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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: Viper666 on March 10, 2013, 04:02:32 pm
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A mate of mine, not really into the VMX scene, was walking around the swap meet, not looking for anything in particular, just having a gander. Comes across a near complete (Needed a throttle, plug cap & clutch lever) CR250 1978 model & asked how much. The guy explaned it was last running about 12 years ago & the bottom end was noisey so he put it in the shed & that's where it sat till he brought it to the swap meet. Again my mate asked how much? $750 was the reply. He didn't even haggle, paid the money & took it home.
Not sure what he was going to do with it he decided to see if it would run. Put a cap on it, drained the tank & did a flush through the carby. Kicked in the guts & away it went. No noisey bottom end either. So he got a new throttle & clutch lever. Kicked her again & again she fired, pulled the clutch in then with trepidation went for a gear. With a nice click, as apposed to clunk, it selected 1st gear & away he went.
I'm not a CR expert but that's got to be the bargain of the meet?
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I love stories like this, to quote Mike and Frank off American Pickers, that's a Honey Hole pick. ;D.
In a couple of days I'll be able to report on another great find...a genuine OW for what an MX250 might cost. :-X
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I can vouch for that bargain Viper666, I had a ride on it on Friday night. Apart from the clutch slipping a bit it goes well and could just do with a small tidy up to be a brilliant racer. Amazing what is still sitting around that the owners don't know their value.
Stan.
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I have to chase up my mate again a guy came into his panel beating shop he saw my mates cr250m motor and was saying he had some elsinores he was doing nothing with but he has forgotten who it was know. ::)
Always the way you hear of all these bikes you just have to track them down another mate knows where a bultaco 250 pursang is I have been telling him just get it off the guy I will do it up for you. :)
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Stan,
It was Mick Nash! Who'd of guessed?
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He now wants a 125 to suit, anyone got one for sale?