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My First Dirtbike

  1. 07-19-09, 08:04 PM #1
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    My First Dirtbike

    Well finally after a few months today I found it! 400$ 1995 Honda XR 250R WAY up in Vermont. Drove up there today and grabbed it as soon as I saw it listed. Starts right up, sounds good, has some aftermarket exhaust on it and is in pretty good shape i think

    Tonight I'm gonna take the plastics off and start to work on them.

    All it needs is:

    Rear Sprocket
    Fork Seals
    Bark Busters
    Grips
    Rear Wheel Bearing
    Recover the seat
    Change the oil/ check air filter
    A new rear tire soon....
    A rear light
    lube the cables
    clean the carb
    New levers
    And for me to paint it matte black








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  2. 07-19-09, 09:06 PM #2
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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    oh yea and a kickstand

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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    You were up here and you didn't call me?

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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    matte black? what, you don't want to leave it in those god awful clashing 90's colors? bwhaha

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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    DOC im sorry man I totally forgot you're like 6 hours away from me lol.

    I was in Craftsbury? It was really spur of the moment...I saw it...I called him...I went to the ATM...then hit the highway!

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    Quote Originally Posted by -jro- View Post
    matte black? what, you don't want to leave it in those god awful clashing 90's colors? bwhaha
    hahah I know huh? that is actually purple not blue

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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    Mondo that is a GREAT pick up. you gonna have to catch up with some of the dirty rides with us once you get the parts installed


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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    definately! I can't wait!

    I think the toughest things for me are going to be the fork seals...the rear sprocket...and hte carbs cause I've never done anything that involves any of the formentioned items.

    Luckily most of them are cheap parts!

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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    That is a great bike. You will love it.

    And wtf...80's and 90's paintjobs were the best!

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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    Seals, carbs and sprockets are easy. You can do it!

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    I hope so. Gotta get a shop manual for it!

    And yea... 80's and 90's paint schemes....what gives??

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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    meh it is a shit ton easier than you think

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    Dirtbikes are great bikes to learn maintanence on!

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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    yea the bike is stripped of all plastics and everything and all the stickers are off (thank god)

    now shopping online for parts

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    great price and nice bike!

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    ....It was really spur of the moment...I saw it...I called him...I went to the ATM...then hit the highway!


    that's how it's done! I did the same thing about 3 weeks ago and now I have an RM125

    are you going to get a yellow plate and take it to state trails?

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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    congrats, nice find! i had an '88 XR250R, bulletproof bikes

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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    Quote Originally Posted by mondos06cbr1000 View Post
    I hope so. Gotta get a shop manual for it!

    And yea... 80's and 90's paint schemes....what gives??
    It's ok...mine was worse than yours hahahaha.



    And I don't know...that custom front brake lever looks like a keeper. He put a lot of work into that.

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    congrats dude!

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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    hahah thanks guys time to start working on it. Those stickers are a bitch. Gonna see what dealers have for parts close by and if they have some stuff fairly priced i'll buy through them if not this afternoon im just gonna order everything online. I priced it out to be about 220$ (including a set of tires) without fluids and little things.

    So overall...

    400$ for the bike

    50$ for a full tank of gas

    220$ in parts

    10$ in spray paint

    680$ total aint to shabby

    I gotta find a kickstand and a seat cover though...having trouble with them

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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    Nice work dude!

    If you run into any things you can't fix give Adam at Out of Control Racing in Worcester a call. He takes good care of me and my motard.


    Time to get diiiirty!

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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    I got a set of Enduro engineering Handguards you can have. for free.

    You dont need no kickstand its a dirtbike

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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    Quote Originally Posted by BLACK SQUIRREL View Post
    I got a set of Enduro engineering Handguards you can have. for free.

    You dont need no kickstand its a dirtbike
    Yea, skip the kickstand you don't need it.

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    +1 for Out of Control Racing in Worcester, real good peeps!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLACK SQUIRREL View Post
    I got a set of Enduro engineering Handguards you can have. for free.

    You dont need no kickstand its a dirtbike
    NICE DUDE!

    Thanks man! Can you bring them to the trackday this Wednesday? If your going to be there of course!

    all the plastics are stripped and painted black...ill get pics later!

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    Re: My First Dirtbike

    Ugh..

    Just finished painting and cleaning everything...looks way better than before.

    Took off the old levers and grips, cleaned just about everything!

    Ordered:

    520 o-ring chain
    48-tooth sprocket (steel)
    front fork seals and dust covers
    New cheap ass Artrax tires (80$ new...can't beat that)
    new levers
    new rear wheel bearings
    new grips
    gloves
    OEM taillight
    and a few little things

    still can't find a seat cover...wtf

    now all i gotta do is get or download a shop manua, get those handguards from blacksquirrel....get front fork fluid...and start wrenching and praying

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