1991 MK2 CRM Supermoto Project

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Re: 1991 MK2 CRM Supermoto Project

Post by Sean91 » 23 May 2016, 21:27

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The wheels were the last part of the bike i wanted to change, and they turned out to be a long process so they got left until last. the red wheels looked ok in the pictures but they had started to fade, the rear being worse than the front, and the spokes were a mess. After looking at the bike in person you would say the wheels let the bike down.

i had the rims shot blasted and powdercoated gloss black by the same guy who did my rear sub frame.
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the spoke wraps i bought months ago were used because they could be slid onto the ends of the spokes
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Re: 1991 MK2 CRM Supermoto Project

Post by Sean91 » 23 May 2016, 21:38

the wheels had new silver nipples fitted because the red ones were faded almost pink and several were rounded off... I laced the wheels up myself and paid somebody to true them for me
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ive wanted to change the gold sprocket ever since i bought this bike. as part of a red colour scheme it looked sh*t
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I dropped 2 teeth off the rear, to make it better for the road. it should take some of the snappiness out of the acceleration and lengthen the first 2 gears
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And Its finished! :D ....will have to get out and take some better pictures soon, but it looks as good as i could of hoped, the wheels make the bike look much cleaner and newer
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thanks to RPA/ Bristol Motorcycle Powdercoating, Charlie's bikes, and GB Motocross for their work :BB

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Re: 1991 MK2 CRM Supermoto Project

Post by jim157 » 26 May 2016, 21:17

Came out really nice in the end. Good work!

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Re: 1991 MK2 CRM Supermoto Project

Post by jompy » 30 May 2016, 21:54

those wheels in black look much better , very nice :)
thats a really nice mk1 escort too ;)

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Re: 1991 MK2 CRM Supermoto Project

Post by Speeddevice » 31 May 2016, 05:08

Looks fantastic. I'm a big fan of black wheels and black frames.
The escort looks tidy too.

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Re: 1991 MK2 CRM Supermoto Project

Post by Sean91 » 31 May 2016, 23:35

i have some bad news... my CRM was stolen on sunday!! and i am absolutely devastated like i cannot explain, i only finished restoring it a week ago, and im sure you all know how much time effort and money has been put into it. anyway, ive posted below what pictures i have of the bike complete. if you can all keep an eye on ebay, gumtree and other like sites i would really appreciate it. my number is 07943431719 please let me know if you see it

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Re: 1991 MK2 CRM Supermoto Project

Post by jim157 » 01 Jun 2016, 07:26

Gutted, that's such a kick in the nuts after all the work you've put in.
Whereabouts was it stolen from?

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Post by Sean91 » 01 Jun 2016, 13:13

Nailsea on the outskirts of bristol. Theres a bit more info here http://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic ... highlight=

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Re: 1991 MK2 CRM Supermoto Project

Post by Sean91 » 04 Jun 2016, 20:22

Can everyone please keep your eyes peeled for it on gumtree ebay facebook and other like sites please

Cheers

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Re: 1991 MK2 CRM Supermoto Project

Post by jompy » 08 Jun 2016, 21:01

That's poo news buddy , gutted for you !

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Post by Sean91 » 11 Jun 2016, 00:22

jompy wrote:That's poo news buddy , gutted for you !
thanks, im gutted myself... i miss this bike already. Still, i wanted something more sensible to replace it with, so ive gone and bought a 19 year old yam
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So i doubt you'll be seeing me on here any longer...

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Re: 1991 MK2 CRM Supermoto Project

Post by jompy » 23 Jun 2016, 20:06

all the best mate , may see you on the yamahar.co.uk forum then although there aren't any thundercats on there :lol:

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Re: 1991 MK2 CRM Supermoto Project

Post by gregorious77 » 29 Jun 2016, 11:32

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