Lets get the 1997 ready to race.

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cr500swede
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Lets get the 1997 ready to race.

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The Racing season is closing up quick!
April 25th is the first race in our local amateur series.

So the bike is under restoration.

This is it before i start..
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And now a couples mont later.

I had to tear down the engine to replace som gears i gearbox because the 5th gear did not stay i place.
And the cylinder is away fore bore and new piston.

Other goodies, new pipe, New plastic, Ignition cover, v-force and so forth more updates to come.

Very bad pictures taken with mobilephone.

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Stay tuned :)
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crf69
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Post by crf69 »

looks fun;) i kno mine was fun to do
They should take the warning labels off of everything and let stupidity sort itself out.
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thestuz
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i see you replaced the front fender too. a propper bike stand will be a must. and getting your suspension and gearing right will be very important for controlling that massive lump of power if your gonna race
do it!... cos if you dont, youll spend the rest of your life thinking about it anyway!

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cr500swede
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Loong time no see...
But finally its redo for race, only problem is that i dont dare to take it on the track, its too nice to race with now !!!

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Nodge
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:cool:
lookin good!
Yah, I'm from Saskatchetoon!

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Re: Lets get the 1997 ready to race.

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cr500swede wrote:The Racing season is closing up quick!
April 25th is the first race in our local amateur series.

So the bike is under restoration.

This is it before i start..
Image

And now a couples mont later.

I had to tear down the engine to replace som gears i gearbox because the 5th gear did not stay i place.
And the cylinder is away fore bore and new piston.

Other goodies, new pipe, New plastic, Ignition cover, v-force and so forth more updates to come.

Very bad pictures taken with mobilephone.

Image

Image

Stay tuned :)
Chain looks too tight.
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