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With not much on tele last night, I clicked on youtube and watched the 1995 Gainesville MX National round. Man, that track was so gnarly by the time the first moto's ran, and must have been ridiculous on the last lap of the last moto. I haven't gone and watched any old races for a while, but it was so good to watch, and I still see this era as the greatest era of MX. I was just turning 13 in 95, and had just become a massive moto fan. I have actually been looking to buy a mid 90's motocross bike to restore back to original condition for the past 6 months, and have looked at over a dozen bikes, but all of them are absolutely thrashed. Watching this vid certainly helped motivate me to find one. There certainly are some good mid 90's builds on here, how did you guys go about finding those bikes ?? Also, where do you guys draw the line on whether a bike will make a good project/resto, or is just beyond fixing and would require too much work/money invested into it to get it back to pristine condition ??
'85-'98 is my favorite era of MX (and I've been around for ALL the eras!
and I also watched the gainsville round the oth3r week
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1) It's all there, or mostly there
2) major parts are not damaged like the cases and cylinder. Make sure you check the bottom of the cases real good.
If you're going to do a resto you're going to be replacing or restoring everything on the bike. So start with a bike YOU like. The most difficult items to find are seat covers, graphics and a clean pipe, so source those right off the bat.
- frame isnt too beaten up and will be ready for powder with minimal work.
- fork and shock are in good general condition (outer fork tubes etc.
- all original bolts (mine had all random bling red ano ones and its cost a fortune buying alll new replacements)
- crankcases and cylinder in decent ish condition. Theyll clean up well but look out for badly welded up cases etc.
Thats all i can think of off the top of my head, hope it helps.
Here are my all original YZ125 97 that I will start tear down this winter together with my restored CR125 96.
First is the gas tank condition and availability to purchase new if needed- Obviously the white tanks are the worst..
The second thing is the seat cover because it can be difficult to find covers that will match the OEM. This is particularly the case when the seat color needs to match the plastics. I ran into this issue with my 91 CR.
All depends what you are looking to do. I personally prefer bikes restored to the original stock look, but that's just me.
Bike had about 20 hours on it when I bought it in 2010. Still had the original tires/chain/sprockets. I've put about 5 hours on it.
Up on the block are my:
1990 ZR-1 Corvette
1971 454 Corvette
2008 CRF450
1995 CR250
1987 CR250
1973 XR75
The 90 ZR1??? Does it come with an anchor? Already has a boat motor in it, right???
Pit Row
The 87 CR is sweet, but I really need to free up some space if I don't sell a car. I did replace the clutch housing with a new '89 part, so it should be good for the next 27 years.
The only pic I have, one he sent me a couple years ago.
Mine is Sunflower yellow, which was pretty rare. When I bought it in 1990, it had a 2 year old lacquer paint job that's also held up well over the last 26 years. Keeping them out of the sun seems to be the key to maintaining lacquer.
I purchased and had a bike shipped from Australia to the US with no title and no issues. Air freight....quick but expensive!
Who do you ship with there?
Let me know if you hear anybody looking for another 87 CR 250 with a trick cone pipe on it. LOL
I'm looking for something different to purchase.
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