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by zano650
March 27th, 2020, 9:15 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: New Member From Temecula, CA
Replies: 5
Views: 11166

Re: New Member From Temecula, CA

Kris, that bike looks fantastic! My biggest question right now is what to do about a crankshaft. Apparently the 85-86 had a different crank than the newer ones? Honda doesn't make the crank or rod kits anymore for these (at least not that I've been able to find). What are we doing about that these d...
by zano650
March 23rd, 2020, 11:46 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: New Member From Temecula, CA
Replies: 5
Views: 11166

New Member From Temecula, CA

I bought an '85 CR500 on impulse a while ago. It starts, but needs to be rebuilt. The PO had it for over 30 years and never had the cylinder off. He said it had recently become, "...harder and harder to start out on the trail." No shit...LOL.. 30 years. It probably still has the original p...