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General => Projects => Topic started by: DOUGLAS on December 12, 2017, 07:15:47 PM
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after 6 plus years I have laid out my parts and will be assembling at a snails pace.[
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That is a impressive pile of parts. Will be very nice when all together
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It's going to look nice but holy smokes thats going to be alot of polishing to keep up on.... Are those Pumashine trx450 to 250 peg adapters I spy in the top left corner of the top pic? I was curious how those would work with the trx450 roll pegs.
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ha that's an I spy for sure. no I made these before tony even made his. I posted these on .net when I was making them. ha he may even have got the idea from my :) :) :)
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everything looks great!
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progress on my engine arlen is sending out my cylinder to race reflections for polishing.
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What radiator is that?
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ebay Chinese. I run one on my banshee and my yfz
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is that a 450r swinger? I think a build like this call for a Roll set up.
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it is a n 06 450 swingarm
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it is a n 06 450 swingarm
How does that 450r swingarm change effect the shock linkage ratio? Is there shock builder that has this dialed in and is setting up shocks for this all new non factory linkage ratio?
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good question on the shock. I came up with this set up years ago on a mock up in my shop but never tried it. I measured all points from my stock swingarm. linkage points and shock position. I then installed the 06 swinger and had to make adjustments on the linkage arms to be functional. all appeard to be in workable order I posted this information on .net I remember a member took it to the next level and did the swap over he posted a video and he also replied he had owned several r's in the past and that this was a smoother ride. this will be my first try at it. so lets hope it works in all aspects. if I fail at it then I go back to the drawing board.
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Get those polishing muscles tuned up you're gonna need them haha. Looks awesome, can't wait to see the finished product
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here's a sneak peak at the custom flip top fender I made.
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more photos
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another photo
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front end assembly ]
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another photo
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Douglas Hoyt well as expected the toe in is off considering I got a arms 2 plus 1 with tie rods plus 2. but I am using 06 450 spindles. facing the bike the right side is nearly spot on as far as toe. the left is out about 3/4 inch. my tie rods are 14 inches atv guy has a few sets standard and plus 1 he is gathering for me tonight so I will go pick pick them up as he is only 1 mile from my house. I also can take a little off the tie rod end itself about 1/4 to 5/16 with a hack saw that will give about an additional 5/8 - 3/4 inch adjustment. my a arms have all heim joints so I have maximum adjustment available to me.
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update using the plus 2 tie rods I have for the arms 14 inch I cut of 1/4 off each tie rod end on left side that gave me enough to bring in my toe enough to match up with the right side. so i'm off to a great start considering most every one has always said 04-05- 450 spindles the 06 and up are a problem or won't work. I just got my swing arm and gas tank back from the welder and I will be sending it out to the dave at race reflections to be repolished. I am waiting for him to finish a few parts before I send these out. so for now here's some eye candy
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That is a very nice clean build buddy.
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a little mod for my foot lever. added a grease fitting and a cr450 toe tip
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good stuff Douglas
Joe
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update using the plus 2 tie rods I have for the arms 14 inch I cut of 1/4 off each tie rod end on left side that gave me enough to bring in my toe enough to match up with the right side. so i'm off to a great start considering most every one has always said 04-05- 450 spindles the 06 and up are a problem or won't work. I just got my swing arm and gas tank back from the welder and I will be sending it out to the dave at race reflections to be repolished. I am waiting for him to finish a few parts before I send these out. so for now here's some eye candy
Did you cycle the suspension through the entire range to see if it toes out at the top of the travel?
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waiting on my swingarm so I can put her on the floor to make all adjustments. i sent it to race reflections.. in jackson tn. he wont receive it till tomorrow and i am leaving for a 10 day vacation on a cruise so it will be a bit before i can get to it.
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Before you put the shocks on it, Put the tires/rims on and cycle the suspension and measure the toe at the bottom and top of the stroke and see how much it changes. Im pretty curious on this, as i was under the impression the 450r stuff wont work on the 250r unless you change the flag height.
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By the look of the angle of the tierod in the pics. It will have some issue. They are not the same angle as the arms. Just my uneducated observation
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Before you put the shocks on it, Put the tires/rims on and cycle the suspension and measure the toe at the bottom and top of the stroke and see how much it changes. Im pretty curious on this, as i was under the impression the 450r stuff wont work on the 250r unless you change the flag height.
