1997 Honda CR

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I acquired this 1997 CR500 this spring after a two year lay off of riding. Prior to that I was riding a 450 but decided to relive my two stroke open class past with this one. I'm a retiree and needed some medical time off, and I planned on riding geezer class again. I took the bike to my local shop to get things up to my standards. New tires, break shoes, filter, V force reeds, Kehin carb (not a knock off). I didn't like how it was idling and went new. Bottom and top tight. Inspected clutch and replaced disks, even though they were still fine. Basket nice. New tires. Replaced kick start and shift lever with new, even though old ones were fine (I just wanted things nice and tight). Chain and sprockets nice. New FMF exhaust that I was told would benefit an even powerband. I still have the stock pipe. It's race ready now but I've decided not to race for personal reasons. Located in Alpena MI. Clear title. Thanks for looking.On Aug-22-16 at 10:33:13 PDT, seller added the following information: Getting questions from several sources. Carb question- The bike was idling inconsistent high to low. Rather than go thru cleanings, rebuilds, messing with the idle system, I bit the bullet and told the shop to install a factory new Keihin. Problem solved. Frame is straight as far as I can tell. It doesn't feel of look damaged. Plastic that is new is the rear mudflap which had a small crack by the bolt hole. The rest I do not know. I have only had the bike since last spring. Tank has some scuffs, fenders and side panels a few here and there. It's not a new bike, but it certainly doesn't look like a clapped out 97.