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joelster Added a reply to 1987 CR 500 Restoration (few mods)
7/26/2026 4:35pm Put the shock together today. Painted the cylinder and head. Got them back from Millenium and they look excellent! I'll get the engine assembled this week and into the frame. Have to build the wheels too.
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joelster Added a reply to GK Racing Engines? EdIt: Gary King Racing Engines
7/26/2026 4:13pm Bike runs great. Literally started on 2 kicks, and instantly idled down perfect after a little warmup. https://youtube.com/shorts/6DL3HCf0LJc?si=qrQ4MMuJVxyNAIe5
joelster Added a reply to GK Racing Engines? EdIt: Gary King Racing Engines
7/26/2026 10:03am Had to edit the title. I removed the black box on the left side to access the spark plug and saw this.....
joelster Started a new thread GK Racing Engines? EdIt: Gary King Racing Engines
7/26/2026 10:01am I bought a 86 YZ 490 today at Vintage Days in Ohio and it had this engraving on the cylinder head. I've never heard of it, but that doesn't mean too much lol.
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profeshenal125 Liked a reply to forum topic GK Racing Engines? EdIt: Gary King Racing Engines
7/24/2026 4:58pm
Ohlins shock too nice score. I hv the vintage itch big time. I can’t decide between a 89 or a 93-97 cr125. My 04 doesn’t hv a vintage class in Midwest vintage. The Mo. series does.
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U235 Liked a reply to forum topic My version of a modern IT200
7/23/2026 5:10am
I mentioned earlier about having to do an aternate method of using the lower engine mount. I decided not to drill thru the frame, didnt wanna disturb it that much. So I made a bracket out of some left over grade 50 steel. I found a small piece of the thinnest I had and cut drilled and painted it. Then I used a piece of 1/4 6061 L and welded it to the cast piece below the swingarm pivot. There is no room for a bracket to come back on the right side of the engine because of a bulge...
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joelster Added a reply to 1987 CR 500 Restoration (few mods)
7/14/2026 6:27pm Started to polish the flat sections of the swingarm. It's a tedious process. I do it all by hand except for the final buff. Start with 400 grit, then 800, 1000 1500, 2000 and then a liquid polish and a final buff with a dry wool pad.
Phillip_Lamb Liked a reply to forum topic Honda XR250R build e-start- titanium
7/12/2026 2:49pm
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socalsand Liked a reply to forum topic 1987 CR 500 Restoration (few mods)
7/11/2026 9:10am
Yeah it’s looking real good!!
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joelster Added a reply to 1987 CR 500 Restoration (few mods)
7/10/2026 4:10pm Got the new seat cover installed. It looks great!
Anonymous Liked a reply to forum topic Best to never win a title (in either class)
7/9/2026 3:07am
@yardsailor FYI. Donny Schmit's titles: AMA 125cc Western SX - 1986 FIM World Champion 125cc - 1990 FIM World Champion 250cc - 1992
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ripper298 Liked a reply to forum topic Best to never win a title (in either class)
7/6/2026 5:45pm
Magoo?
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joelster Added a reply to Best to never win a title (in either class)
7/6/2026 3:13am Larry Ward should get an honorable mention. Crazy long career, and a podium threat for over a decade.
joelster Added a reply to 1987 CR 500 Restoration (few mods)
7/4/2026 4:29pm Did a quick mockup of the plastics. Glued the new seat foam to the base. Going to install the seat cover tomorrow. The plastics are a mix of UFO and VMX. The rear fender was way too red. Luckily I have a kit for an 87 CR 250 sitting here so I grabbed the rear fender from the box. There...
joelster Added a reply to 1987 CR 500 Restoration (few mods)
6/29/2026 5:20pm I'm going to go with Full Circle Racing rims again. I'm using the stock hubs. I'll likely get new spokes as I had to cut a bunch. The Excel "gold" doesn't look right on the vintage bikes. I looked at the Rimsplus stuff a bit. They have instagram, facebook, and mxlocker but no regular site with pricing that I could...
scootscheerer Liked a reply to forum topic 1987 CR 500 Restoration (few mods)
6/29/2026 2:43pm
If your looking for rims look up Rimsplus. I got Excel Takasago in blue and kinda burnt bronze hubs for a price that nobody else could even get close to.
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U235 Liked a reply to forum topic My version of a modern IT200
6/29/2026 2:55am
Crf Blaster The crf engine is light. I did the math before and subtracting the radiators and hoses and lighter perches without the hot start all said I guestmate 10 pounds or so difference. Matbe a little more. However when you pick the engines up you can feel the CRF is top heavy and the blaster engine has all the weight at the bottom. Combined with the fact that the engine is much shorter I am positive the center of gravity will be much lower overall. I am not an expert, but feel it must be a positive for handling.
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joelster Added a reply to 1987 CR 500 Restoration (few mods)
6/27/2026 5:42pm Millenium will do a decompression valve for $149. That seemed like a no-brainer for me. I didn't see it listed on their website but the salesman I talked to said they do them all the time. He was very well versed in CR 500's. He said that they do tons of them. My parts will arrive to them Wednesday. The...
joelster Added a reply to 1987 CR 500 Restoration (few mods)
6/27/2026 5:31pm I sent everything out to millenium. They are going to install a decompression button while they are in there. I tried to polish the lower fork tubes today. Lots of elbow grease. The factory Honda lowers have a clearcoat of some sort on them. It's gets beat up over the years. 320 grit cuts right through it. I did 320...