Part 2 of fixing up this 1985 Honda cr250. New parts are coming in the mail! I hope you guys enjoyed the video! Please SUBSCRIBE and LIKE the video if you enjoyed! It helps me out a lot! Thank you for all the support! My Instagram: 2_vintage_
Every new dirty bike I get that needs work, first thing I do is pressure wash. Too easy otherwise to accidently introduce grit where grit does damage. Each to their own.
i have a running 1986 CR250 fun bike. The hardest thing i did to it was make the suspension feel like my 2001 CR500. Race Tech Shock / Forks have a Summers Fork Brace. helped with flexing forks. PC pipe and Rad Valve. Desert Masher. Good luck and have fun
My 84 is as fast hits just as hard or harder than my kx500 the 500 has rad valve pro circuit works pipe wisceo ect. 84 had hot rod crank stock pipe piston DG can. 250 ripper.
@@sevendyseven4090 The 500 that year was the same Brutal. I traded 1980 artic cat couger for that 84. I blew up my 490. My buddy was pissed we were going to go riding. The 250 bike been sitting against a shed for 5 years faded plastics bald back tire bent handel bars. Traded the sled put the 490 controls on it put oil water gas. Went to the dunes. In eastern washington. 75 foot dune has hard packed dirt woop de dos right before the bottom hill turns to sand top big flat plato. That's 300' wide by 300' deep Hit that hill 4 gear 10' high 30' across landing on flat. First time on that 250 with bald tire Hit it 4 gear didn't jump. But it wheeled where I almost fliped it at the top. In the sand dune.
Their is a website called partspitstop they have a bunch of oem parts and also aftermarket parts and they support a lot of models of powersports. Also a fan
Dear Joe: I recently started viewing and enjoying your videos. I'm reminded of an old idiom: " idle hands are the Devil's workshop." Continued success and happiness with your joyful toils..
I've decided to take week off and do some recreating. My apprentice left to MMI so what little I have to finish up will take bout 30 min. Have a newer razor that needs a front diff installed it can wait a few days.
If you put your phone in video or picture mode and have it use flash you can see your piston through the intake and exhaust holes easier. Spark plug hole too!
u gotta be more patient when gravity bleeding hydraulic brakes without a one way valve hose....so all the quick fast pumping of the lever does nothing to speed it up if your gravity bleeding...just gotta wait for the fluid to flow thru the small orfices and if not clogged will eventually come thru like it did with your brakes........and brake fluid is very messy and corrosive and will eat paint or nething it comes into contact with so u really should invest in some clear tubing and a 1 way valve system for like 10 bucks then u connect hose to nipple and not make a mess when u crack the bolt and u also get to see the air and fluid in the line so u can visually see that there are no bubbles and then u can pump the lever and it only lets it pump out without drawing any air back in to contaminate the air free line.....and also i noticed when the fluid didnt come rushing out like you were hoping...u unscrewed the bleed nipple like 2 full turns in hopes that it would start flowing but that is unnecessary cuz all u need to do is crack it just a hair and thats all u will ever need to bleed them properly and the more u unscrew it does not correlate into faster flowing properties ...it just makes a bigger mess since the threads get fluid to bypass it since when unscrewed the fluid can be pushed out of the bleed nipple itself threads will have fluid coming past it making a big mess...........
for the coolant hose, you could use a t fitting and take some new hose and have the two go into the fitting and then a new hose to the new case, just a thought.
It could use a power wash or maybe just some elbow grease water and laundry detergent a rag. I love that bike Honda back then was the very best I dont know maybe it still is?
For gods sake can you just wash the thing? Would make us happy to see the complete condition of it. By the way my cr60 had 190psi compression stock so 150 would probably the service limit for the top end idk but my 60 is a kick in the pants with 190
Jay franklin go on jay fella!!!! I just sit back and laugh at loads of these "mechanics" who know absolutely nothing and it's plain to see in there comments!!! As much I I kinda enjoy these videos and get a good giggle from the lad,he too knows fuckall about engines etc it's laughable!!!!!! The wd40 usage cracks me right up!!!! It's shite lad loads better products on the market👍🏻😂😂😂🙈🙈🙈🤔😕💦💦
WD 40 is good to squirt into carb before storing it, it will fight corrosion inside .I read the guys who rent bikes in Baja do that to their fleet of bikes.( Carbureted bikes)
Instead of soaking the jets and parts to the carb in wd 40 and carb cleaner use kerosene it works way better and it’s cheaper will take any old gas out and it will disolve any dirt or grime in it
you are making some great improvement sir if you would had that bike a year ago you would’ve said imma run it with the hole just to see if it run and end up making a top speed video with the hole but today you’ve waited and its really nice to see😁 and i dont want to be mean take it as a compliment you have gained patience
The best time to jump on a fixer - upper machine is right after January, supply / demand is tilted the most favorably.people aren't riding a lot, got bills to pay, not many people are thinking of moto season , be ready to snag a machine. I try to buy some beater bike or quad every winter, fix up, ride a bit, sell in spring when demand shoots up .
