Diff'rent Strokers

Darin · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:56 pm Post subject: MVX250 - really!!

Being into the wacky and weird as soon as I found out about Honda's MVX250 with it's V3 watercooled lump, inboard disc brake, bikini fairing and belly pan I just had to have one. Smile

Unbelieveably I actually found three bikes in the UK for sale around the time of my mission but this was the best one with only 8k km and one previous owner.

It's not perfect by any means, but it doesn't need too much fettling to be spot on. It was one of the bikes myself and Stroker Boy had on display at Stafford recently and it got a mixed reaction - some just dismissed it (not really knowing what it was - well that's what we think!), whilst others looked and then saw the engine and started to look a little further. Some even stopped to say they'd never seen one before and wanted to know more . . . if only we could have helped them!

Although I've spoken to a couple of people who own them I've never seen another, but I'm sure that will change now DS is up and running!

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StrokerBoy · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 4:56 pm Post subject:

I think most people thought it was just an MBX125. Wink

More than once I saw people wander along looking at all the bikes and making appreciative noises, then when they reached the MVX they started laughing and walked off. Shocked

One bloke thought it was a VT250... Rolling Eyes

royston · Joined: 17 Dec 2006 Posts: 7 Location: lancashire

hi first of all.i have a mvx that needs new big ends,its been stood for over 10 years now and was all but forgotten.at the time i could not find anyone who could get bearings for it.so im just curious where you get your cranks rebuilt or if you know of anywhere i could find a new crank.any help with this would be much apreiciated,cool site by the way.

Darin · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:13 pm Post subject:

Hi Royston,

The best advice I can give you is to to contact MVX and NSR nut, Alistair. His email address is elmarie@dsl.pipex.com Have a look at this page on his website for yet more MVXs >> http://www.elmarie.dsl.pipex.com/MVX.htm

You could try Yahoo Japan for a crank as MVX stuff comes up on there quite regularly; http://search.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/search/auc?p=mvx&auccat=0&alocale=0jp&acc=jp

StrokerBoy will be able to advise on using a shipping agent as he can't stop buying stuff from the Land of the Rising Sun! Wink

Best of luck getting it sorted - post some pictures up here when you can.
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royston · Joined: 17 Dec 2006 Posts: 7 Location: lancashire

thanks for that,i will put some pics up sometime but ive just worked out from the last tax disc that its been stood for 14years now and needs a good clean.thanks again

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StrokerBoy · Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:48 pm Post subject:

Alastair · Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Posts: 62

If I move it, I'll let you know the new address Very Happy

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royston · Joined: 17 Dec 2006 Posts: 7 Location: lancashire

pm sent thanks

royston · Joined: 17 Dec 2006 Posts: 7 Location: lancashire

thanks alistair.

mr200r · Joined: 16 Feb 2009 Posts: 10 Location: nederland-holland

Ive got since november2008 a swiss mvx250f,how many mvx-es are there in europe?
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StrokerBoy · Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:49 am Post subject:

Just found some old copies of Grey Bike magazine. In one of them (Autumn '95) there's a two page test of an MVX. Never seen one anywhere else so scanned it in for all you Honda freaks. Wink

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