Impulse Purchase...

[T0MMY]

I was bored this morning so I was browsing Gumtree and spotted this piece of 2 stroke, greenlane goodness...

https://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d9/T0mmy200sx/IMG_20120429_135555.jpg

...Which is now sat in my garden Managed to buy it quick enough that my brain didn't have time to engage and ruin my fun.

It was cheap and I'm expecting a few issues so I'm tinkering with it now to check it's ok then I may take it down some greenlanes this afternoon. Not too bad so far...

No exhaust gasket between the block and the downpipe

Oil leaking from gearbox breather which hopefully is just an overfilled box

Rear wheel bearings shot

Runs a bit lumpy at low revs but very clean higher up

And that's about it. Does need some better tyres though...those will be crap on road AND off road I reckon Probably get some supermoto wheels for it at some point
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ZX6R + CBR600RR

[Benson_JV]

Very nice! How cheap is cheap, if you don't mind my asking?
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Willson - "If you go out on that CBR600 in the winter, you're going to do more miles on your side than on your wheels."
Riding: CBR600FW Driving: Audi A6
Previous Bikes: '96 Bandit 600, '96 GPz305

[69chris]

another one

mine was slightly overfilled and dripping out of the overflow when hot, just whip out the little bolt untill it stops flowing out and you done
wheel bearing wear out super fast for some reason too !!!

iv got a copy of lt's manual here, if you want me to scan it for you let me know

worth joining here....

https://www.crm250.com/forum/index.php

all the info you could possibly need

[Sako]

nice! pretty sure you'll have fun on that.

[T0MMY]

I expect I can find the manual somewhere online to save you the bother but if not I may take you up on that

As for the price, a lady never tells but it was good if not much else is wrong with it.

Just insured it so might take it out for a little spin. What's the betting I discover that other thing that's wrong with it I also anticipate it will get dropped by me for the first time within 3 hours of purchasing it as it's going to be very muddy and those tyres are going to be hopeless...
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ZX6R + CBR600RR

[Irn-Bru]

I want one How much did you pay? Been inching for a 2smoker again, I keep finding my self looking for DTR 125's, I'm such a tool for selling my old one, was a proper mint, should have been displayed in a museum compared to the state of the ones you find for sale these days
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KTM 990 SMT & Suzuki DR-Z 400 SM

[69chris]

those tyres are hopeless - iv got the same on mine

as for the slow running, its common on these for the pilot jet to clog up to the extent that they recommend replacement....... but then i guess they would if they have boxes of em to shift

swingarm spindle is the big problem, see if yours will come out and if it does get some grease in there quick

[Alex_B]

Well, it was up for a £1000 so I hope you got a decent discount

Looks like a lot of fun though
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My Lane Position is always AWESOME!!

[spaz]

I got some good (but used) road legal enduro tyres you can have for nowt.

I'll be up at Adstone (Northants) for the sprint championshit on 19/20 may if you want them.

PM me if they're any use to you.

[T0MMY]

[69chris]

new plug fella, mine did the same 2 days after buying it

[T0MMY]

Well I'll get another plug anyway if only because I need a spare on the bike. From my limited experience of kick starts and knackered old greenlaners I strongly suspect this will be a question of technique in terms of what to do with the throttle...my old XT was a bugger to start for the first few weeks until I worked out what it liked.
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ZX6R + CBR600RR

[69chris]

dunno bout yours bud but mines 2 kicks from cold, choke on, no throttle,
1st kick when warm, again no throttle but it doesnt mind if you do give it a bit of gas either......... aint hondas nice an easy

[Fizzer Thou]

Is it a Mk2 or 3?
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Just talk bikes.What else is there?

Always have a 'Plan B'

[T0MMY]

It's a MK2 I believe.

Still can't get it going by the way, try a new plug tomorrow. Bit of a pisser as we have a break in the rain On the plus side the oil leak was indeed just an overfilled gearbox and the swingarm bearings are definitely ok.
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ZX6R + CBR600RR

[boundy]

https://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s95/boundy69/Motorbikes/28082009045-1.jpg

This was my old one, check your kill switch if your having problems starting.

Send me your Email addresss and I'll send you a little CRM info file I made, its also got the full micro fiche for Mk2.2, the parts guy at my local Honda dealer found it on the system, printed every page off and I scanned it in at work. I found that most parts are still avalible from Honda and are cheaper than some of the pattern parts, so always check.

I blew mine up and stripped it for parts so know my way round it.

[T0MMY]

Cheers mate I already have the fiche but I'll PM my address for the rest.

Got her going today after sticking in a new plug and did a little bit of exploratory green laning.

Runs well on the throttle but jerks along horrendously if you shut it...
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ZX6R + CBR600RR

[boundy]

[T0MMY]

Thanks for that

The wiring diagram should be particularly handy if my previous experience of cheap old greenlaners is anything to go by
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ZX6R + CBR600RR

[crm250]

CRM's are ace fun and make great road bikes too.
funnily enough i know the odd thing about them - and someone has already mentioned my site crm250.com
balancer shafts can fail, kill switch and side stand contacts, forks rot, too much gear oil they blow it out the back of the engine,

keep the gear oil changed often
cranks can go for over 30k before failure
top ends around 20 - 25k depending on use / abuse.
swingarm pivot bolts seize solid - like proper seize and need cutting out.

the Mk2 and Mk3 are quite capable of around 100mph on the road with the right gearing. the Mk2 looks a bit dated but is very capable.
Mk3 looks more modern but come in some lairy paint schemes.
The AR is the most complicated and the final edition of the CRM and most desirable by many.
I used my AR at oulton park the other week on track - surprised alot of bikes. Granted top speed was a bit limited, but as the superbikes roared past they were on the brakes sat up as you sail past again still on the power and ride around the outside smiling lol.
https://www.crm250.com/assorted_images/oulton.jpg

[T0MMY]

I signed up on your site already...should be very useful

Quite keen on the supermoto idea but there doesn't seem a particularly cheap way to do it. I should probably concentrate on getting it running perfectly first anyway as there are a few things need doing.

Already finding it quite fun on those tyres by the way, it slides around all over the place.
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ZX6R + CBR600RR

[crm250]

to be honest - dont.
not being funny but the Mk2 just doesnt look right or anything like as smart as the AR with motard wheels.
XR400 wheels fit too, but a set like mine even second hand will be around 4 - 600 quid, then you need the big disk conversion etc etc
it does turn them into a proper road weapon though
Another pic for some food for thought.
https://www.crm250.com/assorted_images/ar.jpg

[P.]

Fuck you both.... stunning bikes

[T0MMY]

Well I could just go down the route of getting another set of standard wheels with whatever road tyres I can get for them (BT45s I guess come in 21"?) then having some proper knoblies on the other set.

I'm not too keen on just having to swap them over every time I want to go off road as I used to do that on my XT and it was a real ball ache, not to mention the potential for damaging the rims when you change them that often.

Have to say though, to my untrained eye the AR doesn't look very different at all to the MK2?

[crm250]

yep thats a way to do it, buy some spares fit road tyres and happy days, or get some new wider rims laced to the old hubs.

ideal sizes are as follows

front - 3" rim and a 110/70/17 or with some trimming a
3.5" rim and a 120/60 or 70/17
( i am running a 120/60/17 BT090 as i have them on all the 400's and 250's too)

Rear - 5" rim and a 150/55/17 will easily fit and not cause too many clearance issues.
the 160 is too much