1993 Honda CR500 Giveaway

How to Enter

Description:  This is the bike that defined an era - and over the next year, we’ll be rebuilding it from the frame up inside a small garage shop. The entire journey will be filmed and shared as part of the Flow One story. This legendary bike will be fully restored to better-than-new condition. One lucky person will take it home. 

Every $25 spent on merchandise will get you one (1) entry towards the giveaway. Direct Entries can also be purchased. See the Official Rules for full details. Giveaway is eligible in the USA only.

Build List

Description:  The Flow One Resto Mod '93 CR500 2-stroke. A full frame off restoration complete with all the right upgrades, making this the perfect OEM+ build we can all appreciate.

Engine & Performance:

  • Phathead Racing Cylinder Head with Compression Release (66.4cc)
  • Pro X Billet Clutch Kit
  • Wisco Piston Kit (+2.00 mm)
  • Cylinder Bored by X-Pro (91mm)
  • Crankshaft Rebuilt by X-Pro with ProX Connecting Rod
  • Engine Cases (Inner) Vapor Blasted by Bucks County Vapor Blasting
  • Bolt Engine Fasteners
  • Graphite Black Cerakoted Engine Cases
  • Cerakoted Keihin Carburetor
  • VForce 3 Reeds
  • FMF Gnarly Expansion Chamber
  • FMF Powercore 2 Silencer

Chassis, Suspension & Drivetrain:

  • Frame Powder-Coated by Legacy Designs (Honda Championship White)
  • Primary Drive Chain Guide
  • AS3 Venhill Steel Braided Brake Lines
  • Mika Metals Front & Rear Sprockets
  • ProX 520 Gold Chain
  • Maxxis Maxxcross SI Tires
  • SMPro Silver Rims
  • Hygear Suspensnion Shock Shaft
  • Race Tech Shock Spring (5.6 kg/mm)
  • Polished, Rebuilt, and Clear Coated Forks, Shock Absorber, Linkage, and Swingarm (Cerakote MC5100)
  • IMS Shifter
  • Polished Brake Pedal & Kicker
  • Graphite Black Cerakoted Wheel Hubs and Front Master Cylinder
  • Titanium Cerakoted Axles and Triple Clamps (Elite Line)
  • Carbon Grey Cerakoted Brake Calipers and Rear Master Cylinder

Controls:

  • Mika Metals Oversized Handlebars (RC) and Bar Mounts
  • Flow One Throttle Body Cover
  • ODI Lock-On Grips
  • Works Connection Clutch Perch & Lever
  • IMS Footpegs

Plastics & Aesthetics:

  • UFO OEM-Replica Plastics
  • Decal Works OEM-Replica Graphics
  • Flow One Brake Line Guides
  • Flow One Front Wheel Hub Cover

The Story

A true piece of 90s motocross history, pulled back from the dead. This 1993 Honda CR500 was found neglected and beat up on Facebook Marketplace in Rhode Island, then hauled back to a humble home garage in Connecticut. It was torn down to the bare frame, and every single part was gone through. If a part could be saved, it was restored. If it couldn't, a replacement got tracked down.

The frame was welded and powdercoated. The front end was completely stripped, all to find out it was off an older 1990 model. The wheels were fully rebuilt with fresh Cerakoted hubs, bearings, spokes, and rims. The swingarm, fork tubes, and shock body were brushed out by hand and clear coated with Cerakote MC5100. A lot of the hardware on a bike this old isn't made anymore. Hardware like the axles were brushed, blasted, and Cerakoted piece by piece, while all the other hardware replaced with fresh zinc coated hardware.

The engine looked like it came out of the bottom of the ocean. There were metal shavings in the oil, a clutch cover patched with JB Weld, and a cracked case. The cases were blasted, welded, and Cerakoted and the cylinder was bored to fit a fresh Wiseco piston kit. The carb, radiators, air box, plastics, seat, and exhaust were all restored beck to their original 1993 look.

All of it was done at home with a handheld sandblaster, a toaster oven, a bench buffer, and Pryme MX wheels, proving you don't need a fancy shop to bring something like this back.

This build started after the 1999 KX250 build. Once that bike was finished, the next question was how far a build like that could go. Every step was filmed on YouTube, from the day it came off the trailer to the first time it fired.

Along the way the parts hunt turned into its own project. A lot of the parts for a bike this old just can't be found anymore. So when a part didn't exist, it had to be made. The front wheel hub cover, throttle body cover, swingarm caps, and brake line guides were designed from scratch and 3D printed.

Somewhere in the middle of all that, making parts for this bike turned into the start of Flow One as a motorcycle company.

This CR500 was built to be given away, all to see if the challenge was possible. And after everything, I'm here to say that it was.

-Aidan

Build Episodes

Before

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After

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