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Hi guys
Well, I'm new to this forum and I decided to join to share with the restoration of my bike here and in others forums
It all started when I saw the work he did MCfan4life with the bike of Jeremy McGrath and that motivated me to do the same. I take this instance to congratulate you.
I'm from Chile and give to know that my native language is not English, so I ask you understanding if sometimes I'm not expressing myself very clear. Sometimes I need help from the translator
In my country is not very common the theme of restoration, so here it is hard to learn techniques from others. That is why I would appreciate all the help you can give me
I hope you like it
Get down to work
When I bought the bike
I like the look of this sticker
Well, I'm new to this forum and I decided to join to share with the restoration of my bike here and in others forums
It all started when I saw the work he did MCfan4life with the bike of Jeremy McGrath and that motivated me to do the same. I take this instance to congratulate you.
I'm from Chile and give to know that my native language is not English, so I ask you understanding if sometimes I'm not expressing myself very clear. Sometimes I need help from the translator
In my country is not very common the theme of restoration, so here it is hard to learn techniques from others. That is why I would appreciate all the help you can give me
I hope you like it
Get down to work
When I bought the bike
I like the look of this sticker
http://m.vitalmx.com/forums/Race-Shop,42/My-2002-cr-125-build,1270965
How as you did to restore the frame and swingarm?
The Shop
with the frame I tried other thing
had many years of dirt and very stuck
first thing I did to remove it, was washed with pressure washer.
even so not all dirt is removed, so I followed cleaning with a brush dishwasher liquid and hot wate
I achieved remove all dirt and stay very clean. to remove all scratches and refinishing, I covered some parts with masking tape to put in sandblast cabinet.
More later I will show the result
Works awesome!
And for God's sake, change your avatar!
and the avatar ... jajaja yes, I think I should change
Btw, lovely killswitch.
There is much talk that it is a carb very difficult to configure and somewhat unstable, so recommend the Keihin. Based on this and when riding the bike, it was impossible carburizing for me
So I decided to buy a carburetor keihin PWK 36, but did not find any in Chile, just found a 38 mm PJ a CR250 1997. I bought it for 40 usd.
The scene that I found was this:
I do not know if the state of the throttle valve, could affecting the operation... Nor has the needle jet nor the spring.
here need a good cleaning and a new seal apparently.
Now, how well this would work this carb compared to mikuni?
I should invest in rebuilding this carburetor or go back to mikuni?
This keihin have long body (91mm)... There is enough space to enter?
I hope the experts in the matter can help me
Pit Row
The transmission is also in good condition, no wear in gears.
The crankshaft was measured and is within tolerances.
only the piston had wear, so I think buying a Wiseco
you have any pictures of the frame or engine?
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theres no way the rod will last considering the condition of the bike when you got it.
even in the picture the small end looks damaged (cant be sure), maybe it is within tolerances
but you cant see the damage from moisture to the big end.
more $ now, less in the future
I'm far too big for one but love to ride em. When the bank is a little prettier I think I'll find it hard to resist a 150 or RM.
The clutch cover of your CRF, how you painted it? I want to do the same, I thought to use plasti dip
In the workshop the guys measured the side clearance as it is indicated in the manual.
Also was measured the axial and radial play, as shown in the first image... I do not remember what were the measures, but I think they were almost minimal.
You have a crankshaft that is true and the main bearing journals are within tolerance, that's great. But it says nothing about the condition of the rod bearing.
Replace the rod and bearing now, the assembly will be as good as new. Leaving it alone you risk damaging a perfect crankshaft at the very least. I had a big end bearing failure that punched a hole in my cases, and broke a skirt off the cylinder.
You don't want that to happen. Way more expensive than a rod kit.
I had thought that, but I did not give a lot of importance.
Even I need to make another buy of things, so I'll add one new rod.
Thanks for the advice
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