Pretty sure it’s a cr250...think an L model?? It’s the starter enduro, not fire breathing enduro or mx (which I think are crf) bought mine for 1500. Used for a year. Sold for pretty much the same
A CR250 may be a little too new and not in the budget. Also, I was in my teens in the 70s (DOB 1960) and have a yearning for something I didn’t have when I was a yooof. Probably trying to relive my yooof before I die. I always had a yearning for an XT500 but that’s out of my budget for something I’ll probably trash.
How about a Katoom 400 exc early model, fvckin awesome bit of kit, does require regular maintenance if you want reliability.
just looked on ebay at xt's as a result of this thread... there is a nice one for 10k.... lol... i had an 82? (i think it was, last of the steal tank) xt250.. fantastic bike but it was 1989 when i bought it and my mates were on new rm's and the like so i was a tad slower and lower in the motox stuff...
They can be a total bastard to start aswell. Though I've heard their front sprockets are fairly loose so y' know, swings & roundabouts!
Aye, there’s a couple for sale over here at the moment c3k which is kinda on the cheap side so I would expect some work. There was one was sold in an H&H auction at the weekend for sub 1k but needed putting back together again although the parts were allegedly all there. Fully refurbished ones though go for big money these days. I remember reading about that all those years ago. Kick start only, 500cc single, you needed an elephant to kick it over. I believe they had a decompression valve fitted in the head. As for the sprocket, I am specifically looking for one that does not have a front sprocket fitted, especially as its likely to be 20+ years old. Been there done that . But then again ..... it is winter and you lot need entertaining
Most big singles have a decompression valve, even my 250 honda has one, it's automatic, connected to the kick start. Steve
A quick check throws up these are perhaps out of my self prescribed budget. However, there is one available in the sub 1k bracket and, crucially, it has no front sprocket to have seized . On the downside, the engine is on the floor next to it and 1/2 of it is missing https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/333343391808
Think mine was a 2002 or about that time. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/274074259860
