Author Topic: Building another 250r....has been a few years! (Read 11678 times)

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!

Victork · « **Reply #1 on:** August 31, 2013, 10:03:28 PM »

Sounds great! Glad to hear another R is gonna breathe new life

red88r · « **Reply #2 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.

jcs003 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 01, 2013, 06:31:05 AM »

sounds interesting.

john

corvetteZ06 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 01, 2013, 09:19:20 AM »

keep us updated! good luck on the build!!

BVCRacing.com · « **Reply #5 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

BVCRacing.com · « **Reply #6 on:** September 07, 2013, 05:10:22 PM »

Some updates

BVCRacing.com · « **Reply #7 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

BVCRacing.com · « **Reply #8 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"

jamieg45 · « **Reply #9 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.

broken1 · « **Reply #10 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?

BVCRacing.com · « **Reply #11 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

BVCRacing.com · « **Reply #12 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

BVCRacing.com · « **Reply #13 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 :-)

broken1 · « **Reply #14 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.