Addressing the survival of the legendary CR500!
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I will give you a full ride report this weekend, and thanks again for the help.kevin_s wrote:Way to go Rue,we are going to need a ride report too.
Will do i'll be out there this weekend. Thanks for the help.hoofarted wrote:Congrats Dude! Glad you finally got 'er done! Now lets hear some ride reports!
!!!! She' gonna be bad ass as soon as I can work out the jetting and triple check every bolt again. The stator backing plate bolts backed out. 
not a good thing when you are have a blast on your first ride (after break in) but I made it back to the truck before they completely came off (didn't know that was the problem until I got her home and started trouble shooting) I have no issues with the Gen. 1 CR250 frame it actually vibs less than my 01' YZ250 at the pegs, I do feel a lil at the bars but it feels less than or equal to the steelie which you would expect from a 5hundy. I shimmed every engine bolt with a aluminum half washer/AN washer per AlisoBob's heads up. 
I truly believe that this has lessened the vibs and created solid mounting points for the engine and has not put stress on the frame by just tightening the bolts to close the gap (I will be doing this to my 01' YZ250). 
2 turns out. I'll try the DGN, is it a different taper? 3rd clip from the top as well?hoofarted wrote:DGN Needle for one...did you mess with the air screw?
ScooterInVegas wrote:Most of my 500's ran a 172 main at 1900-2000' @ 50-80deg weather. At Coral Pink sand dunes in Ut, it's around 5500-6000', I would run a 165-168 (hot or cold).
I'll try that, any pinging with the 165-168 at the dunes?? Nice job Rue,you're supposed to ride the wheels off it,not the stator....LOLRue wrote:I got to take her for a ride this weekend
Having the suspension done by Greg at High Velocity (RaceTech) was the best investment I made during the build, well worth the money! A must for the Gen. 1 hands down. It makes a world of difference having it tuned to your riding ability, weight, ect. I can't wait to put in some serious riding time on the new suspenders!!!
I know right!!kevin_s wrote:Nice job Rue,you're supposed to ride the wheels off it,not the stator....LOL
She'll get the wheels rode off as soon as sort out the jetting. I'm going to try 168 Main, 52 Pilot and the DGN needle and hope she runs like a bat out of hell... I was told that I was riding it like my 250 and needed to short shift her to get the most out of her instead of trying to wrap it out. Learning curve i guess... 
Maybe she tried to adjust your timing without telling you. She has a blast in there with me, so mommy is starting to realize that she'll have a PW50 sooner then later!!! She probably has a better chance of getting the timing right then I do...jbsleddin wrote:That's awesome buddy.
That's awesome Dude,she's a little cutie.Rue wrote:By day she's daddy's Princess!!
By night she's daddy's lil helper!!
She knows never to touch the the light. "no touch daddy toooo hot, wright daddy" " That's right Bella" I appreciate the concern Bob!!AlisoBob wrote:Careful around those trouble lights.... they get about 14 bazillion degrees....
Rue wrote: ↑March 28th, 2012, 9:06 pm She's finally done boys!!!! I know it's only a gen 1 but when money is tight it’s tight....
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