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2/22/2012 12:49pm
2/22/2012 12:49pm
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11/8/2018 5:37am
As the topic says, from the '97 CR250R, what was the best bike over the years, to it's last year in 2007? What was the best one? I found a killer deal on an '04, and am wondering how far different it is from the last CR250R built.
http://www.allthingsmoto.com/forums/f-14/cr250-model-year-changes-1998-…
98 - like a log.. powerful motor, twitchy frame and handling. Beat you to death in the rough stuff.
2000- Great bike. powerful, reliable, and solid everywhere.
2002 - Great handling, better than 2nd gen frame, but sorely needed power everywhere. V force cage, and shave the cylinder deck I believe was the hot ticket on all CR250's from 2002-2007.
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It depends on what you're using the bike for
If you're an experienced rider/fast B or A guy the newer case reed motors won't be a problem, they are like big 125s IMO
But in all honesty, the 00-01 motors that everyone raves about are over rated and not that much better than the case reed motors and i've owned both. I had an 01 with a Kehin PWK swap and it was a fairly easy bike to ride but I've ridden an 03 and 04 cr250 and there isn't that much of a difference.
The YZ-Clone 250cc 2-stroke motors shit all over anything 2 stroke honda has made
If you're a trail guy, go with the 00 bike, it has more bottom end then the 01.
The best part about the 00-07 bikes is the parts selection. I can mix and match close to 20 years worth of CR components and about 10 years worth of CRF stuff.
Want to upgrade your 02 cr250 to an 07?? buy a set of forks and a shock off a CRF and bolt it up.
These bikes are super reliable and were under rated by the mags because of the lackluster bottom end compared to all the other smokers.
Im a Honda and Suzuki guy..and while I love suzukis..they dont hold up well over time. Supposedly in the 90s they had a problem with cylinder plating flaking off but my 03 rm125 was flaking at one point and i heard the rmz had this problem as well.
Pit Row
PC pipe
jet it
clean up the ports
keep RC cables tight
fresh top end.
there, now you know
2005+ Airboot
V-Force
PC Pipe and Shorty
JD Racing Ignition
Head and Port
Match Cases
Jet
The RC valve was a work of art in progress that was never finished as the technology was adopted from the road racing engines.
Imagine a CR250 with a EFI engine with the RC valve?
a slow 250 2-stroke is still balls to the wall fast for most mortals
The next thing I'm going to do is epoxy the hooks out of the rear transfers for even more low/mid power. If that reduces the top end over-rev, I will try raising the exhaust port 1mm.
Any help would be appreciated
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