Noob questions
Posted: April 1st, 2008, 10:59 am
I have been digging through all the threads looking at all the different conversions trying to gather up some information, but I am having kind of a hard time figuring out all the ins and outs of different conversions. Here is what I am trying to figure out:
Generation 1=1997, 1998, and 1999 CR250's
Genration 2=2000 and 2001 CR250's
Generations 3=2002-?CR250's
Generation 4=?(years)
What genarations are the CRF450's and are the 450 frames different from the CR250 frames?
I know some bikes are better for taller/ bigger riders. I'm 5'11" so I think I will be better off on a CR250 than on a CRF450. I plan on riding mostly on backyard tracks, trail riding, and a few trips to the dunes a year. I know different bikes are better for the back yard tracks vs. the dunes, but what bike would be the best all arond for me without having to fight it stability wise at the dunes?
I know the first generations for the swap all you have to do is get a head stay, grind off a couple of motor mounts, weld up some newly fabbed motor mounts, and cut out the "x" in the frame. What about the other generations. Looking at the bike builds a lot of them are just pictures with no explanation as to what parts were used/ modified. Maybe a conversion guru on here could fill in the** following:
Generation 1 1997, 1998, 1999 CR250
*type of riding the bike is best suited for*
*parts and modification needed for conversion*
Generation 2 2000 & 2001 CR250
*type of riding the bike is best suited for*
*parts and modification needed for conversion*
Generation 3 *model and years*
*type of riding the bike is best suited for*
*parts and modification needed for conversion*
Generation 4 *model and years*
*type of riding the bike is best suited for*
*parts and modification needed for conversion*
Etc.
It would really help me out and I think it would answer a lot of other newbies questions without searching for hours and still not being able to figure out the ins and outs of the different conversions.
Generation 1=1997, 1998, and 1999 CR250's
Genration 2=2000 and 2001 CR250's
Generations 3=2002-?CR250's
Generation 4=?(years)
What genarations are the CRF450's and are the 450 frames different from the CR250 frames?
I know some bikes are better for taller/ bigger riders. I'm 5'11" so I think I will be better off on a CR250 than on a CRF450. I plan on riding mostly on backyard tracks, trail riding, and a few trips to the dunes a year. I know different bikes are better for the back yard tracks vs. the dunes, but what bike would be the best all arond for me without having to fight it stability wise at the dunes?
I know the first generations for the swap all you have to do is get a head stay, grind off a couple of motor mounts, weld up some newly fabbed motor mounts, and cut out the "x" in the frame. What about the other generations. Looking at the bike builds a lot of them are just pictures with no explanation as to what parts were used/ modified. Maybe a conversion guru on here could fill in the** following:
Generation 1 1997, 1998, 1999 CR250
*type of riding the bike is best suited for*
*parts and modification needed for conversion*
Generation 2 2000 & 2001 CR250
*type of riding the bike is best suited for*
*parts and modification needed for conversion*
Generation 3 *model and years*
*type of riding the bike is best suited for*
*parts and modification needed for conversion*
Generation 4 *model and years*
*type of riding the bike is best suited for*
*parts and modification needed for conversion*
Etc.
It would really help me out and I think it would answer a lot of other newbies questions without searching for hours and still not being able to figure out the ins and outs of the different conversions.
