07 450- 500

[matt in aus]

hello to everyone, this is my first, ive done lots of forum reading and head scratching, then i just cut the piss bags out of it and stood back said shes really fucked now, ive been taking photos of it [like a japenese tourist] to get them on here for all to see and have a laugh any help will be appreciated thanks people matt

ok lets try again this 450 came in the other day shes not the one gettin the 500 but it does need a whole new engine

[matt in aus]

a face with a badly chipped tooth

old mate new it would make it home easy

[matt in aus]

early scratch the head days


the y been moved about 337 3rd times hope its right



500 boot no good as ive been told
big thanks goes out to shaggy-jamie and bean for making the job alot simpler thanks fellas

[matt in aus]

not a factory pc dent in muffler its a factory broken 500 shocker dent





mum wheres dad, racing starts in 5......hes not still rootin around with that 500 is he

racing sunday on this, a 4 stroke about 30 hours overdue may the lord be with me, or better may he be with the motor
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[speedway501]

Hi Matt, I am building a CRF450R 06 very similar to yours. I used a 2000 model CR250 air boot. I was able to use the 450 air filter. When I fitted it up I only had about 5mm gap between the boot and the box. A bit too small a gap for Shaggy's adaptor plate that I was originally going to use.

[gregrobo]

nice

[matt in aus]

thanks for the posts people, ive ordered the 99 250 2 stroke boot which with shaggys headstays it should fit, the 07 r seems to differ a little from the 09 450x, shaggy seems to be able to run the engine a little flatter, his honda on the clutch cover seems to sit straighter than mine,mines only slightly off but yes having the engine forward will sit the crank a little lower which is arguably a better thing, ive read that these gen four conversions are easy but ive found this one to be testing as ive tried to get it milimeter perfect so that everthing will fit back together with little mods for each, i spent along time rocking the engine and refiting parts to check alignment its 6 of 1 and a half a dozen off the other, i think ive about middled it for that, i hope when the air boot turns up it fits, i have shaggys adaptor so it could be or
i will get somemore photos up soon
thanks speedway501 i will definately double check that

[other]

G'day Matt,
I'm doing a 2007 CRF 450 X conversion shortly. If you're looking for an engine to replace the exploded one in the first few photos, I will have a low mileage (3200 km) X engine available soon. Give us a yell if your interested.
Greg

[juddy]

Geez Shaggy,you're getting all the credit for the airbox adapter design lol !! How's the body,making it to finke ?

[dannygraves]

[matt in aus]

they are not adjusted here yet but at welding time they worked a treat, you could feel the frame pulling around by adjusting the bolts athough once adjusted i left it, maybe a 1/4 inch wider than the engine mount points and left it at that, i removed them when cooled, she fits like a glove, these also helped to stop the rails from twisting when welding which i though could of been a problem
i will get some more pics soon