They Say The First Step To Recovery Is...

Emerikol · 01-25-2019, 02:58 PM

They say the first step to recovery is to admit you have a problem. Good thing for me that I DON'T have an addiction to buying motorcycles, and I can stop whenever I want!

This beauty is on the way to my stable from Mid-State New York. Should be here in a few weeks.http://www.chinariders.net/attachmen...1&d=1548446266
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**JerryHawk250** · 01-25-2019, 04:03 PM

Sweat! Looks way better shape that the basket case.

cbrfxr67 · 01-25-2019, 04:05 PM

Awezome! Looks great! I hope you post more when you get it.

Emerikol · 01-25-2019, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

Sweat! Looks way better shape that the basket case.

That's part of the reason I picked it up. There's something going on in the engine, and the guy wasn't really sure what went BANG. He has another bike he's riding, so he let this one go for a song. I picked it up because even with the shipping across the country, it was still less than $1,500, and because the CB's and CL's use the same frame, engine and wheels. The seats and tanks are slightly different, but everything else is pretty much the same. I figure with two and a half engines all up, I should be able to get the CB up and running in short order, then use it as sort of a living example of where everything is supposed to go on the Scrambler. It's like bringing two bikes back for the price of one.

**JerryHawk250** · 01-25-2019, 04:36 PM

That bike reminds me of my first bike. A 74 Honda CB200. The bike looks to be in great shape.

Emerikol · 01-25-2019, 05:32 PM

There are actually a ton of the old 200's and 350's popping up out this way. The 450's are pretty rare, and some of the parts are getting a bit pricey, but they can still be found for the most part. My first bike was a 1982 Kawasaki 454 LTD. Ahhh, memories...

MICRider · 01-25-2019, 06:56 PM

I had one of those with a big old Vetter fairing on it! Fantastic bike that never let me down. Lol, I took my bike license on it

Enjoy, it looks to be in good shape once you get the engine sorted.

**cheesy** · 01-25-2019, 07:34 PM

I’m jelly.

Sport Rider · 01-27-2019, 01:02 PM

nice!

Emerikol · 01-27-2019, 02:15 PM

I'm lucky if I go for 12 hours without looking for another bike to buy...

Megadan · 01-27-2019, 02:17 PM

Those 450's are getting very rare. I keep hoping to find a deal on one just like yours, but they rarely pop up for sale. I think a lot of them got snatched up and turned into Cafe Racers and the rest are just collecting dust in a barn somewhere.

Emerikol · 01-27-2019, 03:00 PM

Dan, that's exactly the way it's shaping up. Another ten years or so, and you'll see an entire aftermarket for turning the 450's back in to stockers from hack-job cafe racers. I could sell the Scrambler as it sits for at least $500. The pipes alone are worth that much, even with them being a bit dinged up. I think I'm going to go down to the motorcycle junkyard out here in Phoenix tomorrow or Tuesday and buy the 450 engine I saw there. It's missing the stator cover, but I can work around that. I have the complete (I hope it's complete, anyway) engine that came with the Scrambler, plus about 2/3rds of a second engine. If I buy the 450 out of the junkyard, that will give me about three and a bit complete engines to split among the two bikes that I have with the 450's. Seems like a good investment to me, at least.

Weldangrind · 01-28-2019, 12:44 PM

We're here to enable you, Emerikol.

**cheesy** · 02-03-2019, 09:22 AM

From one ‘I don’t have a problem’ guy to another, the physical size of the item of addiction is what can cause problems. Mrs. C will never notice another bicycle or lantern in the garage. Another motorcycle, though, would illicit a “What the hell is that?”, along with “Didn’t we agree...?”

Landsvw · 02-03-2019, 10:40 AM

Hi, I’m Lance, I’m 54 and I don’t have a problem. Actually, bikes are sooo much smaller and cheaper than cars. I can ‘sneak’ them into the garage and my amazing wife never really even notices or cares. She did ask me once this fall, how many bikes I currently own. Which is somewhere around 7 if you count the parts bikes....

