2010 rmz 500

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2010 rmz 500

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its all done bar some tidy up work and suspension also just waiting for a new disc for the front as the guy we bought the roller from wrote himself of on a rocky outcrop and its bent. what it is is a 2010 rmz 450 roller with a 01 cr500 running procuircuit pipe and muffler vortex x10 250 digital ignition and soon to have ohlins ttx cartrige inserts

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They say the Zuk turns better than the Honda? Does it really?
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i havnt really rode it yet it has a bent front disc rode it around the yard and it feels nice
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put some ride time in today the track was hard pack and very slick the suzuki handles really well nimble and turns in quick broken 3 kickers on this thing hopefully roostys decomps will help
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Wow, looks like you have a few toys there. Are they all 500's?
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Looks awesome! I love those franken-conversions. Zuk makes it, Honda shakes it! I bet that hing will raise some eyebrows!
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i rode the last round of the local mx couple of weeks back well 1 race i binned it in the first corner and broke the brake lever didnt have a spare and i told every one that asked that it was a imported rm 250 they believed me till it started up
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Man your fabbing up some tuff shit way out west.....can you register that zuki now????? :twisted:
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i wish mate the zook is even better now thanks to roosty
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Very nice!! I want one of those!!
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jbsleddin wrote:Wow, looks like you have a few toys there. Are they all 500's?
sorry mate i didnt see your question till now the zook and my crf behind it are 500s the rest are just in the collection all pretty standard except the old mans crf 450x with showa a kit and ohlins damper
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So did you get the Hondazuk dialed in yet? Looks like a sweet ride!
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jbsleddin wrote:So did you get the Hondazuk dialed in yet? Looks like a sweet ride!
yeah mate its dialed in needs a bit of shock work to match the ohlins ttxs might gold valve it next year ill post more photos soon
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Post by Fludog91 »

Hey mate Im just got myself an 05 rmz roller and am researching about cr 500 conversion. Yours is the only rmz I've seen, can you send me any drawings or have any measurements or advice would be great. Thanks
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no drawings mate did it on the run the hardest part is the left hand radiator ours had to be shortened by 30 mm from memory but it was a relatively easy frame to modify
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no problems thanks mate..i'll let you know how i go..
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Doesn't mean I can't help you out with info we did a complete cradle replacement and on our 2010 the cr500 air boot noted straight in also the head stays are a pain in the arse
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