Lastest find 1986 CR500

evomx244

evomx244

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Found this the other day, besides the mouse eaten seat it's a very low hrs bike. Everything is Tight, Pegs, brake pedal, floating rear brake arm. It needs a few things like the correct length chain, correct kick starter and a few other things that I actually had left over from my 86 CR 250. Should be a fun bike to ride.

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Looking at those pic's, the bike doesn't look too awfully tall and could be a very manageable ride. At some point I will grab up a older open class bike, just haven't looked into a bike that I think would fit me and my girlish riding style.
( girlish being, like my wife rides, hee hee.)
 
Sweet Catch as Big Bores = Big Fun!

Maybe not the fastest lap times on some track but the sheer fun factor is off the charts!!!

The earlier years were beasts as Honda spent the next 15 years mellowing them out..

Look like a few cans of paint, seat cover & moving the bars up a mile is about all it needs.

I have a 81 Maico 490 that is under going a slow restoration but will be done one of these days.

Maico Mark
 
Right now rebuilding the forks (seals came today) I have the correct kick starter coming soon, foam came yesterday just waiting on the cover. Will go thru the linkage and rebuild the shock in the next few weeks. Need to take it a bit easy as I had cataract surgery earlier this week.
 
This will be WAY fun bike to ride-nice find!
I had the exact bike; way fast. Just make sure you got it pointed where you think you want to go before you wick the throttle!
Oh yea, make sure you check the carb slide spring. If worn the throttle can stick-I found out the hard way...-TJ
 
Scott - I also bought that same bike in '86 off of Jeff Sanders who used to own Malvern. He then worked at All Seasons in Wooster as the Service Manager. He bought it new to try for Loretta's or some other big race at that time and busted his arm at a qualifier. I bought it and had some serious fun riding/racing it. That was a very tractor-like bike with some huge HP! Be careful....you ride it like you do your 125's and you will be recovering from more than cataract surgery!!!! :)
 
Rebuilt forks are back on, layed down bars are gone (Renthals in there place). Got luck the water pump area had very little damage. New seals and bearing are on the way, with a little JBweld and a hair dryer to make it flow should it will be good as new.
 
I'm planning on installing a compression release on my '84 CR500 Husky . If I can ever get the beast to start cold ( finally got it to where it will start warmed up ) I'd like to run a couple AHRMA races with it . At the very least it should make bump starting easier . That thing has a TON of compression . Funny how the CR450 I sold Hartney started great but I've seen guys have lots of trouble with the 480 and I'll bet the 500 isn't much better . Still love the big bores though !
 
I finally got the jetting on IT 490 to where it runs clean right off the bottom but ended up sitting on the starting line at Gainesville kicking it for a minute and a half before getting a push start. Love the feeling though when I twist the throttle and have to fight to regain control. Big bores are a little free spirited.
 
Forgot to mention the mess the previous owner made by moving up the rear wheel (I'm guessing to shorten the wheel base for woods riding) It was all good work but he resloted the swingarm, extended the axle adjusters, moved up the chain guide, ect.... On the plus side everything in the swingarm and linkage was well grease, so I only cleaned and repacked with fresh grease. Hoping to have completed in the next week or so.
 
Thorpe was at Apex that day along with some other top riders.
That yellow bike is an RMZ chassis with a CR500 engine.
Number 2 is a 500 Maico.
The guy that did that vid posted on a 500 group a while ago.
I would love to ride my 500 on a track like that, it looks like it flows really well.
 
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