My recently restored 81 Mugen and my other CRs

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Edited Date/Time 10/3/2013 3:55am
Well me and my dad recently started restoring vintage bikes. My dad grew up racing all through the 80s and always wanted a restored 83 cr480 so he went out a bought one just for his collection and we both got the fever. I restored the 1985 cr125 to a Ron Leichen replica we bought the bike of craigslist for 250 dollars and started from the ground up. He recently started on the mugen project, I am a mechanic for a pro race team and have been busy traveling doing the outdoors so he has been doing the mugen all on his own and it came out awesome We were lucky enough to find a dealership that still had a brand new engine in the crate from honda so the motor is brand new with the mugen cylinder and clutch upgrades. Heres the pictures

1983 CR480



1985 CR125


The newest part of the collection the 1981 Mugen ME460





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AZ35 7/17/2011 6:38pm
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Can I come live in your garage?

Amazing collection, nice job!
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Wandell 7/17/2011 7:50pm
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Wow!! Those are freakin' awesome!!
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MotoGUY 7/17/2011 9:47pm
7/17/2011 9:47pm
Thanks a lot guys they are actually upstairs at my parents house in our bonus room so they dont get damaged sitting in the garage...We have another 79 cr250 marty tripes replica with a full ti bolt kit chasis and motor. ill see if I can find more pictures to host thats just as nice as all the others.
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MotoGUY 7/17/2011 10:16pm
7/17/2011 10:16pm Edited Date/Time 7/17/2011 10:19pm
Heres some more recent pictures....The tripes pictures are off of my cell phone ill find where I have better pictures on my other computer
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79 cr250 tripes replica




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CR500Rider 7/18/2011 1:22am
7/18/2011 1:22am
Can you share the paint code on that Mugen engine?
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PN27416 7/18/2011 4:55am
7/18/2011 4:55am
WOW, You and your Dad do great work!
And the best part is there in your house.
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MotoGUY 7/18/2011 6:34am
7/18/2011 6:34am
CR500Rider wrote:
Can you share the paint code on that Mugen engine?
The motor itself is brand new from honda but when we purchased the mugen cylinder it was dinged up so we had it repainted I will call the guy who painted it and get the paint code for you later today
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FreshTopEnd 7/18/2011 11:39am
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Beautiful bikes!

A visit to Karl Landrus Products may be in order!
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CR500Rider 7/18/2011 7:42pm
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CR500Rider wrote:
Can you share the paint code on that Mugen engine?
MotoGUY wrote:
The motor itself is brand new from honda but when we purchased the mugen cylinder it was dinged up so we had it repainted I will...
The motor itself is brand new from honda but when we purchased the mugen cylinder it was dinged up so we had it repainted I will call the guy who painted it and get the paint code for you later today
You'll be my hero if you do!
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oldguysrule 7/20/2011 12:52pm
7/20/2011 12:52pm Edited Date/Time 7/21/2011 6:16am
MotoGUY wrote:
Well me and my dad recently started restoring vintage bikes. My dad grew up racing all through the 80s and always wanted a restored 83 cr480...
Well me and my dad recently started restoring vintage bikes. My dad grew up racing all through the 80s and always wanted a restored 83 cr480 so he went out a bought one just for his collection and we both got the fever. I restored the 1985 cr125 to a Ron Leichen replica we bought the bike of craigslist for 250 dollars and started from the ground up. He recently started on the mugen project, I am a mechanic for a pro race team and have been busy traveling doing the outdoors so he has been doing the mugen all on his own and it came out awesome We were lucky enough to find a dealership that still had a brand new engine in the crate from honda so the motor is brand new with the mugen cylinder and clutch upgrades. Heres the pictures

1983 CR480



1985 CR125


The newest part of the collection the 1981 Mugen ME460





We lived in Japan in from 1975-78. My older brothers raced for Honda. Jason, middle brother, had a Mugen ME 125 and my older brother Jim had a Mugen kit. Jasons ME was a high reving beast. The factory Mugens had purple engines and they screamed. Hediaki Suzuki(spelling??) was the Mugen Factory rider. You did a fantastic job on the rebuilds!
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Mini Elsinore 7/20/2011 5:51pm
7/20/2011 5:51pm Edited Date/Time 7/20/2011 8:57pm
Is the #14 bike the actual bike that John Roeder claimed? Outstanding collection!
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Bluelion 10/3/2013 3:55am
10/3/2013 3:55am
The real Marty Tripes 1980 RC 250 claimed by John Reoder recides in a collection in Chicago...

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