Hey Chris, I recently scored my first scooter too. It's an 1986 Honda Elite w/under 1K miles. Got it for $1,100.00. It needed a complete tune up, new...
I ordered mine from beaverdam and got it. They had to order it from Japan and it took a month to get it but the hawg looks a lot better now even though the...
I'm planning a long trip with my camp trailer & I made a flat rack on the back of my trailer that I can drive the 250 up on. My question is how do you secure...
I use this license plate helmet lock. _http://xchoppers.com/product_info.php?products_id=1311_ (http://xchoppers.com/product_info.php?products_id=1311) Claudio...
I transported mine by using rachet tie downs on the handlebars wrapping around the hand grips.  I also used rachet tie downs through the rear wheel.  Make...
... wrapping around the hand grips. ... Buy 2 handle grip loops to hook you ratchet straps to, otherwise the rubber grips will pull off and you could loose the...
The stripe is tape. Peel it off an replace it with some reflector tape! John in Seattle '86 CH250 ... From: bryant chandler <bluboy4_us@...> Subject: Re:...
Lonnie, I've put mine in the back of my pickup. Ratchet straps are my weapon of choice for that. I used a long one on the handle bar making a loop around each...
I built a hold down system once to haul the CH250 on the back of a full size Ford Bronco trailer hitch. I used a piece of scrap steel channel, about 8' wide...
After 12 years i pulled the '85 Elite 250 with 1990 miles on it out of the garage, had to clean the idle or slow-jet, (next to the main jet that i upgraded...
Mine is an 85 as well and my best guess is that if you unplug and plug back in the big electrical connectors to it it will fix itself. Otherwise it's always...
... accessories. Yes it is. As somebody said, there's one born every minute. I noticed the ad' claimed 400 klics for 8 litres of fuel! I suspect the best...
... Are the two stock ones missing? If so, shouldn't be hard to make your own with some thin flat steel, a vice, hacksaw and a drill. I would think they are...
You can buy a small pad lock that is just big enough to fit over the brake lever but not big enough to go past the ball on the end. I got one at the 97 cent...
... brake lever but not big enough to go past the ball on the end. I got one at the 97 cent store and it will lock the helmet D rings to the scooter. A cable...
Some scooters have a hook under the seat and close the seat on the helmet strap. Â It is best to store a helmet upright or in a bag incase of rain or dust or...
These are some great ideas! Thanks! Lonnie ... full size Ford Bronco trailer hitch. I used a piece of scrap steel channel, about 8' wide and 6 ft long. Bolted...
I just picked up a 1985 Honda Elite 250. This thing was beat pretty bad in it's 11,000 mile life. If Mad Max rode a scooter beyond Thunderdome, this would be...
Maybe the front rollers are dry.  Inspect them first. May just need new grease. ... From: Lance <9wheeler@...> Subject: [CH250HondaElite] Got an 85...
"Lance" wrote: Question: I just picked up a 1985 Honda Elite 250...11,000 mile life. My first question is about this odd noise I'm getting from the ...
Actually I'm a Bostonian, we're the ones who usually swear at Yankees! I snapped my cylinder plug adjuster. I've ordered another but it's expected in 2-3...
-JUNE 6 08 Just got a new MF-80-2 Lightning from Worldwide Distributing -Its just like my old honda C70 pastport, but I think the Mf-80-2 -is better made. it...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
