1995 CR250

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2/10/2018 7:44am Edited Date/Time 7/30/2019 10:49pm
Started the restoration on my 1995 CR250. I’ve had it for about a year. Previous owner said it had been completely redone. You’ll see what that meant. Wish I had a pic from before I started taking decals off. It looked like someone was making it hideous on purpose. I know the finished product won’t hold a candle to some on here, but it will be slow going back together as it was a mess coming apart. Overspray everywhere. About half the hardware was wrong. All the usual stuff.
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Best before pic that I have. It was bad. Good news is that it ran like a raped ape. Crazy fast.

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Custom red paint on pipe, enduro rear tire, custom carb vent hoses, and white overspray all over, including the engine. Sick This bike featured it all.





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Bottom of frame actually appears in good shape. Note the ghosted in Honda wing under the fuel tank. Gorgeous.





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Any advice on this PC pipe? Any good? It has a new PC 304 silencer to match.





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The forks have Showa decals. Didn’t the 95 CR250 have Kayaba suspension? How do I verify what these are?

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Nice find. Hang on to the pipe, kinda rare find these days and one that everyone seems to want. I let one go a few years ago and now that I have another '95, I wish I had it back. I bought this '95 a couple of years ago with a few mods....... '04 CRF forks and rear shock, APPLIED triples, larger brake rotors. There's quite a few build on this site in regards to the 'mid '90s CR's.

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8686 wrote:
The forks have Showa decals. Didn’t the 95 CR250 have Kayaba suspension? How do I verify what these are? [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/02/10/243062/s1200_205F7AE9_4E82_4034_A08D_BDBCE907F518.jpg[/img]
The forks have Showa decals. Didn’t the 95 CR250 have Kayaba suspension? How do I verify what these are?

95 and 96 came with KYB, and those appear to be the stock ones. The KYBs are easily seen by that tall bell at the bottom of the upper tubes.
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2/10/2018 7:58pm
Man what is it with folks and rattle can paint jobs. Looks like your bike saw it’s time at the receiving end of a krylon can.
Pro Circuit pipe is a plus (after you take some paint stripper to it! YUCK!!!)
Nice bike none the less, can’t wait to see it finished.
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Frame got powder coated, but I wasn’t happy about a couple things on it. Then when my two year old accidentally knocked it off the bench that made the decision easy. It’s back for new powder again. Hardware is ready for a clean start when the frame is ready.

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Great job on cleaning up your hardware. That’s a no joke amount of work. Are you going to have it treated or just re-install?
Looks like you have the stock KYB forks. I recognize the the bulbous area where the seals go.
The bottom of your frame looked similar to mine with the crushed tubes. I used epoxy to fill. I have no idea if this will just vibrate off. I’m running a skid plate to protect that area.
My bike was more a reflection of the bare minimum in care. Fortunately no seized on bolts and the air box boot was pretty clean. Yours looks pretty good for the age so your fortunate.

These mid 90 steel framed just look fantastic after done. You appear to be well on that path.

Too bad Evo Mx no longer can sell graphic kits for Honda’s.

I look forward to seeing more of your rebuild.
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Did you blast the hardware? Or wire wheel? Keep the PC pipe, they look very nice when cleaned up and the welds blued again. My 95 cr250 also has a PC pipe. Can't wait to see it finished. Cheers
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5/1/2019 10:32am
Is that an 86 TRX250R I see hiding in the corner of that picture??
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5/1/2019 10:54am Edited Date/Time 5/14/2019 7:41pm
Yup, an original 86 TRX250R. Thanks for the kind words. I’m waiting on the frame from powder, then it’s assembly time.
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Good luck with the build. You have a great start for sure. Keep us posted on your progress.
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Started sorting and fitting hardware.
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8686 wrote:
Bottom of frame actually appears in good shape. Note the ghosted in Honda wing under the fuel tank. Gorgeous. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/02/10/243056/s1200_BF6E9312_5729_4C29_9976_C37BA1542DFC.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/02/10/243057/s1200_92782707_2E97_4E14_9312_45F54433ABDB.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/02/10/243058/s1200_04ABB5C0_ACA6_44AE_8B62_14025B74880A.jpg[/img]
Bottom of frame actually appears in good shape. Note the ghosted in Honda wing under the fuel tank. Gorgeous.





Using residential plumbing hoses. Thats a new one.
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7/30/2019 5:37pm
Are you done with the build? Any complete pictures? Other issues you ran in to? Just picked up a 1995 this week that I started on.
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7/30/2019 8:15pm Edited Date/Time 7/30/2019 8:46pm
JG463 wrote:
Are you done with the build? Any complete pictures? Other issues you ran in to? Just picked up a 1995 this week that I started on.
Sorry, but it has not progressed one bit. It’s not going anywhere, just can’t continue as soon as I’d like. Hopefully soon.
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mine with Yamaha sss forks and again with crf twin chambers. love this bike.
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Putting 50 mm white powers on mine
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