“New” 96 CR250 marketplace find

bonseff wrote:

Last2Stroke wrote:

McGrath rode the 1993 frame, not the 1996, but the decals will sell the bike!

HonTech23 wrote:

 I''d have to see more pictures of that crate  The front axle hold down is missing, the bent stand under the engine, footpeg holdowns not on...

 I''d have to see more pictures of that crate 

The front axle hold down is missing, the bent stand under the engine, footpeg holdowns not on the pegs. The rotor cover should be in a box, not zip tied to the wheel. 

 

And I'm not 100% sure Honda was using these crates in 1996, most stuff was wood then. 

Not saying it's not real, but people have faked crates in the past 

Village Idiot wrote:

Interesting. I worked at a Honda dealership in the '80s and never once saw a wooden crate; everything was steel and screwed together, same type as...

Interesting.

I worked at a Honda dealership in the '80s and never once saw a wooden crate; everything was steel and screwed together, same type as the one in the photo. We used to have buckets full of the 6mm x1.00 crate screws and nuts we saved from disassembly and the crates were saved for salvage.

HonTech23 wrote:

I remember seeing old setup instructions for Goldwings in wood crates and the older guys at my 1st dealership told me atvs use to come in...

I remember seeing old setup instructions for Goldwings in wood crates and the older guys at my 1st dealership told me atvs use to come in them as well. 

Everything has been metal or returnable since I started (2008) except for the Navi and the XR150, there packed in cardboard 

bonseff wrote:

Last2Stroke wrote:

McGrath rode the 1993 frame, not the 1996, but the decals will sell the bike!

Rickyisms wrote:

But what did Mcgraffe run in 96?

HonTech23 wrote:

You'd have to spend more money then it's ever going to be worth to ride it  The brake system and cooling system are fried, Tires dry...

You'd have to spend more money then it's ever going to be worth to ride it 

The brake system and cooling system are fried, Tires dry rotted, bearings seized, cylinder probably rusted, suspension seized. 

Every time one of these show up I wonder what the plan is with it, they would make a great display but riding it would be so much work 

inflammable wrote:

HonTech23 wrote:

16 years of dealership experience I've seen brake systems destroyed after only 10 years of neglect let alone 28. I've seen cooling systems plugged solid after...

16 years of dealership experience I've seen brake systems destroyed after only 10 years of neglect let alone 28.

I've seen cooling systems plugged solid after being neglected for a decade on bikes people were riding.

Bikes that have sat in crates for just 5 years with rusted fork springs that were in forks covered in fork oil 

These things were full of all fluids except Fuel when shipped to dealers, so that crap has been inside these system destroying everything for almost 3 decades now. Just by the way the crate looks you can tell everything steel not covered in oil has rusted. 

Village Idiot wrote:

Interesting. I worked at a Honda dealership in the '80s and never once saw a wooden crate; everything was steel and screwed together, same type as...

Interesting.

I worked at a Honda dealership in the '80s and never once saw a wooden crate; everything was steel and screwed together, same type as the one in the photo. We used to have buckets full of the 6mm x1.00 crate screws and nuts we saved from disassembly and the crates were saved for salvage.

HonTech23 wrote:

I remember seeing old setup instructions for Goldwings in wood crates and the older guys at my 1st dealership told me atvs use to come in...

I remember seeing old setup instructions for Goldwings in wood crates and the older guys at my 1st dealership told me atvs use to come in them as well. 

Everything has been metal or returnable since I started (2008) except for the Navi and the XR150, there packed in cardboard 

Village Idiot wrote:

This was more than 20 years before 2008. There were some manufacturers that used wood in that timeframe (I believe Kawasaki was one but I worked...

This was more than 20 years before 2008.

There were some manufacturers that used wood in that timeframe (I believe Kawasaki was one but I worked at that dealership prior to the Honda shop, so it's been a minute) but I don't remember when they transitioned to steel.