HRE ATV

[Michael88R]

Anyone have any experience with HRE ATV?  Are they still in business?  He has built some nice 250R based hybrids.  Curious why his frames aren’t more popular. 
Website is www.hreatv.com

[croat1]

https://www.forums.trx250r.org/index.php/topic,9683.msg87038/topicseen.html#msg87038

https://www.forums.trx250r.org/index.php/topic,9673.msg86921/topicseen.html#msg86921

Yes still in business

[croat1]

HRE ATV

[zcarlson12]

He just built me a cr500 link swingarm. Still in business and in my opinion he did great on my swingarm.

[All250R]

He just built me a cr500 link swingarm. Still in business and in my opinion he did great on my swingarm.

Looks like a lot of work went into getting that to a final product. Do you know how much testing the design has had?

Also, do you have any data on the progression rate with a CR500 link, or where to get the linkage? I don't get off the ground enough to need more than the stock linkage, but I'd like to understand the CR linkage.

[zcarlson12]

He’s made a bunch of them and from what I can tell it’s exactly like my Laeger one. I got a billet linkage from Phil Denton Engineering out of the UK. Very nice piece. I know Steve at ISF Racing makes them but I didn’t want to wait and I’m sure his are nice as well. No info on progression rates or anything that’s just what my frame was built for.

[ATVRacing2]

ZCarlson, I was wondering if you could post a pic of underneath your CR500 Link Swingarm by chance?? I have one made by ISF awhile back and just want to see if I need to have additional welding done to mine by the linkage mount. I noticed the Laeger CR500 link swingarms underneath had additional gussets and just wanted to compare the HRE one to the ISF. If you can that be great. Thanks.

[zcarlson12]

Here you go sir.

[ATVRacing2]

ok thanks I appreciate it, yea looks like ill have to add the gussets in the corners, mine doesn't have them.

[havinnoj]

Here you go sir.

Nice!

[Michael88R]

I’m kicking around the idea of ordering a frame from Hre.  All stock 88 geometry except rear will be no-link and I’ll have him raise the rear upper shock mount like a lobo.  Prices are good.  He said it’ll take about 6 months. 

[ATVRacing2]

I’m kicking around the idea of ordering a frame from Hre.  All stock 88 geometry except rear will be no-link and I’ll have him raise the rear upper shock mount like a lobo.  Prices are good.  He said it’ll take about 6 months. 

When did you last have contact with him? I just sent him an email about wanting to order a Frame from him as well. Im waiting to hear back from him

[Michael88R]

It was about a month ago.  He usually takes a few days on emails and he doesn’t answer the phone.  He quoted me $2700.   Pay half upfront.  Pretty good deal considering lonestars are like 4K now. 

[ATVRacing2]

It was about a month ago.  He usually takes a few days on emails and he doesn’t answer the phone.  He quoted me $2700.   Pay half upfront.  Pretty good deal considering lonestars are like 4K now. 

Ah ok, yea cant beat that price. Yea Walsh is up near that too..In the email I did ask if he made flip top subframes, but that wont be a make or break deal for me on that tho

[croat1]

Zak asked me to post these pictures