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johns cr 250
Posted: September 21st, 2009, 9:40 pm
by john1954
bought a 01 cr 250 a week ago allready have the motor in waiting for the billet y piece to complete it
and the spadge racing sticker is staying
Posted: September 21st, 2009, 9:45 pm
by 100hp honda
the rusty pipe adds a nice touch
. j/k man it looks awesome. keep us posted on the progress
Posted: September 21st, 2009, 9:57 pm
by john1954
yeah thats a dead pro circuit pipe from my sons bike hes bikes on here also
Posted: September 21st, 2009, 10:43 pm
by CR500R7
I see gregrobo is doing your conversion.
That thing should come out really sweet.
The pipe isn't dead its just weather beatin.
( chartacter lines )
To be honest I think your CR250 has been working out, or its on STERIODS!
Posted: September 22nd, 2009, 1:20 am
by john1954
i taught him all he knows so i hope he gets mine right.
used the cr 500 carby boot on the 250 air box fit just about smack on, no spacer reqd alignment very close.
Posted: September 22nd, 2009, 2:19 am
by CR500R7
john1954 wrote:i taught him all he knows so i hope he gets mine right.
used the cr 500 carby boot on the 250 air box fit just about smack on, no spacer reqd alignment very close.
Does that mean you are gregrobo's Dad.
Hell he better get it right or he might get fired.
If he gets yours as good as his its going to be a great conversion for sure.
Posted: September 23rd, 2009, 6:39 am
by gregrobo
been working on the y piece this should work out well this is just a prototype and still needs adjusting
Posted: September 23rd, 2009, 7:30 am
by 2strokes4ever
can i get the measurments off that y piece, or if one is being made, (can you make 2) can i buy one from you, mine is an 01 cr 250 aswell. i have just had spacers made for swingarm, have had motor in, need to relocate mounts then y bit. if i could buy one from you it would speed up my process
Posted: September 23rd, 2009, 3:40 pm
by 100hp honda
i wondered why mike facher never started mass producing the Y. seems like he could of sold quit a few with all the people doing conversions.
Posted: September 24th, 2009, 12:43 am
by 87CR500Rider
100hp honda wrote:i wondered why mike facher never started mass producing the Y. seems like he could of sold quit a few with all the people doing conversions.
He most likely didn't because once someone gets their hands on one, it's easy to copy. Seems now it would have made him a hero instead of "that guy". I have access to a machinist with a CNC machine if anyone can come up with a "Y" design. He's was a machinist with Cartwright Conversions if anyone remembers them.
Posted: September 24th, 2009, 12:54 am
by gregrobo
lets not have this thread turn into another farcher thread enuf said
Posted: September 24th, 2009, 8:59 pm
by CR500R7
The Y peice looks good, I hope you can sort out the way you want it to be without to much trouble.
Posted: September 25th, 2009, 9:21 am
by ISBB
100hp honda wrote:i wondered why mike facher never started mass producing the Y. seems like he could of sold quit a few with all the people doing conversions.
The reason i got was Liability. If he sold parts and people put them together wrong or had a half assed welder do the install and they hurt themselves people would try and go back on him for faulty parts.. he just didnt want that headache. It was cheaper insurance wise for him to build the complete bike than it was to just make parts!
Posted: October 24th, 2009, 11:03 pm
by gregrobo
the y piece as of saturday was nearly finished sould have it monday arvo to start fitting it up
Posted: October 24th, 2009, 11:26 pm
by CR500R7
Can't wait to see this one come together.
Posted: October 26th, 2009, 3:59 am
by gregrobo
got the y today we fitted it tonight made some alterations that we new we had to just to get the new cradle tubes to fit the y the down tube is a extrustion with a web in it so the y needs a 3mm slit cut in the top and because you cant buy the right tube for the cradle we converted ours to 25x25x3mm photos soon
Posted: October 26th, 2009, 6:47 pm
by gregrobo
Posted: October 26th, 2009, 11:07 pm
by CR500R7
Wow, that is coming together really nice. The cradle tubing under the engine, does that bend inwards in front of / near the bottom engine mounts (it looks like it does in the photos).
I thought you said the Spadge Racing stickers were staying.
Posted: October 27th, 2009, 12:52 am
by gregrobo
the frame tappers from the swingarm to the y piece so the tubes need a twist or a bend to get them to line up and at the moment they look alot misaliged because they are loose and hav not been tacked up
Posted: October 27th, 2009, 12:21 pm
by dannygraves
Posted: October 27th, 2009, 6:47 pm
by eyesky2002
Looking good!
Posted: November 11th, 2009, 2:42 am
by gregrobo
fired it up tonight we are running the full ignition out of the 01 cr250 it fired 3rd kick and idled sweet after a tweek it sounds like it revs quicker than mine so cant wait to take it for a spin, waiting on a new shock linkage and we are all go.
Posted: November 11th, 2009, 9:43 pm
by CR500R7
Posted: November 13th, 2009, 5:12 am
by gregrobo
Posted: November 13th, 2009, 1:47 pm
by nmdesertrider
Id rather see a gen 4 kit with bent tubing and motor brackets so you could reuse the y and everything look stock.
