$700 Vintage Honda cr250 Barn Find Dirt Bike (Will It Run?) 

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Any body else love the buying and fixing series he’s got going on?

Crazy how every bike on craigs list has a top end rebuild. Even the ones that don't run.

Finally a dirt bike

I purchased a 1990 CR250r for $700 that had been sitting in a barn for years, previous owner had it for 18 years. Still have the bike, plan on doing a full restoration

Joe I know you’re going to have a kick starter problem because I seen a washer missing when you pulled the case off you will see the surface of the case you pulled off is shiny it needs a thin washer to go up against the kick starter, When you go to kick that bike over it pushes up against the case and without that little washer the gears will skip. I know this because I spent a few hours trying to fix that issue so look on the parts diagram get that little washer I promise you will be happy i told you this!!

Finally a dirtbike😍

It's been years since I've worked on a bike, but the way this dude breaks them down piece by piece and explains every step, I just love to watch it. So interesting.

Nice find Joe. Those old Cr's were almost dangerously fast. Hopefully you can whip it back into shape and take it for a rip and maybe race it against your newer one.

That waterpump isnt bad at all those old hondas usually get all messed up from the coolant from sitting because the case is made from magnesium not aluminum

One cool ride I had two back in the 80s 😂😂💖

I have a 84 Cr 80 and a 99 250r ha can’t beat the old Honda 2 smokers 🔥🔥

Bike I had for years. Loved it. My cr500 did try to kill me many times. Lol. Much respect

Finally you bought an interesting bike instead of those boring 4 stroke quad things

My first dirt bike was an 85 cr250, loved that thing. Best $500 I ever spent lol. Really wish I would have kept it though.

You've come a long way Joe. You're taking the time to diagnose problems instead of just making starting it up your main priority. You never know what's lurking in these mystery motors. Good job. By the way, if that water pump shaft has any slight grooves in it, I'd order that up as well as the seals because an old shaft will just destroy the new pump seals. Have fun.

Tour gonna need an after market two piece clutch case and water pump that case is trash bud great find 🤘🏻🇺🇸

My uncle used to have 1985 cr 500 was such a beast

Everyone loves Wiseco. I was 15 had too take 4 buses to get my piston rings, Obviously 1 trip to order another too pick up. I have always used Wiseco but man I gotta say there’s nothing like the abuse the stock piston can take.

Damnnnnnnn!!! I scrolled down the comments because there’s normally a cpl utube mechanics spewing hate. None!! Not in the first 20-30 anyway. Finally, useful commentary that is positive and people can learn from. Can’t wait to see u dig into an old Honda!!

finally a dirt bike, be defo looking at the parts fische as that kickstart is missing a washer and that split thrust washer on the clutch doesn’t make any sense( although i have not built a Honda yet). sure you can get this looking good with a load of time and cash. from what i see with hondas they always go crusty round the water pump magnesium covers don’t like water and antifreeze

I don't ride motorcycles, I've had old Vespas though, I just like mechanical stuff and making things work again.....for some odd reason I just love watching these videos, so thanks!

Just started watching your videos , I really enjoy watching them every night after a long day at work ! This is prob one on my favorite ones so far !

Finally a bike that's perfect for you. A Honda cr250 from the 80s.

Even though as a retired U.S. Army mechanic I would love to find a CR project and learn how to learn 2 stroke rebuilds 😊

Nice video bro 👌🏻. I will be watching this build

Finally a dirt scoot ;)

The geezer knows his way round any dirt bike brilliant footage bro

Yes finally a cr250 again

Time to buy some new windshield wipers my guy.

Honda has some of the smoothest clutches of the MX bikes

i had a 1985 cr250 i bought off a buddy for $20 it was a basket case i fixed it all up ordered a running engine on ebay for like $150 not knowing if it ran or not if i remember right and it ended up running great i had like 300 or 400 bucks in it i loved that bike and would always love to get one again one day i love the honda atac engine and they only did 1985 and 1986. 85 had rear drum brakes and 86 had disc front and rear.

The more beat up the bike the more fun the episodes in my book!

I love watching your fix up vids in between my person projects gives me more motivation. Keep on it with the good videos. Ps wd40 not the best for lubeing a piston, its not really a lubricant best off with oil like you said.

