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I have a local contact that has a friend that crop dusts. He can get me a good deal on leaded aviation fuel. I dropped off a 20gal drum, so I should have the jungle juice in a few days. One of the Honda shops had a display of C12 (and some other fuel)....a 5 gal pail was $50-ish. Another place has 1...

I listed my 125 cradle tubes w/mounts over there a long time ago. I wasn't about to put them in the scrap barrel, but seems nobody else needed them either. At least I put in an effort. I'd like to build another conversion......something that I won't be afraid to beat up or pound on. Maybe something ...

That's a cool gesture.....truly honerable, but I need to make sure the frame is a go before I start stockpiling parts.


I don't expect parts for free.....I'd at least front some beer $$$$$.

I'll see what happens and let you know.

Thanks man.

I'm sure it'll have enough "everywhere" power for this old man. All I can compare it to is my 480....I've never had the honor of roosting a 500. I did have a 450R back in the day....that thing had a brutal hit. The first time I rode the 480, I expected that same punch. I don't know if Hond...

I should have played him for a while just to dish back his own shit. My time is valuable, I wasted enough as it was. I'm amazed at the people who would rather screw someone out of $$$$$ than to be legit. I put an ad on Craig's and got a shit-load of scam replies. "We'll send you a check for X$,...

It looked fishy to me as well. I intended to research plastics and pipes but never did. I forget which year Honda went to the angled silencer. I've given up on that idea. This one was a scam, the other 3 I loked at wete tore up and over priced, the one that was hopeful had no title. Yeah, and they c...

GSS reworked my jug. He lathed the base, milled the deck, hit the ports and cut the head. Don't ask me measurements 'cause he didn't tell. He promised that it would RPM a few Ks more and bottom-end grunt will be amazing (I'm sure it will). He gave before and after flow bench #s....I have the notes s...

yota wrote: and theses?

Rear fender captured nuts and 1/2 of a hose clamp.

As for the kicker, you'll probably have to reposition the shaft on the internal gear.
What....no sub, air box and pipe?

Looks really sweet so far.

The others I looked at are trash. Reminds me of the wore-out desert bikes from CA.
I'll stick w/what I have anyway.

Anyone ever post a sale there on craig's?
Post something and see what kind of bull shit comes your way.

that ad sounds alot like the shonky car ads on ebay over here. I would steer very wide from that one. My thoughts exactly. Here's a fix-er-upper, definitely cheaper and a 45minute drive: http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/mcy/1250159273.html Another local....."must sell" usually means "...

AlisoBob wrote:

Wheelie-Gene wrote:I I've never been one to trust people, expecially when it comes to putting $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ up front.
I believe that everything is a scam, except when dealing 1-on-1 with someone.

I dont even believe that anymore...

I can surely understand where that comes from, Bob.

I just read a message from the owner. He packed up and relocated, so the bike is at a holding/selling/shipping company in Dallas. Fuck it....here's his message to me and a link to the ad: http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/mcy/1234484452.html Hi again, the bike is being stored in Dallas at TNT warehou...

I found a really clean, bone-stock looking, 2000 CR500 on craigs list. He's asking $2100. It's red/white/white frame, stock chamber and silencer. Would $1500 be a good deal? There's an 01 for a cheaper price, but looks like it's been moto'ed pretty hard. It looks like the 2K bike was basically a gar...

Not to get off the subject here, but I can't resist chiming in. I agree with you Yota, ride the hell out of that thing. A lot of people would call the CR500 vintage as well. :) You should post up some pictures of your other bikes. Hopefully you get your donor tomorrow and you can finally start posti...

I have always loved the red/gold theme.
Makes me think of of David Bailey.

Cool shop.

There's an old lady down the street that I know pretty well, she's in her 80s. She did assembly on B52s. Later on she was head of her department. Her husband used to tell me stories of his time in the OSS ((secret service/FBI) he was in Germany after WWII). He runs a big ranch just out of town. Some...

ISBB wrote:Im thinkin bout the compressor and stealin some of my moms pnuematic tools

Your mom's tools?????

Sweet score man.

if you look carefully, it looks like that U is to make room for bolt heads/nuts since those last 2 holes appear to have studs on the carb side. Pretty sharp eye man. Aso makes it lighter. I cut tapered grooves as deep as I could, in the top and bottom of the flange also. Cutting out all the excess ...

Thanks for the link.

Pretty sad story.
I followed the build over at Sumo Junkie and viewed the vids. Looked fun/bad ass.

It's impossible to recoop funds from a hot rod (bike or car). They are worth more when parted out.

Hello and congrats for this forum. Looking around the forum i saw many different (and amazing) ways of making the conversion and especially the Y section and the mounting holes. Could some of the modifications have been overengineered? thank you. Warping? No. I had empty cases bolted in for most of...

I found it:
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I had a build thread posted here a long time ago. I lost track of it, so it's here somewhere. I think I have several threads, addressing different issues. Yeah, the wedge was my solution to point the carb and air boot away from the shock. I didn't have access to different reed flanges and air box pi...

I pushed the cradle as far forward as I could to ease engine removal. I can pull the motor out w/the tank and swing arm in place, but that's w/o the cylinder head installed. Aslo, I don't have the issue of the lower bolt in the right case hitting the frame (some notch the frame for clearance). There...

Anyone here w/common knowledge of 125s know that the cradle has to be cut out/replaced. The reason I did one is because the bike was cheap....and I went with what I had. The good thing about this one is I didn't have to heat the tank/mash it in to make room for the spark plug. The bad thing is that ...

i like how you addressed the pump rott Exactly....... I had a spare cover from an earlier engine, but I like the looks of the 2 piece (+ the additional clutch plates). I had intentions of running AN fittings and the black braided hosing, but there wasn't room and it was too stiff. The lathe took ca...