1982/83 CR250

[Digga]

Anyone out there able to list the differences between the 1982 CR250 & the 1983 model Honda?

[mick25]

A mate of mine has the 83 model  , I think his has a 81 clutch cover on it that is alloy the 83,84 so on are made out of mag and have probs

[Mick D]

83 has disc front ,82 has TLS front end , 83 has chain on rear brake pedal side of bike , 82 chain runs on the other side .
kick starter on the 82 is on the gear stick side , 83 is on the other side   , they seemed to change things from left to right between 82,83
 not sure about power changes from the two.
should be someone on here that's knows a bit more than me.
A mate of mine has the 82 model  , I think his has a 81 clutch cover on it that is alloy the 82 and 83 are made out of mag and have probs

What

My 83

[oldyzman]

My 83 has 7 head studs....
My 83 has the kicker on the left, 84 is on the right...

[Mick D]

My 83 has 7 head studs....
My 83 has the kicker on the left, 84 is on the right...

Thats nothin, mine has seven head stud nuts

[mick25]

oops I got mixed up with the 83 and 84 I was talking about the 84 instead  I had a blonde moment 
forget all I said about the models 

[Ted]

You have blonde ass hair

[oldyzman]

Mick D, does the 84 have 7, and the 82, or does the 83 standalone,
BTW I didnt think mine was special, I am more happy that i can count to seven accurately without forgetting where i was up to

[Mick D]

oops I got mixed up with the 83 and 84 I was talking about the 84 instead  I had a blonde moment 
forget all I said about the models 

I'm just glad its not me for a change
Mind you,,,you should have seen my face when I couldn't find my disc brake

[Mick D]

Mick D, does the 84 have 7, and the 82, or does the 83 standalone,
BTW I didnt think mine was special, I am more happy that i can count to seven accurately without forgetting where i was up to

 
Yeah the 82 has six head studs and the 84 has Seven.

[GMC]

82 CR 250




83 CR 250



Obviously the 82 model has had an extra year out on the track

[Canam370]

Howzat Geoff! Amazing what you find when you cut the grass 

[GMC]

Shuddup you, your starting to sound like my wife

[Scunge]

I have a 83, which shares very few parts with the 82 or 84 models.

Some of the differences that I learned when we restored my 83 include:

1. The 82 clutch cover is ever so slightly different (but you can mode the pipe to make it all fit). On this point, the 81 cr clutch cover which is alloy can be adapted to fit the 83 with a bit of work. I did this on my one so I never have to worry about clutch rot!
2. Engine gears are mostly unique for the 83
3. Tank, plastics are different
4. Shock Is different
5. Head and barrel are slightly different
6. Pipe and muffler are different

I would guess that the frame is slightly different. I was lucky to find a good 83 frame and replaced the one I had.

All in all there are more differences than you would imagine. The 83 was really a one off, which was a pain because parts were very hard to find!

Not great when the gear box was fxxked and only one gear was usable!

P.s my cr is the one that gmc posted. I have tarted her up a bit since then with some nos plastic, ohlins shock, etc... It is a bloody good bike!

Cheers
ST