All 2st CR125-CR500

Ive just taken the engine out of my CR125 to give the bike a good clean and some work on the motor.....

While the engine was out, just for curiosity purposes I thought id see if my Honda CR500 engine would go anywhere near the frame (I sold the chassis of the 500) and to my surprise there wouldnt be much work to do to make it fit.

What do you guys think? Can the chassis take it or would it just be too much for it?

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Sounds like a winter project in the making.. : ) go for it. Keep an eye on the welds.

STOP the press....I just took the cylinder off to get the 500 motor in and its not going to work. When the rear mount is in, the motor is resting on the downtubes so is angled up. The downtubes would be cut out (not a problem) and the motor would pivot on the rear mount down but then I have clearance problems on the lower frame rails around the swingarm which I wouldnt like to modify........1996 Honda CR500 engine for sale! 0 hours since full rebuild.

Doh!

How much for the engine?

its up for 850 GBP and so far Ive been offered 750. It has had a new 2nd gear aswell which was a couple of hundred on its own plus ProX rod kit Wiseco piston, resleeved cylinder.

Must say that every CR500 lump I have had to pieces has had a steel liner !!! am I missing something here????

lol no my mistake it was relined as the last piston had damaged the old liner.

Glad Im not going mad then lol

lol no im ashamed to say I paid someone to do the rebuild hence a little confusion.