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Darin Show Star !
Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 444 Location: Isle of Wight
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Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:56 pm Post subject: MVX250 - really!! |
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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. 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 Show Star !
Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 1293 Location: Oop North, UK
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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I think most people thought it was just an MBX125. 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. One bloke thought it was a VT250... |
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royston
Joined: 17 Dec 2006 Posts: 7 Location: lancashire
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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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. |
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Darin Show Star !
Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 444 Location: Isle of Wight
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royston
Joined: 17 Dec 2006 Posts: 7 Location: lancashire
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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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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Alastair
Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Posts: 62
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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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Must be Darin
Hope you are well. We haven't corresponded in a long time. Sounds like the NS400 I pointed you in the direction of has started a passion, although why you want the bloody Yamahahaha touring thing I'll never know. I left Pipex ages ago so the website is sort of stuck in webspace in terminal decline. Maybe one day I'll get around to resurrecting it. Given that it was that website that pointed you in the right direction, how come you ain't got it mentioned in your links apart from the MVX bit
For buying from Yahoo Japan, www.rinkya.com is a reliable third party although like most, it is expensive.
More to the point for Royston, I do know of a brand new MVX crank for less than the cost of a rebuild (£125 plus VAT). Maybe send me a PM and I'll point you in the right direction. Same goes for anyone looking for Honda parts, I've got a pretty good knowledge of what is out there, particularly if you know the part number. _________________ Alastair
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StrokerBoy Show Star !
Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 1293 Location: Oop North, UK
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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Alastair wrote: |
I left Pipex ages ago so the website is sort of stuck in webspace in terminal decline. Maybe one day I'll get around to resurrecting it. Given that it was that website that pointed you in the right direction, how come you ain't got it mentioned in your links apart from the MVX bit |
Sorry, my fault. I've added it to the list now, even though you no longer maintain it. It's still live though, unlike NS400R.CO.UK which seems to be dead today... |
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Alastair
Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Posts: 62
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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If I move it, I'll let you know the new address _________________ Alastair
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royston
Joined: 17 Dec 2006 Posts: 7 Location: lancashire
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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pm sent thanks |
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royston
Joined: 17 Dec 2006 Posts: 7 Location: lancashire
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Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:15 am Post subject: |
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thanks alistair. |
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mr200r
Joined: 16 Feb 2009 Posts: 10 Location: nederland-holland
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Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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Ive got since november2008 a swiss mvx250f,how many mvx-es are there in europe? _________________ honda mvx |
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StrokerBoy Show Star !
Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 1293 Location: Oop North, UK
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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:49 am Post subject: |
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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.
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