I believe you are correct. however, the 400ex stuff should work. I believe there is a bracket that allows the use of the 250r dual piston calipers.
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all good stuff guys. I will exercise all options and tests to try to dial in this girl. at the moment all bolts are finger tight. thank you all for your thoughts and interest. I already made some correction to the toe after this photo was taken.
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You have adjusted toe at full extension right? Measure it at full up travel and ride height. You might not like what you see.
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I will do all that thank you
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Will this build ever leave your garage???....(JK)....LOL ;D
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hahahahahahahahaha it will. but there better not be any mud when I take it out
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hahahahahahahahaha it will. but there better not be any mud when I take it out
there is a benefit to all that polished and Pc'd parts. they clean off much easier than the alternative.
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06 spindle conversion 87 250r. here's what I came up with.
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with out the shock in the a arms travel is limited to the angle from the 450 spindle on the tie rod end. if i bottom out the front end with out bending the tie rod the tie rod ends hit there maximum travel. this will barly allow the shock to compress fully.so by adding the bends it changes the range of the suspension for the shock to travel with out it hitting the maximum on the tie rod end
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with out the shock in the a arms travel is limited to the angle from the 450 spindle on the tie rod end. if i bottom out the front end with out bending the tie rod the tie rod ends hit there maximum travel. this will barly allow the shock to compress fully.so by adding the bends it changes the range of the suspension for the shock to travel with out it hitting the maximum on the tie rod end
looks like you just added two increased points of failure. those OEM tie rods are weak to start, as I have bent several in the past. maybe if they are made with chromoly, and properly heat treated, they would suffice.
john
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I'm not sure if I'm saying this right. But putting the bends in the tierod has changed nothing to what will happen when you cycle the suspension. They are still at the same plane. You just made it to were you are not connecting them with a straight line
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You are correct Hickwheeler. He has not changed the plane. He would need to raise the flag on the stem or lower it on the spindle to get rid of the bump steer. You can do a curley que between those tie rod ends and it wont change anything.
Those tie rod ends are significantly weaker than stock.
As for the comments on the 450r stuff being an upgrade, I would really want to see the racing background of the people using them. Average joes that dont push there bikes may not noticed bump steer like someone that really pushes the limits.
I guarantee if you went to any A class /Pro am/Pro rider, and cycle there suspension there will not be any bump steer. It does make a big difference on the handling of the bike if your doing anything but putting around.
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sorry I thought the same thing on the plane as well and after doing the bends it puts the range of motion on a different plane. I only bent I tie rod to experiment. and swaping out the tie rods does make a difference in comparison. I went back and forth with putting in the bent on and the straight one here is the set up moving forward
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I am thanking you all for your support and knowledge to help me along the way
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great news arlen called me today he is assembling my motor. but I will have to wait to have it shipped. also my swing arm gas tank and other parts will be finished tomorrow. tonight I leave on a 10 day vacation 2 days in florida and 8 day eastern carribean cruise. Cant wait to leave. Can't wait to get back
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and another piece of the puzzle has arrived
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Sick man. I wish mine was as nice as yours. Keep the updates coming.
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they are all nice we are lucky we enjoy riding no matter what we have, thank you
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sorry I thought the same thing on the plane as well and after doing the bends it puts the range of motion on a different plane. I only bent I tie rod to experiment. and swaping out the tie rods does make a difference in comparison. I went back and forth with putting in the bent on and the straight one here is the set up moving forward
That thing is sweet!! Love those a arms/front end.
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received tracking # for my motor from led. probably won't see for a week he's in Oregon i'm in massachusetts
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fitting my 87 with an 06 swing arm
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more pics
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coming along
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In for more pics and review of the grab bar.
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still in progress. the truth is a while back I did a little business with rob wicks. so then I asked him if he could make me a front bumper / grab bar. I fabricated a make shift one with some tubing and plates I sent to him and he started to make front bumpers for the 250r. I then sent him a draft for a rear bumper and so the story goes. he made the one that is currently on my bike. I have changed up the configuration on the design for my next grab bar. I will send it out to him. so easy to work with rob does excellent work. wicked metal designs.
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some added bling. Thanks to Dave at Race Reflections
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Dang it that's sweet!!!
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Looks like you will be spending a lot of time polishing after rides!