Awesome video thanks for sharing buddy I'm in the UK and was brought up racing and riding these 2 strokes bikes back in the 80s and 90s now I'm 50 yrs old I watch my grandkids ride and I try to fix and repair there bikes 👍👏👏

I have a 1985 CR125 I restored and use for Vintage hare scrambles and track freeriding! They definitely need a spring upgrade from race tech old bikes were soft!

I have 2 crs -1, my 85, i kept my 89. my 85 was a beast, it hit really hard on the low end, it shifted pretty darn good, and the suspenders were pretty good for the time. I put on 86 cartrage forks and it rode like a dream. I had some bills to pay so I sold it to a buddy, that odd device you saw under the water pump is for your automatic torque amplification chamber, Atac for short. Hang on to it, they are collecting in value. Good finde bruh!

I have a 1989 cr250 bought from my neighbor for 250$ running driving

My God buddy the things you can do with these quads and bikes are amazing I have not seen you give on one yet I absolutely love your channel I will keep watching for a long time keep up the amazing work!

Cool bike. I had a 86 250 CR that I got a teen in 97.

Whens the tecate rebuild dropping🤨

Very nice cheap honda cr 250 old school and god bless

I don't know about a good deal 🤔, but definitely is going to be a fun/interesting video !! Thank you buddy , keep it up 👍

The 86 was my favorite. But this ones still great

Where I'm from I can't even get a frame for that price😂

Those 85 through 87 Honda CRs were notorious for the water pump case cover corroding because they are made out of magnesium and minerals in the water just destroy them. There's a guy in the UK that makes aluminum ones.

Having the same issue on my 1995 Cr250r the kick starter gears are slipping so bad it does not starter easy anymore, Joe the slipping is occurring back behind the mechanism where the ratchet gears are. That is what is slipping, the tips of the teeth get rounded off and causes it to slip

"they're really fun to work on" I wish all mechanics had your attitude

That coolent pipe is a common failure because the cases are magnesium. People use the wrong coolant and they rot away. RRC Restorations had a good series on this which just finnished.

These old bikes are fun to fix up but can be hard to find parts for. I'm rebuilding a 1986 CR80 right now and getting stuff for it was a bit of a challenge

Bruh, you called the bike of my teenage years vintage. That cuts deep !!!

I have a 1984 CR250R that i fixed the water pump with jb weld, its a good bike in the local vmx!!!!!

Probably almost 20 years ago i had a good running 1985 CR250 i sold for 800 bucks. I knew I should of held onto in

A nice classic bike can’t beat em old Hondas

the reason why its not going into gear is most likely because he tried shifting it with the clutch cover off. if you look in the bottom left corner of the clutch side case you can see the shift shaft come through, you need to pop it back into the right place somehow.

By the looks of those foot pegs it's got a ton of hours on it!! Should clean up nice tho👍👍

That washer was broken! Weird, never seen one broken like that. Please don't reuse it. I think there was a serious problem and the last guy tried to repair it without splitting the cases. I think you may have to do so to find out what is wrong with the transmission. Might just be pieces of old clutch basket caught between the gears. I'm liking this project more every moment.

get yourself some marvels mystery oil for down the cylinder. wd40 is not a good choice for that

Popcorn 🍿 in hand with this bike 👀

👀 85mdl CR 250 ❤

Awesome I have the 84 cr250

I have a 1982 CR250R, its a wicked bike,

Restore that babe like the Cr80.

Pliers ? Whats next ? A Pipewrench to torque the headbolts ?

I swear. All the good vintage bikes are on the West coast Or all the hoarders grab them up!. Either way! Last YR i could have gotten a 1-Owner Orig 1974 Suzuki TM400 (Cyclone) Widow-Maker Bike for $400. It even ran! Haven't found one since & before that I hadn't seen one for sale in over 5 YRs. Man. I just want another Matching Suzuki TM for my 1974 250 Racer. Anyone in the Ohio, MI, Indiana, Wis area got one? As Much as I love 2-Stroke. It's just not the same when you got a Radiator in, MonoCrap (Shock), and a plastic tank. I love the Ironman Class Wayyyy too much!

There will be a date stamped into the wheel rims mate 🤣👍

The 1985 was a good year. The motor has a very strong low end torque.

