Very cool set up. I love it. , I’m seeing lots of Honda CRF 250s being part it out but they’re in a 2000 to 2006 range. Do you know if that swing arm will still fit and forks? Thanks.
Stock rear is 17 inches so you would need a 86-89 xr250 rim to move up to 18 inches. That would be a direct bolt on. You can also use a 90-95 but welding is required
Hi, so I'm 16 yrs old going for a 1st bike . I'm almost 6" My older Brother is 6.2" he just bought a xr400 his 1st bike and my Dad has him in 3 days riding great . Do you think I'd be screwing up buying a stock 200 ? Or do I need a xr250 ? thanks
Great question. I’ve seen every size and age ride big bikes. The 400 is definitely not a beginner bike but if you’re a quick learner you can grow into it. Personally a nice xr250r is a great bike to learn on. Being confident is key if your not confident on the 400 buy a 250
Yes 2 days i have my youngest at 16 yrs old riding on dirt track , after a few hours learning the clutch , gears and brakes . :) All is well both my Sons are riding xr400's for their first bikes . Cost wise we couldn't have pulled it off anyother way . Now to get busy on that trailer we paid 140$ for lol. Get it ready for riding in the spring . Thx
@@SubscibeBikeGiveaway My nephew, at the time was 16 and he had me buy the 02' XR250R. I already had a CRF230. I gave it my all to convince him to let me buy the 230F. However, his friends had more influence over him than I, telling him he needed no less than a 250cc bike. To make this short he quickly found the XR250R had less Torque and slower in a drag race through the first 5 gears, required an electric starter seeing it would not start once dropped or when it got hot and a pure night mare on single tracks due to it being 276lbs. CRF230 at the time, was uncorked/jetted with a 14 tooth counter sprocket, Drill spark arrestor and stock header. With the FMF header I have on it today and foot peg relocation offering more room to shift the 230F, the 250 isn't on the 230F level. Today he wants to trade it for a XR200 or CRF230.
@mschumaker1 They say air-cooled motors are play bikes but I say differ. Toys constantly require being replaced or repaired. The full on race bikes are the Toys. Sir, the point is the fact he restored something real and not a Toy grenade.
Great job you guys, been following along.
Thanks man we appreciate your support
That sounds so good!
Thanks!
SHARP ! 😎 No Better feeling than a DIY come to Completion 👍🏼 “Built, Not Bought” FTW
Thank you! It’s been great to ride since building it
Bro da bike good good as shit
Thanks man!
👍💪
Thanks Chris!
Where can I find the build video? Did you just swap to earlier suspension. Sharp looking bike.
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We used 1995 xr250r parts
Very cool set up. I love it. , I’m seeing lots of Honda CRF 250s being part it out but they’re in a 2000 to 2006 range. Do you know if that swing arm will still fit and forks? Thanks.
Off hand I’m not sure. But if you measure the triple tree and shock length you can probably see if it will
Probably be easier to make motor mounts for a cr roller
So the 86 swing arm makes it taller ? It looks great , just finished mine up this week myself
The swing arm is slightly longer than the stock XR 200 steel swing arm so between that and the linkage it does increase the height of the bike.
@@SubscibeBikeGiveaway is it a direct bolt on ?
@@onlyunojhunowelding and shimming required
how would i go about putting a bigger tire in the rear i have the stock rims
Stock rear is 17 inches so you would need a 86-89 xr250 rim to move up to 18 inches. That would be a direct bolt on.
You can also use a 90-95 but welding is required
@@SubscibeBikeGiveaway thank you
Hi, so I'm 16 yrs old going for a 1st bike . I'm almost 6" My older Brother is 6.2" he just bought a xr400 his 1st bike and my Dad has him in 3 days riding great . Do you think I'd be screwing up buying a stock 200 ? Or do I need a xr250 ? thanks
Great question. I’ve seen every size and age ride big bikes. The 400 is definitely not a beginner bike but if you’re a quick learner you can grow into it. Personally a nice xr250r is a great bike to learn on. Being confident is key if your not confident on the 400 buy a 250
Yes 2 days i have my youngest at 16 yrs old riding on dirt track , after a few hours learning the clutch , gears and brakes . :) All is well both my Sons are riding xr400's for their first bikes . Cost wise we couldn't have pulled it off anyother way . Now to get busy on that trailer we paid 140$ for lol. Get it ready for riding in the spring . Thx
@@SubscibeBikeGiveaway
My nephew, at the time was 16 and he had me buy the 02' XR250R. I already had a CRF230. I gave it my all to convince him to let me buy the 230F.
However, his friends had more influence over him than I, telling him he needed no less than a 250cc bike.
To make this short he quickly found the XR250R had less Torque and slower in a drag race through the first 5 gears, required an electric starter seeing it would not start once dropped or when it got hot and a pure night mare on single tracks due to it being 276lbs.
CRF230 at the time, was uncorked/jetted with a 14 tooth counter sprocket, Drill spark arrestor and stock header. With the FMF header I have on it today and foot peg relocation offering more room to shift the 230F, the 250 isn't on the 230F level.
Today he wants to trade it for a XR200 or CRF230.
cool project and I love old XR's but I honestly don't understand the point of this build
The point was to do what Honda would not. Put quality parts on a bike that was skimped on after 1991
@mschumaker1
They say air-cooled motors are play bikes but I say differ. Toys constantly require being replaced or repaired. The full on race bikes are the Toys.
Sir, the point is the fact he restored something real and not a Toy grenade.
this has to much power..forget a liquid cooled 450
lol of course