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if you ever want to revert back to the 250r rear, you should try these guys: https://www.facebook.com/Tyson-Racing-247998605285507/
it will be lighter and stronger than the 450 swinger. from experience i broke a couple 400ex swingers back in the day that were of the same cast type.
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hope I never break my swing arm. thank you for the info.
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just arrived today led 363 trails XC. and a tribute to my friend Barry aka BnDracing.
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Nice what is that clutch setup
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esr quick change I got the clear cover from cranked up gear. I had the pressure plat engraved about years ago. waiting for this day
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Very cool
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that looks great. RIP DnB
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its here led 350 G
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Let's get that in the frame!
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its gonna be a bit. i'm waiting for some parts for my linkage. won't be seeing that till next week. then I will have a roller if I can figure out adjustments with these 450 components. after that i can install my motor
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its a roller. but I got a lot of tweaking to do.
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Keeps getting closer
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It looks good. Man that swing arm looks chrome, but its polished.
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here's I trick I came up with. i drilled a 5/8 hole so I can grease my 450 carrier I installed in my 87 250r. just loosen the carrier bolts rotate fitting to hole apply grease. I made a rubber plug to keep debris out.
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here's my 06 450 swing arm installed on my 87 250r
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06 450 spindle hub conversion on my 87 250r
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here is my 87 250r with 06 450 swingarm . o6 front spindles hubs and shocks ready to install my LED 363
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Looking sick! Can't wait to see that exhaust mounted up
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I had to send expansion chamber back to LED there were some blemish's in the chrome. also I am having them make an adjustment for me oin the LED stamp plate they use. the new one will be a trick set up. 1 of a kind I had to talk Arlen into it. I will post a pic when I have it installed.
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douglas, something doesn't look right on your front end. doesn't look like your top ball joints are fully seated in the spindle. could it be an optical illusion?
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good eye they are just snugged in. have yet to commit on tighting. they adr not designed to full go all the way in . there is a spot there yo apply a wrench on the tapered shaft.
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87 250r flip top rear fender completed.
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installing my LED 363. gonna be mad if I scratch up my sh.. . so I broke out my tools just in case.
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Haha that's funny right there. I don't care who you are
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How much for the bomb?
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man I bought that thing in a flea marked 20 years ago paid $ 20 for it.
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LED 363 is in. now for the fuel tank.
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Looking good.
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coming together
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i spy an LED powerplant.
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foot peg 450 to 87 250r conversion.
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about 6 or so years ago. I made a plate to convert 450 pegs on to my 87 250r. I posted it on .net and pumashine took it to the next level and started to offer these to others. i'm glad he did it gives others options for better pegs. oh I was also told that 450 parts on a 250r was not an upgrade by mark carson. good thing I dident listen to the 450 haters.
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Nice work Douglas.
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06 swing arm in 87 250r sprocket hub does not line up so time for adjustments. not that I was expecting a perfect line up with the chain. back in the mid 70's I watch and old man line up his front tires on his 64 nova with cement blocks and string. so I comprised a way of measuring the over all movement of the axle in the hub and how much movement there is. using the string method this helps me line up to the front wheels, I ran the string over the top of the wheels to balance out exact balanceleft and right to the front end. I also set up 2 sheat rock squares to aling from the front grab bar bolt. I then measured from the squares to the wheel rim. facing the bike from the rear. with the axle nut snuged up in its stock form it favors the .the swing arm slightly favors the right side by about 5/16 ths of an inch. I will call that base point. at base the chain alignment is off about 11/16 ths of an inch. to determine this I clamped a straight aluminum 3/8 rod to the rear sprocket and up to the front engine sprocket. just for a visual I placed a chain on it. just to see how far off it looked. now from base point I loosened the axle nut and slid the axle over 5/16ths of an inch this gave me better string balance to the front wheels. and reduced the distance on the angle from sprocket alignment by 5/16 ths of an inch. now in order to make up the difference. I am going to mill off 11/ 32 nds of an inch on the sprocket hub on the spring ring side and then re groove out the hub for the spring ring to but up against. I will then place a 11/ 16 ths of an inch spacer between the sprocket hub and the collar that ride onin the bearing seal area and alignment will be achieved.
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a fw more pics
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parts table dwindling
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how do I fix this carb alignment ?
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What intake boot/manifold are you using? That is way way off
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CR intake
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any chance you have the intake upside down?
