2000 CR250 Team replica Build FINISHED! (Final photos)

mxracer618
Edited Date/Time 11/1/2016 6:53pm
So I can't hope to hold a candle to the Full Tilt build, But I figured everyone might be stoked on my latest project. I inherited this bike from my uncle when he passed last fall, he had been a CR250 fan since forever and up until 2000 had bought a new one every few years like clockwork. I decided that the best way to honor his memory was to build this bike into a replica of the factory bikes from 2000. Below is the official "before" photo, and several more of where i'm at with it currently.



















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JW381 6/2/2016 2:10pm
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Awesome!!
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Looking great! ...and the meaning attached to it makes it better
Ranger08082012 6/2/2016 4:15pm
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Looks great man. Going to be an awesome build.

What did you do to the frame and swing-arm to make them look almost new?

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crc245 6/2/2016 5:03pm
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Very nice; congrats!

Those HRC 2000-2001 CR250's are a great look
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That's awesome. Still one of my top 2 bikes I've ever owned. I wish I'd never sold it for my 2002...
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Where can I find that front number plate? Want one for my 03.
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Matt336 6/2/2016 6:46pm
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Very nice. The 2000 CRs are my favorite bike of all time.
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Grizz wrote:
Where can I find that front number plate? Want one for my 03.
Found a very similar one, it's called an inverted front number plate by UFO but they have a slot for the stock cable guide and I would prefer one like yours where you add the cable guide.

mxracer618 6/2/2016 7:50pm
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Grizz wrote:
Where can I find that front number plate? Want one for my 03.
This plate is a plasticwerks HRC replica, they pop up on eBay every so often and usually aren't cheap. I got lucky and had a friend who somehow located two of them! I'm saving the second one for another project I've got in mind. Plasticwerks is out of business now, I'm trying to locate the guy who owned it in hopes of figuring out what happened to the tooling. With some luck it's all just collecting dust somewhere.
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Grizz 6/2/2016 8:04pm
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mxracer618 wrote:
This plate is a plasticwerks HRC replica, they pop up on eBay every so often and usually aren't cheap. I got lucky and had a friend...
This plate is a plasticwerks HRC replica, they pop up on eBay every so often and usually aren't cheap. I got lucky and had a friend who somehow located two of them! I'm saving the second one for another project I've got in mind. Plasticwerks is out of business now, I'm trying to locate the guy who owned it in hopes of figuring out what happened to the tooling. With some luck it's all just collecting dust somewhere.
Cool, thanks for the info. I'll probably end up going with the UFO one so I don't have to worry about breaking a rare and expensive plate.
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ledger 6/2/2016 8:08pm
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Props to you, what a great way to honor your uncle. Awesome build, I'll stick around for this one.
mxracer618 6/2/2016 8:11pm
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Ranger08082012 wrote:
Looks great man. Going to be an awesome build.

What did you do to the frame and swing-arm to make them look almost new?
Thanks!
I scrubbed everything with aluminum brightener then took them to AC Racing and had them put in the tumbler. It was a fair amount of work but I'm really happy with how it turned out.
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AHRMA361 6/2/2016 8:25pm
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Beautiful build mxracer618. Great work so far. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Your Uncle is smiling down on you.
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Although it's just 16 years later, when you stare at the 2000 CR250 and remember what the sport was then, with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark—that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.”
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avidchimp 6/2/2016 10:41pm
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Adam43 wrote:
Although it's just 16 years later, when you stare at the 2000 CR250 and remember what the sport was then, with the right kind of eyes...
Although it's just 16 years later, when you stare at the 2000 CR250 and remember what the sport was then, with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark—that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.”
Bravo...
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Lone Wolf 6/2/2016 11:42pm
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Grizz wrote:
Where can I find that front number plate? Want one for my 03.
Grizz wrote:
Found a very similar one, it's called an inverted front number plate by UFO but they have a slot for the stock cable guide and I...
Found a very similar one, it's called an inverted front number plate by UFO but they have a slot for the stock cable guide and I would prefer one like yours where you add the cable guide.

I was also looking for one of those number plates recently to put on a '98 CR250 I was fixing up for my brother in law. I saw the following ad (On the RacerX website I think) for a similar Acerbis one, but the link on their website takes you to the page for a disc cover. I'm not sure whether they are selling the older style one or just the modernised version, but it might by worth making an enquiry. The one pictured doesn't have the slot for the brake hose guide, so it might be closer to the original than the UFO one.



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Lone Wolf 6/2/2016 11:44pm
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BTW, Your bike looks really good MXRacer618. I have always liked the look of that generation CR.
mxracer618 6/4/2016 2:37pm
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Scored these on eBay! Wish I'd have bought up a bunch of these before they got discontinued.





Detailed and rebuilt the calipers and master cylinder.
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Awesome. I still remember Yogi ripping one of those. Can't wait to see it done
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user760a 6/4/2016 6:29pm
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I had a 2000 CR250, it was an awesome bike. Typical of Honda- they had to go and fuck in up in 01 by putting a Mikuni carb on it, then go right off the cliff with the 2002, which I thought was a trick looking lightweight schitzo powerband hard to ride turd
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AngryBear 6/4/2016 8:05pm
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awesome resto!

i had a '00 as well, easily my favorite bike i've ever owned!




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mxracer618 wrote:
So I can't hope to hold a candle to the Full Tilt build, But I figured everyone might be stoked on my latest project. I inherited...
So I can't hope to hold a candle to the Full Tilt build, But I figured everyone might be stoked on my latest project. I inherited this bike from my uncle when he passed last fall, he had been a CR250 fan since forever and up until 2000 had bought a new one every few years like clockwork. I decided that the best way to honor his memory was to build this bike into a replica of the factory bikes from 2000. Below is the official "before" photo, and several more of where i'm at with it currently.



















Nice!! I like how you carried the graphics into the frame, looks great
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mx836 6/13/2016 2:53pm
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Very nice work so far!! You definitely have a nice touch and attention to detail!
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Lone Wolf wrote:
I was also looking for one of those number plates recently to put on a '98 CR250 I was fixing up for my brother in law...
I was also looking for one of those number plates recently to put on a '98 CR250 I was fixing up for my brother in law. I saw the following ad (On the RacerX website I think) for a similar Acerbis one, but the link on their website takes you to the page for a disc cover. I'm not sure whether they are selling the older style one or just the modernised version, but it might by worth making an enquiry. The one pictured doesn't have the slot for the brake hose guide, so it might be closer to the original than the UFO one.



First I've seen of these. Looks like they just copied the best looking front plate of all time (RMZ) and added the fork protectors.
Lawrence929 6/13/2016 2:59pm
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Adam43 wrote:
Although it's just 16 years later, when you stare at the 2000 CR250 and remember what the sport was then, with the right kind of eyes...
Although it's just 16 years later, when you stare at the 2000 CR250 and remember what the sport was then, with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark—that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.”
Torn between the excellence of your post and the sinking notalgia of what could have been.

Thank you for posting that.
Lawrence929 6/13/2016 2:59pm
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mxracer618 wrote:
not an energy drink logo in sight! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/06/13/139010/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
not an energy drink logo in sight!

Looking incredible!

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