If u haven’t already gotten it, try drilling tiny holes beside where the Allen wrench fits in the bolt hole on the caliper, basically make a trench for a regular screwdriver, then extract the bolt with the screwdriver
you been doing this long enough between you and your brother you would think that you'd be a little better at it by now it's young man I guess keep on tearing things up and after it cost you a certain amount of money you'll learn good luck
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Part 2 of fixing up this 1985 Honda cr250. New parts are coming in the mail! I hope you guys enjoyed the video!
Please SUBSCRIBE and LIKE the video if you enjoyed! It helps me out a lot!
Thank you for all the support!
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You should pressure wash the bike
Where do you buy your bikes
Nice man doing good
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2vintage get a honda trx 250r please they are really cool my dad raced one befor and I would like to see one .
Genuine question joe? Why do you never power hose stuff before you work on it. Much better working on stuff that's clean.
Because that would make sense.. Then he put some back together all nasty dirty..
Then it would be all wet
@Jared Howell Just look it over before doing it and you'll be fine.. I have did hundreds in the last 45 years and have never had that issue..
Now it’s cold I understand but before I hAve no idea lol I always power wash my things before working on them
Every new dirty bike I get that needs work, first thing I do is pressure wash. Too easy otherwise to accidently introduce grit where grit does damage. Each to their own.
Use compressed air on the caliper to push the piston out. This is the way I have always done it. Works well that way 👍
That satisfying click when a float bowl screw breaks lose.
Damn can’t wait to hear it run
Glad to see your showing more of how you fix things !! More how to videos !! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!
Please get a frikkin workbench u always working on the floor 😂😂
Beautiful CR. 1985... good years. Still have my 1998 CR250. Miss my 1996 CR500 tho. Goodluck mate!
My brother has a 97 CR500
we had some good riding weather this weekend in Wisconsin hope you had fun during this good week of weather.
Good job on the screw removal, doesn’t always work out that good with the drill
Please do a proper restoration on the cr it’s a amazing bike and worth more than a half arsed just get it running
You know that he's going to do a half arsed job at the most.... lOl
Getting famous off of comments day 161, so I can live the dream, live life to the fullest🤙
Go out and do something
@@josh3570 exactly
If you focused on a job or career how you focus on commenting on videos,youd have a job or career
Dude u say this on every dirtbike video I see not sure wats the purpose of why u say that
@@ModifiedM14 Hey check out my homemade electric dirt bike.
Put some stubby 8mm headed bolts back inn that cover... good start to making it mechanic friendly. Great vid..
Crank seals !! Seals are cheap and good way to make sure you don't have a air leak which will cause a lean condition.
I dont see much of your brothers anymore i remember you all did a lot of videos together & love the videos, great work keep it up man
You just made me buy my first compression tester. Always been a o.g love the content as always 😃😃
Its looking good, but dude wash the thing already
i have a running 1986 CR250 fun bike. The hardest thing i did to it was make the suspension feel like my 2001 CR500. Race Tech Shock / Forks have a Summers Fork Brace. helped with flexing forks. PC pipe and Rad Valve. Desert Masher. Good luck and have fun
Remember to buy some reverse (left turn drill bits)..
Interesting to see the differences between my 84 and your 85
Yea my 84 is different too
My 84 is as fast hits just as hard or harder than my kx500 the 500 has rad valve pro circuit works pipe wisceo ect. 84 had hot rod crank stock pipe piston DG can. 250 ripper.
@@brianjacobsen5762 The '84 was actually faster & more of a brute than the '85.
@@brianjacobsen5762 that's crazy. You should race them and video it. The Wing VS The Saki.... lOl
@@sevendyseven4090 The 500 that year was the same Brutal. I traded 1980 artic cat couger for that 84. I blew up my 490. My buddy was pissed we were going to go riding. The 250 bike been sitting against a shed for 5 years faded plastics bald back tire bent handel bars. Traded the sled put the 490 controls on it put oil water gas. Went to the dunes. In eastern washington. 75 foot dune has hard packed dirt woop de dos right before the bottom hill turns to sand top big flat plato. That's 300' wide by 300' deep Hit that hill 4 gear 10' high 30' across landing on flat. First time on that 250 with bald tire Hit it 4 gear didn't jump. But it wheeled where I almost fliped it at the top. In the sand dune.
