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Offline smed

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1979 CR250RZ resto finally finished
« on: May 05, 2013, 08:18:40 pm »



After what seems like an eternity to me, it's finally finished,here's a couple of shots of it on display at the local Honda dealer :)

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Re: 1979 CR250RZ resto finally finished
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2013, 08:28:42 pm »
Great job mate, well worth crackin a stubbie over  ;)

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Re: 1979 CR250RZ resto finally finished
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2013, 09:22:50 pm »
Thank's KB,this is what I started with,it was a 90% complete, bike 99% in bits :D

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Re: 1979 CR250RZ resto finally finished
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2013, 09:35:19 pm »
Full marks Smedman. An absolute credit to you. Are you gonna ride it or hide it? Cheers Jerry

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Re: 1979 CR250RZ resto finally finished
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2013, 09:36:09 pm »

Thank's KB,this is what I started with,it was a 90% complete, bike 99% in bits :D


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Re: 1979 CR250RZ resto finally finished
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2013, 09:54:28 pm »
Nice work mate, job well done  ;D
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Re: 1979 CR250RZ resto finally finished
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2013, 10:25:04 pm »
A beautiful job Smedster....My favourite model Honda..
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Re: 1979 CR250RZ resto finally finished
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2013, 02:51:17 pm »
Full marks Smedman. An absolute credit to you. Are you gonna ride it or hide it? Cheers Jerry
I'm gonna ride it Jezza ;),Anybody got one of these with a Mikuni,I need some ballpark jetting specs thanks :)

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Re: 1979 CR250RZ resto finally finished
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2013, 02:56:02 pm »
Well done smedster you must be proud,noew enjoy
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Re: 1979 CR250RZ resto finally finished
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2013, 03:03:03 pm »
Well done. That is beautiful. Probably even more exiting than coming home with the latest model. You must be hangin to get your boots and helmet on.
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Re: 1979 CR250RZ resto finally finished
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2013, 03:32:24 pm »
Beautiful....and not a black rim in sight  ;) ;D ;D
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Re: 1979 CR250RZ resto finally finished
« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2013, 03:59:10 pm »
Thats looking awesome smed  8) 8) 8) bloody good effort especially considering what you started with  :)

Ive had this one for a few years and never ridden the bloody thing  ::) Its up for a make over , its mechanicaly good but Farkin ugly and at the last count 165 different shades of red / pink  ::)



What really shits me with it is the previous owner had the motor rebuilt by a top bloke over here who went to the trouble of powdercoating the crankcases and clutch cover , mag cover but then bolted back on the shitty cylinder and different shade head FFS  ::)

How hard would it be to have vapour blasted ( as per smeds) or powdercoated / painted the top end before reassembly . Now its gotta come apart again to get finished properly .

If mine looks half as good as yours Smed i will be a very happy Honda hoarder  ;D

Can i ask what brake stay arm you are using ? it looks great , way better than the original  8)
« Last Edit: May 06, 2013, 04:02:04 pm by TM bill »

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Re: 1979 CR250RZ resto finally finished
« Reply #12 on: May 06, 2013, 04:06:02 pm »
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Beautiful....and not a black rim in sight  Wink Grin Grin
Or dodgy 83 model forks with the disc brackets sawn off ::) It's a really nice little Honda Smed.
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Re: 1979 CR250RZ resto finally finished
« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2013, 04:21:46 pm »
I see a lot of potential there Bill, Simons forks, Fox shocks. Piss that seat cover off vapour blast the motor and then leave it like that I reckon. Don't chrome the pipe or get black rims either. J

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Re: 1979 CR250RZ resto finally finished
« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2013, 05:01:00 pm »
Full Creds Smed. Nicely done mate.

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