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  1. madcr500

    Honda Cr500

    Ive had my CR5 (motard) for 6 years now I bought it as a mxer and converted it myself. CR5's are a brilliant bike and endlessly tunable. Easy to maintain and to work on. Parts are easily available and quite cheap compared to KX500 bits. Loads of power and very torquey. The older ones are a bit more peaky. If you have trouble starting it then there is something wrong, probably just carb settings but if its been stood for a long while then the rubber crank seals can go perished and thats a big job. I highly recomend them but i am slightly biased
  2. If you let me know your email then i can send you some pdf's that give some basic info for the standard models but they are not a full workshop manual.
  3. VERY nice. CBR6 / 9 / 11? which is it?
  4. forget the superbike. Ive never been passed by one on my CR500 (see pics earlier in this thread) stay Motard!!
  5. Email on its way to you. Thanks.
  6. There are some exploded diagrams but there is also some other stuff including a carb spec sheet which i have found very useful. PM me your email and i'll send them. the hydro clutch is very light on mine. I use 1 finger!! The only thing i cant seem to find out is the float height.
  7. No probs. Nigel is FULL of excellent info (and also appears in the 1983 kickstart video that someone posted on here recently). I would love to tell you all about how the 97 scorpa is the best trials bike ive ever ridden but to be honest ive only ridden that one and an old ty175 when i was young so i dont have much base for comparison. I think its a great bike. not as light as some of the others from the same year but fairly bulletproof so ive heard. I would be very interested to know if your bike has a bp5es or bp6es plug fitted (or other) and also what jets its fitted with. I can send you the pdf manuals if you give me your email. Cheers.
  8. I have the same bike (97 scorpa easy 250 grey/yellow) and have exactly the same problem. When i got the bike about 4 months ago i rang birketts and asked nigel about it. He told me that it is the little eyelets that the disc floats on that are worn and need replacing. He said that i need to take them off and measure them before i order more as there were several different ones used by scorpa. I haven't actually replaced them and the bike rides fine. I only really notice it when im stopped holding it on the front brake. Must get round to it though. Hope this helps.
  9. Your right about the bike but ive always thought it took more skill and balls to jump on something like that than on a modern crosser. Like when evel failed the ceasor palace jump and his son robbie cleared it years later (i think he was on a cr500, not sure) people said that meant he was better than evel but i think you couldnt say that until robbie knievel did the same jump on the same type of bike.
  10. He was crazy. A true hero and one of the most honest, straight-talking blokes around. I was there when eddie kid binned it at the bulldog bash. The jump was stupid and i think he said that about it afterwards. It wasnt a long jump by any standards but it is not really possible to land on an upward slope on a jump like that and of course there was only a 20 foot, 70 degree drop at the end of the upward slope. I remember hearing something about he hadnt seen the jump before he turned up that day but he did it anyway. Just like Evel would have. I guess that all the big jump guys around now were all inspired by the great man in the 70's. RIP and thank you.
  11. Yep, your right. In defence i didnt write it.
  12. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall The structure of the wall was incorrect So he won a grand with Claims Direct. It's Raining, It's Pouring. Oh cr*p, it's Global Warming. Jack and Jill went into town To fetch some chips and sweeties. He can't keep his heart rate down And she's got diabetes. Mary had a little skirt with splits right up the sides and everywhere that Mary went the boys could see her thighs. Mary had another skirt 'twas split right up the front ...But she didn't wear that one often. Mary had a little lamb her father shot it dead. Now it goes to school with her between two chunks of bread. Simple Simon met a pie man going to the fair. Said Simple Simon to the pie man 'What have u got there?' Said the pie man unto Simon Pies you knobhead. Mary had a little lamb it ran into a pylon. 10,000 volts went up its a*** and turned its wool to nylon. Georgie Porgie Pudding and Pie kissed the girls and made them cry. When the boys came out to play he kissed them too cause he was gay. Jack and Jill went up the hill to have a little fun. Jill, the dill, forgot her pill, and now they have a son. Jack and Jill Went up the hill And planned to do some kissing. Jack made a pass and grabbed her ass Now two of his teeth are missing. Mary had a little lamb Its fleece was white and wispy. Then it caught Foot and Mouth Disease And now it's black and crispy.
  13. That is a great idea for when there is lots of air in there or when filling it after having it apart but when i do that with my bikes i also bleed them the day after as the syringe tends to slightly airate the fluid. Another small tip is to let brake fluid sit for 24hrs before using it. If you use it after the bottle has been sloshed about then the fluid has lots of tiny bubbles in it.
  14. I had the EXACT same thing on my scorpa. it started after i fitted a new brake pipe and some fluid leaked onto the pads. i tried everything (even baking them) but had to replace the pads in the end.
  15. The police do a great job. Ive always said that!
  16. Neither was he!! He looks like he's never done a burnout before.
  17. Brilliant. Thanks for posting it. Great to see nigel birkett Giving it the beans. I buy all my bits off him now. He's a top bloke. Got any more?
  18. I thought fuel cells were quite heavy. Ive never seen one in real life but got that impression. Anyone know what the weight would be of one built small enough for trials?
  19. No. Whats wrong with that joke. It's not offensive to anyone!
  20. I know there are no trials shows on terrestrial TV but are there any on sky or digital? Are there any at all? or what about any shows which cover the regional or world championships?
  21. madcr500

    Top End Gasket

    Not using the gasket would be disastrous for your engine. oil in your water and water in your cylinder. Probably wouldnt start due to lack of compression. Without seeing it i dont know which way up it goes but someone here will know.
  22. Nice VOR. I was tempted to supermoto one a while ago but didnt because i didnt know much about them. Tell me more about it.
  23. I find the best way to breath is in and then out. probably not very helpful but it has worked for me for 30 years now, I must be good at it.
  24. You could always just stop at the side of the road somewhere on the way home and wash it. I used to wash my motxer off at local garage with their car wash. They didnt appreciate it though.
 
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