Wooooo!! Looked at it quick and thought it was a 500!! Like yeah bro is about to get his back dirty this time
Love this series and that Honda CR ! What a great bike !
Their is a website called partspitstop they have a bunch of oem parts and also aftermarket parts and they support a lot of models of powersports. Also a fan
Fork seals look like they are junk by how wet it looks you really need to start washing your bikes before stripping them down
Really enjoy watching your videos from Sydney Australia. Keep up the good work.
85 CR250 vs Tecate from a 3rd gear pull .
You can buy a new primary cover from Honda, 89 cr250 will work on an 85, I've done a few of them you can buy new oem parts still for around $140-160.
First thing I'd do is degrease that bike and wash it before working on it
Dear Joe: I recently started viewing and enjoying your videos. I'm reminded of an old idiom: " idle hands are the Devil's workshop." Continued success and happiness with your joyful toils..
Why do people hate on him these videos take a lot of time good content I don’t know why people hate on you
I can’t wait for the final product of this build
Quality 10/10 the basics ,get stuck in love it 👍👍
Currently 2:03am can't sleep this was in my suggestions what's up bro
Lol its 12 am here
i have a 1985 CR125 project bike that i can,t wait to work on some day when i get around to it .
I've decided to take week off and do some recreating. My apprentice left to MMI so what little I have to finish up will take bout 30 min. Have a newer razor that needs a front diff installed it can wait a few days.
Looks like a vintage 1985 flywheel. Still throwing lightning its fine.
Take that flywheel off and clean the corrosion off . You will get better spark. And while it is off replace the crank seal
Joe thanks for the videos . your killing these uploads.well done. How do u get these awesome bargains..your the man
Nice old Cr250 awesome video man
Don't forget crankshaft seals !! If the air boot is rock hard what do you think the seals are like?
Good point, those seals will be shrunken & hard.some bikes can have them swapped out without too much of a fight
If you put your phone in video or picture mode and have it use flash you can see your piston through the intake and exhaust holes easier. Spark plug hole too!
Change the reeds change the top end. All houses seals and gaskets. Do it right my brother
Samco do a y piece coolant hose. You can deffo get one. The 2019 yzf250 has a similar hose
Put type f trans fluid for transmission and clutch. Clutch will work a lot better and shift smoother
Me: My bike blew up 😔 2vintage: wd40 will do the trick 😏
Funny he doesn't actually use it on the most stuck screws on brake and didn't use on coroded looking bleeder nipple. Tripper but he is good
u gotta be more patient when gravity bleeding hydraulic brakes without a one way valve hose....so all the quick fast pumping of the lever does nothing to speed it up if your gravity bleeding...just gotta wait for the fluid to flow thru the small orfices and if not clogged will eventually come thru like it did with your brakes........and brake fluid is very messy and corrosive and will eat paint or nething it comes into contact with so u really should invest in some clear tubing and a 1 way valve system for like 10 bucks then u connect hose to nipple and not make a mess when u crack the bolt and u also get to see the air and fluid in the line so u can visually see that there are no bubbles and then u can pump the lever and it only lets it pump out without drawing any air back in to contaminate the air free line.....and also i noticed when the fluid didnt come rushing out like you were hoping...u unscrewed the bleed nipple like 2 full turns in hopes that it would start flowing but that is unnecessary cuz all u need to do is crack it just a hair and thats all u will ever need to bleed them properly and the more u unscrew it does not correlate into faster flowing properties ...it just makes a bigger mess since the threads get fluid to bypass it since when unscrewed the fluid can be pushed out of the bleed nipple itself threads will have fluid coming past it making a big mess...........
Would love to see a 1987 kx500 🍏 great content 👍🏻
Hey doggy be very careful if you have to remove the petcock cause you can strip the nuts in the tank and then you have to buy a new tank
for the coolant hose, you could use a t fitting and take some new hose and have the two go into the fitting and then a new hose to the new case, just a thought.
It could use a power wash or maybe just some elbow grease water and laundry detergent a rag. I love that bike Honda back then was the very best I dont know maybe it still is?
When your bleeding brakes your have to hold the lever in while u crack the bleed screw otherwise it sucks air back in
For gods sake can you just wash the thing? Would make us happy to see the complete condition of it. By the way my cr60 had 190psi compression stock so 150 would probably the service limit for the top end idk but my 60 is a kick in the pants with 190
@@jaydensdream714 a lawn mower struggles with 75 a Honda worth it’s salt has at least 130
An engine built for 90psi would be fine but 100psi of blow by isn’t going to run
Jay franklin go on jay fella!!!! I just sit back and laugh at loads of these "mechanics" who know absolutely nothing and it's plain to see in there comments!!! As much I I kinda enjoy these videos and get a good giggle from the lad,he too knows fuckall about engines etc it's laughable!!!!!! The wd40 usage cracks me right up!!!! It's shite lad loads better products on the market👍🏻😂😂😂🙈🙈🙈🤔😕💦💦
Like the 86 good content brotha
We all know how to get one of those running when it has compression just clean the carb change the plug some fresh mix gas and ride it good job man
Looks like someone else had already cleaned the carb.
