I had a 1984 cr125r when I was younger,back in 1986. Then I only weighed 135 lbs,& put a 53t sidewinder sprocket on it and moved to north Georgia in the foot hills and would ride the washouts on the power lines. Man it was a workout for sure and a lot of fun. Love the build sir!

Absolutely beautiful bike. I built a lot of CR500AF’s and some 500 steel frames too… that was just about 20 years ago! It’s awesome to see the trend still going! We did great back then but we didn’t have cerakote, ovens or our own sandblasting cabinets… it’s nice to see how far we’ve come. Thanks for posting.

@baby-sharkgto4902

Жыл бұрын

Oh and I should mention that there was no KZread back then but I had just started messing around online for the first time. I had just learned of EBay and it was awesome back then!

One of my favorite AF builds I’ve seen. Keep crushing it!

Has to be a top contender for me, it's absolutely stunning. Great work mate👏

That is an EPIC transformation! Well done. What an amzaing bike. Looks so good. Great job!

That is just so epic!! Awesome Build!!

Just saw your bike on vital and came to see the process. Great work, beauty bike

Work of art man. Well done

Like what you’ve done. Some nice details. Now I want a sandblaster just a little more.

Hermoso trabajo, quedó espectacular, saludos desde Argentina!!!

Nice work! Good taste in bikes. I see that 450RL in the back

Nice build! I finished my CR500AF. I used a 2004 CRF450 roller and had it cut and welded up to accomodate a 88 CR500 engine. The bike is a "mad buffalo!' My next project will be a 96 CR250 engine which has been already completely rebuilt into an 07 CRF250 roller which I got for only $200 the whole bike. Im about to pitch that 4 stroke bomb engine into the ocean!

Cool video man. Congrats on Bike of the Day on Vital MX. New subscriber here!

@crbikeworks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Absolutely beautiful bike and it's a Honda, you just can't beat a good ol Honda

WOW!!!STUNNING MATE BE VERY PROUD LET HER RIP GOT A PROPER ENIGNE IN HER

Outstanding

Badass man!

what year and where did you buy that aluminum right side case cover plus the hoses and whatever else was needed to replace the old rotted and pitted magnesium right side case cover. Did original bolts that were on the magnesium cover fit on the new aluminum cover as well gaskets and bearings and the water pump cover? Please lmk I would really appreciate only thing I need to do to restore my dads 1985 CR500 means everything thank you video was really cool.

Looks sweet!!!! I am not the biggest fan of colored swing arms, as I am old... and old school, but in this case it works so well, and this over all bike looks awesome! This looks like it is a 2023 factory edition bike! ... someone/some company needs to step up and start remaking CR500 engines and putting them in frames like this.. they would sell like hotcakes to the average guys like me, who don't have the space, or skill to build such a bike.

@calebclinton5334

Жыл бұрын

There is a company that does such a thing... They are called Built500 (formerly Service Honda). Aj is objectively the best in the business.

She’s a beaut. What blast media did you use for all the parts?

A little too much black for my style but good looking and a lot of effort put into this build. Good job

Looks awesome! How does that insulation in your oven hold up to the heat? I have a 3’x6’x3’deep steel cabinet that I’m trying to insulate!

@crbikeworks

Жыл бұрын

It’s held up well as far as I can tell. Thermometer showed 250 Fahrenheit and I didn’t have any issues.

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This thing looks sick! What kickstarter did you use for this bike?

@crbikeworks

9 ай бұрын

It’s an ‘02-‘07 CR250 lever. Rubs on the pipe a little though, I’m considering switching to a later model 500 lever.

Hey Colin, did you have to machine the head/cylinder matting surface flat to get a good seal? Looks amazing btw!

@crbikeworks

Жыл бұрын

No, I just scraped old gasket off the best I could with a razor blade and honed the cylinder. New gaskets seem to seal well.

What a beautiful bike. Now you can't send it because of the fear of scratches 😆

Noice only nit pick for me is the 500 proper number board decals would of looked better they look knocked up in a local print shop

Well done my man! Where did u get the fork covers at?

@crbikeworks

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! The forks are cerakoted black, decals I got on eBay

Cool! Any vids of riding it?

@crbikeworks

Жыл бұрын

Coming soon!

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I have a mint 2002 CR250. Would a Honda 500 two stroke motor from any year fit in it?

@crbikeworks

Жыл бұрын

That chassis (‘02-‘07) CR250 is regarded as the easiest to do a conversion on because you can utilize the stock Airbox with no modifications to it or the subframe. Which is why I decided to go that route. The hang up is getting the engine mounts to center with swingarm pivot etc and that is where it is nice to have the cradle professionally cut and welded to accommodate a 500. Reach out to AJ Waggoner at Built500 if you’re interested in having it done right.

Front fork anodized or cerakote? Sir

@crbikeworks

Жыл бұрын

Cerakote

A service Honda frame is that all setup for the motor swap?

@crbikeworks

Жыл бұрын

I bought the frame from AJ Waggoner on eBay, he formally worked at Service Honda. Service Honda no longer operates, but AJ started Built500 and you could reach out to him about doing a frame for you.

@markkus1134

Жыл бұрын

@@crbikeworks yep Ken Kaplan has some nice 500 ftom AJ I sold him a absolutely mint 2003 street legal XR 400

How bad is the vibration?

@crbikeworks

Жыл бұрын

Very bad. Lol

Good morning.. if someone wants to have the same machine built for them like this one here.. how much will it cost? about?

@crbikeworks

Жыл бұрын

Service Honda no longer operates, but AJ Waggoner was one who worked there and he started a company called Built500. AJ is one of the, if not the, best to do conversions. I bought my frame from him and did the work myself, into it around 8k. I’m not sure how much he charges though to do it.

Why did you not leave it aluminum or red ? Nice build otherwise .

great bike 10,000-15,000 dollars later lol

@crbikeworks

Жыл бұрын

Actually was able to make this build under 8k. You can save a little money if you try and do it all yourself.

It's well done but looks like something you can buy today. The original bike looks a lot better imho...sorry

@crbikeworks

Жыл бұрын

Yeah those old bikes are sure beautiful

That's not a 85

@crbikeworks

Жыл бұрын

The motor is an ‘85. Came out of an ‘85 into a 2004 CR250 chassis

i absolutely dont get it!! spending so much time to watch that whole trancformation and never give as the sound of the bike???.. not even a few seconds of it idling..????? WTF???

@hismaximus904

Жыл бұрын

Glad I read this I'm not watching a rebuild vid and the dude doesn't even start it up, it's a shame to go through all that effort and not start it at the end

@crbikeworks

Жыл бұрын

Sorry man, not a great video editor haha. Just doing this on the side to try and help pay for a little of it. Put some videos riding it up now if you’d like to check them out. Thanks for watching anyway!

@2525alainas

Жыл бұрын

@@crbikeworks make a video with the bike idling.. some of us are sound freaks. Its the sound of them we love. Anyway.. nice job. Keep up the good work

Das eine Motorrad hat doch mit dem anderen nichts zu tun!Alurahmen,andere Plastiks uvm.Was ist das für ein Unfug?!👎Dann das Meiste schwarz (Gabel,Rahmen,Schwinge...)!