im steve from pot noddle land and new to the site so be gentle with me
im going to have a look at a 92 mk2 i beleave (usd forks)

anyway what should i be looking out for when looking at the bike
i know the basics like wheel bearings linkages lose spokes.

any tips will be most appreciated.

[b]minty0_10 :[/b]

> anyway what should i be looking out for when looking at the bike
> i know the basics like wheel bearings linkages lose spokes.

Oil in the left-hand side cover (and leaking out) is a possible sign of a balancer shaft bearing problem.

Oil dripping from the frame under the tank into the same area is a sign of a minor problem with the oil level switch, but might make a good bargaining ploy.

evening steve from pot noodle land
if you already know about checking for play in wheel bearings,steering head,swingarm and linkage,c+s etc then as andy p says take a good look over the motor for oil leaks,make sure it sounds ok and give it a spin when its warm(the bike not the weather ).you should be able to decide wether its a good un

cheers
steve from oatcake land

[b]slider :[/b]

> steve from oatcake land

Lucky get

[b]minty0_10 :[/b]
> im steve from pot noddle land and new to the site so be gentle with
> me
> im going to have a look at a 92 mk2 i beleave (usd forks)
>
> anyway what should i be looking out for when looking at the bike
> i know the basics like wheel bearings linkages lose spokes.
>
> any tips will be most appreciated.

Welcome Minty From Neath eh As has been said Minty, make sure there are no oil leaks, and no nasty rattles and knocks from the motor, and no clouds of smoke out of the zorst

and dont go near porthcawl,gwyn'll have you on pints of port with stella for chasers!

thanks for the imfo on the oil leek problems

the bike has had a new balancing shaft bearing and oil seal so that should be ok, whats the shaft do anyway am i right in thinking crossers dont have them.

heres the link off ebay some of you may even know the bike, going to pick it up saturday all being well.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=018

I would be very cautious about that bike if its the same one that the guy ( cant remember his name ) looking for a bike in the for sale section looked at. Plus its dirty in the pics, whats it hiding. someone who can't be bothered to clean his bike for the pics may mean they can't be bothered to look after it. Just my opinion on buying, that said the bike may be a minter under all that crud .

jj,it was minty that posted it in the f/s section!.by the way,used your link to try and sell your mk3 for ya,but the guy doesn't want to travel from stockport(manchester) to cornwall

yes i was thinking the same i read the post about a guy going to see a bike this week near him. he,s in Gloucester and this bike in Tewkesbury so could well be the same bike.
ive posted the link in his thread but heard nothing back as yet.

could that be a mk 2.2?

what's the diffrence?

they made a couple of slight changes between the two,what...i dont know

taken from crm250 home page

[quote]The MK2.2 had few differences including foot pegs that were different and a new set of graphics[/quote]

maybe some other things changed tho im not in the know about these things yet havnt even put my bike back together

is it normal on a crm not to have a engine number on the logbook