NOOOOoooooo! I just brought a HONDA

[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/Lis...?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 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

[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.