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another pic
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Looks like you have a really thick reed spacer on you engine & with the angle of the intake on the cylinder the thicker the spacer used the higher it raises the carb. Since your not running an air box there's no need to run such a thick spacer. There made more for alignment purposes than performance.
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I sent all my parts to Arlen I'm sure he set it in right. the intake is from esr. it came with the 370 kit I bought from him about 5 years ago.
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yes this is what I see as well.. heat gun on the intake ? and cut a little on the frame ?
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that large of an intake spacer is strange. does arlen has reasoning behind it?
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yes this is what I see as well.. heat gun on the intake ? and cut a little on the frame ?
No to either option. Option 3 is to get a thinner spacer until the carb bell drops low enough to clear the frame.
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After looking at the side pic of your carb a little closer I don't see the tell tale parting line between what would be the spacer & reed cage. Is that really how thick your reed cage mounting flange is or is there no reed cage in your engine & just a thick black spacer?
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that is the esr reed cage mounting flange,
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I would take that reed block out and machine half off!
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maybe just switch to a v force. I runn that on my banshee
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maybe just switch to a v force. I runn that on my banshee
or a RAD valve
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Get a cr250 intake boot that should put it close to what you need.
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what year cr boot ?
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Yowzers that reed spacer is massive. I would just go with a UPP intake boot and VForce. Or just grab a RAD valve
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I think around 99 to 01. You might have to cut the snuffer off it. I have a Cr reed and boot setup and you have to run a reed spacer to get the alignment right. I do believe mine is a 99. It has the snuffer built into the intake. I'll get pics when I get home.
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Get a cr250 intake boot that should put it close to what you need.
The CR250 boot comes out at the same angle as the trx boot it's just shorter so that wouldn't change the height the carb is sitting at currently. I have a CR & a TRX rad valve & the entry angles are the same on both. It will pull the carb closer to the engine & give more room to get the boot on but it will still be sitting higher than it should.
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I the same issue my was hitting the frame I had to remove the spacer was the only it would work for me
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make front motor mounts that are a bit taller, but, that could throw many things out of tolerance.
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v force 3 ordered today
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Keep the updates coming, it looks fricken sweet.
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Reading back...any concerns of the chain alignment/spline engagement?
Joe
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here's where i'm at with the sprocket chain alignment. the sprocket and axle hub nut is currently at the machine shop. the sprocket on the spring clip side will be milled out 5/32 nds. I feal that milling any deeper will be questionable. then re grooved for the spring clip to set against. a 7/32 nds stainless spacer will be placed between the sprocket and the oem spacer that rides into the carrier bearing seal. doing this will move the axle's position to the left by 13/32 nds the line up for the sprockets will be 3/64 ths off favoring to the right just a little. by moving the axle over to the left I will also be making adjustments to the right wheel hub. removing the hub I will be placing a 4/32 nds stainless spacer on the right axle spline. to reinstall the hub the axle castle nut will be milled down on the back flat side 1/16 th this will allow for the cotter pin to be installed. I will also run 3/32 nds stainless on the lug studs behind the rim hub. with all of this this will realign the rear wheels so the assembly as a whole does not appear to be shifted to the left. the 7/32 nds spacer adjustment will move the right wheel hub over for proper alignment. there must be a lot of 450 swing arm conversions out there. I have not heard any one talk of sprocket alignment not once so I did not think it was to much of an issue. for me and the components I am using this is where I am at as a fix on this. I have had others chime in on face book and then say wow now that I look yeah my chain is off a little. for me 15/32nds is off a lot. that's not acceptable to me. I will be getting my sprocket back from the machine shop by the end of the week. I am anxious to install it.
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OMF--- ALSO KNOW AS PAIN IN THE ASS
I went the extra mile one these. all the fasteners are show polished stainless. putting anti seize on all of this was a time consuming effort. almost 2 hours. for 1 wheel. removing the fasteners and reinstalling these.
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custom 250r intake. I just picked this up. hope it will help with carb alignment
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Who makes it?
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Who makes it?
Looks like a bhp intake
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I have no idea I got it from atvguy. that dude keeps amazing me with his stashed parts
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I need a 250r OEM or 400 EX sprocket hub. I need this for my build
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rpm-Standard-Sprocket-Hub-Honda-Trx400ex/331394755675?epid=12003643710&hash=item4d28aaac5b:g:MDgAAOSwZKBZLLTw
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I did also look at that on ebay jcs003. i was able to find one of facebook. already powder coated and shipped $ 25. you can't beat that
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Who makes it?
