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This bike was going to the dump, I got lucky (or unlucky 
) and saved it. I thought it was going to my parts inventory but after looking things over its not a terrible as it looks. Sure, it has wire, tape,and zipties holding it together, typical imperial hardware installed on the frame in places, bailing wire for the rear brake rod/cable! The good news, it runs.
It came with what looks to be an 83/84 kx front end, but I put on an 81 cr250 assembly I had. Wrong rear brake panel installed, its incorrectly spaced and the lever interferes with the swingarm. Spark is strong. Wheels spin very true, no dents! Tiny bit of play in the linkage. No axles or shafts rusted in. No dents on frame rails, small dent and jb repair on the pipe. Wrong silencer which was welded to the frame. Stator cover/sprocket guard broken, but I may fab up a separate sprocket cover, in time
The next thing to check is the infamous water pump. I got lucky with my 85 cr125....fingers crossed
Anyone have any build tips on this one? I know the usual frame cracks, bearings, pump cover.
First pic of it at first sight.
After some cleanup
Here in canada we just dont find gems like MXM does, this one is typical, or better
) and saved it. I thought it was going to my parts inventory but after looking things over its not a terrible as it looks. Sure, it has wire, tape,and zipties holding it together, typical imperial hardware installed on the frame in places, bailing wire for the rear brake rod/cable! The good news, it runs. It came with what looks to be an 83/84 kx front end, but I put on an 81 cr250 assembly I had. Wrong rear brake panel installed, its incorrectly spaced and the lever interferes with the swingarm. Spark is strong. Wheels spin very true, no dents! Tiny bit of play in the linkage. No axles or shafts rusted in. No dents on frame rails, small dent and jb repair on the pipe. Wrong silencer which was welded to the frame. Stator cover/sprocket guard broken, but I may fab up a separate sprocket cover, in time
The next thing to check is the infamous water pump. I got lucky with my 85 cr125....fingers crossed
Anyone have any build tips on this one? I know the usual frame cracks, bearings, pump cover.
First pic of it at first sight.
After some cleanup
Here in canada we just dont find gems like MXM does, this one is typical, or better
Someone must have one of these.
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Installed new tires and other small details but overall I bought it pretty much as you see it.
Heres an mxa test from april 1982
I'd do a more detailed refurbish on it but I'm looking to sell it instead.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR…
Try Partzilla for NOS parts.
http://www.partzilla.com/parts/search/Honda/Motorcycle/1982/CR125R+A/pa…
These are areas that are fubared or dont look right to me,.
I could use;
silencer mount to frame
rear brake panel/plate
engine mount tabs near exhaust, between frame rails
front sprocket cover
top pipe hanger
thanks in advance
It was a good solid bike.
Later in that year i was conned into buying a white power shock, which was total rubbish even though it was custom valved for me.
My mates CR250 had a grenade for a gearbox!
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