Bikes I’ve owned:
Mostly complete list - there were a few parts bikes, or engines etc.
Like 1990’s V-twin Shadow engine that I traded for a TC90, but hard to count if
That’s a bike or not...

1967 Suzuki k15p high school
1975 Honda xr75 ? High school
1971 Honda z50 for sisters
1982 Kawasaki kd80 high school
1977 Yamaha yz250 high school
1973 Suzuki tc125 high school
1974 Suzuki tc125 college
1976 Honda xl125 (never ran right)
1975 Honda cb360t chicken coop find
1974 Honda cb360t bought early 90s
1971 Honda ct70 uncle Denny
1996 Suzuki dr350s traded ct70 for it
2003 Honda XR100 late 2000’s
1974 Honda st90 found in Alaska dump
1973 Honda ct70
1986 Honda xr200 (traded boat cables for it and the xr100)
2001 Honda xr100 (See frankenbike - still have frame and many parts)
1986 Honda xr600 100$ basket case
1985 Honda xl600 basketcase for parts
1986 Honda xr600 built out of others
1987 Honda xr600 bent frame
2003 Honda xr650l traded the other 2 for it
1973 Frankenbike. 2001 xr100 engine in Suzuki TS90 frame (still have, in Alaska)
2006 Roketa (Shineray) 200 DB-06 - this bike is mostly a Beta Alp clone with fake Honda engine
2002 Yamaha ttr225 (still have, in Alaska - street legal)
1983 Yamaha xt200 (still have, in Alaska, parts)
1974 Suzuki TC185
1971 Suzuki TS185
2009 Kawasaki KLX250sf (still have, best bike ever owned)
2003 Yamaha TTR125 (still have for sis and wife)
1972 Suzuki TC90
1970 Honda CL100 (still have)
1972 Honda CL100 for parts w/SL and CB125 engines (still have)

