I bought it as a runner from a friend of mine locally and was going to restore it but I have another of these which I am still in the process of finishing so ive just not had the time so I may as well let someone else have a go with it.
The bike has keys for the ignition and the seat locks. It starts and runs well even on old fuel i got it with, it smokes a bit so I reckon someone has put some extra 2stroke in the fuel as the oil pump works fine now that ive cleaned it up a bit (you can now see it working). These bikes can be registered even though they have no compliance plate as I am told these were pre ADR compliance plates for bikes. This model sold from 1974 to 1976 and is based on the 73/74 CR250 and a lot of parts are common. In fact Honda still sells a lot of parts for these bikes as so much of the Honda range was common to many models back in those days.
Since I got it I have bought a key for the ignition, changed the oil, fixed the slipping kickstart with better parts from my spares, cleaned the carb out, fitted a new airfilter and a good quality MX chain and it starts and runs really well, even the 2 stroke oil pump is working well. It could do with some more general cleaning up and fettling if you wanted to use it daily with things like it will need a new battery and some cleaning of the wiring connections, and I should say that it has a slow puncture in the rearwheel and the tyres are a bit old and cracked. But all that said, I have ridden it off road as it stands and its great fun. A new set of tyres and a few hours of clean up and youd have a fun woods bike.
It has some very hard to find parts on it not least it sports a really good seat... If I had a $1 for every time someone asked me recently if I had a spare seat for an MT, I would be a rich man. Clocks are nice and the tank whilst its lightly dented on the top (would pop out) a repaint would see it like new, these are solid tanks and do not tend to rot out. The bike is very original and would make a solid base for a restoration and is a lot more complete than the junk ive seen on ebay the past few years, plus this one starts and runs well.
I am looking for close on $SOLD for this bike as its stands, and I do have some spares I can sell on top as well since I have spare engines, carbs and other parts if the buyer wants since ive gathered a lot of stuff for these over the years.
Drop me a PM and come and buy yourself some cheap fun!
