CR250 Winter Project? DFW

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Not mine but I'm sure its negotiable.
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TriRacer27 12/7/2015 7:54am
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Holy crap, check out the ash tray. He's quitting on the wrong kind of smoking!

Missing_Muffs 12/7/2015 8:11am
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was the 2001 motor that much better than the 2004? I am looking for a 250 project soon.

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TriRacer27 12/7/2015 8:13am
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Missing_Muffs wrote:
was the 2001 motor that much better than the 2004? I am looking for a 250 project soon.

I don't think so. If you're gonna switch motors, I think you're better off going pre-98 or so before they switched to a case-reed design. The early-mid 90s hondas had really good power from what I remember (I don't remember much though, I was like 10 and cared about very little other than 85s).
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jmc2 12/7/2015 8:23am
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The switch to case reed engine was done with 2002 and up.

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Tiki 12/7/2015 8:25am
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For $1200 you can get one put together and runs.
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TriRacer27 12/7/2015 8:25am
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jmc2 wrote:
The switch to case reed engine was done with 2002 and up.
Oh ok, thanks. Many my memory is fading fast, I thought that was much earlier than that.

So yes, a 2001 would be better.
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FGR01 12/7/2015 8:40am
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MX Bonz did basically the same swap putting a 96 engine in a 2002 chassis. It's not a straightforward swap. It requires some "engineering" including a custom headstay, relieving the back of the cases for the shock, using 2001 radiators, getting the ignition and carb sorted out, and some pipe/silencer mods.
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AngryBear 12/7/2015 10:12am
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00-01 are what you want. 99 was also strong, 00 was stronger. 02-07 are the sucky case reed designs that were a huge step backwards.
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ginger969 12/7/2015 10:43am
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bonseff wrote:
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Not mine but I'm sure its negotiable.
Be sure to put the Keihen PWK AirStryker carb on it ASAP if you get an 02 up haha
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AngryBear 12/7/2015 12:45pm
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bonseff wrote:
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Not mine but I'm sure its negotiable.
ginger969 wrote:
Be sure to put the Keihen PWK AirStryker carb on it ASAP if you get an 02 up haha
most definitely. or a lectron.
boots_and_braces 12/7/2015 9:05pm
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Missing_Muffs wrote:
was the 2001 motor that much better than the 2004? I am looking for a 250 project soon.

na..i had a 2000 which is pretty much the same thing and i have an 05 now.

a kehin pwk on the case reed motor is plenty good

dnt get me wrong..the 01 motor is better but not much. not enough to make it worth it to swap..
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Rich Piano 12/7/2015 10:21pm
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ginger969 wrote:
Here was my 2014 CR project :) [img]https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p6pb12018955/p5pb12018955.jpg[/img]
Here was my 2014 CR project Smile

Wow. That thing is clean.
Looks light as a feather too.
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ginger969 12/9/2015 9:47am
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ginger969 wrote:
Here was my 2014 CR project :) [img]https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p6pb12018955/p5pb12018955.jpg[/img]
Here was my 2014 CR project Smile

Rich Piano wrote:
Wow. That thing is clean.
Looks light as a feather too.
super fun bike once I got it dialed in! that carb made all the difference Smile Rekluse was rad too
Reefer Sutherland 12/9/2015 9:58am
12/9/2015 9:58am Edited Date/Time 12/9/2015 9:59am
all this 00-01 talk, but... the 01 had the Mikuni TMX, which is the weak point. it's 00.

On the MX Bonz swap, you use his headstays, then slot the front motor mounts about 1/8"-1/4" No need to relieve the cases unless youre a bigger guy using a heavier spring.

99 is the best cyl.

01 radiators.

05+ forks.

Best two-stroke Honda you can build.

I've ridden MX Bonz's personal bike. It's a lot better than an 02-3 RC valve bike.

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