Jason's 1997 CR Refreshening

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » February 25th, 2010, 9:28 pm

Very nice.

hoofarted · Post by **hoofarted** » February 25th, 2010, 9:41 pm

I used soft scrub on my old steelie tank....worked ok.

JBaze · Post by **JBaze** » February 25th, 2010, 9:43 pm

Thats a good idea, I'll give it a try. Really I dont know why im worried about it. It gets like that 10 minutes into the ride.

Thanks man!

asteroid500 · Post by **asteroid500** » February 26th, 2010, 5:53 am

Oncve you've got it all nice and pruuuudy,
use a silicon spray, the automotive 1's are pricey but a good furniture polish silicon based spray works just as good...i use Mr sheen here in Australia...not sure if you get that in your neck of the woods, but make sure all your graphics are on 1's or it's a real prick to get them to stick to your siliconed parts.

On my GSXR-600 race bike we use Mr sheen exclusivly to kleen...chain lube just wipes off your wheels, case's, bugs wipe off like nothing to.

She's looking good....yes and you to Mama.

hoofarted · Post by **hoofarted** » February 26th, 2010, 10:02 am

Dewayne Jones used to blend mineral spirits with ATF and spray it on his bikes....called it "Afro-Sheen"

JBaze · Post by **JBaze** » February 26th, 2010, 11:02 am

hoofarted wrote:Dewayne Jones used to blend mineral spirits with ATF and spray it on his bikes....called it "Afro-Sheen"

Thats funny

bgraley · Post by **bgraley** » February 26th, 2010, 1:55 pm

I used pc racings plastic renew on several bikes. it does not look factory fresh but takes away scratches and discoloration and makes the bike shiny too. it is a ton of work but totaly worth it. the more you sand and buff the better the final product. it's like 20 bucks for the kit and you can do seveal bikes with it.

JBaze · Post by **JBaze** » February 26th, 2010, 1:58 pm

Cool man! I will check it out. They had the tank stickers on it too and they stained it.

JBaze · Post by **JBaze** » March 13th, 2010, 2:41 pm

Working on it as week speak, fucking FMF pipes!
Makes more noise than the engine!

sugarshane · Post by **sugarshane** » March 14th, 2010, 2:18 pm

I got a buddy here that uses a magic eraser to whiten up his tanks. I have never actually watched him do it but its always white

thestuz · Post by **thestuz** » March 15th, 2010, 3:01 pm

i had a 01 cr500. i got pretty sick of trying to keep that tank white so i picked up a seat, tank and shrouds of a 90 model for 150.
red is much easier to keep clean and love a red honda anyday. i even picked up the swing arm decals off fleabay for $12

thestuz · Post by **thestuz** » March 15th, 2010, 3:14 pm

ive got the origional front gaurd but i use this chopped down one in summer for better air flow. it gets so hot here and there really isnt much mud so there is no need for the full one.
during the wetter months, i bolt on the full front gaurd to keep the mud down.

Post by **AlisoBob** » March 15th, 2010, 3:25 pm

sugarshane wrote:I got a buddy here that uses a magic eraser to whiten up his tanks. I have never actually watched him do it but its always white

This stuff works great...

thestuz · Post by **thestuz** » March 15th, 2010, 4:20 pm

i use that stuff on this bike

thestuz · Post by **thestuz** » March 15th, 2010, 4:28 pm

lol, but yeah i tried everything with my white tank. even tried buffing it for 3 hours with cut n polishes. but as soon as i spilt fuel on it it would turn to shit again.
once those white tanks turn porus from too much sun and wear, they are hard to get back to good nic.
it takes constant effort. or switching tanks

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » March 15th, 2010, 11:31 pm

thestuz did you get trigger happy with the drill on that brake pedal of yours.

thestuz · Post by **thestuz** » March 16th, 2010, 3:29 am

yeah its a weight reduction thing that i started. ive taken everything off that bike that doesnt need to be there. number plates, trimmed gaurds, replaced hd tubes for light ones etc. managed to knock 3kgs off from when i got it. took 7.5 kgs off my xr600r too.
not everyones cup of tea but i got alot of spare time on my hands

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » March 16th, 2010, 8:00 pm

When in doubt, drill it out.

JBaze · Post by **JBaze** » March 20th, 2010, 9:46 pm

So, yesterday I notice the bike feels lean winding out real fast and all. So we check it out today and one of the bolts that holds the reeds down is missing!

So we tear the bike down and find some interesting things:

So my mechanic wanted me to photo her working on the problem. Couldn't do it with out her!:

Bikes ripping again! Checked the piston for cracks and such looks good! So my Dad visiting from Enumclaw took this next shot of me and Walter testing it out!:

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » March 20th, 2010, 10:04 pm

Lucky it didn't seize up on you.
I gather the bolt broke and the top fell off somewhere, by the look of those other 3 they weren't far behind.
Good you got going without to much trouble, I hope you are paying your mechanic well.

good hired help is hard to find.

Mama · Post by **Mama** » March 20th, 2010, 10:15 pm

The only payment I need is the look on his face when he comes in from a ride.

Watchin him ride is fair compensation too!

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » March 20th, 2010, 10:19 pm

Are you talking about the old guy or Walter.

JBaze · Post by **JBaze** » March 20th, 2010, 10:25 pm

LOL! After 14 years, I guess the bolts oxidize! Luckily, when it broke, there was enough to get ahold of to remove the rest. I followed the torque specs putting them back in, 9 NM seems like not enough, but according to the service book, Honda feels its enough so........

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » March 20th, 2010, 10:36 pm

JBaze wrote:9 NM seems like not enough, but according to the service book, Honda feels its enough so........

Well the bolt broke and did not come loose, so the tension should be plenty.

JBaze · Post by **JBaze** » March 20th, 2010, 10:38 pm

I didn't use a torque wrench before! Just the Jason torque!

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