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I used to be a big fan of 927 at 40:1 but after having sticking rings / power valve on my KTM 300 and decomp valve on my 500 I had to say good bye and moved to Amsoil Saber 80:1. I been running everything at this ratio and its super clean, all trail ridden so maybe not the best conditions for 927 an...

I fitted a "Clake One light" (Aussie manufacturer) brand hydraulic clutch master cylinder using a Magura slave cylinder on my '01. More common to be used on KTM's It's the first time in 10 years that the clutch actually fully disengages! It's light one finger use all day long and parts are...

Bit late now but I had the same issue with my '87 radiators being full of magnesium after the water pump / clutch housing imploded. I jammed a potato in the bottom radiator outlet filled it up with coca cola and left them soak for 3 days. Flushed out with the hose and you have nice clean radiator tu...

Hi mate
You might want to get them to chamfer the edges of the ports and to relieve the exhaust bridge while they are working on it.
Refer to the Honda cr500 manual.
If they don't... El Seizo

Well..??
What happened next?

2001 seat cover maybe even seat too.
I'd vote '87 model.

Good on ya bud
I'm in the middle of doing up an '87 and could maybe modify those purple porn covers to fit ...sic mate.

Are you sure your bike is not an '85 model?
The tank and rims look like '85's to my untrained eye?

Purple?
Ma-ate you been pulling waaaay too many cones.
You must be an Aussie? lol
Purple... please
I'm going to bed that's too much

Quote "I can do whatever to my bike. I have spent about 50 hours on jetting and oil ratio in the last several months. I tried anywhere from 24:1 to 50:1. I like 32:1 the most. My '85 cr500 run excellent, even can idle all day long." (There's 12 hour's out of 50 gone in ideling) (Of course ...

I can do whatever to my bike. I have spent about 50 hours on jetting and oil ratio in the last several months.
-saharamike[/quote]

50 Hours on jetting one bike

That's so hot.
Great work with the cover too.
Are those fork boots genuine or after market and where did you get them from?
I need to get a set for my '87.
If my bike looks anything close to yours when I'm finished, I'll be very happy

Don't use those cheap aftermarket breathers.
My mate put his bike in the garage after we were riding and turned off the fuel tap.
Stinking hot day,a few hours later he went back to the garage to get some
coldies and there's fuel all over the place.
The fuel tank had huge splits on both sides.

"iridium plugs foul easier than the 0.99$ ones"

I think they don't cope as well as a standard plug if the jetting is a bit rich.
Which is why they are better for EFI where fuel mixtures are more accurate.

Hi mate. When I got my big girl, she had boyesen carbon reeds fitted using the stock plate. It went great...until I put a 39.5 PWK and rad valve in :D :D I did fit a set of Boyesen carbon reeds to my brothers YZ250WR and that was supplied with a small rev plate ,disgarding the stock plate. Made it a...

This is what I've used,Atomic brand steel manifold. Just replace the supplied o-rings with nirtrile o-rings and put a fat 0-ring where the pipe butts up against the manifold to reduce metal on metal contact. No more leaks :D https://bannedcr500riders.com/images/auto/0f0483df79de87bf103beba33e1b984e....

Like 2strokeforever says the 250 ignition is the MAN. I rode my bike for the first time with a 250 ign in the bush last weekend and I'm still raving about it! It transformed it from a wheel spinning snappy staller into a faster, harder to stall, easier starting,cleaner burning,easier to control,poin...

I'm no jetting expert but 172 seems a little lean to be WFO for 230km?

1/ Put a ribbed condom over it (for traction in the mud)
1/ Start the engine.
3/ If it inflates-you've got a horny engine

Or 11.4hp of tarmac tearing power..

This is the Road Vehicle Descriptor (RVD) for the aussie 2002 CRE500 Notice the power 8.1KW, how choked up are these to get them to meet ADR's (Australian design rules). https://bannedcr500riders.com/images/auto/7b688147bdcbe1121766e141de56b42f.jpg https://bannedcr500riders.com/images/auto/39c1fbae1...

"Its all good mate, Im a big boy now & believe it or not, he was actually just giving me a heads up ( warning ) on my purchase." ___________________________________ He doesn't need to defend himsdelf, cos' no one's attacking him!! Please read above line SLOWLY X2 so you can understand ...

jbsleddin wrote:There you go being an assburner again.

Mate
Build a bridge and ride off it...

Small world,I spoke to a mate last night and he said a fella at work offered him an '85 500 the other day,his brother is selling it.
Said it has a leaking transmission seal into crankcase....
I said how much does he want for it .."$2000 but its been sold"
LOL

Never any intention to piss him off or put down his purchase. :oops: In fact I'm sure he knows way more about cr500's than me and is more than capable of restoring it. If he had inspected the bike,he may have thought twice about buying it. The seller did not disclose all the visible faults,his is aw...