AS3 Performance Bike Of The Week

1996 Honda CR 500

This week, we start by featuring a nice restoration of a 1996 Honda CR 500 by Andy Wells, owner of Wells Moto Worx, over in Alberta, Canada. Andy completely stripped down and cleaned up the original bike and replaced the OEM parts where necessary, with upgrades. He used a few of our products as part of the upgrades, including our black Silicone Radiator Hoses, red Front & Rear Venhill Brake Lines, Sintered Front & Rear Brake Pads, as well as fitting a new Oversized Water Pump Cooler Kit. The outcome is great!

Wells Moto Worx is a small, family owned and run powersports (Motorbikes, ATV's and Snowmobiles) business, specialising in Maintenance, Repairs and Restoration. They have done an incredible job restoring the CR 500 to its former glory, especially as it came in looking like this, below:

The Honda CR 500, pre-restoration by Wells Moto Work

Andy replaced the OEM radiator hoses and Clips with our high quality Silicone Radiator Hoses, which featuring a polyester reinforcement. Our hoses are stronger, more durable and less susceptible to puncturing / damage, compared to the OEM rubber hoses. For the CR 500 and majority of Honda models, we offer 3 colours - red, blue and black.

A nice shot showing the OEM hoses & clips (top photos) replaced with our Silicone Radiator Hoses & Clips (bottom photos).

The brake lines on CR 500 have been upgraded from the rubber OEM brake hoses to our AS3 Performance by Venhill stainless steel braided brake lines. As can be seen from the photos below, Andy chose red for the brake line upgrades and they provide a nice stand-out visual upgrade complimenting the red plastics and seat cover. 

If you are restoring or building a motorbike or ATV, upgrading it for the races, or even just installing a new set of brake discs, feel free to tag or mention us in your socials. This will give you a chance to be featured on our social media channels or in a future Weekly Round Up.

AS3 Performance Supported Rider Updates

2024 US Sprint Enduro Championship

Fast Eddy Racing Team's Enduro Pro rider Jack Edmonson, took P3 in the Pro 2 Class and P8 overall on his GasGas MC 250 F at the weekend. Jack is getting some great test times and is moving closer to the front runners with each event. Congrats to Jack and we look forward to seeing him on the top step of the podium soon!

Jack Edmonson on one of the tests at the latest round of the US Sprint Enduro Champs.

2024 Grampion MX Club Championship

Our Supported Junior Motocross rider Ollie Hain took part in the first round in the Auto Class at the weekend. Coming off the back of a 2nd overall in the Scottish MX Champs, Ollie had another solid race day on his GasGas MC 50. He took his first ever race win in race 1 and then went 2, 2 for P2 overall again! Well done Ollie on your first race win and overall result!!

Ollie Hain on his way to 2nd overall. Ph. Sandra Swanson.

Arthur King, another one of our Supported Junior riders, competed at Oakhanger in the 85cc Class at the weekend. He is racing a KTM 85 SX this season and he qualified P2 and then went 4, 4 and 5 in each race for P4 overall. Congrats to Arthur! Click here to see a video of him in action.

Product Spotlight: Honda CR 500 Parts

Anodised Hard Parts For The Honda CR 500 Motocross Bike

Following on from our featured bike of the week, we would like to highlight some of the parts that we supply for the Honda CR 500. We stock a wide range of parts for 500cc Honda 2-stroke including a billet aluminium clutch cover, throttle tube with teflon sleeve and bearing end, rear brake clevis and rear master cylinder reservoir covers all of which are available in a choice of anodised colours.

Essential Parts For Restoring A Honda CR 500

Due to the age of most Honda CR 500 motocross bikes, wearable parts like bearings, seals, gaskets and cables will need to be replaced. We stock various repair kits for the front and rear master cylinders, water pump and brake calipers, plus bearing kits for the front and rear wheel, as well as a complete range of clutch cables, throttle cables and braided brake lines. All of which will improve the overall performance of the bike.