right way, i was looking to sell it all and get a cheap 125, but just never happened, the summers rolling around slowly and would like to get on the track as soon as possible, i've got a little bit of cash, but far from enough to finish the build, i just wanted to get some advice from you guys on here who are way more knowladgable about this sorta stuff. i don't know if i should do an AF conversion (i'm doing my 1st year doing engineering at college and will access to welders and plasma cutters later in the year, when the shop opens up again after the summer, as well as lathes and all that sort of stuff) but I've searched the internet but don't know what im doing, so if it would be okay to ask for some advice, if you've done something like this i'd love to hear how it went and what happened. Thanks in advance!
(nothing new) and want to make sure i,m going the right way, i was looking to sell it all and get a cheap 125, but just never happened, the summers rolling around slowly and would like to get on the track as soon as possible, i've got a little bit of cash, but far from enough to finish the build, i just wanted to get some advice from you guys on here who are way more knowladgable about this sorta stuff. i don't know if i should do an AF conversion (i'm doing my 1st year doing engineering at college and will access to welders and plasma cutters later in the year, when the shop opens up again after the summer, as well as lathes and all that sort of stuff) but I've searched the internet but don't know what im doing, so if it would be okay to ask for some advice, if you've done something like this i'd love to hear how it went and what happened. Thanks in advance!
Chances are the college will just have cheap MIG sets and 1 or 2 cheap TIG sets. Chances of them having an AC TIG set are slim at best. If they do have one you're not going to learn quickly enough to do a decent enough job yourself.
You could rebuild what you have for £1000, buy a used motor for £1000, or buy a complete running 125 for £1200.
The Shop
What do you want to do though?
I have an RM125 2002 myself and I think it all depends on what exact parts you're looking for. There's an store in or around Bristol if I remember correctly that you can get all OEM parts for. Of course there's a lot more available in the states, and this day in age it's not that expensive to order stuff from across the pond.
Pit Row
The store in Bristol would likely be Fowler's. Robinson's Foundry are the main suppliers of Suzuki bits as even Suzuki GB let them handle their vintage parts. Crooks used to be good for some NOS bits, although mostly for 70s bikes.
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