NOOOOoooooo! I just brought a HONDA

[laserracer]

kINDA ... 1983 HONDA XL185..Have everything except Motor,Tank,Seat,Wheels, so if ya have any old honda TWIN SHOCK stuff laying around xr or xl 185/200 IM your man..OK so i paid $1 for a frame and forks and rear guard but i gotta start somewhere

[barty5]

kINDA ... 1983 HONDA XL185..Have everything except Motor,Tank,Seat,Wheels, so if ya have any old honda TWIN SHOCK stuff laying around xr or xl 185/200 IM your man..OK so i paid $1 for a frame and forks and rear guard but i gotta start somewhere

think i may have some head light surrounds

[laserracer]

Thanks Barty ..only problem with that is im planning a VMX build on the old girl,,so probably wont run headlight
only plastic front number board,,nothing to serious ..just a bit of a project..will probably end up useing old xr 200 bits .
WOW i had forgotten just how heavy those old bikes were the frame weigh's a ton ...lol

[kezzafish]

I had a whole XL200 you could have had but i lefta t my folks house, they got pissed off with it and sold it at a garage sale for 20 bucks... cunts. I have an '85 XR 250R (single shocker though) under my house that's in a bad way. I'll see if my mate wants to get rid of it if you're keen?

[laserracer]

YEP KEEN as

[kezzafish]

It has the motor. the clutch is fucked though. the main bearing holding the shaft that the clutch is on is gone and the basket has been bouncing around in there. Basket fucked and obviousely the bearing needs replacing... I'm yet to split the cases because my mate was unsure what he wanted to do with it but have seen a fair few metal chunks and suspect there could be worse damage. It's the twin carb/twin header model.

I'll speak to him tonight and let ya know here

[barty5]

It has the motor. the clutch is fucked though. the main bearing holding the shaft that the clutch is on is gone and the basket has been bouncing around in there. Basket fucked and obviousely the bearing needs replacing... I'm yet to split the cases because my mate was unsure what he wanted to do with it but have seen a fair few metal chunks and suspect there could be worse damage. It's the twin carb/twin header model.

I'll speak to him tonight and let ya know here

good old RE hand gernade motor they where so good when they went.

[tommorth]

good old RE hand gernade motor they where so good when they went.

they never went for very long , mate had one was an utter pig to start but great fun once it was going
shat all over my twin shock xr265 to
then his brother kindly decided to wash it as a favor and put jif in the motor was never the same again

[oldskool]

I might have a spare CDI and coil for a 2 valver loafing. Maybe other bits and pieces, I'll have a look. I have a 2 valver workshop manual.

What I'm looking for is a XL/XR 250 donk for my KX125 '97 roller which has had the cradle modified for one to just slot in. Everything but the motor, carb and custom header is there and the bike is just waiting for an implant. I kept the 4" supertrapp just for it too!

[cheese]

Why don't you drop a KDX motor in it Evan?

[oldskool]

Why don't you drop a KDX motor in it Evan?
Good question, worth answering!
!. I am a closet four stroker.
2. The cradle has brackets welded into it ready for a Honda 250 motor
3. The electrics have been rewired complete with CDI and coil for the Honda 250 4T
4. Throttle cable is a Honda one
5. Air box has been sorted for the Honda carby
6. Oil cooler is custom fit on steering head below number board for 4T

And where would I find a rare KDX200 motor complete with electrics?

[krad_nz]

Got an 83' XL250. See my profile. Not parting it out though :p

[oldskool]

Got an 83' XL250. See my profile. Not parting it out though :p
If you don't want to 'part it' how 'bout a straight swap so you can use the KX forks on your KDX!

[laserracer]

xr kx mmmmm Now we talkn would be a beasty machine
Hey old school what models does that manual cover ????

[kezzafish]

newsflash...

Just went down and had a good look for part numbers/frame numbers on the XR... the frame says it's a 1985 XR 250R but i noticed at the bottom of the barrel it has 199cm3 (cubed) cast in the metal. WTF???? was there a twin carb 200 made? has someone put this barrel on it after manufacture?? questions questions

still haven't heard back from me matey by the way

[oldskool]

newsflash...

Just went down and had a good look for part numbers/frame numbers on the XR... the frame says it's a 1985 XR 250R but i noticed at the bottom of the barrel it has 199cm3 (cubed) cast in the metal. WTF???? was there a twin carb 200 made? has someone put this barrel on it after manufacture?? questions questions

still haven't heard back from me matey by the way
Yep and it was a lemon

[browny]

im down south but if you get stuck ive got drum style forks and front rim off my old xr350.id love to get rid of.took them off to put disc front end on.

[laserracer]

Dam Browny pity you are so far away i would have taken that front end and wheel off your hands
thanks for the offer
Dave

[laserracer]

newsflash...

Just went down and had a good look for part numbers/frame numbers on the XR... the frame says it's a 1985 XR 250R but i noticed at the bottom of the barrel it has 199cm3 (cubed) cast in the metal. WTF???? was there a twin carb 200 made? has someone put this barrel on it after manufacture?? questions questions

still haven't heard back from me matey by the way

Thats ok a 2 hunndy would be sweet also..dont mind the repairs
cheers Dave

[barty5]

There was a dude selling heaps a that stuff not so long a go on trade mem had heaps a motors

[laserracer]

Will check thanks barty

[oldskool]

Will check thanks barty
Theres a guy Martyn2500 on TM. I used to get a lot of my XR 2 valver parts from him. He often repeats the line that he doesn't do it for a business and it supplements his hobby (of restoring old Honda's) but he is not as cheap as he likes to say he is... to his credit he does have all the bits. Be careful because he will send you parts he hasn't checked out, assuring you it is a goody, and then you have to go through the process of getting him to find you another one when the bits inside that part is shrapnel. In the end you do get the part you want but sometimes it's a long-winded process. I had to deal with him because there was no one else as good local.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=716336

[laserracer]

Thanks oldschool for the heads up..luckily this build isnt my main bike only a project so i can take my time...man im getting absolute shit from my smart arse son and his boss about owning a honda ...everything from ...now you will have to buy some sheep, pigs, and a cow, so you can herd them on the farm bike ...to...it might be a frame now but when you rebuild it it still wont go :no: but i did have to point out to them what they had paid for there yamaha's and i only paid $1 for the honda:laugh:

[glanvillejon]

kINDA ... 1983 HONDA XL185..Have everything except Motor,Tank,Seat,Wheels, so if ya have any old honda TWIN SHOCK stuff laying around xr or xl 185/200 IM your man..OK so i paid $1 for a frame and forks and rear guard but i gotta start somewhere
Brought/Bought??? mmmm sorry couldn't help myself hehe

[krad_nz]

If you don't want to 'part it' how 'bout a straight swap so you can use the KX forks on your KDX!

Good idea. Definitely worth pondering.

[oldskool]

Good idea. Definitely worth pondering.
Ponder some more. To sweeten it up a bit I might even throw in a bit of cash. I'm planning on selling my KX shortly and saving up for a 4T enduro, following flyingCR's withdrawals I don't want to suffer the same fate, your lump could be a panacea through the drought.