cr 250 m2

[wato]

hi all, is anyone out there racing a cr 250m2, if so what mods have you done to them suspension wise? and are they worth racing
cheers mark

[JohnnyO]

I would think with a better set of forks, an alloy swingarm and a good pair of shocks they would be competitive.
The standard shocks are junk and the forks are basically '73 models with a fraction more travel. The engines are still fast but have some gearbox issues.

[wato]

this is my build so far

[JohnnyO]

That looks good They are one of the best looking bikes of the era.
What shocks have you got on it?

[wato]

Snowmobile fox shocks, will get some better soon. Shocks that were on bike fell apart on disassemble.Thinking about rm b forks on front

[paul]

nice job

[motomaniac]

Yer good job - could handle a few more pics if you have some.

fork kits were available - come up on ebay but rare.
S&W or Progessives 15" with the fork kit was the easy fix.

[Rossvickicampbell]

looks nice.  A decent set of shocks (ohlins maybe) make a big difference.  Keep us posted re the progress - I don't see many of these around now.

regards

Rossco

[JohnnyO]

RM125B forks and triples would work well but the forks might hit the tank because of the inline triple clamps.
As motomaniac said a fork kit would be an easy fix but hard to find.

[wato]

 

[090]

Great resto Wato. Is the muffler missing? Another forum member dkupf has one with the big original muffler.
Seems you are a Queenslander . Going to see it on the track in 2010?

[JohnnyO]

The original silencer is built into the stinger like watos, the big bolt on muffler is the extra spark arrestor built mainly for the US.

[Marc.com]

nice original bike, I would leave it alone unless you are really determined to be competitive on it.

[wato]

Hi 090, the bike is noisy .May be a small alloy muffler.Son's bike is all most finished,then we will ride

[dkupf]

Wato. I took the big muffler off (weighted about 5kg's )and fitted a smaller J&R Answer muffler as well as fitted S&W Springs in the forks. It already had stage3 air caps in the forks.I have to do something with the rear shocks.I havn't touched the motor except a rebore. I find the bike fast enough to stay with the middle pack until I knock up  . Darcy