87 cr250.... Finished

Mark Lynch
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Edited Date/Time 5/28/2019 4:16pm


About 6 months in the restore and quite a few dollars. I think she turned out well though. I’m glad to see all the restores on this site. A lot of good bikes out there coming back to life. See you at the track !
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bonseff 5/18/2019 1:58pm
5/18/2019 1:58pm
Well done, sir. Have you ripped it yet?!
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H4L 5/18/2019 5:11pm
5/18/2019 5:11pm
WOW ! Great job. One of my all time favorite bikes owned & raced.. Good to see people like yourself bring these old 2t's back to life.
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Mark Lynch 5/18/2019 5:25pm
5/18/2019 5:25pm
bonseff wrote:
Well done, sir. Have you ripped it yet?!
Unfortunately not.....it’s been raining every weekend like crazy. Soon definately

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Mark Lynch 5/18/2019 5:27pm
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H4L wrote:
WOW ! Great job. One of my all time favorite bikes owned & raced.. Good to see people like yourself bring these old 2t's back to...
WOW ! Great job. One of my all time favorite bikes owned & raced.. Good to see people like yourself bring these old 2t's back to life.
Thank you..... I didn’t realize how much work goes into a quality restoration. Takes a lot of time, patience, and what else....money. lol
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Mark Lynch 5/18/2019 5:49pm
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Black Diesel Bomber wrote:
Sweet bike and nice work. Post some more pics of other angles and close-up shots.


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Here’s a few pics before graphics.... I documented the build on this site under.....87 cr250 restoration. You can see about everything if you search that. Thanks
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sandman768 5/18/2019 5:59pm
5/18/2019 5:59pm
Well done, looks great
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bonseff 5/18/2019 6:32pm
5/18/2019 6:32pm
Stupid clean.. I wouldn't want to rip it either, but do it!
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Harry Backmon 5/18/2019 7:01pm
5/18/2019 7:01pm
Oh my gosh, Mark. Stunning. Gorgeous. Beautiful. So well done. Congratulations on your hard work and dedication. It definitely paid off.
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PBRvince 5/21/2019 2:02am
5/21/2019 2:02am
Excellent build you did a great job! I am currently in the beginning stages to bringing an '87 back to life. I have a lot of questions and hopefully you can help, I will start the thread on the build this week.
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Mark Lynch 5/21/2019 5:36am
5/21/2019 5:36am
PBRvince wrote:
Excellent build you did a great job! I am currently in the beginning stages to bringing an '87 back to life. I have a lot of...
Excellent build you did a great job! I am currently in the beginning stages to bringing an '87 back to life. I have a lot of questions and hopefully you can help, I will start the thread on the build this week.
Thanks....I learned a lot about the 87’ during the build. There’s a lot of guys on this site I’m sure will be glad to help. If I can answer any questions or help let me know. Good luck. Post some pics and document your build on Vitalmx if you can...
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Harry Backmon 5/25/2019 11:41am
5/25/2019 11:41am
Hey Mark, does your bike have the one piece upper triple clamp that has the bar mounts machined into the clamp? Mine is like that, but in my manual they show one where you can change out the lower bar mounts like a modern bike. Actually, not the manual, the parts fiche on-line at Rocky Mountain is where I saw it. Was that a later mod for the 87s after production had started?
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quiknic 5/25/2019 12:11pm
5/25/2019 12:11pm
Nice work, very clean and you should enjoy it as she looks great! Are you planning to run some EVO races or just cruise around? For the fork boots and seat cover did you use OEM or aftermarket?
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Mark Lynch 5/27/2019 6:09pm
5/27/2019 6:09pm
quiknic wrote:
Nice work, very clean and you should enjoy it as she looks great! Are you planning to run some EVO races or just cruise around? For...
Nice work, very clean and you should enjoy it as she looks great! Are you planning to run some EVO races or just cruise around? For the fork boots and seat cover did you use OEM or aftermarket?
Thanks... I used aftermarket. I couldn’t justify $85 vs 30. Unless your wanting to go strictly OEM, there’s good aftermarket fork boots out there. I used a lot of OEM, but I’m better places I think
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Mark Lynch 5/27/2019 6:16pm
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Harry Backmon wrote:
Hey Mark, does your bike have the one piece upper triple clamp that has the bar mounts machined into the clamp? Mine is like that, but...
Hey Mark, does your bike have the one piece upper triple clamp that has the bar mounts machined into the clamp? Mine is like that, but in my manual they show one where you can change out the lower bar mounts like a modern bike. Actually, not the manual, the parts fiche on-line at Rocky Mountain is where I saw it. Was that a later mod for the 87s after production had started?
My bike is all pretty much all original except for an 89 water pump case. Here’s a pic of the triple clamp and bar mounts. I’m not familiar with the mod for newer bikes.
Harry Backmon 5/27/2019 7:13pm
5/27/2019 7:13pm
Ok, so your upper bar mounts are interchangeable. Mine are not. They are machined into the upper clamp. Will provide pic tomorrow.
Black Diesel Bomber 5/28/2019 4:16pm
5/28/2019 4:16pm
Harry Backmon wrote:
Ok, so your upper bar mounts are interchangeable. Mine are not. They are machined into the upper clamp. Will provide pic tomorrow.
Harry,

Is this what you are looking for? This guy put some extensions on top to raise his bars up:


Harry Backmon 5/28/2019 6:52pm
5/28/2019 6:52pm
Harry Backmon wrote:
Ok, so your upper bar mounts are interchangeable. Mine are not. They are machined into the upper clamp. Will provide pic tomorrow.
Black Diesel Bomber wrote:
Harry, Is this what you are looking for? This guy put some extensions on top to raise his bars up: [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/28/350784/s1200_s1200_image.jpg[/img]
Harry,

Is this what you are looking for? This guy put some extensions on top to raise his bars up:


BDB, not sure, but tomorrow I'll snap a pic and show you what I mean.

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