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Kefa39 · Post by **Kefa39** » 15 Sep 2010, 21:58

Hello all,
I bought myself a tatty mk2 CRM a couple of months ago and managed to get it road legal last Saturday.
Thanks to the advice from this site I managed to fix the brakes,speedo,fork seals and rear suspension linkage.
Took it trailriding with the TRF on Sunday and it performed great.A lot lighter than the DRZ I normally ride.
The only downside with the bike is the colour.The graphics and seat are a kind of pink and look like they were designed for a barbie bike.Everyone on the ride took the micky but they all wanted to have a go on it.
Thanks again for sharing all this knowledge on the CRM.

Post by **fallenmikethebike** » 16 Sep 2010, 17:17

Hi welcome to the forum, pink eh, you say, well, for future reference, and out of deference to those whose plastics have also slightly faded

we tend to refer to the colour as ATOMIC RED

,in fact, it has been known for some fellow forumites to colour co-ordinate other parts of their mounts to the same colour as it's so appealing.
The best bet is a plain white set of replacement plastics as the ,inevitable, spills take there toll on the current set.
Glad you are pleased with your purchase.
You may want to check for movement of the swinging arm shaft, and bearings, this is an area that suffers from past negligent owners.
Check the search area for information on this topic and any others, before posting,up any questions.
Mike

Post by **SkidMark** » 16 Sep 2010, 18:51

fallenmikethebike wrote: ...whose plastics have also slightly faded we tend to refer to the colour as ATOMIC RED...

welcome to the site!!!

btw its only Mike that calls it atomic red the rest of us call it barbie pink too

Post by **knackeredMk1** » 16 Sep 2010, 18:58

Active Rascal · Post by **Active Rascal** » 16 Sep 2010, 21:04

Isn't that the proper name for the Mugen plastics? Atomic Flo red or something?

Post by **SkidMark** » 16 Sep 2010, 21:21

hmmmmm yes!

Post by **back off road** » 16 Sep 2010, 21:27

at least yours are plastic a former owner of my recent buy decided it would be a good idea to paint them with white gloss wot a nob

Post by **john7780** » 28 Sep 2010, 15:56

HMMM white gloss?!!! nice shiny guarenteed to crack and peel off and on extra hot days melts just right ha hahas he got any left i need some for my door frames

Post by **fallenmikethebike** » 28 Sep 2010, 19:12

You'll probably want what's left from his Nitromors as well.

Mike

Post by **back off road** » 28 Sep 2010, 20:21

wish id got some nitromorse as the blowlamp made the panels go out of shape lol

Post by **fallenmikethebike** » 28 Sep 2010, 20:29

Jet washing normally removes the paint, just don't go for a steam clean

PS, better make sure the plonker didn't use knotting on the air filter.
You may also want to check he hasn't been running it on Meths

Mike

Post by **john7780** » 28 Sep 2010, 21:21

why mike will meths make it go faster?!! ha ha, why oh why do plonkers get a decent bike and try to d.i.y customise if it aint broke dont fix it

Post by **back off road** » 29 Sep 2010, 21:28

looks like the paint was the only moment of madness

full DEP exhaust

twin air filter

swing arm bolt and suspension linkage bolts all greased (removed and regreased)

gearbox oil quite clean (replaced with new )

2 stroke drained and replaced with putoline tts

next step a fresh set of tyres front about dead back useless in the mud any recomendations ?

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