Mac's 2014 LSR Build.

[Mac]

Whats up. Im Mac and this is my first ever 250R build. I have always wanted an R, its been a dream of mine since i was a little kid especially after watching all those huevos VHS tapes growing up. (Im 20 years old) (huevos 3,4,5 were my favorite) The motivation to get one came a couple years ago when i was looking for a friends dirt-bike on CL.
I stumbled across a really beat up R that i went for fun to go look at. The guy of course wanted way too much for a beat up R. So I have looked for about 2 years for a nice used one on craigslist but always ran into crap quads and sketchy people. After all the fuss and looking. I have decided to buckle down and build my dream machine since i have been saving like crazy and learned a lot from all you guys here on the web. plus i dont have any doubts that you guys wouldn't help me if I need some help.

Also by watching all you guys build up such beautiful machines, without a doubt motivated me to put my all into this project to make it the best i can.

So I went ahead and purchased a 2014 LSR MX Pro-Peg Chassis

I thought i would be playing it safe by buying new to avoid issues. I have always had bad luck with used stuff. I dont know what it is.
Somethings just never work out in my favor.
I order the chassis on 9/24/14. LSR tells me, 4-6 weeks, it will be done. 7 weeks goes by. Nothing. I called, It got delayed, ok thats fine.
I just received the chassis yesterday. 12/8/14. That was fine by me, i was in no rush as-long as everything is straight, powder the right color, and nothing is broken/bend.

Let me first say, the frame looks amazing. The powdercoat is on point!

BUT, a few issues come up... sadly a nightmare is coming alive.

- Sub-frame bent slightly and the sub-frame mounts are bent bad.. (pics below)
- My AC front bumper doesn't fit.. (idk if its the frame or the bumper)
- My AC rear bumper doesn't fit..  (idk if its the frame or the bumper)

Hopefully i will get to the bottom of this tomorrow when i call LSR.



I will keep you guys updated!! Im trying to stay positive and not flip out.

My build plans.

MX Build.
- Polished billet parts.
- Carbon fiber hood
- Lots of LSR stuff...
- LSR +3+1 a arms LT (which i have, atm stripping them for chrome)
- LSR +4 axle
- Axis or PEP LT suspension...
- 265cc, 36mm carb, ported for low to mid.
- 20s in the front, 18s in the rear.

[ytman]

That's so sad. I hope they'll make good and fix it. You must have been heartbroken.
Just a small bump in the road though. You'll have many more before you're riding. Good luck and have fun building.

[Mac]

That's so sad. I hope they'll make good and fix it. You must have been heartbroken.
Just a small bump in the road though. You'll have many more before you're riding. Good luck and have fun building.

Its pretty sad that it was damaged. Im a little pissed but im hoping they do they right thing and fix it. Thanks for the kind words ytman! I hope this will be a fun learning experience.

[bholzgen]

Thats going to be a sweet build! I'm 20 also.  Not many young guys like us are into these old machines!

[Tbone07]

They had better fix that frame free of cost to you.

There was a guy not too long ago that bought a brand new LSR frame and when he set it on the ground the bottom 2 frame rails weren't even sitting flat on the ground. Not sure about LSR's quality control, but the one LSR frame I had was built well

[Mac]

Thats going to be a sweet build! I'm 20 also.  Not many young guys like us are into these old machines!

Thanks dude! You have a killer looking R! I agree, not many younger guys are into these machines. They are missin out!

[Mac]

They had better fix that frame free of cost to you.

There was a guy not too long ago that bought a brand new LSR frame and when he set it on the ground the bottom 2 frame rails weren't even sitting flat on the ground. Not sure about LSR's quality control, but the one LSR frame I had was built well

I bought the frame because i have heard good things about LSR and one of my friends has a chassis from them and he loves it. Im praying that they take it back and fix it for free. Im just a kid making minimum wage. It took forever to save for this. I would hate to have to pay to fix something that should of been correct the first time.

[Pumashine]

Whats up. Im Mac and this is my first ever 250R build. I have always wanted an R, its been a dream of mine since i was a little kid

Welcome to our forum. Its great to see the new guys with a dream to concentrate on. Is this frame aluminum? Was just wondering since the color of the tabs is real silver and the bend in the tubing looks like aluminum bends under the blue PC. Sorry you got screwed and I don't see how its gonna get fixed very easy. I don't work with PC for these reasons. Are you sure its a 250R frame? If you want dimensions for the distance between mounting holes I always have 4 bare frames sitting around I can get you the  correct measurements.

[Mac]

Welcome to our forum. Its great to see the new guys with a dream to concentrate on. Is this frame aluminum? Was just wondering since the color of the tabs is real silver and the bend in the tubing looks like aluminum bends under the blue PC. Sorry you got screwed and I don't see how its gonna get fixed very easy. I don't work with PC for these reasons. Are you sure its a 250R frame? If you want dimensions for the distance between mounting holes I always have 4 bare frames sitting around I can get you the  correct measurements.

The frame is 4310 Chromoly steel. Yea its an R frame from Lonestar. Im pretty pissed it was damaged.

[Trusty2stroke]

Thats going to be a sweet build! I'm 20 also.  Not many young guys like us are into these old machines!

Haha, I have you both beat in the age department! Im at the crusty old age of 19 lol.

[Mac]

Haha, I have you both beat in the age department! Im at the crusty old age of 19 lol.

Sweeeet! its definitely cool to see some young guys in here.

[broken1]

You guys make me feel old, I was 11 when the R came out. It is cool to see you young dude's keeping this alive. What happened sucks Mac but don't get discouraged because the first time you get to ride it you'll forget about any problems you ever had getting to that point. Keep us posted.

[Mac]

You guys make me feel old, I was 11 when the R came out. It is cool to see you young dude's keeping this alive. What happened sucks Mac but don't get discouraged because the first time you get to ride it you'll forget about any problems you ever had getting to that point. Keep us posted.

Im trying to stay positive and move forward. I know it will be worth it in the end. ill keep you guys posted.

[Hawaiiysr]

So what did LS say?

[Mac]

So what did LS say?

Lonestar put in a damage claim into UPS. Lonestar said that it didnt leave the shop like that soo it must of been damaged during the shipping process. The box that it came in was damaged to some degree when i received it soo im pretty sure it was UPS that damaged the frame, not lonestar. Lonestar said they would take it back and fix it once UPS came to inspect the box and to take a look at the frame. I hope this doesn't take like 2 months to get fixed.