Getting work done on my 2004CRF 250 and 87 CR500 Engine

Post by **AlisoBob** » January 10th, 2011, 1:34 pm

Respirator / Eye Shield combo pack

cryzsurfer · Post by **cryzsurfer** » January 10th, 2011, 8:50 pm

I'd have to pull it down to get to the scratch and sniff part.
Craigus

bearorso · Post by **bearorso** » January 11th, 2011, 12:14 am

Sorry Roostius,

I'll take Bobs respirator idea over yours - though I think it might be a good idea to fit it different to the pic, and not just so you can see.

cryzsurfer · Post by **cryzsurfer** » January 16th, 2011, 4:13 pm

Started the shroud mount placement today. Still haven't measured the capacity or checked for leaks. There's a chance I may hit the yard/snow tomorrow.
Craigus

cryzsurfer · Post by **cryzsurfer** » January 26th, 2011, 9:08 am

Pretty much done. Have the petcock mounted and going to fill it with water. A buddy may give me a set of CRF white plastic for my AF as I burned up the right side shroud tacking one of the mounts to the tank.
Craigus

cryzsurfer · Post by **cryzsurfer** » January 26th, 2011, 8:24 pm

No leaks and she holds 1.875 gallons.
Craigus

AMA714 · Post by **AMA714** » January 27th, 2011, 9:40 am

Just curious... how much does that tank weigh?

cryzsurfer · Post by **cryzsurfer** » January 27th, 2011, 9:51 am

I'll check it tonight but it's no featherweight to be sure. I used .125 and .090 on a lot of it except the curved sides and very bottom which warped that were .062. The part where the seat covers is .250 as I wanted some threads without getting close to punching through.
Craigus

cryzsurfer · Post by **cryzsurfer** » March 7th, 2011, 4:43 am

Need to put a number plate on it and have to use 6mm threaded rod for the shift lever bolt as it won't go in from the bottom. Should take it up the road and into the woods for a spell.
Craigus

cryzsurfer · Post by **cryzsurfer** » March 14th, 2011, 6:47 am

Took the 5 hunny on its maiden voyage. There were lots of loose bolts but it went great. She's a beast.
Craigus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NxhkiW_Z9k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ec-tA9EvgQ

cryzsurfer · Post by **cryzsurfer** » April 1st, 2011, 4:44 am

My life turned to shit last Saturday. Went to start the Hoon and the kick mechanism fucked up resulting in busting the right case out taking the new late model primary case with it. It's a good thing there weren't any demonstrations going on in my neighborhood after that happened or I might have gone postal. Put all of my 500 engine stuff along with tank and everything for the conversion up on Craigslist yesterday in Birmingham, AL. Got a buddy who wants to do some horse trading if it doesn't sell. Already have a fresh modded 02 YZ250 in it and ready to weld mounts plus I have a 285 jug for it. Won't be the same but the wind really left my sails last weekend.
Craigus

Kuma · Post by **Kuma** » April 1st, 2011, 1:06 pm

Shit man, 2 years in the making, get to ride 2 weeks and calling it quits?
pull your add, fix the beast and give it some more thought.
This is one of those things you'll look back on and kick your self for. it will probably cost less to fix than the cash you'll lose selling a non running bike!

oggo69 · Post by **oggo69** » April 1st, 2011, 1:17 pm

craigus .... give it a few days , thats a sweet bike and can be fixed !!

Nodge · Post by **Nodge** » April 1st, 2011, 4:26 pm

Dont give up!

Gravel Scratcher · Post by **Gravel Scratcher** » April 1st, 2011, 4:34 pm

Check the date of the post guys

riverman · Post by **riverman** » April 2nd, 2011, 5:49 am

I checked craiglist it's on there. Motor, tank, headstay and a bunch of parts 1000$
That really sucks alot of hours and a great bike.

cryzsurfer · Post by **cryzsurfer** » April 2nd, 2011, 9:49 am

I appreciate the encouragement and I didn't even think about April Fools Day, but having this happen kicked my ass. Haven't got a call so it may survive my blues for another try. It's just a sick feeling.
Craigus

oggo69 · Post by **oggo69** » April 2nd, 2011, 9:54 am

cryzsurfer wrote:I appreciate the encouragement and I didn't even think about April Fools Day, but having this happen kicked my ass. Haven't got a call so it may survive my blues for another try. It's just a sick feeling.
Craigus

give it a bit of time dude , u will be on the look fro cases soon and get it ready for the summer

, i be in similar situations more often than not

Gmbond · Post by **Gmbond** » April 2nd, 2011, 7:02 pm

If anyone has the skill to weld and reinforce the cases I'd say its you man. Look at some of the awesome repair work Roosty has done to mangled cases. I'm sure you can do it, I know the feeling when something you've worked so hard on all goes to shit but this is just metal and can be fixed or replaced.

Gravel Scratcher · Post by **Gravel Scratcher** » April 2nd, 2011, 7:21 pm

Thought you were taking the piss out of us

Just stick it to one side for a while, you'll get back to it at some stage, like the others are saying it would be a shame to ditch all that hard work for fuck all dollars by selling it.

UknowDamright · Post by **UknowDamright** » April 3rd, 2011, 9:00 am

I really like that tank, and the white plastic is sweet

Nodge · Post by **Nodge** » April 3rd, 2011, 12:51 pm

How much to ship your headache up to Canada?
I've been wanting a newer AF for awhile.
That's worth $1000 any day up here.

Nodge · Post by **Nodge** » April 3rd, 2011, 1:16 pm

Disregard my post......I thought you were selling the bike for $1000

http://bham.craigslist.org/mcy/2298282861.html

cryzsurfer · Post by **cryzsurfer** » April 4th, 2011, 4:22 am

I'll split the cases and check into possibly welding the damaged one or replace it. It's going to take a while and it sucks.
Craigus

jarnott71 · Post by **jarnott71** » April 4th, 2011, 5:43 am

check out ebay theirs a set of 87 cases auction or buy it now may cost
more than fixing but better than not having a honda

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