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DPinDet Broke ground Today Gen 3 CR250 A/F
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 7:10 pm
by DPinDet
Hello again all,
Just wanted everybody to know that I am starting a new project. I picked up a mint 2004 CR250 about a month ago, and today I began the conversion of the frame. This will be my second conversion, the first being a Gen.2. This bike, being a Gen.3 , will be a bit easier with the approach that I am gonna be taking. Here are some pics for you to see how far I got. I will keep everybody posted as the progress moves forward.
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DpinDet
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 7:42 pm
by HrcRacing
Holy crap, what did you pay for that thing? It looks brand new.
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Broke Ground today
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 8:33 pm
by DPinDet
$2200 for it. The kid I got if from literally rode it 4 or 5 times. He said that it was scary fast and way too quick for him. He sold it to me so he could use the money to pay off his quad.
DPinDet
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 8:25 am
by ShanMan
That is going to be one purty conversion man. Please keep us updated!
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 8:56 am
by AlisoBob
Yup.... Purrrrrrrr Deeeeeeeeee!
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 10:02 am
by teemtrubble
Nice score! Congrats bro!
DPinDet Broke Ground today Gen.3 A/F
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 7:37 pm
by DPinDet
Got some more done tonight
Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 7:47 pm
by DPinDet
Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 8:20 pm
by AlisoBob
Which one you drinking?
The "Stay-Kleen" or the "Bud Light"?
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sta-kleen or butt light
Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 8:27 pm
by DPinDet
Tonight I only had to put in three beers worth or werk. It went pretty quick.
DPinDet
Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 9:19 pm
by HrcRacing
Lookin' great man. That was a sweet deal for that clean of bike. I thought I did good with mine at $2,600.00. Clean, but not as clean as yours.
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back from the Welder today
Posted: April 9th, 2008, 5:21 pm
by DPinDet
Re: Broke Ground today
Posted: April 9th, 2008, 6:31 pm
by 450kller
DPinDet wrote:$2200 for it. The kid I got if from literally rode it 4 or 5 times. He said that it was scary fast and way too quick for him. He sold it to me so he could use the money to pay off his quad.
DPinDet
DPinDet,
Reese told me that you had another little project going.... but I had no idea. That bike is looking SSSWWWWEEEEEETTTTT!
You forgot to mention that the kid you bought it from even delivered it to you from Ohio!!!!!
When's the next trip up north?? I will have to show you the little project that I am working on.. It is a GEN 1 500AF, except this time I am going streetlegal SUMO style.
Anyways, great job so far and let me know if you need someone to help you finish those Bud Lights!!!!!!
Later,
Rob
Posted: April 9th, 2008, 6:33 pm
by iggys-amsoil
Well if your not going to jump the bike much should be ok. A doubler front and back to the top part of the Y would make me feel safer. The front mounts could crack as most are wrapped around to the inside of the frame. Somebody had to say it....
Gen 3 A/F
Posted: April 9th, 2008, 7:17 pm
by DPinDet
Thanks Rob. We are heading up to Bob's place March 10 for the first official ride of the year. All are welcome.
Iggy. . . .I hear ya. The bike only sees woods/trail riding as I am too old for the track. The downtube engages into the Y about 1/2". Not mucn different than the way AlisoBob's is, other than his is machined to accept it. We'll see. Cross your fingers.
DPinDet
Re: Gen 3 A/F
Posted: April 9th, 2008, 10:05 pm
by iggys-amsoil
DPinDet wrote:The bike only sees woods/trail riding as I am too old for the track.
DPinDet
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Man.
People crack me at times. I'm 51, this hill was a blast.
This was taken before all the accel and braking bumps were added.
Mt. St. Helens.
Sorry for the drift.
Re: Gen 3 A/F
Posted: April 10th, 2008, 6:15 am
by 450kller
DPinDet wrote:Thanks Rob. We are heading up to Bob's place March 10 for the first official ride of the year. All are welcome.
DPinDet
I don't know if I can wait that long!!!!!
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That is almost a year away!! dO YOU MEAN MAY??
RIDES
Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:46 am
by DPinDet
Sorry about that, Yup May 10
Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 7:59 pm
by MXer746
Let me get this straight, what did you do exactly? It kinda looks like you ground off the weld on the top of the Y and slid the down tube farther intop the Y, effectively raising the Y. Is that correct? Then you added some extensions to the lower down tubes. Right?
Gen 3 A/F
Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 8:19 pm
by DPinDet
That is correct. I still maintain the existing factory "Y" design and my frame extensions are welded in the part of the frame between the lower and front motor mount.
DPinDet
Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 10:24 pm
by MXer746
So how is that gonna be less structually sound? That seems to me to be actually better, at least at the Y where you have more metal overlaping each other. I like that.
GEN 3 A/F
Posted: April 24th, 2008, 5:34 am
by DPinDet
I agree. The bike rides smooth, feels great, looks factory, and no problems to date. I guess this is just another way of "skinning the cat" .
DPinDet
Posted: April 24th, 2008, 10:23 pm
by mega491
I used your Y and downtube techique, very slick. By locating the cut on the downtubes in the location between the bottom and front motor mounts like that it is much stronger since the motor takes some of the load from the downtube splice welds and the technique doesn't require bending them for the front motor mount bolt. Did you bend up your headstays by hand? How does you carb boot line up or how did you get it to line up?
AF CONVERSION
Posted: April 25th, 2008, 7:41 am
by DPinDet
I bent up my headstays with a press brake, then cut and shaped the brackets to my liking. The carb boot lined up perfectly. It was a little tight, but I got it in 5 or 10 minutes.
DPinDet
Gen 3 conversion
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 5:16 pm
by DPinDet
Bike is all together and performs flawless. Here are some pic of the final product. Everything came out looking very "factory" !
DPinDet