So I Bought A Dual Sport...88 Honda NX 250 Walk-Around and Sound Check
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2023
- I bought myself a dual sport. Got this sweet little 1988 Honda NX 250. They nicknamed this thing the Dominator back in the day. She ain't pretty but she runs real strong. I have a lot of cosmetic work ahead of me but it should be fun.
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Hey from another NX250 owner! I developed a heavy duty skidplate and a cargo rack if you plan to take it offroad much. These are a great little bike and I think you'll have fun!
Just bought it last 2weeks, still in restoring process. Cant wait till i can ride it. Love from Malaysia
That's awesome! Good luck with it my friend. Thanks for watching.
Plastifix for the body work. ADV Rider NX250 thread is your new best friend. Correct color paint from colorite.
We went over the top with our NX250. Suspension, aux fuel, laced up 17 and 21 rims, oversized rotor, luggage, crash bars. aux. lighting, modded the stock exhaust and air box with larger main jet. It can do and has done everything a bigger bike can due, but on the worst roads you can possibly locate.
Your bike sounds awesome 🤘 I'll definitely check out that thread. Thanks
It's not a pretty fix but I just repaired the plastic fairing on my 2007 Honda Nighthawk with some thick strips of plastic, JB Weld and rivets. Stronger than it was before and you can just barely make out the 4 rivets from far away. I cut two strips of thick plastic to act as braces( sort of like stitches or a bandaid across the gap) on the inside where they are not visible and drilled through the original body panels and the plastic strips, sanded and epoxied the edges of the fairing and then riveted the whole thing together. Stronger than it was before and since there's not a lot of meat for the epoxy the rivets and the braces do most of the structural work. You could always forgo the rivets and just use a shit ton of JB Weld as glue for the braces and then you wouldn't even have to look at the rivets.
Fantastic! JB weld is a god send lol. Good luck with your Nighthawk. Thanks for watching.
Nice! Good Luck with it.
Thank you
At least your nx250 is not a project bike with very little of any of the plastics the ignition mangled bad fork seals bad air filter in need of an oil change rust in the fuel tank and a torn up seat.(btw ours still runs) But I got mine for 250$ and the your bike in its current state is actually worth 3k$ because if you don't know this but that thing is actually pretty rare and your lucky to even find a listing.
Agreed, I got real lucky. It was a great find. I am not a mechanic so I'm glad most of the problems with this bike are cosmetic. She runs like a champ. Thanks for watching.
These are going for around 4000$ at auction in Cherry condition on places like cycle trader. They were only made for 2 years between 88-90 and are pretty desirable. There's not a bunch of em out there. He could've held up for a few more weeks and probably got his 3k honestly no offense. Last one I saw sold for 4850$. I'm buying a white 89 off a buddy for a pretty darn good deal. Happy trails 🤘
Yeah I got a great deal. The seller was just glad to see it go to a good home.
@@thatfunkymonkey yeah the one I'm trying to get has been in a shed for 3-4 years. It's in great condition though. Has just a few cosmetic issues but I think it will be a worthy steed. I'm planning to do some on-off road stuff with it. Im located in Northern Nevada area east of Reno so it's pretty much endless exploring. One question, have you had to replace the electric starter at all ? I've heard mixed things about them being reliable.
@@jtheprospector.1458 no issues with the starter so far. Good luck man. You're gonna love that bike. I wish I had as many places to ride as you do. New Jersey is rough when it comes off roading..
That was the bike I wanted in the mid 90s, never got one. Good find.
Thanks man! It is a great little machine. I'm definitely happy with it.
Funny, I'm looking for one of these and I also have a sv650 as my main bike
That's awesome. The SV650 is an excellent bike. I was looking for a tw200 but I came across the Honda and said yup, that will do lol. Thanks for watching.
LOL if that is beat to shit, I could show you one that make that look new. And good luck finding parts in the Sates. They where a hit everywhere but here. Bike before it's time.
@@dcummings7253 lol yeah parts aren't easy to come by. I gotta do a lot of research and find parts from other bikes that are close to compatible. Thanks for watching
Congrats on the bike, I'm looking to buy my very first bike and set on a dual sport. How are the ergos on the bike? Can you provide your height, weight and inseam? I'm wondering if i'm too fat for the bike (6'0 250lbs only 32" inseam).
Thanks man. I am 5'9 and hover around 200 pounds. My inseam is only 30" so I have a tough time finding dirt bikes that I'm comfortable with. For me it was a toss up between the NX250 or a TW200. I went with the NX based on price(I got a good deal) ergos are good. It's got an approachable seat height( I can flat foot it) only issue is the rear shock. The NX 250 is notorious for having a very soft rear shock. Like I said I'm about 200 pounds and Of I take this off road I will definitely bottom out the rear end. Honestly man the best thing you can do is go sit on as many bikes as you can and see what feels right for you. Thanks for watching and Great name btw.
Google bike name + service manual - first result is a russian site with the pdf for me :)
It's a really nice bike, I'm considering getting one. There's very few dualsports so light and with such large service intervals. The power on the MD21 engine is about the same as a modern crf300l.
Also there's a German forum with an english section (forum nx250 de). Some useful information about repairs and what to do when you can't find some parts for it.
Thank you very much. This is very useful info. I appreciate it
When 1988 is 35 years old ☹
Sometimes I forget how old we really are.
Why are begging your wife to get a bike? Just let her know n go get the damn thing. What’s wrong with this men these days?
I never ask any of my women if I want to get some that makes me happy.
Wow there is so much to unpack here. I'm sure "all your women" are real pleased with a man who does whatever he wants without any regard to "his women's" opinions. That's not how a marriage works my guy. But hey you do you buddy, you show all those women who's boss. You sound like a real manly dude. Do you keep them all barefoot and pregnant and in the kitchen as well? I bet you remind them who's in charge and smack them around a little too. Such a stud! I wish I was half the man you are.
@@thatfunkymonkey
So you telling me all your decisions are made by your women? Wow.
What I’m saying a decision that that’s effect her in anyway why do so need to ask like a child.
One day she will divorce your and you will regret it. Give it time
Craigslist. People still use that?
I thought it was only for rapists, killers, and foreign scammers.
Yeah it's pretty safe. They disposed of the questionable hook ups section a while back so no more rapists. The foreign scammers only deal in emails and won't meet in person, so that weeds them out. It's the pesky murderers that you still gotta look out for.
I'm sorry but the Honda AX-1 is great
No reason to be sorry brother. 🤘🏻