01-25-2019, 04:03 PM	#2
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01-25-2019, 04:05 PM	#3
cbrfxr67 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: HOuston Posts: 357	Awezome! Looks great! I hope you post more when you get it. __________________ BD125-15
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01-25-2019, 04:36 PM	#5
JerryHawk250 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 11,552	That bike reminds me of my first bike. A 74 Honda CB200. The bike looks to be in great shape. __________________ 2023 Lifan Lycan 250 Chopper 2023 Venom Evader 2022 Lifan KPX250 2020 Kawasaki Vulcan S 2004 Honda ST 1300 2016 Black Hawk 250 (sold) Keihin PE30 carb,125 main,38 slow.Pod filter,ported & decked head 10:1 CR,Direct Ignition Coil,15/40Sprockets,NGK DPR8EIX-9,De-Cat,Dual Oil Cooler,Digital Cluster 2016 Cazador180 XL 2014 Coolster150 JerryHawk250.com My YouTube Channel
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01-25-2019, 05:32 PM	#6
Emerikol Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Carrollton, GA Posts: 1,465	There are actually a ton of the old 200's and 350's popping up out this way. The 450's are pretty rare, and some of the parts are getting a bit pricey, but they can still be found for the most part. My first bike was a 1982 Kawasaki 454 LTD. Ahhh, memories... __________________ First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up
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01-25-2019, 07:34 PM	#8
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,783	I’m jelly. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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01-25-2019, 06:56 PM	#7
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	I had one of those with a big old Vetter fairing on it! Fantastic bike that never let me down. Lol, I took my bike license on it Enjoy, it looks to be in good shape once you get the engine sorted.
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01-27-2019, 02:15 PM	#10
Emerikol Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Carrollton, GA Posts: 1,465	I'm lucky if I go for 12 hours without looking for another bike to buy... __________________ First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up
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01-27-2019, 02:17 PM	#11
Megadan Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 7,976	Those 450's are getting very rare. I keep hoping to find a deal on one just like yours, but they rarely pop up for sale. I think a lot of them got snatched up and turned into Cafe Racers and the rest are just collecting dust in a barn somewhere. __________________ Hawk Information and Resource guide: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=20331 2018 Hawk 250 - Full Mod list here. http://www.chinariders.net/showpost....62&postcount=1 2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 https://chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=34124
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01-27-2019, 03:00 PM	#12
Emerikol Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Carrollton, GA Posts: 1,465	Dan, that's exactly the way it's shaping up. Another ten years or so, and you'll see an entire aftermarket for turning the 450's back in to stockers from hack-job cafe racers. I could sell the Scrambler as it sits for at least $500. The pipes alone are worth that much, even with them being a bit dinged up. I think I'm going to go down to the motorcycle junkyard out here in Phoenix tomorrow or Tuesday and buy the 450 engine I saw there. It's missing the stator cover, but I can work around that. I have the complete (I hope it's complete, anyway) engine that came with the Scrambler, plus about 2/3rds of a second engine. If I buy the 450 out of the junkyard, that will give me about three and a bit complete engines to split among the two bikes that I have with the 450's. Seems like a good investment to me, at least. __________________ First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up
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01-28-2019, 12:44 PM	#13
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	We're here to enable you, Emerikol. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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02-03-2019, 09:22 AM	#14
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,783	From one ‘I don’t have a problem’ guy to another, the physical size of the item of addiction is what can cause problems. Mrs. C will never notice another bicycle or lantern in the garage. Another motorcycle, though, would illicit a “What the hell is that?”, along with “Didn’t we agree...?” __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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02-03-2019, 10:40 AM	#15
Landsvw Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon Posts: 865	Hi, I’m Lance, I’m 54 and I don’t have a problem. Actually, bikes are sooo much smaller and cheaper than cars. I can ‘sneak’ them into the garage and my amazing wife never really even notices or cares. She did ask me once this fall, how many bikes I currently own. Which is somewhere around 7 if you count the parts bikes.... Bikes I’ve owned: Mostly complete list - there were a few parts bikes, or engines etc. Like 1990’s V-twin Shadow engine that I traded for a TC90, but hard to count if That’s a bike or not... 1967 Suzuki k15p high school 1975 Honda xr75 ? High school 1971 Honda z50 for sisters 1982 Kawasaki kd80 high school 1977 Yamaha yz250 high school 1973 Suzuki tc125 high school 1974 Suzuki tc125 college 1976 Honda xl125 (never ran right) 1975 Honda cb360t chicken coop find 1974 Honda cb360t bought early 90s 1971 Honda ct70 uncle Denny 1996 Suzuki dr350s traded ct70 for it 2003 Honda XR100 late 2000’s 1974 Honda st90 found in Alaska dump 1973 Honda ct70 1986 Honda xr200 (traded boat cables for it and the xr100) 2001 Honda xr100 (See frankenbike - still have frame and many parts) 1986 Honda xr600 100$ basket case 1985 Honda xl600 basketcase for parts 1986 Honda xr600 built out of others 1987 Honda xr600 bent frame 2003 Honda xr650l traded the other 2 for it 1973 Frankenbike. 2001 xr100 engine in Suzuki TS90 frame (still have, in Alaska) 2006 Roketa (Shineray) 200 DB-06 - this bike is mostly a Beta Alp clone with fake Honda engine 2002 Yamaha ttr225 (still have, in Alaska - street legal) 1983 Yamaha xt200 (still have, in Alaska, parts) 1974 Suzuki TC185 1971 Suzuki TS185 2009 Kawasaki KLX250sf (still have, best bike ever owned) 2003 Yamaha TTR125 (still have for sis and wife) 1972 Suzuki TC90 1970 Honda CL100 (still have) 1972 Honda CL100 for parts w/SL and CB125 engines (still have) __________________ 1988 Kawasaki KLR250 1969 Honda Z50 silver tag 2002 Ford F-350 7.3 diesel 2002 Porsche Boxster S 2017 Chevy Bolt “Throttle twisting geek” -LFN
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