250-500cc 02 CR250 gets some love - Big thanks to Bills Motorcycles

[Motosportz]

Big shout out to the great people at Bills. Going on a big ride this coming weekend and the 02 CR250 was feeling loose and abused. I bought it as a $900 CL special and never popped the motor open and continued to ride the crap out of it for months. Ran strong but had a lot of piston noise and could see good blow by when I look up the exhaust hole. Anyway Bills came through ASAP as usual with a shinny new piston and rings, gaskets, and new air boot. Awesome service as usual. Slapped it all together and were ready to start the thrashing again.

Cylinder looked very good. Piston was semi hammered.

Got the PV stuff all cleaned up. It was working but had a lot of drag. Free as can be now. Even put a little maxilube on the PV gears. Smooth as butter.

Rod and lower end felt great. These are crazy durable motors.

Ready to drop it back on, little maxilube here too. Sure made the pin slide into the piston nice and the cylinder onto the piston.

Boom.

time to cap it off...

little maxilube on the gears, new gasket and button it up.

new airboot as mine has a tear in it Once again Bills rules.

Cool, ready for 4 days of...

 

[Motosportz]

oh, BTW a Honda CR250 reed block fits the huskys perfect.

 

[firecrotch]

 

[bulto]

Cool ,what year cr Hondas fit? What piston brand did you slap in there by the way?

 

[mikebru]

Kelly - How did you get the power valve parts so clean? Unbolt and take apart?

If you do that, is there adjustment you have to remember when reassembling?

I just used brake cleaner on mine while all was still in place. Not nearly as clean as yours, though.

 

[Motosportz]

I did not take the linkage apart cuz these are complicated and messy. It was dirty but still free. I use oileater (my new favorite cleaner and non toxic/non etching) to clean the crap out of it. Everything came out nice and clean and moves very easy. Put Maxilube on the gears and made it butter smooth.

Just rode it around to get a heat cycle in it. Much quieter, kicks harder and runs great. Will see on a real ride if the reed block changed anything but will be kinda hard to tell as it has a new piston too.

old piston had a bunch of blow by but still ran hard.

 

[jimjim]

Thats a really cool trail pic,makes you feel as if your in motion.

 

[Chef]

oh, BTW a Honda CR250 reed block fits the huskys perfect.

Told ya!
I used the boyenson pro reeds in mine

 

[shrubitup]

Cool ,what year cr Hondas fit?

92-01 Honda CR250.

 

[lankydoug]

Blue Moon make a good chaser for a 100 proof bourbon.

 

[oldbikedude]

Motosportz, Why is the con rod shiny silver along it & on top of the little end? Just wondering if you lightened it or polished it or what? Who sells oil eater?

 

[rancher1]

I bought oil eater at costco.

 

[rancher1]

Not sure what the documents are on scotts motor but I rebuilt it with a new rod and piston a long time ago. He did go riding once with no gear oil in the transmission and it didn't seem to harm it at all. Miss scott all of the time.

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK6ce5XkOKE

 

[Motosportz]

Motosportz, Why is the con rod shiny silver along it & on top of the little end? Just wondering if you lightened it or polished it or what? Who sells oil eater?

Not sure, I didn't touch it. My other husky 250 rids looked like that too I believe. I think they come that way.

 

[Motosportz]

Miss scott all of the time.

Only met and rode with Scott a few times but can see how he would leave a long lasting impression. Seemed like a really good person and sure had a good time. That guy flat beat the shit out of bikes.

- Great vid thanks for posting that, always worth seeing.

 

[robertaccio]

nice I remember the posts and web tribute from Taskys. Guy left a nice regular guy legacy.

 

[oldbikedude]

Tanks mtsptz