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I picked up an 89 on CL recently. Its in decent shape. I also picked up a complete '01 CR250 front end I would like to bolt on.
I am curious if any of the users here have experience in building these or riding these back in the day. Any advice, tips & tricks would be very much appreciated. Especially concerning a 144 kit. Would it be worth it?
Thanks in advance!
I am curious if any of the users here have experience in building these or riding these back in the day. Any advice, tips & tricks would be very much appreciated. Especially concerning a 144 kit. Would it be worth it?
Thanks in advance!
Anyways, guessing the linkage arm was damaged from the rear shock bolt backing out at some point.
The Shop
It contains a piston, two rings, , wrist pin and bearing, a grip of circlips, 4 main jets (170,172,178,180), 2 slow jets (50 & 55), clutch lock washer and a 13 tooth counter shaft sprocket.
SCORE! Has anyone had a Service Kit before. I have never heard of them before.
Quick question, did the 01 triple clamps bolt right up or did you need to do any modifications?
Greg
Heres an interesting story..... I graduated high school in 1997 and at the time I had been riding a 1987 CR250 for about the last 3 years prior. I wanted a newer style bike soooooo bad. Inverted forks, low boy pipe, super thin ergonomics, and A more modern bike because let's face it the difference between 1987 in 1993 in terms of bike evolution was massive for the Honda CR lineup. I had helped pay for the 87 by selling my 84 IT200 and having a summer job where i worked my ass off.
So when it came to getting the 93, i was about $700-$900 shy Of what the guy was asking for his bike. At that time I was and still am obsessed with writing group bikes it's my most favorite thing to do in the world and my parents gave me a choice everybody I knew was going on some sort of senior trip be it Jamaica or a cruise to Mexico whatever and I want to go on that trip so badd but I had a choice to make I can either get this 93CR to 50 as my graduation present which would have been help in terms of buying it or go on the senior trip and continue to ride my 87.
Needkess to say, i was one of the only seniors in my class of 80 or so people (small town living = super small population high school) that did not go anywhere for my senior trip. I got that 1993 CR250 and i wss so excited!! All if my friends were gone on the same trip to Jamaciai was bummed about not going until I went out ti the garage and loaded up my bike and for that entire week i rode the holy shit outta that bike.
I sold the 87 to a friend of mine that was a year behind in school and was able to ride the 93 and the 87 back-to-back fully knowing the 8700 fresh motor that me and my dad had built before we sold it and it wasn't even a comparison the 93 had so much more power it wasn't even funny and I'm just curious if the 89 with the same HPP set up was that far down on power the 87 had a real smooth electric field and the 93 well that's was Honda's motor of doom for 11 years and it was a great motor
If you're wondering what that has to do with the 1989 CR to 50 I had my eyes set on and 89 for sale and i want it so badd right when we were about to go get it it got sold and we were back to square one luckily it happened that way because the 93 came up and was just slightly more expensive meaning we got a really good deal on the 93 or the 89 was overpriced i can't remember but ever since then I'm wanted in 89 because i was obsessed with getting it at the time.
Greg
I think the yellow on the frame will provide a nice contrast to the red tank and plastics.
Finally, some progress!
refurbing the tank and airbox was a chore.
Pit Row
Keep posting your progress. Thank you.
Ghost
I know this colorway isn't for everyone, and I took a chance doing it. But once this thing is put together and I design out the graphics for the side panels, I think it will come together. If nothing else, it will be unique and that is good enough for me.
my 2¢
Cleaned up the cooling system and bolted it up along with the tank and shrouds. Everything still lines up. Next up the exhaust and once my conversion bearings come in, the 2001 CR250 front end.
Made a little bit of progress (hard to get much done with a toddler and five year old). Finished up the 2001 CR250 triple tree conversion bearing/races install, hooked up cables and bars, new rear tire and bolted up the exhaust. Its getting there.
I wanted to give a shout out to RupertX for hooking me up with the shock linkage I was needing. Clutch!
Hopefully I can finish this up in the coming weeks.
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