*****WANTED :-Honda CR500 1985/86 Engine Cases and a Crankshaft *****

[paul]

NO WORRIES  HOONY  I HOPE IT DONT GO FOR TOO MUCH  ,OUTA INTEREST WHAT SHOULD ONE COST

[STW996]

Also Hoony if you do no good I have and 84 one we could look at, It is a spare to me but I have just bought a complete engine from the states so the crank will go un-used. I have checked the stroke to see if it is the same and they are.

On pricing another bloke from up here paid around the 180 (AUD) mark for a 84 crank including delivery (3 weeks ago) so that would be about the mark to aim for.

Shane

[Hoony]

thanks guys, i really appreciate your time. thats great Shane as i was thinking to bid around that mark ($100-120 + del) for the crank and about the same for each case half. i have confirmed combined shipping for all 3 at US $85

Wish me luck.  if i am unsuccessful there is another lot on the go a few days away i'm watching too. i hope no other forum members are bidding as well as i don't want to clash with someone else in a bid war.

if all fails i will run my 250 (old faithful) at the next round. now how do you change lots of gears again? thats gonna take some getting used to again after the 5Hundy !

[paul]

HERES ANOTHER ONE DO YOU HAVE ANY RELLOS IN THE UK
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-CR500R-CR-500-R-85-CRANK-SHAFT-CRANKSHAFT_W0QQitemZ140255373883QQihZ004QQcategoryZ10460QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

[paul]

HERES ANOTHER ONE DO YOU HAVE ANY RELLOS IN THE UK
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-CR500R-CR-500-R-85-CRANK-SHAFT-CRANKSHAFT_W0QQitemZ140255373883QQihZ004QQcategoryZ10460QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

or
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda-CR500-Bottom-end-engine-motor-CR-500-1986_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247QQcategoryZ35592QQihZ025QQitemZ380053153051QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

[GMC]

For budgeting repairs you can allow $55.00 - $220.00 to repair the cases.
Things that will make it dearer than $55.00 to repair...
# Damage is to both cases.
# I've run out of Bourbon.
# Damage is to a gasket surface.
# The phone bill just came in.
# A bolted section is broken off.
# My wife wants new clothes.
# Awkward webbing makes some parts hard to reach.
# Argon bill just came in.
# Parts are Magnesium. ( highly unlikely for crankcase halves)
# It's late & I feel like Pizza.
# Customer doesn't want to split cases.
# It's early Monday morning & I don't feel like working.
# Customer doesn't want to take engine out of bike.

I'm not trying to drum up work, just adding food for thought.
Check the cases your buying are good ones, I've known of guys buying in chambers thinking they would be better than what they had, but turned out to be NQR & needed fixing anyway, sometimes your better with the devil you know.
Repaired cases don't necessarily mean big globs of weld everywhere.

[STW996]

Hey Geoff, Argon just went up

And you guys being Mexicans is that AUD or paso??

Shane

[Tim754]

Pieces of shell on a small vine , cracked low quality mirrors and some blocks of petrified llama turds, so they are understood  and easily traded to our northern neighbours...................

[Hoony]

For budgeting repairs you can allow $55.00 - $220.00 to repair the cases.
Things that will make it dearer than $55.00 to repair...
# Damage is to both cases.  YES
# I've run out of Bourbon.
# Damage is to a gasket surface.  YES
# The phone bill just came in.
# A bolted section is broken off.  YES
# My wife wants new clothes.
# Awkward webbing makes some parts hard to reach.   MAYBE 
# Argon bill just came in.
# Parts are Magnesium. ( highly unlikely for crankcase halves)
# It's late & I feel like Pizza.
# Customer doesn't want to split cases.
# It's early Monday morning & I don't feel like working.
# Customer doesn't want to take engine out of bike.

I'm not trying to drum up work, just adding food for thought.
Check the cases your buying are good ones, I've known of guys buying in chambers thinking they would be better than what they had, but turned out to be NQR & needed fixing anyway, sometimes your better with the devil you know.
Repaired cases don't necessarily mean big globs of weld everywhere.

 so i will send them too you after

- you have paid the phone bill
-the fridge is full of piss
- the misses has been shopping for clothes
-argon bill paid for
-early in the day before you get hungry and mid week

so i think that gives me a window of 35mins in november 

well here is the damage so far ! not good, i will pull the rest down over the next few

days.

had to walk away from it today.

[Hoony]

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[GMC]

 Just as well you bought some other cases as that 35 min. in Nov. is my annual leave;D

It's certainly some nasty damage, not surprised that you might be a bit peeved.
I'm in awe of your riding abilty, theirs only a handfull of people in the world that can ride a 500 to it's potential, & even fewer that can ride one past it's potential

[holeshot buddy]

wasnt it a great idea by honda
to put tin shrouds on crank flywheels   doh

[Hoony]

........
I'm in awe of your riding abilty, theirs only a handfull of people in the world that can ride a 500 to it's potential, & even fewer that can ride one past it's potential

Its obvious you have never seen me track side then Geoff. 

Have to agree with you backdoor Buddy, that tin shroud idea was a shitter 

[STW996]

That my friends is why Mr Honda is the biggest motorcycle company in the world as they have ample on going sales of thier products and now Mr Ebay is cashing in

Hey Hoony the story I would tell (if it happened up here) I was flat out over the main straight jump at Conondale leaving Holeshot for dead and bang that cheap Shell oil he gave me kicked in

[zorroz]

For your info, I used an 01 crank with an 85 rod (which is still available through Honda) in my 85 500 engine. If you can't get an 84-86 short rod, you can use the later rod which is 5mm longer and use a Serco spacer plate which I've seen used and works a treat.