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4/28/2021 8:56am
I should have spread this post out in progress chunks but I blew it. I picked up this bike from a coworker for $250. It was seized and showed up in pieces. Had low intentions of rebuilding it until California shut down. So here it is 9 months later just waiting on graphics. My first time actually restoring a bike, but the goal is now to race it at Mammoth ‘21. Excuse the photo dump. Hope you guys like what you see. 
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It came out really clean!! Do you have more pictures or you could explain the whole process, how much was the total budget,...
I saw a 1992 CR250 right by my house on OfferUp that was kinda “bad” condition this week for 900$ but I wasn’t able to snatch it :/
I didn’t set out to be 100% period correct, but fairly clean with some modern touches. I was lucky enough that the bearings in the bike were thrashed but came out fairly easy. No part of the build saw any vapor blasting, all done with elbow grease. I think overall I spent $4300 on the bike. In all honesty I wish I would have documented the build a little better but with working a lot and small kids at home I would pick away at it and tell myself I’ll take pictures and post em tomorrow haha.
Gary at Emig Racing scrapped 2 sets of hard-to-find OEM 22mm offset clamps for my 2008 CRF450R trying to bore them to fit A-kit PSF1s (1mm oversize if I recall correctly). That dude cost me a lot of money in clamps and labor and insisted they were all bad. One set was new take-offs. He would never own up to anything and it was always someone else's fault. Just throwing that out there for those considering him. I wish I had gone to Applied.
Oh - and he never once would respond to me, either, I think that's just the way he is. Very similar to Eric Gorr in my experience.
I also remember that powervlave spacers really made a big difference on these motors. They look like this (I think I had a 15mm version by Boyesen):
http://www.vintagehonda.nl/for-sale/hrc-replica-parts/
The amount of low-end power that the spacer added to mine was almost too much. I was shocked. I was running the FMF SST (and the accompanying silencer) if that helps fill-in that picture at all. The engine was stock otherwise. Unbelievably awesome engine, that's what I remember.
https://picclick.co.uk/honda-cr250-92-01-power-valve-exhaust-spacer-bil…
Another option:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/POWER-VALVE-COVER-HONDA-CR250R-CR250-CR-250-19…
Pit Row
I believe the $4000.00 mark is what it takes to do a proper build replacing just about everything.
To make it even worthwhile to sell it you need to get close to $10,000.00 to possibly pay for all the time. If someone can do a build like yours for under $2000.00 they simply did not replace everything.
It’s good to see validation of that amount in another quality build.
Huge thanks to Rider 5280. Great info on those spacers. I never knew their value in adding low end. I bought one of the HRC replica ones. It’s 15mm which may need me to switch out to another pipe. I couldn’t find any of the 10mm ones.
Great post Rider .. Very cool.
I’m building a 1994 right now
My 95 has a stock pipe and there is maybe 20mm of gap between the cover and pipe.
I couldn’t find the 10mm spacer. I went with the 15mm and if need so I will have it surfaced down to fit my 92.
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