Wheels / Tires / Drive Chain Specifications
If you need parts and tools, make sure to buy them here!
Front & Rear Wheels | Specification |
| Tire Make/Type | |
| – Front | Dunlop K490G |
| – Rear | Dunlop K695 |
| Front Tire Size | 80/100-21 51M |
| Rear Tire Size | 110/90-19 62M |
| Tire Pressure (Front/Rear) | 15 psi (100 kPa) |
| Axle Runout (Front/Rear) | 0.20 mm |
| Rim Runout (Radial & Axial) | 2.0 mm |
| Wheel Hub To Rim Distance (Offset at Left Side of Hub) | |
| – Front | 27.25 mm |
| – Rear | 47.0 mm |
Drive Chain & Sprocket | |
| Drive Chain | |
| – Size | 520 |
| – Type | Non-O-Ring (roller) |
| – Number of Links | 114 |
| Drive Chain Slack | 25 – 35 mm |
| Drive Chain Links, Wear Limit (16 Pitch / 17 Pins) | 259 mm |
| Drive Chain Slider, Thickness Wear Limit | 5.0 mm |
| Drive Chain Roller, Diameter Wear Limit | |
| – 1997 | 25 mm |
| – 1998 Upper | 25 mm |
| – 1998 Lower | 35 mm |
| – 1999 Upper | 25 mm |
| – 1998 Lower | 39 mm |
| – 2000-2001 (Upper/Lower0 | 25 mm |
| Stock Sprocket Sizes (Front/Rear) | |
| – 1997 | 13/49 |
| – 1998-2001 | 13/50 |
Wheel And Drive Train Torque Specifications
Drive Part | Foot Pounds (ft-lb) | Inch Pounds (in-lb) | Newton Meters (N•m) |
| Axle Pinch Bolts | 14 | – | 20 |
| Front Axle Nut | 65 | – | 88 |
| Rear Axle Nut | |||
| – 1997 | 69 | – | 93 |
| – 1998-1999 | 80 | – | 108 |
| – 2000-2001 | 94 | – | 127 |
| Brake Disc Cover Bolts (Front) | 9 | – | 13 |
| Drive Chain Adjusting Nut | 20 | – | 27 |
| Drive Chain Mounting Nut | – | 106 | 12 |
| Drive Chain Roller Bolt | |||
| – 1997-2000 | 16 | – | 22 |
| – 2001 | – | 106 | 12 |
| Drive Sprocket Bolt | 20 | – | 26 |
| Driven Sprocket Nuts | 24 | – | 32 |
| Rear Wheel Bearing Retainer | 33 | – | 44 |
| Rim Lock | 9 | – | 13 |
| Spokes | – | 34 | 3.8 |
Keep Your ’97-’01 CR250 Running Right!
- Service Specification
- Clutch Replacement
- Carburetor Service
- Engine Top End
- Engine Bottom End
- Brakes
- Exhaust
- Front Suspension
- Rear Suspension
- Wheels & Tires
- Kickstarter Inspection
- External Shift Linkage
