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The engine is finished now for 95% and got a buddy of mine have a photoshoot of it.
Also got the wheels and engine back into the frame, we're getting close to finished now !
Only left for the wheels to finish are conical bolts for the HRC front brake disc and the correct dunlop D756 front tyre which i was unable to find ! So there's a MX52 dunlop tyre on it for now.
Got my hands on a HRC steel braided brake line.. If anyone has HRC parts for sale for 2000 or 2001 CR250 and want to get rid of it. Contact me.
Plan is on finishing this build on 9/11 and have a nice photoshoot of the build !
Why 9/11 ? In case of when you don't know the history of the bike i'm building, reffer to this thread ! I found the inspiration of building this bike there !
http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/The-2001-MXDN-Team-USA-th…
The Shop
Good choice on getting back to the good old 2strokes ! Never ever comes a 4stroke in my garage lol !
My graphics come from ThrottleJockey, the ONLY authentic producer of the honda woody woodpecker decals.
Bough a set back in Novembre 2013, cool people do deal with and amazing quality stuff.
I'm ordering another set from them in some weeks.
ThrottleJockey is making my graphics i need for this build, i'll be picking them up during my vacation in California next week.
Also Phil Denton Engineering made me a HRC replica bar clamp, can't wait to have my hands on it. Probably one of the nicest parts on this build !
Been busy to on removing the paint on my stock pipe, as i'll be using the stock pipe for this build. Seems like the stock pipe is welded on the same spots like the HRC pipes. So with the paint stripped off, it will look pretty close to a factory pipe !
So i basically still need to order a new plastic kit, renthal bars, new pair of radiators, a bunch of OEM parts etc etc...
Further i got my axle block in the mail today from MX BONZ.
Still waiting for the HRC bar mount, plastic kit, and a bunch of OEM parts !
Once i have the bar mount i can put the new renthal bar on it and all the other handlebar stuff.
Got some of the graphics sticked already !
Yes one of the forks is missing ! When installing the HRC replica fork screws, i noticed 2 threads in the fork lug were damaged so tomorrow's first job is going to the shop for repairing the threads !
It's all about the details !
When i got the plastic kit and the graphics on them, i will be a little bit caution with posting pics of the bike
Because once the plastics are on the bike it will start to have that "almost finish look" and i want to keep pictures like that for in september when the build is finished. I'm planning to arrange a photoshoot in a studio to unveil the build with top photography pictures !
To me this is a piece of art, for sure one of the nicest parts on my build !
Whatever you need, Stevie Denton can make it happen.
Picked up my plastic kit and some OEM parts.
And a 260mm bracket for the brake caliper. And put everything together with new OEM parts !
Managed to find a HRC factory pipe ! Was over the moon when i saw it, so i didn't hesitate and bought it !
right pipe is the HRC pipe, left is stock OEM pipe. Basically the same pipe and welded on same locations, but welded on another method, and the HRC pipe is 344grams lighter than the stock pipe.
So i started today with removing the surface rust from the HRC pipe by bead blasting it, and then gave it a shot with WD-40 and scotch-brite ! Tomorrow another round of scotch-brite for finishing and then blow torch time..
So a little off topic now..
I was planning a Pastrana RM 125 2000 MXoN build when this build is finished.
But then i came across in the BAZAAR section some NOS DSP carbon parts i would need for that build, so bought it right away ! Thanks again Rob (worksmx).
Still searching for a HRC kevlar silencer to combine with the pipe !
I have a 2007 cr250 with barley any hours on it and want to do something similar
Just wondering where you got the hrc parts from cheers
Well done mate
Please let me know how the old school suspension holds up compared to todays stuff..
What did you get done in the suspension department??
The suspension is just stock showa. Got the upper tubes and fork lugs anodised and the lower tubes are Ti-nitrate coated.
Inside is just stock aswell.
I've driven modern bikes with modern suspension a couple times (stock airforks on 2015 husqvarna, Öhlins forks on a CRF450 2015 and some other bikes with modern oil/spring suspension) and all i can say is that the modern stuff is better in riding and better adjustable than the older suspensions !
But i enjoy riding older bikes more than modern bikes !
Pit Row
i think the flat side on this style axle blocks is meant for when you need the normal offset like OEM axle blocks.
I wouldn't take too many setup details off that pic, i read/heard somewhere that the bike in that photoshoot wasn't even a carmichael bike! I think it was a tortelli bike with a few bits and pieces thrown on for the Photoshoot
Yea, i have also read that the bike was just a Tortelli bike !
But i'm wondering if Ricky was really going to race that bike shown in the photoshoot ?
Or was this 2001 bike just build for the photoshoot ? If so.. what bike was he going to race then ?? Maybe a 02 RC250 ??
Sooo much questions and can't find the answers..
Chad Watts is building that bike right now as well.
With a blow torch you can get the colors of the welds back.
Got the HRC brake hose fitted and a new OEM throttle cable i had laying around for spares. Also i'm still waiting for the HRC clutch i bought from another Vital member.
Finally i found a Pro Circuit work stand for sale in Europe (Netherlands) and i have the panel decals being made by a buddy of mine !
So i'm still missing 2 major parts for this build to have it 100% finished. I need a HRC front brake disc cover and a HRC kevlar silencer for RC250 model.
Any help, tips or a way that leads to it is highly appreciated !
HRC kevlar silencer used on RC250 from 96 until 2001 ??
Front brake disc cover 260mm.
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