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    Thanks for spelling it out for me

    Sounds like a fun project. Good luck with finding a base.

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    slydar you have pm

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    you get the odd basket case hopping around for like 300 bucks, i bought an xr500 for 350, an xr100 for 200, xr75 for 150, they are pretty fucking easy to rebuild, find one with a fucked engine or something.

    The lights can be an issue for motocross bikes but its not overly difficult to adapt a coil onto one. Each model has kits you can buy online for like 100 bucks. To make cr/yz/kx/rm and all that have a headlight. Blinker control go to the wreckers and swipe one or something like an xr, wrs have got shithouse road gear.
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    ok sweet, good to know i can do lights on a 2 stroke mxer.

    have a more decent think about getting one, i am hella down for some 2 stroke action.

    up to what yeah untill they use the chrome or whatever bore? the one you cant bore out. like 93? or?

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    you can bore em all out up to present, just gotta re sleve them, even the ones you dont have to sleve its pretty much recommended.
    96 was the last year of the steel frame for the cr, kx was always a steel perimiter, might make what you wanna do a little easier.

    Ive got an obsession for two stroke motorbikes, if you drop those parts off at mine you can have a ride
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    Re-nickesil.

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    Its hard getting anything complete, reliable and worth owning,for under a grand like Beally said, there are deals but they will need work.

    Idiot I know bought a YZ250 2000 model 2 stroker for 1600 cause he screwed a guy who was seriously in debt.

    Just have to be there at the right place, right time.

    The Jap bikes hold their value for good reason. By the time they are old enough to be found cheaply, they appreciate again for some reason. My dad bought a 6 cylinder honda 750 road bike new for 3000, about 30 years ago. He just saw a mint one for sale for 16000 in just bikes.

    Good luck in your quest.

    If you get a bike together and want to ride, I desperately need someone to go riding with! I have a nice big ute too.

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    i have ute and bike and lack of ride buddies, when ever your keen dude
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    i went looking for a cheap bike. only problem i had was i wanted rego. ups the price by a grand or 2. started out with a budget of $4500. ended up getting a brand new ktm 300exc. you have to look for a while to get a bargain. i got sick of looking. and ktm had one in stock. wanted to go riding that weekend. haha.
    its just about being in the right place at the right time i guess. i have gotten bargains before. but when you are looking for a specific thing it gets hard.

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    yeah. thats one thing in my favor. im not picky.

    i was a suzuki kid growing up. now i dont care. obviously hondas are loved for a reason, but im not like "has to be honda". i dont care if its a trail bike of mx either.

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