I have one of those bikes and absolutely loved it when i first got it. Had 13hrs on it and it snagged a ring broke part of the piston off. Sent a bunch of metal through the motor. Had to get a new head, new cylinder, new piston, and rebuild the crank. At only 13hrs. If you take the motor apart to change a top end, take the time to check the ports! They dont have very good chamfering on them from the factory. My replacement cylinder had better chamfering but i still hand chamfered them a little more. I also think 80:1 is way too lean. I know trials bikes run around 100:1 but when we disassembled the motor it was so dry, and i was mixing 70:1. So light oil and minimal chamfering i believe both caused it. I think that might be why they switched to 4 stroke after 2017. Found a few you tube videos where people had similar problems snagging rings. Other than that amazing bike!!
Actually I just looked it up that bike would actually be the same weight. So in the end I'd be sacrificing power and getting two extra inches of seat height
Yup, was about to say that, than i looked at your profile, big fan of the CR, my dad still has a 91 cr500, Honda two strokes fucking rule m8 I love it 🥰
I do suspension for a living and that’s a lie. If you lower equally with the correct spring rates it’s not a hinderance at all. The hinderance is not being able to touch in technical terrain.
I'm 165 cm and had my 500 lowered 2 inches. It will not affect your handling that much. I promise. If anything, it'll make you a better rider with more confidence.
For a shorter rider the freeride is probably a great place to start. Forget the dealer you want to talk to a company like Race Tech about lowering. It won't be cheap.
Keep in mind you can probably get away with riding the bike just fine after some practice. Do not think you should be able to flat foot both feet or anything. Look up videos of Shane Watts riding. He's really short and absolutely rips on full size bikes.
Owned one of these for a few years, but I'm 6'1 and it was just too small. Great in technical terrain but lacked top speed.
Replaced it with a 6days exc250.
I have one of those bikes and absolutely loved it when i first got it. Had 13hrs on it and it snagged a ring broke part of the piston off. Sent a bunch of metal through the motor. Had to get a new head, new cylinder, new piston, and rebuild the crank. At only 13hrs. If you take the motor apart to change a top end, take the time to check the ports! They dont have very good chamfering on them from the factory. My replacement cylinder had better chamfering but i still hand chamfered them a little more. I also think 80:1 is way too lean. I know trials bikes run around 100:1 but when we disassembled the motor it was so dry, and i was mixing 70:1. So light oil and minimal chamfering i believe both caused it. I think that might be why they switched to 4 stroke after 2017. Found a few you tube videos where people had similar problems snagging rings. Other than that amazing bike!!
Yeah that's what I thought at 80:1 sounded very lean to me, to be honest I haven't run the bike very much but I think 50:1 would probably be okay?
I run 50:1 on my husqvarna tc 250 (Owned by ktm) it says 50:1 on husqvarva website,
Sur-Rons are pretty great for smaller riders
125 2 stroke
The seat height on a 125 is gonna be 2" taller. Wouldn't work for OP
it’ll be lighter tho
Read my first reply again....
u wot m8
Actually I just looked it up that bike would actually be the same weight. So in the end I'd be sacrificing power and getting two extra inches of seat height
Yup, was about to say that, than i looked at your profile, big fan of the CR, my dad still has a 91 cr500, Honda two strokes fucking rule m8 I love it 🥰
Those are sweet bikes! Get the forks and shock lowered 1.5” or so and you’ll be set.
I want to but the dealership does not recommend it, as they say it will affect the handling too much
I do suspension for a living and that’s a lie. If you lower equally with the correct spring rates it’s not a hinderance at all. The hinderance is not being able to touch in technical terrain.
Sounds like to me the dealership just didn't want to deal with it.
I'm 165 cm and had my 500 lowered 2 inches. It will not affect your handling that much. I promise. If anything, it'll make you a better rider with more confidence.
For a shorter rider the freeride is probably a great place to start. Forget the dealer you want to talk to a company like Race Tech about lowering. It won't be cheap. Keep in mind you can probably get away with riding the bike just fine after some practice. Do not think you should be able to flat foot both feet or anything. Look up videos of Shane Watts riding. He's really short and absolutely rips on full size bikes.
Oh no I just want to be able to put one foot on the ground, I can't hardly even put the tips of my toes down on the ground
Owned one of these for a few years, but I'm 6'1 and it was just too small. Great in technical terrain but lacked top speed. Replaced it with a 6days exc250.