Hi Guys,
I am new to this forum and hope that I can add value as well as get some help when needed.
I recently bought a 2005 Honda CRF 250R. The bike is super clean and from just looking at the bike you can see that the bike was never abused.
However I bought the bike over the internet and had it couriered to me. The only issue known to the owner was that it battled to start when cold and hot.
So the bike arrived and I had the valve clearances done as well as new tyres and carb service.
Well, obviously the valve clearances aren't the only problem as the bike has a noise on the main bearing and smokes. So it seems I have been taken for a ride.
I am going to do a top and bottom end rebuild on the bike. I will start dismantling the motor this afternoon. Will post pictures as I go along. I have a shop manual.
Hopefully this post will help other people and also I can get some tips along the way.
Cheers