Addressing the survival of the legendary CR500!
https://www.bannedcr500riders.com/
The best thing about a Gen1 is the motor they are way better than the 02 and later CR 250 motors. The problem with the gen 1 is the gen 1 chassis and in my book don't bother building one.kkvslayer wrote:Just curious of how much you get back from selling the engine from the rollers you use (particularly A GEN 1),assuming the engine is running fine with no problems,I'm not looking for exact #'s just a ballpark figure,Man I REEEEEEEEEEEALLY want a A/F 500.Thanks
I'm sure it would be better than my 86 steel frameSlow old Fart wrote:The best thing about a Gen1 is the motor they are way better than the 02 and later CR 250 motors. The problem with the gen 1 is the gen 1 chassis and in my book don't bother building one.kkvslayer wrote:Just curious of how much you get back from selling the engine from the rollers you use (particularly A GEN 1),assuming the engine is running fine with no problems,I'm not looking for exact #'s just a ballpark figure,Man I REEEEEEEEEEEALLY want a A/F 500.Thanks
I got $675.00 for my engine, carb and electronics. Sold the FMF pipe and silencer for another hundred. Paid more than Danny though for my donor 250.dannygraves wrote:don't listen to this guy gen-1s kickass over that '86 steelie!
I got $700 for my running motor w/ pipe, silencer, cdi, etc. everything I didn't need.
I paid $900 for the whole bike.
Thats not necessarily true. If you are going to take the time to build one do a good one that you will keep.britincali wrote:A gen 1 is LEAGUES ahead of any steelie in the handling dept.
The bikes were thourghly hated 10 years ago by many who raced them when they came out. I fail to see why you think that has changed 10 years later. I had many a freind who went out and bought one of those things and then promtly sold them because how they rode.dannygraves wrote:dude, SOF I'm sick of hearing all your shit talk about gen-1s!
Mine is such and improvement over my '86 its not even funny! it cost me all together under a grand to do the conversion and get it setup... like to see you do a gen-3 for that
of coarse our buddy DeWayne was disappointed to hear I'm doing a gen-4, he says they are flimsy and insists the gen-1 was the best... not to say he is right, but you seem to hold him in high reguard...
Oh,and by the way you can do a gen 3 for not that much more.dannygraves wrote:dude, SOF I'm sick of hearing all your shit talk about gen-1s!
Mine is such and improvement over my '86 its not even funny! it cost me all together under a grand to do the conversion and get it setup... like to see you do a gen-3 for that
of coarse our buddy DeWayne was disappointed to hear I'm doing a gen-4, he says they are flimsy and insists the gen-1 was the best... not to say he is right, but you seem to hold him in high reguard...
I Ain't no racer and sure as fuk ain't no Robbie Knievel,I'm sure the Gen 1 will suit my needs fineSlow old Fart wrote:The bikes were thourghly hated 10 years ago by many who raced them when they came out. I fail to see why you think that has changed 10 years later. I had many a freind who went out and bought one of those things and then promtly sold them because how they rode.dannygraves wrote:dude, SOF I'm sick of hearing all your shit talk about gen-1s!
Mine is such and improvement over my '86 its not even funny! it cost me all together under a grand to do the conversion and get it setup... like to see you do a gen-3 for that
of coarse our buddy DeWayne was disappointed to hear I'm doing a gen-4, he says they are flimsy and insists the gen-1 was the best... not to say he is right, but you seem to hold him in high reguard...
It is 2008 not 1998 if you are going to do one do it right, SAVE a little more.
You guy's who think all the aluma tubes handle so much better than a steelie you may want to talk to Robbie Kneivel. He does not like the aluma tubs from the report I got at the old stumpers site.
I know what it is already the flex of the steelie on hard impacts absorbs energy when he takes a big hit. That is my guess anyhow but I would like to here why he will not jump a ALUMA TUB like a steelie.
Go talk to Jack at the other site CR 500 riders.com. He built a GEN 1 first and he could not go to the next level of speed and we were trying to tell him in a polite way ( NOT ME I TOLD HIM IT SUCKED,I could rip on him on my 88 Cr500 on that thing with no problem) the bike was slowing him down on his single track and riding and he did not want to believe it just kept saying there was nothing wrong with the machine. This was in 2003 and it was a 1998 CR250 chassis and it had 2003 CRF 450 forks and newer shock and was all done up.kkvslayer wrote:I Ain't no racer and sure as fuk ain't no Robbie Knievel,I'm sure the Gen 1 will suit my needs fineSlow old Fart wrote:The bikes were thourghly hated 10 years ago by many who raced them when they came out. I fail to see why you think that has changed 10 years later. I had many a freind who went out and bought one of those things and then promtly sold them because how they rode.dannygraves wrote:dude, SOF I'm sick of hearing all your shit talk about gen-1s!
Mine is such and improvement over my '86 its not even funny! it cost me all together under a grand to do the conversion and get it setup... like to see you do a gen-3 for that
of coarse our buddy DeWayne was disappointed to hear I'm doing a gen-4, he says they are flimsy and insists the gen-1 was the best... not to say he is right, but you seem to hold him in high reguard...
It is 2008 not 1998 if you are going to do one do it right, SAVE a little more.
You guy's who think all the aluma tubes handle so much better than a steelie you may want to talk to Robbie Kneivel. He does not like the aluma tubs from the report I got at the old stumpers site.
I know what it is already the flex of the steelie on hard impacts absorbs energy when he takes a big hit. That is my guess anyhow but I would like to here why he will not jump a ALUMA TUB like a steelie.
Yawn...Slow old Fart wrote:Go talk to Jack at the other site CR 500 riders.com. He built a GEN 1 first and he could not go to the next level of speed and we were trying to tell him in a polite way ( NOT ME I TOLD HIM IT SUCKED,I could rip on him on my 88 Cr500 on that thing with no problem) the bike was slowing him down on his single track and riding and he did not want to believe it just kept saying there was nothing wrong with the machine. This was in 2003 and it was a 1998 CR250 chassis and it had 2003 CRF 450 forks and newer shock and was all done up.kkvslayer wrote:I Ain't no racer and sure as fuk ain't no Robbie Knievel,I'm sure the Gen 1 will suit my needs fineSlow old Fart wrote: The bikes were thourghly hated 10 years ago by many who raced them when they came out. I fail to see why you think that has changed 10 years later. I had many a freind who went out and bought one of those things and then promtly sold them because how they rode.
It is 2008 not 1998 if you are going to do one do it right, SAVE a little more.
You guy's who think all the aluma tubes handle so much better than a steelie you may want to talk to Robbie Kneivel. He does not like the aluma tubs from the report I got at the old stumpers site.
I know what it is already the flex of the steelie on hard impacts absorbs energy when he takes a big hit. That is my guess anyhow but I would like to here why he will not jump a ALUMA TUB like a steelie.
Go ask him if he would ever do a gen 1 again and he will probably tell you NO WAY!!!! he went to the next level once he dumped it.
Build a bike to fit your riding style, PERIOD. The GEN 1 fits me (short and Fat) better than the later gens. I feel like i sit IN it rather than On it. Handles great for me.
