New Member From Temecula, CA
Posted: March 23rd, 2020, 11:46 pm
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 piston in it.
Anyway, It seems crankshafts for these are no longer available (at least from my quick searching...nothing from OEM suppliers nor from Hot Rods). Can the original cranks be rebuilt?
The water pump housing is leaking. Looks like that can be remedied with a newer aluminum one? I'd be tempted to try my hand at epoxying the old one first.
I'd like to try this thing out at Superstion...but I'm not sure if parts are going to be too difficult to find to make it worth the effort.
Is this group still active? Do any of you ride the SoCal desert....like Ocotillo Wells or Superstition?
Anyway, It seems crankshafts for these are no longer available (at least from my quick searching...nothing from OEM suppliers nor from Hot Rods). Can the original cranks be rebuilt?
The water pump housing is leaking. Looks like that can be remedied with a newer aluminum one? I'd be tempted to try my hand at epoxying the old one first.
I'd like to try this thing out at Superstion...but I'm not sure if parts are going to be too difficult to find to make it worth the effort.
Is this group still active? Do any of you ride the SoCal desert....like Ocotillo Wells or Superstition?