A stunning project Shaun- I bet you are well proud. Well done. What's next?

Thanks very much Steve for posting that up, and thanks nj for the comment. No plans next, I was going to do my old AR up as a super, super-moto, but I can't justify spending the money!! :(

cant justify spending the money ???? how do you justify £6.5k on a trail bike project ?

BOR - Won't even bother answering that .

Yes I can justify it, to be honest this is probably my one and only bike project (at least for a very long time) so I might as well do it right, have it exactly as I want it and have no regrets. Hopefully it will last me a long time. Trail riding and Enduro is my hobby and passion, and I try to use the bike at least once a week. A super-moto to me is a 'nice to have' and would hardly ever get used - Hence I couldn't justify spending a small fortune on it, when as I said, one wheel off the CR/M is worth more than my car!! :)

That is fantastic. Worth every penny i reckon. No need to justify it really, but i'll do it for you.

A new bike would cost a bit less, but you got a virtually new bike totally tailored to you, an most likely had a great time building it, its win win win.

You could of peed the cash up against a pub toilet wall, which you probably did some of the time

The only downside is, how can you bear to get it dirty?

Thats an awesome build! Love it! And you made it look do easy.

Ive been looking to sell my CRM-AR for a new CR250 as I want something thats lighter and handles better (plus they look good). Only thing that has been stopping me is recreational licence arent that great here in Australia and I like having a road rego'd 2 stroke. Maybe this is the answer :-)

Brilliant! It was a LOT of hard and interesting work, but it definitely worth it.

Personally (if someone cares) I don't like aluminium frames or modern CR/WR bikes neither. Also I cannot really understand how lightweighted enduro bike such CRM with sharp handling can be more light and sharper. But overall suspension and chassis of modern CR way better then CRM's.

Excellent job and nice looking conversion!

P.S. I believe that's how should look modern 2t Honda's enduro, if they would ever produce it.

WoW !
Looks stunning , a great write up & lots of pic's :)
you ever thought of giving TBM a call they may do an artical on it

Cheers fellas!! Yeah I emailed TBM, they said they were very interested and wanted to give it a full test ride, then never got back to me!! It was in the TRF monthly mag a while ago, and I sent it to TMX News weekly, but didn't get a reply, and don't know if it ever got in!!

When I had my Mk1 in TBM they wouldn't ride it. Company policy about damaging it . Said they don't test ride anymore but subject to change I suspect.........

They said they're not usually bothered about performance of project bikes... Bit in thos instance they were. They also wanted to do their own photo shoot... Then stopped replying to emails.

I heard they borrowed a brand new bike from a Honda enduro school and cracked a panel and refused to pay for it. This put me off.

Excellent build thread that. Love the factory look of the bike.

Shaun,
The project looks very good and pro looking, I had been looking into building the exact bike you have and just found your conversion on this site. Before I do the same thing would it be possible to try yours to see the results? I have a 06 CR250 that I use for enduro events but always wanted the lower first and higher sixth gears which the CRM engine has.
Thanks
Mike

Mike, i run an 03 and an 07 CR250 and with motard wheels and 15/36 gearing - a theoretical 112 mph is achievable.
add a flywheel kit and its tractable and grunty and is easy to pull away with no stalling.
it makes a better and way faster road bike than the CRM
the only kicker is the premix and small tank.

apart from that i would do distance on the CR over my AR all day long. the CR is smoother, faster, so much lighter and between 40 - 70 is actually better on fuel too.