Vintage Dirt Bike Q & A

New member here. I just purchased a 1976 Honda CR250m needing total restoration. Here is what I got...

The motor turns over and has compression, but no spark. It goes in and out of gear, the brakes work, it has the original tank with only one small dent. Both wheels are pretty straight with no missing or broken spokes, the factory exhaust pipe and silencer are still there and have no dents. The rear shocks are not original. most of the parts are there.

As time and money will allow me I hope to complete this project within a year or so.

I'm in Portland, Oregon.



http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o74 ... dac368.jpg

LORDY you have a project, I might have some parts in my archive, hit me up once you get going.
Good Luck

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1994 AHRMA National Champion Sportsman 125 Intermediate.
1996 AHRMA National Champion Classic 125 Expert.

welcome!! that bike looks a lot like my 1975 CR250M1 condition wise when i got it.

looks like you have a cool project bike there!

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(2) 1968 DT1 1970 RT1M,1970 DT1C 1971 RT1B Enduro 1974 MT250 1974 DT250A (2) 1975 DT400B 1974 DT100,1978 DT175
1975 CR250M1 1979 CR250R 1979 Kawasaki KZ400H1 Jesus is Lord!!

That's awsome, looks like mine also only mine is a 76 CR125M and the top end of motor was missing. I've been working on mine now for about 6 mos. and progress is slow. I need a rear outter fender, and an air intake manifold to bolt up the carb. I anyone knows of thses items please e-mail me at ksregor3@gmail.com
I'm gonna try to get pic's on here if it kills me, I've been trying for months now and can't seem to upload them correctly.
Anyway, nice find on the Elsie, keep us updated on the status.
Kenny

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Kenny Rogers

'76 CR125M Elsinore

[quote="sting66cp"]New member here. I just purchased a 1976 Honda CR250m needing total restoration. Here is what I got...

The motor turns over and has compression, but no spark. It goes in and out of gear, the brakes work, it has the original tank with only one small dent. Both wheels are pretty straight with no missing or broken spokes, the factory exhaust pipe and silencer are still there and have no dents. The rear shocks are not original. most of the parts are there.

As time and money will allow me I hope to complete this project within a year or so.

I'm in Portland, Oregon.






Making some progress...

<a href="http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/kennewberry/media/IMG_9378_zps37d85afd.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o744/kennewberry/IMG_9378_zps37d85afd.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMG_9378_zps37d85afd.jpg"/></a>

Making some progress, here is a current photo, I hope to fire it up in the next few weeks or so.

http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o74 ... abe5b3.jpg

Wow, nice work!

That will make a very nice looking bike!

Keep up the good work!

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1974 Honda CR125M - 1977 Honda CB750 - 1982 Yamaha XT550 - 1986 Honda TLR200 - 2016 Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin- 2012 Ossa TR280i