Hi everyone, long time, no post, I have been very busy lately with other bikes and projects, and life in general. That being said I do have some stuff to share: 1. I decided to go with OEM crank seals after all, despite the exorbitant price they wanted for a clutch side crank seal (something like $4...

Thanks for all the help Knackered. I spoke with Leisure Trail on the phone a week or so ago and they said they could just send me the rod kit - sending them a crank would be prohibitively expensive when I could just have one of the many old-timers who've been doing it for decades rebuild it for me h...

Hi everyone! Been a while, eh? I've mostly been riding other bikes all spring and summer, and putting some work into the CRM when I have a chance. What I've done so far: 1. All parts of the engine masked, stripped, blasted and powdercoated. 2. Got a cone pipe custom made to replace the stock exhaust...

Answers - 1. From what I can tell of your big end it seems fine. AR specs are transferable. 2. The shock is rebuildable but it was pretty poor to begin with. I rebuilt 2 mk1s (see Motards /Specials /Rebuilds) and replaced the rear shocks with XR250 shocks. They are so much better BUT you need to re...

Hi all. Bought a decent condition CRM250R MK1 last spring, rode it all summer, now in the process of doing a frame-off restomod on it, trying to make it the bike of my dreams.

Hi all, new to the forum but have been rebuilding my CRM MK1 for the past couple months. I've currently got the engine stripped down to the bottom end, cylinder and head are off. Got a few questions. 1. What's an acceptable way to measure whether or not the crank/rod are still good? I have a dial in...