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lardcaster Added bike check CR500AF 98 11/13/2020 12:45pm

lardcaster Added a reply to 1985 Honda CR500 kick start alternatives?

12/29/2018 2:31am

Yeah I tried the kickstarter of my 97 250 which was ok but the ‘03 seems the best. I’ve had it on for about 2 years and fingers crossed it hasn’t broke yet. The pipe on mine is custom so these kickstarters will fit, I don’t think they will tuck in properly with a stock or even aftermarket pipe.

lardcaster Added a reply to 1985 Honda CR500 kick start alternatives?

12/24/2018 3:08pm

Also the kickstarter on the top bike is off an '88 500 and thats how they fold in normally too, mine had one when i got it even though it's an '87 model. Pretty sure that was a one off year for that kickstarter too. '87's had the same lever as '85 & '86 I think.

lardcaster Added a reply to 1985 Honda CR500 kick start alternatives?

12/24/2018 1:46pm

Hi, the #97 500 is mine, it’s a CRF Kickstarter but I’ve replaced that now with a 2003 CR250 one cause the CRF one cracked through the spline. The pipe is an ‘89FMF that I sectioned to wrap up higher to give clearance for the different kickstarters, the standard ones are so awkward to kick being so close to the...

lardcaster Added a reply to 1997 CR250

5/28/2016 7:25am

Hi, nice bike man. I picked mine up a few years ago off e bay, was a bit weathered but all original except bars & tyres (still original brake pads/chain & sprockets that were still like new) I don't think it had hardly had a spanner on it. The forks were really badly corroded so I got some '04 CRF450...