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Marque Remarks => Honda => Topic started by: crabman on October 27, 2011, 12:54:44 am

Title: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: crabman on October 27, 2011, 12:54:44 am: any interest in seeing a genuine Honda CR 250 with a CR 480 motor in it? Nightmare from hell -three years in the making and about two weeks to go.
Interesting stats
1. completely refurbished motor, new rod, bearings, piston , seals, etc
2. Brand new CR 250 seat NOS
3. Brand new CR 250 ali tank
4. New DG pipe and silencer
5. new rims, spokes, refurbished hubs
6. Refurbished Fox forks, new ali triple calmps.
7. new bars, levers, cables, plastics,
8. Refurbished air box.
9. Ali swing arm
10. various options re rear shocks, Fox, Ohlins or original stock.

Everything is period appropriate (1980) bar the 480 motor - the bike that Honda should have built and never did

Remaining challenge is to get carb, red block housing and airbox to line up, huge grommet on let hand side of casing causing untold grief.
\Motor about to undergo surgery to remove grommet.

Please remind me never to build a special again - oh shoit still finnishing another special. No more -
Reminder to myself - leave specials to Firko
Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: Neilios on October 27, 2011, 05:33:43 am: Get some pictures up! It will be nice to see. :)
Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: Marc.com on October 27, 2011, 06:07:22 am: I have heard an 80 CR250 motor bolts straight in ;D ;D impressive list of NOS and Fox goodies.
Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: subarumy98 on December 01, 2011, 06:57:08 pm: We wait in antici......................................................pation !
Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: Kenneth S (222) on December 08, 2011, 07:13:40 am: Hi Crabman, This bike sounds great. How close are you to showing some photos? Have you ridden it yet?
Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: crabman on February 20, 2012, 09:48:38 pm: (http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd200/GROOTPOES/IMG_5361.jpg)
Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: mainline on February 20, 2012, 09:50:40 pm: Wow!
Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: crabman on February 20, 2012, 09:52:47 pm: I hope you enjoy - taken almost as long to build as to post -

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd200/GROOTPOES/IMG_5364.jpg)
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Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: mainline on February 20, 2012, 09:59:34 pm: Quote from: mainline on February 20, 2012, 09:50:40 pm
Wow!

..doesn't quite cover it, Fark! ;D there's some eye candy in there
Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: JohnnyO on February 20, 2012, 10:16:24 pm: Very nice job!! 1980 frame with '79 tank and sidecovers..looks like something straight off the production line :)
Are they all your bikes?? no wonder it took 3 years to build!!
Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: crabman on February 20, 2012, 10:22:26 pm: Quote from: JohnnyO on February 20, 2012, 10:16:24 pm
Very nice job!! 1980 frame with '79 tank and sidecovers..looks like something straight off the production line :)

-thanks

Are they all your bikes??- yes no wonder it took 3 years to build!!
Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: Kenneth S (222) on February 21, 2012, 06:40:07 am: Stunning!! Mate it looks amazing, well done. I'd love to visit one day and take in the whole collection you have there. Do you accept visitors/admirers? If so, what city/town do you live in? That is a different shape DG pipe to mine, what are the characteristics of that pipe? Also, that shifter is exactly what I need, where did you get it?
Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: Marc.com on February 21, 2012, 08:00:13 am: Quote from: KJ222 on February 21, 2012, 06:40:07 am
Do you accept visitors/admirers? ?

Do you accept Mastercard or Visa, looks like that KTM is in the way ;)
Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: JohnnyO on February 21, 2012, 08:33:20 am: Quote from: KJ222 on February 21, 2012, 06:40:07 am
Stunning!! Mate it looks amazing, well done. I'd love to visit one day and take in the whole collection you have there. Do you accept visitors/admirers? If so, what city/town do you live in?
You planning a trip to South Africa?
Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: crabman on February 21, 2012, 08:49:20 pm: Quote from: KJ222 on February 21, 2012, 06:40:07 am
Stunning!! Mate it looks amazing, well done.

Thanks

I'd love to visit one day and take in the whole collection you have there.

Do you accept visitors/admirers?

You are welcome to swing by- just give me a fair warning as I travel quite extensively

If so, what city/town do you live in?

Cape Town

That is a different shape DG pipe to mine, what are the characteristics of that pipe?

Honestly I dont know- at time of taking the photos I was a two seals short- I have now got them and a new kick start- need to install them and concurrently reconsider a way forward with rear shocks

Also, that shifter is exactly what I need, where did you get it?

To the best of my knowledge it was a standard Honda 450 part - think it came of the horrible 1981 CR 450
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Post by: bigk on February 21, 2012, 10:55:55 pm: Those shift levers are hard to find. Luckily I found one yesterday. No you can't have it. Nice job Gavin.
K
Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: crabman on February 21, 2012, 11:28:21 pm: (http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd200/GROOTPOES/DSC_0606.jpg)
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd200/GROOTPOES/DSC_0608.jpg)
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd200/GROOTPOES/PersonalVintageBikes2008020.jpg)
Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: crabman on February 21, 2012, 11:30:12 pm: (http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd200/GROOTPOES/Hondacr2501988.jpg)
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd200/GROOTPOES/hONDACR250198811.jpg)
Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: crabman on February 21, 2012, 11:35:38 pm: before
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Title: Re: 3 years of hell with Honda twin shock special
Post by: crabman on February 21, 2012, 11:39:39 pm: next project

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd200/GROOTPOES/hondacr250-1.jpg)