New Forum Member from Sparta, TN

Hello everybody!

My name is Lee. I'm from Sparta, TN.

Found your site while looking for forums where I can learn about the motorcycle I just purchased. MSN Search brought you up!

So I've just bought (well, I'll have it later today) a late 80's (unsure of exact year at the moment) Honda CR250R.

It's in pieces right now, but myself and a couple of my friends who are riders believe that we can put it back together. We looked at it yesterday and all the pieces appear to be present, but we won't know for sure until this evening when we get it back to my house and spread everything out into some semblence of order.

I'm sure I'll be doing LOTs of reading and asking some questions as well.

My first questions: Is there a good place to find parts for motorcycles of this one's age?

Looking at an online Microfiche for a 1990 CR250R, most of the parts shown in the Microfiche appear to be the same as those for the bike I'm getting. So are there year ranges where parts are interchangable?

Thanks for the welcome.

A little about myself...Hmm...

I live in Sparta, Tennessee, about 100 miles east of Nashville. I have been riding, off-and-on (more off than on) since I was 14, so about 18 years now. I've never been into tricks, or jumping, wheelies or any of that stuff. I suppose I'm more of a street rider, or mild trail rider. Since buying my house a year and half ago, my neighbors have gotten a couple of motorcycles and given me the opportunity to ride again. That, combined with helping turn wrenches on my friend's XR200 has given me the taste for riding again.

My father purchased a 1982 Honda CB750F, and that was our only transportation from then (it was a new bike I think when he bought it) until I was 14, or about 6 years. When I was 14, he bought a Yamaha Enduro 100 from my grandparents and I ride that a few times, until he got mad at me and sold it. From there, I never had another motorcycle. Didn't even get to ride one until a few months ago, when my neighbor brought his KTM 125 down to show it to me. I got to ride it, then he bought a 2003 Yamaha YZ450F, and brought it over. It wasn't long before his brother bought the XR200, and my wife talked about buying that one for me, when I came upon the bike I ended up with.

So, I've been bitten by the bug again, and came across an opportunity to purchase an '88 Honda CR250R (albeit in pieces) for $90 and jumped on it. I know it's going to cost me a bit to rebuild it, but it'll be a fun experience along the way I'm sure.

When I received the bike, the engine was disassembled in three cardboard boxes. It appears that someone else has bored the cylinder and purchased a sleeve for it, but never installed the sleeve. So, I will be picking up where that person left off. At the moment, I'm planning for all new bearings and seals for the engine and transmission, and most likely the entire bike. There's lots of work to be done, but I think that with enough time, I'll get it done and be able to enjoy it.

I really think that this bike will probably be more than I need, I think that a 4 stroke ride would better suit me, but I'm going to give this bike a shot. I figure that worst case, I can sell it after I reassemble it and put that money toward a bike that better suits me.

At this point? I just want one to ride.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!