$400 2003 CR250

Cameron Niemela
Edited Date/Time 3/26/2019 11:13am
Hey guys! New to the forum, after seeing all these awesome builds I couldn't help but join in. Starting with a 2003 CR250 in rough shape. Good thing it was cheap! All the progress will be posted on YouTube. First three videos are up already. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-GsTOXiu4k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apAQDKHa-kM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4fVl3j26v0

The poor thing when I brought her home


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WCRider 12/23/2017 8:18am
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I'm a big fan of your youtube channel Cameron. Keep it up the good work.

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Andy7 12/23/2017 9:56am
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Your YouTube channel's great! Keep posting updates on this
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Bruneval 12/23/2017 10:59am
12/23/2017 10:59am Edited Date/Time 12/23/2017 11:02am
Same here - great channel and watch it all the time. My guilty pleasure is watching grenade’d engines being torn down!
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Bruneval 12/23/2017 11:00am
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mxBryan 12/24/2017 8:25am
12/24/2017 8:25am
Good to see you on the forum now Cameron !
Been watching your videos on YouTube since the beginning, you're doing a great job.

Nice work done already on that bike, can't wait to see this thing finished.
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lcgordon711 12/27/2017 7:06am
12/27/2017 7:06am
Watching you tear down bikes and clean parts is so relaxing.

I want to buy a part or two from you but you don't have any for my 2 bikes. Ill keep checking.
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FWYT 12/27/2017 8:45am
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Nice!!! Dang, top notch cleaning!!!! Thanks for posting!
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Squirtlege 12/27/2017 12:04pm
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Another vote for "glad to have you on vital"... Love your vids! Keep up the good work, sir!
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shuggs 12/27/2017 2:11pm
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Great videos, for small holes I use a babies toothbrush - nice and small head?
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yjgfikl 1/2/2018 7:23pm
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Parts are looking awesome man!

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danman 1/3/2018 11:10am
1/3/2018 11:10am
You said your cleaning tank was about 140 degrees. What is the heat source??
I have a parts cleaner, but I'd rather work with the Simple Green and I live in the great white north, so working in warm liquid is quite appealing.
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Headling 1/3/2018 1:23pm
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Just subscribed to you channel, enjoying the cr build, keep up the good work!
Cameron Niemela 1/3/2018 10:26pm
1/3/2018 10:26pm
I appreciate it everyone! As far as the heated parts washer, currently working on a video that covers everything I've done to it.
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Bruneval 1/4/2018 7:13am
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Cameron Niemela wrote:
I appreciate it everyone! As far as the heated parts washer, currently working on a video that covers everything I've done to it.
I appreciate it everyone! As far as the heated parts washer, currently working on a video that covers everything I've done to it.
Your videos are great. My wife thinks I'm nuts when I'm sat there watching you clean old dirbike parts on my iPad.
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wsc96 1/9/2018 1:54pm
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Enjoying the build. Looking forward to more details on this parts washer.
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ti473 1/9/2018 9:28pm
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That's not exactly what I would call rough shape, especially for $400. That thing actually has probably relatively low hours: original seat cover, pipe is dented but still the stock one, clutch cover is not super worn out, frame/swingarm seems free of any major dents/wear. Everything is a little beat up but seems original, heck those tires might even be its first set. My guess is that it was owned by someone that wasn't really into dirtbikes that much, beat her around a bit, and then put it a corner to collect dust for a long time. Either way, heck of a find!!
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H4L 1/14/2018 7:43am
1/14/2018 7:43am
Digging the vids ! Keep em coming... Great job on the detail on them BTW.

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