check it out..what is it???

[pat english]

went to the desert yesterday to pick up that valve grinder machine i was talking about..me and a bud did a trade..well i was asking about this bike,and he just threw it in with the trade..score!..what is it?it says 1982 on the vin tag..im too dam sumburned to go outside today..

[sgtslag]

Just a guess, but I'd say it is likely a 175-250cc engine.  Hard to tell much more.  It's in pretty rough condition.  The VIN tag should say the model, as well as the year.  Cheers!

[Ghost-Flame]

sgtslag wrote

Just a guess, but I'd say it is likely a 175-250cc engine.  Hard to tell much more.  It's in pretty rough condition.  The VIN tag should say the model, as well as the year.  Cheers!

What do ya mean rough? as long as its all there you can take it down to the the last nut and rebuild it. anyway looks like a 125 or maybe a 250. The vin number should tell you.

Google: how to read a vin number on a honda motorcycle and you will find instructions to decipher a vin number

The engine looks identical to the engine on my wife's 2004 Rebel. which is a 250. have fun

[pat english]

yeah i figured it out..its an 82 cm 250..pretty cool..its mostly complete..just missing the coils,front brake and clutch cables..i got the carb off and soaking in the dip..ill take it out in a few days and take it apart then put all the pieces back in for a few days..also,doesnt seem like the engine was seized..just maybe had dirt in it..the bikes been sitting in the desert for who knows how long..i squrted some pb blast in the plug holes and waited a few min..put it in gear and pushed it foward 1 time and it was free..

anyone know where i can download a manual?..i looked around but couldnt find anything.

[TOOLS1]

That is what Honda made between the Twinstar, and the Rebel. Should not be hard to find a manual though. If you can't a Rebel manual should be very close to that bike. It does have the Rebel engine.
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[pat english]

im wondering if i can use a rebel intake manifold..the one that came on this bike is kinda weird and hard to find..but the shape looks similar to the honda rebel..im guna post up a pic in a sec..

[pat english]

see the crack.that boot doesnt seem like it comes off..im wondering if i can use the reble intake with my carb?..or maybe use some epoxy plastic weld to repair this one?..im not trying to do a fancy resto on this..just trying to see if i can get it running for under $100 and rip it around the block.

[pat english]

would this one work?looks the same..



http://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-Honda-Rebel-CMX250-86-CMX-250-CMX250C-Carburetor-Intake-Manifold-/300754025319?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4606563b67&vxp=mtr#ht_4120wt_1034

[TOOLS1]

It should. It's the same engine.
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[pat english]

right on.

[shinyribs]

That thing is screaming for a super moto look . You could do it cheap.You got some fabricating skills/tools.

[pat english]

whats super moto?should i google it?...

that plastic weld crap worked on the rubber boots..looks like i might get this thing running soon!..i just need a coil and some cables.

[shinyribs]

Some people call it street tracker,motard....Suzuki made a more-street version of their dual sport dr and called it a DRZ400 Supermoto. A bunch of other bike companies did too. Basically a dirt bike set up on crotch rocket tires.

Heres a cool CM250 headed in that direction. Looks pretty cool stretched out. get your welder out...

[pat english]

oh ok..yeah i dont like street tires on a dirt bike/enduro..but that stretched out thing looks pretty cool..i wonder what that swing arm came off of..

[Hellbilly429]

Almost looks like it's a homemade swingarm, actually that whole bike looks homemade, still an awesome design!

[pat english]

what do you think of using a harley coil?my bud has an extra one.

[TOOLS1]

It will probably fall off. Just make sure it is 12 volt 3 ohm, or it will not work right with points. That bike does have points, doesn't it?
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[pat english]

he said its 5 ohm...im not sure.i havnt looked yet and i dont have the book on this bike.

[TOOLS1]

5 ohm will work. It just needs at least 3.
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[pat english]

ok sweet!..i bet i get this piece of crap running this weekend..i just need to get some fuses(which i might have laying around somewhere)..but ill have to wait a while till i can make it a rider..gotta get the clutch and front brake cable,petcock,various hoses and such and get a tube for the front(might have one of those too)