RE: I love my 1982 CM 250 Custom!

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RE: I love my 1982 CM 250 Custom!

RE: I love my 1982 CM 250 Custom! 
Ira said 2003-04-16 04:20 
 
Bryan, I have three 1982 Honda CM 250´s, I also love them.
My first one did go 80,000 miles, my mechanic said the engine´s
mounting brackets tore causing a leak. He insists he could repair
the engine but I bought a parts bike in excellent condition and had
the mechanic transfer over the engine and whatever parts he felt
the bike needed. I now have another 24,000 miles on the 2nd engine.
The frame has 104,000 miles. Bike still runs great. Last summer
I found another 1982 Honda CM 250. It had only 3100 miles and
was kept in show room condition. I have already put on another
3000 miles on it and now I try to keep two of the three bikes
in running condition all year long. I have nearly exhausted all
spare parts from the parts bike. I do a lot of the work myself.
I find it fairly easy to work on the bike with a shop manual. I
bought the Honda shop manual. As far as used parts on line, I would
suggest you try buying another CM 250 in fair to good condition
for all of its parts, you would save big in the long run. I find the bike to be very reliable but if you do not want to get stuck
I would suggest carrying an extra clutch cable and store it under
the seat, also carry and extra ignition switch. Those two items
have stranded me a few times and by carrying these parts, I can
ride worry free. By having a spare clutch cable on hand, I was
able to change the broken cable and be off and riding in 35 minutes. I often tell other riders that any bike larger than a 250
is a waste. I get 82 miles to the gallon. My insurance rates are
very low and I strongly believe dollar for dollar noone gets more
bang for their motorcycle buck than me. I live
in the St. Louis area. Where do you call home? 
 
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