Looks like a bhp intake
I'm pretty sure BHP intakes are 4 bolt
Joe
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v force 3 ordered today
Douglas, you ordered the 3's thinking it would solve the alignment problem?
Joe
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Who makes it?
Looks like a bhp intake
I'm pretty sure BHP intakes are 4 bolt
Joe
you are right Joe the bhp intakes do not have the center bolts
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Who makes it?
Looks like a bhp intake
I'm pretty sure BHP intakes are 4 bolt
Joe
you are right Joe the bhp intakes do not have the center bolts
v force 3 ordered today
Douglas, you ordered the 3's thinking it would solve the alignment problem?
Joe
this is a new problem to me. been almost 7 years since I started to hoard parts for this bike. also this is my very first 250r. not once have I ever seen a post or a mention of the carb alignment. I am amazed that there was never a topic of conversation that I ever picked up on this. being a big bore ESR cylinder in a stock frame apparently seams to be a fitment problem. there seams to be a matter of opinion on this to run the spacer or not. Arlen built my motor I did not speak to him about the carb alignment till I had already bought the V3. I sent him my ESR reed block for him to install with the build. when he looked over what I sent him and said what carb I had and what type of riding I did. he made changes to the engine build. # 1 he did not want to use my OEM stroked crank that ESR did for me. # 2 the carbs I had were not what he would recommend for this build. and he suggested for me to not use the PV cylinder. there was no mention on his part on the ESR reed block. of course at first I questioned the reasons for the changes but Without hesitation I followed his lead. I got the motor back fully assembled reed block and intake installed. I put the motor in mostly focused on not scratching the frame first [ hahahahahahahaha ]. my first priority was sprocket alignment since I was using a 450 swinger. once I addressed most of that I had my shock line I need to make sure there was clearance for the intake. so I tried to install my carb. The ESR reed block I have is the thick one. I posted this information on .net .org and both face book sites. got mixed opinions on it. most expressed that I needed a spacer plate. and with the thicker reed block this only made the alignment worse. I did not know that ESR also has a smaller reed block. thinking the V3 would solve my problem with the spacer only put me back to where I was same alignment. now most everyone is telling me to use the spacer plate. So I called Arlen and talked about this with him. he expressed that on his engine build that the spacer plate does not need to be used. he cleans up all the casting on the intake side. even with all this the carb alignment is not that good. yeah you can make it work I can see that but its still not an easy fit. atvguy gave me the aluminum intake to try on this being that it does not have a built in boot it is to long and the angle is a little better. I have been tinkering with a mock up of a new intake. I made a template and cut a few angled pieces. looking at this from all options. for now the best alignment I see is to run the V3 with no spacer. any advice would help.
thank you
Douglas
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Douglas, I have been running an esr cylinder for a few years and do not have much issue with alignment. I have an upp intake boot Vforce 3 reeds with a .250" spacer. Im also using a stock airbox boot so that helps I'm sure. I at one time ran without the spacer, but I kept going through reeds. Some do not have that problem. I suggest using a stock boot or a cr250 boot. Do not cut your frame! http://www.imagebam.com/image/0f34cf795045153http://www.imagebam.com/image/43808f795049113
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On my 330 pro x cylinder. With vf2 reeds and a stock intake. My alignment was not great. I had to pull the carb down to meet with the intake. I really didn't think of it has much of an issue. It was also a brand new stock intake.
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Have u thought about getting the short body carb? It might solve mounting issues. I've always had a miserable time with my 39mm and reedspacer. Never did find the right combo that helped with alignment. I have the VF3 to
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Douglas, I have been running an esr cylinder for a few years and do not have much issue with alignment. I have an upp intake boot Vforce 3 reeds with a .250" spacer. Im also using a stock airbox boot so that helps I'm sure. I at one time ran without the spacer, but I kept going through reeds. Some do not have that problem. I suggest using a stock boot or a cr250 boot. Do not cut your frame! http://www.imagebam.com/image/0f34cf795045153http://www.imagebam.com/image/43808f795049113
yeah I do not want to cut the frame that's for sure. i have the cr boot and 2 oem boots the cr is out it puts the carb towards the frame rail. the stock boot and still is a little out. i just thought there would have been a better option. i am running an LED intake its not so much the intake positin its the carbs position. thank you for the pics. atvguy has 10 fully built 250r's he is only 1 mile from the house. i have looked over all of his set ups.
