Refresh...1995 cr250r from original owner

[Action69]

I just acquired this 95 cr250r from the original owner a 65yr old gentleman,.we met thru a mutual friend and we’ve been talking about me buying this since the beginning of the year.hes having some health issues and needed the money so he finally regretfully sold her to me.he knows I intend to keep it so I think that gave him some comfort.He has a lot of history with this bike and he really didn’t want to sell.He gave me the Oem tank which is a take off in excellent condition.My plans are to get a set of ufo plastic,throttle jockey Oem replica decals and seat cover.I plan to replace whatever hardware isn’t correct or damaged and keep it as close to stock as possible.Unfortunately earlier this year I had a set of very nice condition 95 oem plastic minus the fenders and I sold them..I also had a purple vintage renthal bar pad which I just located and ordered another.I plan on putting new tires and rebuilding the rear shock and I’ll use it occasionally..I’ll post pics as I proceed.

[2ndmoto]

Nice find. I'd love to have one of those steel frames. Thanks for sharing

[The norm]

I love my 96! I bought mine from the 2nd owner in 2000. First owner used it for MX racing and the 2nd owner used it for woods riding. The 2nd owner set it up right. FmF gnarly pipe, flywheel weight, skid plate, and low gearing.
What type of riding are you going to do on it?

[Action69]

I ride trails near my house as well as  beach front.The previous owner did some enduro stuff with it and I believe he said it had a flywheel weight.I also have a 99 that’s my regular rider and a 94 in pieces that will be a future build.This one I’m going to clean up and go for Oem look.My 94 I have some cool bits for it and I’m going for the McGrath replica look..

[broken1]

Nice score Steven! I thought the 95 had a black airbox like the 96?

[atvmxr]

i have a 94.  having a heck of time finding replacement wheels.  both front and back have cracked rims.  mine were set up as enduro

[broken1]

I picked up a 96 in May & have been keeping an eye out for a rear wheel. The fronts seem to be plentiful on ebay but the rears are another story. I love Honda's but just like all the other great bikes they have made they stopped supporting them awhile ago & have discontinued most all of the important parts.

[Action69]

Kevin both the 94&95 air boxes are white but the side number plates mount different on each.so they are all one year only.94,95&96..

[The norm]

CRF450 wheels are a direct swap as far as I know

[broken1]

From my understanding the only real differences in wheels between the earlier steel frame bikes & later bikes is bearing & axle sizes. The bearings needed to mix years are readily available but apparently finding the right seals is the issue from what I read.

[atvmxr]

CRF450 wheels are a direct swap as far as I know

thats 97 and later (aluminum frame).  or at least what online searches tell me.

[The norm]

1989-2007 have the same 32 spoke count. So if you simply need a new rim and not the entire wheel then you have plenty of options.

[Action69]

My go to for parts interchangeability is Oem-cycle.com they have charts by make and year that tell you what parts will interchange with what..

[The norm]

My go to for parts interchangeability is Oem-cycle.com they have charts by make and year that tell you what parts will interchange with what..

Good information!

[jwraymond6]

Nice score. I’m not much into bikes anymore but I wouldn’t mind a 94 CR250 I wanted one back in 1994. I remember drooling over them at the Honda dealer in Vegas I even got a job at Walmart to save up and buy one but I was 16 got my license and then all that mattered was having a car