Author Topic: what did you do to your R today? (Read 107802 times)

zcarlson12 · « **Reply #180 on:** March 30, 2014, 05:42:43 PM »

Got motivated this afternoon and painted the covers, cleaned both air filters, cleaned up garage and installed the rear wheel rear side mudcaps. I saw these at the race last weekend and thought I'd try them out.

red88r · « **Reply #181 on:** March 31, 2014, 09:27:14 PM »

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Got the bearings in the swing arm and linkage. Just waiting on the lonestar frame.

Nice! I wish I had a new Lonestar frame. Did you buy that swingarm off Ebay? There was one on there for a good price.......was tempting.

red88r · « **Reply #182 on:** March 31, 2014, 09:29:22 PM »

Bought a new to me set of fenders from my cousin and set them on for now. They need a good cleaning.

T8R6X · « **Reply #183 on:** April 02, 2014, 03:35:05 PM »

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Got some oem front wheels finally!!! Sooo pumped

86Rrider · « **Reply #184 on:** April 02, 2014, 06:57:28 PM »

OK, not today, but over the past week end I did my top-end rebuild. Or I should say I did it, then took it back apart again because I got the wrong piston from Wiseco. Darnedest thing, the box has the same exact label as the box of the piston I took out of the engine. Even has the same part number stamped in the dome of the piston. But you set the 2 next to each other and they look nothing alike. I'm guessing this piston got mis-marked at Wiseco. The intake side of the piston looks nothing like the one I took out and the wrist pin hole is almost a 1/4" closer to the ring lands than the one I took out. That is the part I did not catch until I put the jug on and rolled the engine over and it stuck! Piston skirt made contact with the crank throws.

Called them yesterday, return label e-mailed to me and replacement one shipped yesterday as well. So guess what I'll be doing this week-end?

sameltoe · « **Reply #185 on:** April 06, 2014, 06:35:36 PM »

Played around this weekend a little bit with the atc stuff I've been collecting, threw the front end on and sanding on the tank a little, the seat leaves for cosmic after the Snakehunt trip.
The rear shock is at SRS and talked to John Kite a few times at his shop...

Wish I could find my dang 8-1.25 tap!

pinned250r · « **Reply #186 on:** April 21, 2014, 03:51:50 PM »

Repaired all my motor mounts on my 89, damn things wont be breaking now! Did some finishing touches on the wifes R, now its just connect radiator lines, instal pipes, add fluids, and ring ding ding! Well that and wait on a couple small peices to come in the mail! Tony is hookin me up good!

Victork · « **Reply #187 on:** April 21, 2014, 09:05:41 PM »

Maybe you got the wrong one but i know sometimes they change designs and you get a different piston. Ive gotten some with holes for oil and fuel to pass through on the exaust bridge and some not. I remember when the R pistons werent enforced on the intake side with those ridges and then receiving the newer style piston. Man those old style pistons would crack on the skirt all the time

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OK, not today, but over the past week end I did my top-end rebuild. Or I should say I did it, then took it back apart again because I got the wrong piston from Wiseco. Darnedest thing, the box has the same exact label as the box of the piston I took out of the engine. Even has the same part number stamped in the dome of the piston. But you set the 2 next to each other and they look nothing alike. I'm guessing this piston got mis-marked at Wiseco. The intake side of the piston looks nothing like the one I took out and the wrist pin hole is almost a 1/4" closer to the ring lands than the one I took out. That is the part I did not catch until I put the jug on and rolled the engine over and it stuck! Piston skirt made contact with the crank throws.

Called them yesterday, return label e-mailed to me and replacement one shipped yesterday as well. So guess what I'll be doing this week-end?

86Rrider · « **Reply #188 on:** April 24, 2014, 12:46:08 PM »

Vic- No it was the wrong piston. Got the replacement one, same box, same part number but this time looks just like the one I am replacing. At first I thought the same as you "oh, they changed the design to something better". Nope, not going to work with that wrist pin location change! Oh yeah, correct new piston went in 2 Sundays ago, engine's got 5 heat cycles on it now! Almost ready for riding season!

86-250rbuild · « **Reply #189 on:** April 24, 2014, 03:05:10 PM »

Got my shocks onfinally.

trx250scar · « **Reply #190 on:** April 24, 2014, 04:53:51 PM »

Machined out my water jacket over the pv port on my ESR 330.

Bigred · « **Reply #191 on:** April 24, 2014, 07:08:49 PM »

Put my clutch lever on moved back to a 13 front sprocket went for a ride man was it beautiful to be back on her

86Rrider · « **Reply #192 on:** April 25, 2014, 12:46:58 PM »

Pulled the rear axle out and bearing carrier with the "crunchy" bearings in it last night. Found my Sidewinder Titanium sprokets are worn very badly. Says lifetime warranty on wear-out, only had these 4 years, calling Kruuse Racing today.

pinned250r · « **Reply #193 on:** April 25, 2014, 01:02:47 PM »

Picking up the final peices today, coolant, cotter pins, the ORV sticker for dunes, i made smoke yesterday with the wifes bike, man i missed that sound!

broken1 · « **Reply #194 on:** April 25, 2014, 09:28:45 PM »

Since it looks like I'll never be able to get my wife's bike back together I changed direction & started cleaning up the spare engine I picked up over the winter. I'm getting it ready to swap the top end off my bike over to the spare engine so I can at least have something to ride this summer. I just hope the bottom end holds up.