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Have u thought about getting the short body carb? It might solve mounting issues. I've always had a miserable time with my 39mm and reedspacer. Never did find the right combo that helped with alignment. I have the VF3 to
i never thought about the short body carb. i'm sure it would give more room in this area
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i got to get back to my bike and do some more work. today I mounted another tire to one of my OMF wheels I now have the front ones assembled. back to the drawing board on my swing arm. sprocket alignment with the 450 swing arm using the 450 axle is not going to work. I pulled the axle out and put in an 87 250r axle. using the 450 components locking nut brake stay rotor and caliper it all fits. the sprocket alignment is out 1/8 of an inch easy fix with a machined spacer onto the axle. only problem is I would have to purchase a new one as my 87 axle is not pretty. i'm trying to save my 450 axle as I have chromed it and also chromed my wheel hubs. so I removed the sprocket hub off the 87 250r axle to see if it will fit onto the 450 axle. the splines are the same as well as the diameter. the only thing that is different is the 450 axle has a shoulder stop near the bearing race. so the 250r sprocket hub needs to be machined a little on the inner part of the I.D. also the splines are longer on the 250 than on the 450 this is the same area that is going to be machined. the 450 splines are about 1 inch the 250r is about 1 1/4. they are matching on the axles as well so during installation you can push back a little to remove the spring clip. I brought the sprocket hub down to the machine shop to be modified for me. should have it next week.
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Or you could use a 250r swingarm? Not understanding why going through all this trouble with 450r components is worth it?
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i got to get back to my bike and do some more work. today I mounted another tire to one of my OMF wheels I now have the front ones assembled. back to the drawing board on my swing arm. sprocket alignment with the 450 swing arm using the 450 axle is not going to work. I pulled the axle out and put in an 87 250r axle. using the 450 components locking nut brake stay rotor and caliper it all fits. the sprocket alignment is out 1/8 of an inch easy fix with a machined spacer onto the axle. only problem is I would have to purchase a new one as my 87 axle is not pretty. i'm trying to save my 450 axle as I have chromed it and also chromed my wheel hubs. so I removed the sprocket hub off the 87 250r axle to see if it will fit onto the 450 axle. the splines are the same as well as the diameter. the only thing that is different is the 450 axle has a shoulder stop near the bearing race. so the 250r sprocket hub needs to be machined a little on the inner part of the I.D. also the splines are longer on the 250 than on the 450 this is the same area that is going to be machined. the 450 splines are about 1 inch the 250r is about 1 1/4. they are matching on the axles as well so during installation you can push back a little to remove the spring clip. I brought the sprocket hub down to the machine shop to be modified for me. should have it next week.
sell the 450 stuff and get 250r stuff.
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yeah I see all the extra work believe me. I am by no means am comparing myself to any other person out there. if I found a way to make this work and it was an option for others then that's awesome. if its only for me then that's what I set out to do. before there were after market frames any one who first came out with the idea was scoffed at. not comparing but just pointing out that even these early thoughts to build there own frames were laughed at. but it was for them its what they wanted. I would not recommend any one to try much of this its frustrating and costly. To me its a challenge to see if I can get past the next problem.
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Glad you're finding the fun in the alignment issue @DOUGLAS!
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Glad you're finding the fun in the alignment issue @DOUGLAS!
It just needs to be aligned fairly well or you get chain derailment and damaged cases. nobody want that.
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build is a little slow. led pipe to arrive care of ups tomorrow. got my 87 sprocket hub back from the machine shop. had to mod it a little to fit the 450 axel. after I checked for fitment I sent my sprocket hub out to be chromed. also sent out my led intake, dog bone linkage and my case saver out to the polisher. in the market for a chain now. whats every one using for a chain ? x ring
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I use a standard chain; non-o-ring.
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Non O ring for MX, O-Ring for XC
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"O"ring or non is up to you. There are different opinions on which is better. If you plan on doing much riding I would suggest buying a top quality chain. Stay away from the super cheap chains on Ebay
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Can't wait to see the exhaust!! Keep the updates Rollin
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what specifically are you have done with the exhaust?
