hi all, thought id post some info about the bridgestone ML8's ive been running for about 5000km now. the rear is about half way through its usefull lifespan,...
Hello Drew! The part that you ordered is correct for the model and year. There is no bottom half of the button. The knob looks like a mushrrom on a stick....
Hi: that's puzzled me too. the few times i see another ch250, i always seem to forget to look there and see what the reset control looks like. (when i fill...
Hi Jason.......... Thanks for the observations about the tires. A suggestion: Switch the tires end to end to even out the wear. Can you post some pics of your...
Pete: Switch tires to even out wear? It's not like you can go to your local tire dealer and have him rotate your tires or something. It takes two hours ...
I just bought what I thought would be a Bridgestone ML 16 for the rear of my 86 Elite 250, and an ML 17 for the front, as they were listed as a matched set. I...
Randy........ Didn't realize it would take so long to do the rear tire. It's been quite some time since I put new tires on my scoot, but I don't remember it...
Hello Jeff: The Bridgestones are designed to function appropriately with the ML16 in the rear and the ML17 in front. The reason for that is tread design to ...
Randy, you have cheered me up. Two hours! I feel very happy over how much money i saved. starting to know my way around the Elite, well a little bit, and...
It can definitely be a problem. First, you have to be careful when you're installing the tire so that you don't bend the bead on the tire. Some tires are easy...
Thanks Jack, I have tried tire lube, 125 psi plant air where I work, the ratchet strap around the outside, it's a pretty stiff tire, with the sidewalls of the...
Hello, Aha! Mystery solved! Thanks so much for clearing that up! Now that I've got the top "mushroom on a stick" part in hand, I'm wondering if I can't "bodge"...
The service manual sez 114 - 171 psi. To get a true reading you should do the test with a warm engine, and the throttle all the way open. Jack ... From:...
Jack Thanks for the info. Jeff ... From: Jack Stanley To: CH250HondaElite@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:38 AM Subject: RE: [CH250HondaElite]...
Ever hear of this method? Fill the tire with a few sparys of starting fluid. Stand back and light a fluid trail to the tire. The resulting explosion should...
I've heard of it. Never seen it done before - thanks for the link. That said, I'd never try this with a scooter tire. The margin for error is much smaller...
Hi - New to the forum - haven't purchased a 250 yet, but am looking. found this regulator/rectifier which should work on the CH250 - MUCH cheaper than Honda's...
Hey there folks I ran across a 1985 Honda Elite with a working Kenwood stereo in and they were only asking $1650 which I thought was a pretty good deal till I...
If anyone needs the stock item, I have a few of them. Jack ... From: CH250HondaElite@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CH250HondaElite@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
After ring and valve job I find it awfully confusing to establish which mark on fly-wheel to use in order to properly install camshaft. I need to establish...
Marc, I don't have my Kms to miles convertor handy but, I bought my 1986 Honda Elite 250 with 21,000 miles on it. I've had it for two years and have had no...
Hi Folks I bought a ch250 back in '85 and want another. I really had a good time with mine. I delivered mr.Gattis pizza for 2 years to the baylor campus on...
Hi CH250 friends... Service Honda has great prices on parts. However, if you need the part in less than 2 weeks, get them somewhere else. I placed an order...
Mark: To calculate the miles on your prospective scooter, 1 KM = .62 MI. So, your scooter that you're considering buying has about 19,840 miles on it. Is that...
I use this site from yahoo alot to help with conversions. I hope it helps. http://education.yahoo.com/reference/weights_and_measures/ I noticed there is...
hi Marc: i don't know what the Kenwood is worth to you but i don't bother with that stuff so it would be worth nothing to me. still, it may be valuable to...
... Kenwood ... pretty good ... only has ... longer or if ... it ... anyone has ... i have an 86 elite ch250 which has 46000 kml's on it (about 28000 miles)...
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