1991 CR 500 / 1996 CR 250 Hybrid (have FEW MORE picture)
Posted: December 1st, 2008, 11:27 am
It a steely modification, I don’t know where to post it.
I will probably get my balls busted for this. But here it goes.
I have a 1991 CR500 that was sitting there waiting for a cheap AF donor.
No cheap donors in Canada, anything under $3000 is a POS (usually around $2000)
So, for Ice-racing this year I decided to take some old CR250 parts and fab them on the 500. Subframe, airbox, seat, side plates, tank, rad shouds. The plan is to narrow this bike up. Between myself and a couple of guys I use to motocross with we came up with a complete list of parts, ebay sub-frame ($25).
This weekend I installed
-Subframe (had to trim the top subframe mount on 500 frame)
-airbox, used the 500 boot
-new seat cover
-made bracket for muffler
-installed new Polisport rear fender and side plates (plastic is not as good as the ACERBIS stuff I use to run)
Total time so far 2-2.5 hrs and the subfame didn’t need any cutting, just some tweaking with a rubber hammer. And it looks/feels like a 92-96 CR250 by sitting on it.
This week I will try to heat the tank and get it to fit. Rad shouds, put FMF fatty on and EGT.
Also I am planning on using the stock CR500 radiators, the rad shouds will not cover them, but I don’t care if they hang out the bottom a couple of inches.
I was originally going to cut the frame and tighten up the fork angle, but will wait until I get out on the ice and see how she handles
I will post some pics tonite if any one is interested.
ICEMAN
http://s463.photobucket.com/albums/qq35 ... G_0598.jpg
I will probably get my balls busted for this. But here it goes.
I have a 1991 CR500 that was sitting there waiting for a cheap AF donor.
No cheap donors in Canada, anything under $3000 is a POS (usually around $2000)
So, for Ice-racing this year I decided to take some old CR250 parts and fab them on the 500. Subframe, airbox, seat, side plates, tank, rad shouds. The plan is to narrow this bike up. Between myself and a couple of guys I use to motocross with we came up with a complete list of parts, ebay sub-frame ($25).
This weekend I installed
-Subframe (had to trim the top subframe mount on 500 frame)
-airbox, used the 500 boot
-new seat cover
-made bracket for muffler
-installed new Polisport rear fender and side plates (plastic is not as good as the ACERBIS stuff I use to run)
Total time so far 2-2.5 hrs and the subfame didn’t need any cutting, just some tweaking with a rubber hammer. And it looks/feels like a 92-96 CR250 by sitting on it.
This week I will try to heat the tank and get it to fit. Rad shouds, put FMF fatty on and EGT.
Also I am planning on using the stock CR500 radiators, the rad shouds will not cover them, but I don’t care if they hang out the bottom a couple of inches.
I was originally going to cut the frame and tighten up the fork angle, but will wait until I get out on the ice and see how she handles
I will post some pics tonite if any one is interested.
ICEMAN
http://s463.photobucket.com/albums/qq35 ... G_0598.jpg