Both crankshaft bearing seals must be damaged, and that affects any 2 stroke engine compression

Not surprising it needs all that work, I had some friends that bought these new in 1985, they just THRASHED the poor things from the get go.

Damn. I was just gonna buy that! Lol. Hope you have fun with it

You need some wipers my guy 👍🏼😂🤣

that was my ride back in the day,lots of fun good memories.

I never clicked on one of your videos this fast since the kx500.

Once again Joe you got beat how would a kickstart levee internally strip out?🤣🤣outside maybe not inside

Update that to the 2 piesce clutch cover . Those 85/86/87 CR’s were notorious for Radiator / water pump corrosion. As soon as you added coolant it would almost instantly develop a charge like a battery 🔋 because the metals in the system didn’t like each other . It would eat the housing and clutch cover by the water pump then leak all remaining coolant into trans and overheat motor etc .! That bike is definitely worth saving !

Please look for a fuel injected 250 four stroke, you will not be disappointed

you can add water and put in freezer it will pop dents out i tried it on a steel dirt bike gas tank and worked for me but be careful i had a older cr250 like that one but it had kick stator on left side of bike was weird to kick over great old bikes nice find

cool videos,i also have a 81 cr 125,,and a yamaha 200 electric im working on...89 yamaha 175...good job.

Not first but still early

Can’t wait for this build

I had a 83 I think it was the kickstart was on the left side and chain was on the right. I never saw a bike like that before

finally your getting dirt bikes now

Long time follower here and very happy seeing the dirtbike content back. But I was hit with so many ads it made it tough to watch. Hope you get paid for that!!

Let’s go a dirt bike And it’s a Honda!😇

You should keep your eyes out for a little CR60. I picked one up in April and it’s being restored, those little rockets bring like $3k in good condition.

Get her rippin budd!

I remember riding those when they were new. Damn I'm old!

wise words from joe. chain is there suspension is there... yea mate that are parts taht make a bike work funny one you are

16:55 sounds like a old bike trying to breath and live again

Great bike i had one in the mid 90s but mine was an 84 👍

Keihin was the stock carb for the 85 CR250

You need the new cover and water pump shaft + seal. Any pits and or corrosion in water pump seal area will cause the seal not to seal correctly and coolent will leak into trans oil. Take a close look at that used cover for pitting and corrosion if there is don't buy it . Buy the brand new one. That case is made from magnesium known to corrode and not seal. Flush radiators out. Install new bottom end crank seals. One is on the flywheel side and one is behind that main gear on clutch side . I would not trust old seals. That spark is weak you need to clean the pickup behind the flywheel. And all connections. That carburetor on the bike is a keihin 36mm or 38mm flat side power jet. The one in the parts box is the stock carburetor. The carburetor on the bike is the better carburetor. That spark plug didn't look lean ,it looks newer like someone cleaned it and put it back in. because they couldn't get the bike to run, weak spark. I think someone rebuilt it and couldn't get the bike to run then it sat for years. You should just do a complete restore of the bike ,repaint , rebuild the forks + shocks and new linkage and swingarm bearings . Make it mint the right way

Sweeet hope it all works out good, mate of mine got the CR 80 1982 when we where kids and he still has it. He's 52 years old and didn't fix it for his own son he just got his son a new bike. Figure that hey. 😎👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

finnaly some dirt bikes

Hey buy a zoom spout bottle on Amazon. They come with sewing machine oil in them.there is a little hose that you pull out of the bottle thats like 6 inches long .great for putting gas in carb

I certiatly do..it has to be old crusty and 2 stroke its even more exhilarating when it comes back to life the 2 stroke kick the blue leaving the tail.pipe watching how fast the tack jumps and the front end lifts fast oh yea baby love my 2 stokes.u dont get none of that with a four stroke no buzz no smell boaringggg

Have u ever worked on a 250 Elcenoir? I love watching u work on bikes, I has learned so much.

Free Great Advice. I ben at a Honda/Yam/Suz shop 4 almost 25yrs. lke Ive said B4. least 80ty percent of those parts are DISCONTINUED FROM HONDA NOW‼ the cases has ben Discontinued I no since 2002. I buy old bike like tht & make a KILLING just sitting on it parting it out. FREE ADVICE. From a life long Motorcross Head

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Just found a mint RM 250! Picking it up today! Nice bag Joe😀