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mike23lee Started a new thread Lets see your shop!
8/16/2022 7:49pm Planning out a pole barn build when i buy a new house, 30x30 roughly in size 10-12 foot ceilings. Fully finished, swiss trax floor, full tilt build. Im going to centralize it around building dirtbikes. Looking to see if anyone has any pictures of cool pole barn set ups for the bikes/ work shops. Looking for really neat and tidy...
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5/17/2022 3:22pm All good dude.. compressors are expensive, i paid like 2500$ for mine and its kind of the minimum for compressor size in my opinion. The cabinet cost me around 3-3500$ to build. But its much much better than a VHT and similar cost.
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mike23lee Started a new thread CR 125 resto/mod
5/17/2022 2:04pm Sold my cr250 resto yesterday and picked up this 125 today. Its in pretty crappy shape, definitely worst ive ever owned or tried to restore. But ill make it work. Plans for it are top end, clutch, coated suspension, coated wheel set, vapor blasted frame, going to strip the plating off the pipe and make it a raw/works pipe, vapor...
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5/17/2022 2:04pm These were all covered in previous replies. My vapor machine is home made, 32x40” closed loop, LED lights, air solenoid valves, internal rinse, wiper blade etc. Straightening the rads was covered shortly after the radiator picture, blocks of wood and a mallet, can find videos on youtube that show how and where to hit it. The airboot/airbox its just wet...
mike23lee Added a comment about bike check 1999 KX125 Splitfire
5/13/2022 9:37pm
Beautiful bike! Whats frame color code? Trying to figure it out for my kx resto. Thanks
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mike23lee Started a new thread 2000 RM250 restomod
5/13/2022 7:23pm And here we go again… starting my 3rd resto of the year. 2000 rm250, i paid 500$ for it, it was torn apart in boxes and the frame was powder coated. Starting fresh. Has a cracked case, will be rebuilding the OEM crank.. kashima fork tubes, yellow excels, SOBE era TP/KW replica bike. It wont be exact or high dollar...
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5/13/2022 7:15pm SOLD for 4500$ to the same guy who my last restoration. Thanks everyone for following along check out my rm250 build next.
mike23lee Added a reply to CR 125 resto/mod
5/8/2022 2:30pm Yes, was jetting and ultrasonic cleaning some stuff in the carb this morning
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5/8/2022 11:06am Well thats it folks, thanks for following along! Let me know what you think.. i appreciate any feedback and comments. For sale in NJ. 4700$ for anyone on VITAL. Time to start my SOBE Rm250 build. 
mike23lee Added a reply to CR 125 resto/mod
5/5/2022 4:05am I sand with a wet red scotch brite, very gently, then a dry wool pad high speed, then a product simillar to SC1
mike23lee Added a reply to CR 125 resto/mod
5/3/2022 12:54pm Yea i live in one of the most expensive counties in the entire country. Hour outside NYC. Everything costs a lot here. 10k a year in property tax lol. Where ya from?
mike23lee Added a reply to CR 125 resto/mod
5/3/2022 8:57am No interest yet. I think parts and everytging low 4000s. Ill be listing for 5500 ill probably take high 4s. Itll sell quick. My area theres a few right now listed for 45-4800 and theyre just clean examples of older bikes, no recent rebuilds and definitely not fully restored like this bike is.
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4/30/2022 6:13pm Motors all done… new OEM crank, bearings, seals etc. new clutch, replated cylinder, all nickle plated bolts, vforce reeds, everything vapor blasted or coated. Waiting on a thrust washer for the clutch basket and then bike will be done. 
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4/28/2022 5:38pm Yea just a passion. I like the detail that can be put into a dirtbike. Ton of work but it keeps me busy and i make money off it. Not much else to do after work for me honestly. I might be done with bikes soon im going to be buying a formula car to go road racing. But well...
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4/28/2022 3:17pm Well the repaired case will be back tomorrow from welder, figured id get a head start on getting crank and tranny in. Went smooth, no hiccups. I should have bike 99% done by the end of weekend. New OEM crank, replaced a gear and a shift fork, new washers, all new bearings OEM. 
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4/20/2022 10:20am Also… if anyone wants to buy the bike let me know ill sell it at cost +200$ to anyone on here, and if youre buying it for your kid to ride ill sell it just straight up at cost. I will have no problem selling it and pocketing 1000$, but i want to see it go to a good home...
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4/19/2022 3:16pm Got plastics on, some other odds and ends wrapped up. Still waiting on my case being welded to be done. Hoping for it to be here by end of weekend. I love a clean fresh air box on an old bike 
mike23lee Added a reply to Works Suzuki parts RM and RMZ
4/14/2022 5:05am Do either of clurch covers fit an 01rm250?
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4/10/2022 1:23pm Petcock zinc plated, rad hoses on, tank cleaned up. Impatiently waiting for the case to come back from machine shop. 