I always believed in your ability Joe,come a long way
Another interesting vid, thanks Joe!
wow i just realized that you have so many subs im here since like 15-20 k
Brake clean works better on carbs that’s what I do. I build and resto motorcycles and 4 wheelers and 3 wheelers so
Cut a flat crease in that screw with a dremel, use a flat head. No problem.
Imagine using wd-40 to clean a carburetor and to make things worst basically the whole bike
Been using wd40 on carbs for 30yrs..no issue(s) whatsoever..
WD 40 is good to squirt into carb before storing it, it will fight corrosion inside .I read the guys who rent bikes in Baja do that to their fleet of bikes.( Carbureted bikes)
Looks like crank seals have gone , looks damp in casing under flywheel
He really likes WD-40
Who doesnt?
@2vintage, what is your parts store web addess? Looking for a 2003 CR250R CDI.
Seems you have a knack at getting parts for cheap.
Instead of soaking the jets and parts to the carb in wd 40 and carb cleaner use kerosene it works way better and it’s cheaper will take any old gas out and it will disolve any dirt or grime in it
I believe in it
I can believe you said air filter it's not that bad?
you should do a full redo with plastics motor and all make it a show bike
you are making some great improvement sir if you would had that bike a year ago you would’ve said imma run it with the hole just to see if it run and end up making a top speed video with the hole but today you’ve waited and its really nice to see😁 and i dont want to be mean take it as a compliment you have gained patience
Bleed the brake at the handle bar first. Loosen the hose at the bar
No Frontbreak needed ,fire the Motor up !
Who were you trying to impress when you were pushing the break😂😂
At what time
What did you say the airfilter is bad no use it its good just like your piston gaskets seals and your hoses
nice work. your mechanical skills are so much better than than when you started doing this
Where are you finding these amazing deals?
The best time to jump on a fixer - upper machine is right after January, supply / demand is tilted the most favorably.people aren't riding a lot, got bills to pay, not many people are thinking of moto season , be ready to snag a machine.
I try to buy some beater bike or quad every winter, fix up, ride a bit, sell in spring when demand shoots up .
Been doing that for 5 year straight
We used air pressure when I was in school
I am buying the same honda tomorrow with the same problem believe it or not i hope she is a ripper
You should be sponsored by WD40
After watching this I think I mite look for an older bike for myself to fix up.
😎👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Crazy seems like everything has a 5/16 [8mm] bleeder screw..
Didn’t have to drill could of spun the cap with the screw , would of came out fine
Nice! Can’t wait to watch!
The piston is not good its 34 years old, if you don't have paper work proving that the pryor owner changed it
Easy out on them striped out Allen key bolts
Take the sub frame off when you need to remove the carburetor
Personal opinion I’d switch to the macuni carb
PLEASE GET A LTZ400
Hey check out my homemade electric dirt bike.
Ltz’s are lame especially the 400
@@jordanseger Peoples name.like Jordan are lame especially you
@@meanbird9843 lol what are you 12?
Ltz 400 are lame sorry buddy
That’s a nice bike would like to rip that around🤙🏻
Hey check out my homemade electric dirt bike.
Will do
Yoooo that’s sick great job
@@everydayaircraftsandautomo3979 ok thanks.
use air compressor to pop the pistons out
Will it run, didn’t even try to start it in this video, hate click bate, should of just put, work on the Honda cr250, simples
No doubt.
Good to know I wasted my time.
if you've ever worked on a old bike's brake you know the pissed, spasmatic tugging of the brake lever when the pull isn't as hard as it should be...
u know your stuff.im in the uk cannot wait to see u do this
If u haven’t already gotten it, try drilling tiny holes beside where the Allen wrench fits in the bolt hole on the caliper, basically make a trench for a regular screwdriver, then extract the bolt with the screwdriver
Love the longer videosss
Same
Allen screws on 85 carb crazy
I have a question! Is there somebody cutting their lawn 24 hours a day in the background while you’re working on your bike?
just push the caliper pistons out of the calipers with air pressure
you been doing this long enough between you and your brother you would think that you'd be a little better at it by now it's young man I guess keep on tearing things up and after it cost you a certain amount of money you'll learn good luck
Wise man once said if it aint broke dont fix
love your vids
Hey check out my homemade electric dirt bike.
We both said the bike was sweet when you put it back together 😂 I watch too much 2vintage