I think you had a Honda, didn'tcha bro? Or is my memory going?
Idk? I think when the bike gets around 100 hrs or so you have 2 freshen up the top end on them. Not sure the exact amount of hrs but that's why you always see a ton of the newer 4 stroke dirtbikes/super motos 4 sale. Cheaper 2 ride the piss out of em and sell them to buy a new 1 than deal with a rebuild.
Ugh. The guy got it from the dealership here on the island, put on about 20hrs on it. He started it up for me (electric start, thank God!), and it sounded nice. Nice little put-put on the idle, not too lumpy, probably around 5k (?) rpms. Quiet, too...
Then he told me previous owner got it for his son to race, but the son never got around to likin the bike, so it sat. Then the dad sold it to dealer with sumthin like 80-odd hours. Newest owner told me he put round abouts 20.
Guess that means it's gonna need a head job.
I had one Pac-man. A couple years older thou if I remember correctly. Some complain about a weak clutch but most owners complain about the valves. If proper maint. has been done you could be ok. The valves apparantly can burn up do to a lean condition caused by a poor air box seal which as you know causes a really high lean condition. Other than that the thing was fairly bullet proof.
Rubb.
Yah...that's what I was hearin, me bro. A lot of ppl complainin about the valves. Said something like since it's a race bike, Honda made the valves light at the cost of durability. Didn't like that part.
They also said that aftermarket SS valves helped this out (provided you sealed the airbox nice and tight from dirt and dust) at the cost of lowering the throttle response. Now that I don't mind...I already have the Bew-SA if I want to rev to the moon.
But fairly bulletproof you say? Is it gigantic-wtf-how-heavy-is-this-friggin-pacific-island-bastid proof? I'm rockin it out at about 295lbs all bare bum...concerned that 250cc's may
not quite be enough for my sexy self. Especially if I'm tryin to tool around in some of the more difficult off-road trails here. ???
That aside, though...glad to see you around Rubbsy. Really glad that altho life has been a bit sour, I see you rollin with the punches and standin tall.
PM me your number, you bastid. It's been too long since we last touched bases.
thats an average amount of hours for that year. their a PITA to start tho. clutch life and gettn it dialed in properly with jetting is one of the common complaints with the CR.
So around how many hours should I start to worry about it? Is it gonna ditch me in the trails? Or will I have some fun with it first? I have a line on it at $3100...I'll be damned if I spend that much only to hafta spend another 2500 on a full-blown rebuild just a couple months later. Also, thankfully it has electric start. Whew!
I have an 06 CRF450. Remember these are racing bikes and the maintenance is very important. If you do not have a good feel the previous owner took care of it then walk away.
So far after two seasons on mine I've had to replace the rear shock and it's due for a top end rebuild because the motor is getting noisy. Will probably replace all of the bearings and the water pump too. Still debating whether to send the motor away or do it myself.
Wtf? All of that in only two seasons? I don't plan on racing this thing...just ride to work and back (about 3-4 miles) and maybe goof off in the trails every now and again. I would really like for it to be a low maintenance (and therefore cheap!) gig...but it's starting to sound like it's not gonna happen.
Unknown about how the previous owners treated her. Of course, everybody is a model citizen driver when they try selling a vehicle, so I'm a little wary.
Dang.
Looks like I have to wait for another dirtbike or dualsport to come around. Sigh...
It's hard being sexy, yanno? 
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