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Found this "pristine" 86 CR toofiddy on Ebay and in a moment of weakness pushed the buy it now button. I just finished my first resto on a 84 Husky WR 400 and really enjoyed doing it, but the cost of vintage Husky parts is pretty salty and I wanted a MX bike so I chose the object of so much of my teenage lust, the mighty 1986 Honda CR250R as my next victim!
Its seen the wrong side of a rednecks wrench and rattle can for sure. I got it torn down over the weekend and found the cylinder had been sleeved, the Pro Circuit pipe is for a 92 YZ?! and a few parts are MIA...
but the good news is I have a decent FMF pipe and silencer that came with it and a Boysen rad valve along with a spare shock. It needs a clutch cover and they broke a boss off the inner clutch hub (found a nice clutch cheap on ebay already though). It's going to be a racer but I want it to look decent so I plan on all new plastic, seat cover and graphics along with being stripped and repainted stock colors.
I've managed to find the bulk of the parts I need via aftermarket, but I'm looking out for the following...
Cylinder
Air filter cage
Also what is everyone doing for front brake hoses, I'm a bit shocked there isn't a aftermarket option for them, or did I overlook??
Anyway I probably have an air filter cage for you some where I will check tomorrow.
And why do you want a cylinder? Just because that one is sleeved? Just curious, if it's standard bore and it's gonna be a racer just run that one. Unless you are looking for something else?
Also if you want really nice plastics vmxracing.com make stock replica plastic in the correct color, I have ordered 2 sets, nice stuff. If you're gonna race it then maybe some cleanish used stuff on eBay? I dunno I have a problem of making things too nice to where I don't want to ride them.
Lastly are you aware of the water pump corrosion issues on these models with the magnesium side case? If not read up, or ask on here, lots of us have dealt with it, check the water pump housing asap, also check radiators for mineral build up, nice to see another bike saved from more torture and abuse. Keep the pics coming.
Cheers Mason
I got it for 650 including extra plastics, pipe and a bunch of other misc parts. It was in Chicago about 3 hours from me so not too bad.
The reason I'm punting on the the cylinder is because it's sleeved. Kinda defeats the whole first Honda that was plated theme. Plus is a C- job. It would run but the ports line up like crap. I'd be happier to find a damaged cylinder and send it off for repairs.
Water pump housing is toast so that's gonna get replaced with new one. Easy there compared to my husky that needs a 400 dollar aftermarket cover! It got jb weld. Lol.
I was going to do UFO plastic. Cheap and easy to replace if I trash it.
Brake line is all kinked up so no def plan there.
I never have a problem racing a pretty bike...
The Shop
Venhill make new hoses (and cables), we can supply them if can't find any over on your side of the pond.
UFO make all the plastics apart from the side panels. If yours are good, use them (if you can, have them restored) they are better than the VMX versions.
EVO MX can do you grafix and seat covers (and foams).
There's a guy in AUS (Russel Brown) doing repro clutch cases/covers. Very nice pieces.
Stevie
There's another guy in the UK that is doing them too.
We will all be together for a vintage swap meet coming up in march also... So lots of options
Set up watch alerts on Ebay for cylinders but been either trash or overpriced popping up. Patience isn't my strong point.
Greg
Do you ride Moto to vintage enduros with it?
. I did a National enduro in 83 and had the Husky team on minutes before and after me. At every reset I was a dorky skinny kid on a PE175 feeling like a big deal among a bunch of factory riders on cool looking Huskys like yours. I never had to keep time with them around.
It had been sitting uncovered outside for sometime when I got it so there was some pretty bad damage, forks were rusty inside, engine cases were pretty corroded where water sat under the crank (of course they took the cylinder off before they parked it, lol). It was a low hour bike despite the abuse so the frame, wheels, shocks, etc were all good, it even had the stock front brake shoes in the front!
I just finished it the week before the ISDE reunion ride last fall, where the picture was taken. It's an amazing bike for sure and much like you I was a kid watching the fast guys ride those bikes back in the day... I plan on doing some vintage enduros and hare scrambles on it next year for sure!! Want to try to make the forks work better but otherwise it's solid, super easy four stroke like power and really comfortable to ride.
I bought the Honda for MX duty, although lots of guys around here rode CR's offroad, and I have a orange headlight, hmmm.
Doubt I'll have it done in time for the Unadilla vintage this year though I really want to check out that race, I have quite a few friends that go and really like it. I have a Can-Am MX-6 400 also that I can take, I might be the sub 500 dollar vintage king?
Here's a pic of the Husky the day I brought it home
I had a WR400 -84, really good woods bike when you got used to the exhaustpipe...
Did mostly playriding on it, had a Husaberg 550 for racing, but i raced it on one winter competition, it was really fun to hear the spectators cheer on when i passed modern bikes on a long rocky uphill, but they passed me on the long whoopy straits...
I see if i have some pictures.
What kind of taillight do you have?
I see you have original on last post
Pit Row
The taillight is the UFO generic vintage enduro, was unbeatable for the money.. the stock one was too beat up, its sitting on a shelf, safe and sound. Lucky as a guy hit me at the last race and broke the UFO lens, lucky I can just order a replacement!
It does raise another slight issue though. An '86 kickstarter will hit the casing before it hits the stop on the footrest.
Stevie
1986= (11340-KS7-000) discontinued
1987= (11340-KS7-700) discontinued on partzilla.com
1988/1989= (11340-KS7-831) shows in stock for 167.84 bucks. Is this aluminum?
1990/1991= (11341-KZ3-700) discontinued
As far a kick start clearance, will later model levers work on the 86?
Hope that helps you out.
Greg
I have zero attachment to my modern bikes, but these are the ones I cut out pictures of and hung on my bedroom walls when I was a teenager.
I want a later model Husky (87-88) but the cost of parts has put me off a bit compared to Jap bikes.. The rod for the Husky was 350.00 bucks alone, that buys a lot of Honda parts!
I did suck it up and did a 100% resto on the husky, so there's nothing it should need in the future (after I man up and buy the HVA clutch cover) so cost of operation should be very low over the course of my life! I still need to finish the original silencer, have all the parts to do it just pushed to the back burner, I also found a place in Texas that has the ISDE stickers for the radiator shrouds. Thinking of going to the white lighting vintage race in SC in March so I will at least have the stickers for it, that will make me faster right??
Also, I have 2 cylinders, but unsure of the year. Any way to tell? One has what looks to be stock black paint which MIGHT work fer ya. The other is silver and I suppose it is off of a later 80's machine.
I bought a cylinder on Ebay yesterday for 45.00 bucks that is in ok shape (good enough to go to be re-nikasil'ed) Not sure of how to tell year on those as I don't see a part # stamp or year mark. I'd always be interested in another though.
Busy day yesterday, lots of cleaning on parts. Got side panels clean and ready for backgrounds to be applied also painted the radiator louvers. I found forever black on Amazon and tried it on the husky ignition cover. Worked pretty well, has the right gloss and hasn't peeled off even after a couple baths. Takes a little patience and prep. I wasn't happy with the results brushing it so I sprayed two coats after sanding the brushed coats lightly with 600 grit sandpaper.
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