Honda CR250 production year

Lastander
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Hello, as the title implies i am wondering about the production year of my friends CR250.
I bought a -06 cr250 yesterday and he got pier pressure so we drove a couple of hours to pick up another -06 according to the seller.
I was pretty tired at the time and didnt pay any attention to the VIN numbers on the frame and engine, i just expected the seller to be straight forward.
When we got home i noticed the different numbers on our frames and something in the back of my head told me that this isnt right.
I googled and looked at several forum posts about this but it still left me guessing, so im hoping that some of you could help me settle this so we know if my friend got ripped off.
This is the numbers on his frame, according to some of you here its all about the tenth number, and thats a number 2.



This is my frame and i am 99% sure that its an -06, i bought it after it had been sitting in a garage since -09 or something, it only has 30 hours on it in total.
My tenth number is a 6, thats what got me worried.


This is my first post on vital so i hope it works as it should.
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tmauto769
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10/9/2016 12:44pm
yes you are correct, first one is an '02 and the second is an '06, hope your buddy didn't over pay.
10/9/2016 4:52pm
tmauto769 wrote:
yes you are correct, first one is an '02 and the second is an '06, hope your buddy didn't over pay.
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10/9/2016 8:14pm
Peer!!!
Not a big deal
Lol

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defeatist45
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10/10/2016 5:43am
"Expected the seller to be straightforward". Never expect that. Yes, your friend got ripped off. It amazes me how many people do not check VINs. I had a buddy just bought a 99 YZ 125 thinking it was an '04. I told him what to look for, and he didn't listen and overpaid then got mad because the guy "lied" to him. Live and learn. Just pay attention.
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10/10/2016 6:31am
Bronwyn got lucky, bought what she thought was an 05 YZ125 (pre SSS) which turned out to be an 06. But yes, sellers are often dumb, I look for keywords in the ads that indicate their level of knowledge, care, or just flat out character as a person before I even bother calling.

My favorites are:

-A large water puddle around the bike with wet plastic, indicating that the bike only looks clean when soaking wet
-terms and phrases such as "motor professionally gone thru" and "oil changed every ride"
-guys who post with a lot of attitude. For example "price is 3500 I don't have time for low ballers, this bike is pristine and if you don't have the serious cash, hit the road, don't even bother"
-and then, of course, the mislabeling like your friend ran into. It could be the wrong year, sometimes it's the wrong bike entirely.

Sucks man.
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10/10/2016 7:16am
Thank you all for the help, my buddy is pretty pissed and the seller says that he didn't have a clue.
Just to clarify, the bike wasnt out on craigslist or whatnot, he posted on facebook looking for a -05/-07 cr250, and this guy inboxed him saying he's got a -06 that he uses for enduro.
He got like 2 pictures from 6 months ago and decided to take a gamble on it, the bike looked like shit when we got there but after driving for 5 hours we didn't want to go home emptyhanded.
I bought mine earlier that day and i thought my friend was going to be as thurough as i was, he didn't pay attention to the details and that sucks for him.


Thats his bike in the backround, the only thing positive was that the pipe was in great condition.
Yes my graphics look like shit thank you.
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10/10/2016 7:46am
Not much difference in 02-07. cylinder/power valve. solid bikes
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10/10/2016 9:38am
In my area the price of 2002 to 2006 cr 250 bikes depend on the shape they are. not so much on the year.

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