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Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: BVCRacing.com on August 31, 2013, 07:53:23 PM
Well guys.  Has been since 2006-ish since I last built a trx250r ( I have built and owned over 10)

Time has come for me.   After messing with cdales for the last year I plan on getting back to my roots.  After selling .net I got out of it, and really do miss it!!!

I will post build progress on this post as I get parts together

I will be using a lot of my cdale parts ( elkas, front end, rims tires....) on this build.   It's crazy how much of a copy the cannondale moto was to a trx250r.  At least in the front end design.

 I am hoping to use my 86 frame that I've had kickin around.

Want to find or make a no link swingarm.  I am going to run the 15.5" no link Elka that I have

As for the motor .... I still have tons of parts kicking around.  I picked up a set of mint cases.  Going to start there :-)

I will also be powder coating every piece of this quad in house.

Will have pics soon!
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: Victork on August 31, 2013, 10:03:28 PM
Sounds great! Glad to hear another R is gonna breathe new life
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: red88r on September 01, 2013, 02:26:02 AM
Can't wait to see this one come together!  Btw that track you are riding on looks awesome.
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: jcs003 on September 01, 2013, 06:31:05 AM
sounds interesting.

john
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: corvetteZ06 on September 01, 2013, 09:19:20 AM
keep us updated! good luck on the build!!
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: BVCRacing.com on September 01, 2013, 09:22:51 AM
Thanks guys! Will have pics very soon

Media blasted the frame yesterday... Will be gusseting and powder soon
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: BVCRacing.com on September 07, 2013, 05:10:22 PM
Some updates
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: BVCRacing.com on September 07, 2013, 05:12:35 PM
Had to repair some parts of this one....

Previous owner had the lower mount pretty damn cobbled
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: BVCRacing.com on September 07, 2013, 05:15:52 PM
And for the powdercoating

Not bad for a 27 year old frame that almost got scrapped by the previous owner!

I went with "super mirrror red"
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: jamieg45 on September 07, 2013, 05:32:18 PM
Looks like a great foundation to start with man, I'm gonna stay tuned in for this one as well as the others also.
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: broken1 on September 08, 2013, 03:01:47 AM
Off to a great start, i can't wait to see the finished bike. Those are very nice weld's you did on the engine mount. What mig welder are you using for that?
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: BVCRacing.com on September 08, 2013, 05:32:24 PM
Quote from: broken1;11406
Off to a great start, i can't wait to see the finished bike. Those are very nice weld's you did on the engine mount. What mig welder are you using for that?


Hey we use a hobart "handler 140"

115v    

Works awesome!  

Great for the thin metals we work with every day....

Always repairing utility atv frames non stop
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: BVCRacing.com on September 08, 2013, 05:38:06 PM
Its confirmed.  As i thought

The cannondale moto front end is pretty much a direct bolt up

Had to play with spacing and caster a bit

But overall very simple

The shocks also Are long travel, i only had to machine the upper spacers on my lathe to fit the trx frame
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: BVCRacing.com on September 08, 2013, 05:45:38 PM
Lovin the red .... Its funny ive always gone black, blue, white... On all my quads

Time to keep oem colors :-)
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: broken1 on September 08, 2013, 11:42:50 PM
Quote from: BVCRacing.com;11497
Hey we use a hobart "handler 140"

115v    

Works awesome!  

Great for the thin metals we work with every day....

Always repairing utility atv frames non stop


That's really good to know because I got a 120V 140A miller & I was wondering if it would work good enough to weld in a gusset kit on my frame. Are you using 75/25 with .030" wire? Thanks for the info & keep up the good work.
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: BVCRacing.com on September 09, 2013, 12:34:01 AM
Quote from: broken1;11563
That's really good to know because I got a 120V 140A miller & I was wondering if it would work good enough to weld in a gusset kit on my frame. Are you using 75/25 with .030" wire? Thanks for the info & keep up the good work.


Yes that is what i use
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: BVCRacing.com on September 12, 2013, 08:08:29 PM
Some goodies showed up today!

I also rebuilt the oem shock...elka coming soon but this will work for now

New seal head, recharge, bump stop and fluid
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: DnB_Racing on September 12, 2013, 08:17:27 PM
Quote from: BVCRacing.com;12069
Some goodies showed up today!

I also rebuilt the oem shock...elka coming soon but this will work for now

New seal head, recharge, bump stop and fluid

looks like your having a good time redoing the quad the way you want it...
on a business note can you still get any black Nacs stem clamps???
Title: Building another 250r....has been a few years!
Post by: BVCRacing.com on September 12, 2013, 08:54:54 PM
Quote from: DnB_Racing;12071
looks like your having a good time redoing the quad the way you want it...
on a business note can you still get any black Nacs stem clamps???


I Havnt done business with nacs in a long time, the one i have was something i had kickin around forever