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dogger315 Added a reply to Showroom quality 1973 CR250M

11/19/2023 6:30pm
Thanks Chance. I like to check in from time to time to see what’s going on with the various builds and restorations. This Elsie reminded me of my 93 project (same NOS requirement). Thing is, due to how scarce NOS “357” parts are, this build was an order of magnitude more difficult to pull off. Very impressive indeed.

dogger315 Added a reply to Showroom quality 1973 CR250M

11/17/2023 7:01pm
Thanks for documenting your build. I’ve been through this process a few times so I know the amount of time and work you put into running down those NOS parts - hat’s off. I plan to re-restore my 73 in the near future and some of the info you posted will be very helpful. I did the original resto in...

dogger315 Started a new thread 2009 Honda CR250 Finished Pictures (Almost)

8/20/2019 1:42pm
I had planned to wrap up this build today. Everything was going together smoothly until I got to the silencer. Looks like it will need some additional tweaking. As it stands, it is putting too much stress on the rest of the exhaust. I'll need to cut the inlet pipe off again and go another round with the tubing bender...
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dogger315 Started a new thread 1979 Honda CR250 Restoration

8/20/2018 1:55pm
For anyone interested, this is a series of post chronicling the frame up restoration of a 1979 Honda CR250 "Red Rocket". Here is the bike I started with. I won it on an Ebay auction advertised as a recent restoration. I could tell from the Ebay pictures it was no where near restored, but I thought it would make...
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dogger315 Added a reply to 1979 Honda CR250 Restoration

8/20/2018 12:27pm
Good to see this old thread revived. Some observations on some of the comments: While trying to perfectly match the colors on these bikes is a nice endeavor, it isn't necessary. When these bikes were brand new sitting on the Honda showroom floor, the plastic, frames and engines were all slightly different colors. Honda has never put a lot of...

dogger315 Added a reply to 1979 Honda CR250 Restoration

8/9/2018 7:51am
I didn't paint them. The bars that came with the bike were not OE and managed to get tweaked when the bike "jumped" off the table one time during the restoration. I replaced them with a NOS pair I managed to find. The color is Black and the gloss level is a mix between satin and semi gloss. They are...

dogger315 Added a reply to Selling The Last Of My Stable

7/18/2017 2:34pm
A quick update. Both bikes are sold, purchased by a collector. This is the exact outcome I wanted for these two, so I'm very happy. The new owner is already working on scoring the parts to build an engine for the 93. Here are a couple of pictures taken just before they were picked up:

dogger315 Added a reply to Selling The Last Of My Stable

6/27/2017 6:43pm
I sent you a third PM. These should go to what ever email address you listed with Vital when you signed up. If you are still not getting my PMs, send me another PM listing your email so we can deal direct. Thanks.

dogger315 Started a new thread Selling The Last Of My Stable

6/26/2017 12:00pm
Most have already found new homes, but I haven't put the last two on the market until now. The first is my 1979 Honda CR250R "Red Rocket" and the other is my 1993 Honda CR250R. The 79 is a 9.5/10 missing the original kick stand and a pair of "Tiger Claw" tires to be a 10/10. (I have the OE...
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dogger315 Added a reply to Selling The Last Of My Stable

6/21/2017 9:08pm
My advice is to get anything of value out of any off site storage. The thieves used a battery powered hand grinder to cut off my disc lock according to the police. Evidently, just about any lock is easy to defeat with commonly available portable power tools. On this occasion it was a crap, rainy night and my unit was...

dogger315 Added a reply to Selling The Last Of My Stable

6/20/2017 8:33am
Thanks guys. Both bikes are special in there own right. The 79 was a blast down memory lane and a challenge to keep it all original. The 93 was quite the scavenger hunt searching for new parts as the supply was running out. I was pretty bummed when those low lifes made off with all those parts from the mini...

dogger315 Added a reply to North florida raceway

9/28/2016 10:54am
Did my first ever MX race there on a Hodaka Super Rat. Still remember the rubber band "gate", the sand pit and the big hill. Great times. I was in Jax a couple of years ago looking for property on the inter coastal and I drove buy a dirt road that looked like it might have been the old entrance...
benno, The 48mm forks will bolt up with only having to bore the triples to accept the larger fork tubes. The shock on the other hand will have to be converted to a long body to fit your 07. Since the shock is an Ohlins, a shop can swap the internals into the correct size body to fit, The 450F...
For Sale is a new, never used Pro Circuit SFF Air suspension. Set up for 2004-09 Honda CRF250 but will fit any Aluminum frame CR or long body CRF with a simple and inexpensive shock clevis change. Same goes for the short body CRFs, Pro Circuit can swap shock bodies to shorties with no problem. This set would cost you...
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Thanks jhansen. Here are some pictures of the last remaining conventional spring A kit. I bought it new in 2011 and had it rebuilt by PC in 2013. I also switched to SFF in 2013 so this suspension just stayed in the box after the rebuild. Total time overall is 20 hours and total time since rebuild is 0 hours...

dogger315 Added a reply to 1979 Honda CR250 Restoration

6/9/2016 4:03pm
Yes, including the 500. The others are a 93 CR250, and the 09 CR250. The 87 is already sold and I'm not selling my Elsie. I also have several A kits left with one on hold. I started with six so they appear to be in demand. I'm parting the two "AFs". Not to many MXers have the bucks to...

dogger315 Added a reply to 1979 Honda CR250 Restoration

6/5/2016 8:30pm
The best way to proceed depends on the size, depth and severity of the dents. I used compressed air on my 79 tank. This technique will work, but you have to set up a jig to prevent the saddle from expanding. I used two pieces of dom tubing stacked and placed in the saddle during the process. Once the dents...