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My 1996 Honda CR build.
Little backstory, my best friend and I were riding 125's through high school. When we graduated we wanted 250's. So I got a 1997 KX 250 and he got this CR250. We rode the heck out of those bikes. He got a new one in 2004 and the CR got passed around the family for years until it had a shifting issue and was parked in the back yard for years. In 2014 he was killed in a crash. Last year his dad wanted me to help clean his yard up and was wanting me to haul it off. I asked if I could have it. I spent a few months rebuilding it including frame repairs, new crankshaft, transmission bearings, cables and such.
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Damage to the frame found after some cleaning and teardown.
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Engine breakdown.
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I had to cut parts out of the lower frame tubes and weld some inner tubes in then fill the low spots in. Sand blasted and powder coated.
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Thanks. I have a 76 husky 400 in the wings for a restore. It was one of my friends dads desert bike. I also have a 77 maico aw250 to do.
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Real sorry to read of the loss of your Friend, My Condolences to you and his family.
You did an awesome job with the CR. I had one a LONG time ago, Red two stroke.. I would love to rebuild something like this but just don't have the confidence to take a motor apart.
How did it go after the rebuild ?
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Sorry about your friend.
Nice job rebuilding the 96 CR250R and getting it going again! Last year of the steel frames before Honda screws it up with the 97-99 aluminum frames. I had a 93, 95, 98, 00, 01, and an 02 CR250R. They’re some fun, fast two stroke bikes!
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Thanks guys! It went great after the rebuild, starts up 1-3 kicks, shifts perfect, will run low gear all day with the gearing. Even his dad rode it once and was like it was new. Every time I take it out its a good day!
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Sorry about your buddy, Kevin, but what a great tribute and way of remembering him in bringing that old CR back to life.
From an old usterwas MX'er… Very, very cool.
Who controls John Gill?
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Sorry about your buddy. Good looking rebuild. That will be a special bike for you for years to come. Have you taking it over to your friends Dad and let me see it yet? I bet he would appreciate it.
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Yes,I did. We went riding just after I got done and he took it for a lap. He was very emotional about it. We both had some kind of water in our eyes that day.
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Great job, that was a lot of work
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You did a good job; he would have loved it. I have a '94 that I ride once a year if my son is free. I also have a '68 Sachs I bought new that runs great. Had a few Huskys and an Ossa back in the day. Used to ride the desert on a Triumph in the mid 60s.
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Kevin you did an awesome job on the rebuild. I had a 2000 CR250, and had a love hate relationship with the bike, but I would love to find another one and rebuild it to new again. Mine had over 150 hours on the original clutch before I fried it at a race. The bike was tuff as nails, and would always start on the 1st kick.
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Thanks guys!