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just got my pipe today from LED. what I am doing is I had arlen weld 2 small round 1/2 inch threaded blocks. they are exactly where he normaly would weld his led plate onto the pipe. I am having rob wicked metal designs make me a led emblem/ plate that will mount ont this it will sit up 1/2 inch off the pipe and it will be ceramic coated black.
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Also I'd personally go with a did oring chain. I've ran non oring chains before and they make alot more noise, and creak & pop all the time after awhile. Just my two cents
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Also I'd personally go with a did oring chain. I've ran non oring chains before and they make alot more noise, and creak & pop all the time after awhile. Just my two cents
Lube?
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talk about a slow build. just ordered my brake lines directly from stream line. waiting on my custom rear grab bar and some honda and 250r emblems I had custom made through rob. wicks at wicked metal designs. seams there's always a lot goin on. no time to tinker with my bike. to finish I still need a chain some custom stainless washers for my omf wheels. need to get my seat done some graphics applied I already have them radiator hoses. a few chromed items still need to be sent out. lost some oil from the rear shock by repositioning the line. it leaked out when I loosened it up to much. going to have to send it out for service. carb needs to be sent out for polishing. I sent my ccp puck style steering dampener out to be polished I have to assemble it as well. there's not a lot but for me i can't find the time and money is tight now. about a month ago i did get some other parts back from the polisher. I have what 7 years into this now. so what's another 4 months 8 months 1 year. it has to be right the way I see it
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7 years, wow! That is saying something for your patience haha. Everything looks top notch. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
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fitting led pipe.
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JUST SOME ADDED GOODIES.
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SUCCESS CORRECT CHAIN ALIGNMENT
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06 450 swingarm in my 87 250r. correct chain alignment took some time but I got it. I used the 450 axle. to do this I had to use the 250r sprocket hub. I also had to machine it just a little to fit. the splines are the same only the depth was a little different. its spot on. the chain guide and roller has to be bumped out a little.
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Congrats on getting it figured out. Will not be long till braaap
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Douglas, my biscuit got cold while I was drooling/scrolling through this thread. Such a nice build.
Random question, is your house a cave? Haha that is probably the coolest garage I have ever seen.
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its my basement.i turned it into a shop
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Is that a kind of insulation on your walls? I've never seen anything like that.
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Glad to see you progressing Doug!
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Glad to see you progressing Doug!
the house was built in 19 13 3 walls granit I wall field stone. I power washed the walls and calked every crack. put 2 coats of drylock paint on then 2 top
coats of paint
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OMF rear wheels assembled. spent some time in the shop today on my wheels got the rears set up. I swapped out the fasteners for show polished stainless.
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Glad to see you progressing Doug!
the house was built in 19 13 3 walls granit I wall field stone. I power washed the walls and calked every crack. put 2 coats of drylock paint on then 2 top
coats of paint
That is very cool! I thought it looked too natural to be “fake” rock ha
Gonna drool some more now over the OMF’s.
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carbs on it way back to me
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and another goodie. thanks to race reflections
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Wow. I don’t even want to know how they get in all the nooks and crannys of a carb. That is beautiful, Douglas.
I think you better buy a second R so you have one to ride. This one will surely blind everyone ;D
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Dave at Race Reflections does awesome work.
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rear flip top fender is working out great.
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rear resi custom clamps I had made I did not like the metal to metal contact so I also added clearance for rubber mounts.
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Hey Douglas I read in a previous post that you had the clear cover for the clutch quick change cover.Im installing an ESR quick change cover and was wondering what the clear cover was made of?Plexiglass?is it still using the rubber o ring?thanks for any input..
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o rings yes. I got it from cranked up gear. give them a call. sandy I think
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some thing a little different. ceramic coated coated by one of the best guys out there Rob Wicks wickedmetaldesign
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pipe looks awesome.
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Real nice. I like the black name plate.
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they are killing me on face book lol
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Compliments or being haters?
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they are killing me on face book lol
who? mattus?
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its all good gives them some thing to do.
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Pipe looks good douglas
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It IS different but I think it's cool. F the haters.
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Wonder how that would work on the stinger, kind of a heatshield for the plastics.
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@DOUGLAS any updates? Ride report?
Joe
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been double triple time with work, my bike just sits on the atv lift waiting for some time from me. i look at it a lot LOL some day i'll get to it