Big bore dirt bikes anyone ?

[Blown Monaro]

Here is my 2004 KX 500. Last of the big bore two stroke KX's. All stock except for +1 tooth on the countershaft sprocket and the black plastics using 2003 250 rear guard, easy mod just takes a little cutting. No MX for me, just dirt riding out in the hills. The old girl smokes 450's and 525's, top gear wheel stands at 80 mph.

http://photothingo.com/users/1069/20060625012203.kx5001resized.bmp

Post up your big bores.

[Road Warrior]

Nice! I used to have an XR600 but that thing was a goddamn whale. Right now I'm looking for a good unmodified RMX250 (i'm too much of a pussy for a 500 :D

[Tre-Cool]

In the mid 90's my dad baught a new kx500 for my brother when the whole family used to race MX. It went through 3 engines during run in.

after the 2nd engine died, we got the dealer to come out and do the run-in the 3rd engine siezed as well. Put my brother straight of the kwaka's and made him a honda fan.

me, i kept with the kwaka's, last bike was a klx650 and raced Enduro's, heavy bastard to throw around compared to what i was racing, but when you have more torque & power it left them for dead. :lol:

[VX11SS]

Nice! I used to have an XR600 but that thing was a goddamn whale. Right now I'm looking for a good unmodified RMX250 (i'm too much of a pussy for a 500 :D
Lol I have a totally unmodded RMX 250, 2002 model, still has all road gear and 700 kays on the clock one gentle owner but im in NZ hehye
lovely bike and quick too but havent had it off road for 2 years and only start6ed it twice in 6 months :(

A mate of mine had a KX 500 about 5-6 years ago, it was F!!!!@@ deadly lol, tyres lasted about a week, chains a nd sprockets about 2weeks hehe

[FANG IT 350]

ive got a xr 400 now,but a couple of years back i had a cr 500 ,phew what a hand full,i had to get rid of it as i was gonna kill ma self,man it was a beast,it s not for the unfit and faint hearted ill tell ya.

[c4ut1on]

i had a suzuki LT 500 quad... that was a hand ful.... but with the technology in the new bikes you can never look back

[Avalanche]

Any cr 450x owners on here??? would be interesting to see how many kms you get before the heads need to be redone.

[c4ut1on]

are you taking about a crf450? I have a trx450r. They have the same motor as the crf450r. The top end is ment to be done every 100 hours.

its not to bad $$ either.... 300 for a wiseco piston/rings/clip and 70 for a gasket kit. If the piston is ok the rings are 70 od bucks from honda.

[Avalanche]

thats the one , the crf450x. Im not talking piston , im talking head as in 4 stroke & valves pulling through & wearing out in under 2000km from brand new. my bro has done a few now. its around a $1800 job all up. i know i wouldnt be impressed. Wont be covered under warranty either.

[chrism697]

thats the one , the crf450x. Im not talking piston , im talking head as in 4 stroke & valves pulling through & wearing out in under 2000km from brand new. my bro has done a few now. its around a $1800 job all up. i know i wouldnt be impressed. Wont be covered under warranty either.
the 450's arent too bad, not as bad as the 250's....and even they are much better than in earlier model years

just make sure you check the valve clearances few months, get them adjusted when needed,

i used to have a CRF450 and i checked them every few months and had them adjusted once, rode every weekend and it never dropped a valve,

[leadfoot]

i have had a few 79 sp360,79 xt500(with big bore kit) 80 xt500,84 dr600,90 klr600,97 tt600 belgarda,2007 yz 250..had to sell the yz to pay the bitch out:bawl:yz had the same power to weight ratio as my cbr11ooxx,awsome bit of gear.the kx looks like fun,wanted to get a 500 two stroke but they stoped making them:confused:

[VX2VESS]

big bore 2 stroke of 4 strokes?

used to have a 4..

Son has one of the last yamaha 250 2 stroke MX bikes new was $10K. eats a soft compound mx tyre in 2 days riding, very quick.. most of his mates have 400-500 4 strokes and can't keep up with the 250. the 250 is very light and nimble, found the lightweight alloy rear cog had no teeth left a few weeks back, put a steel one on see if that lasts longer...apart from that no probs at all....

[chrism697]

they still make the YZ250 and have not made any statements about stopping production in the next few years,

the 450's are dominating motocross now though
a couple of 2 strokes have qualified for the nationals or supercross in the past 2 years.
but i still love 250 2 strokes, ultra fun to ride.

[DaveHAT]

One broken leg and 500 bruises ago I used to have one of these ...

http://w2.bikepics.com/pics/2007/01/01/bikepics-760184-full.jpg

Yamaha IT490 :shock: ... arseloads of two stroke torque and grunt and drum brakes. :confused:

Riding the KTM525 got my attention but riding the IT490 was demonic ... I miss that :lol:

[VX2VESS]

they still make the YZ250 and have not made any statements about stopping production in the next few years,

the 450's are dominating motocross now though
a couple of 2 strokes have qualified for the nationals or supercross in the past 2 years.
but i still love 250 2 strokes, ultra fun to ride.

maybe the last of the 2006 mdls left new then, his story so that maybe it...

4 are getting faster, and they only want 4's in racing eventually, less pollution or something i heard.


One broken leg and 500 bruises ago I used to have one of these ...




same here, still got a titanium rod in my lower right leg and screws. bad landing off a jump....

you must have had fun lifting the bike up that high onto the stand, doesn't appear to be a pump up type stand. maybe not as high as it looks...

[chrism697]

yeah there is already very few 2 strokes racing,

bit of a shame, 2 strokes used to be cheaper to run, easier to work on and lots quieter

the YZ250 is a cool bike though, i hope he enjoys it, such a good handling bike

[Uncle Tone]

Used to own a KTM 500SX 2 stroke that was prepped for the Finke desert race. Monster port job, built to rev (revved like a 250) and just stupid power up top.

Was so easy to ride too. Idle up hills, etc.

Wasn't that easy to start with the kickstarter on the wrong side though!! :vpo: Lucky it started first kick every time. It used to vibrate a bit too!! :lol:

[Blown Monaro]

Nice IT, I had a 490L with a Answer muffler, cost $2200 in "84.
Buy a GSXR1K for $18000 fair enough, $11000 for a dirt bike that needs a top end rebuild half way through the season, I cant see the value. Call me old school.

Where are the photos of the KTM blasting through the desert at 100mph UT ?

Tip from me, if you go to hospital with an injury like a broken leg, when the doctor asks how you did it say playing footy......lots more sympathy(pethidine) than saying yeah I just end for ended my dirt bike.

[LS1TOY]

i should be ridin the new suzuki mx bikes (125, 250 2 stroke, 250 4stroke and 450) this weekend. ill give you all a run down if i do.
Jake,

[DaveHAT]

Nice IT, I had a 490L with a Answer muffler, cost $2200 in "84.
Buy a GSXR1K for $18000 fair enough, $11000 for a dirt bike that needs a top end rebuild half way through the season, I cant see the value. Call me old school.

Where are the photos of the KTM blasting through the desert at 100mph UT ?

Tip from me, if you go to hospital with an injury like a broken leg, when the doctor asks how you did it say playing footy......lots more sympathy(pethidine) than saying yeah I just end for ended my dirt bike.

:lol: interesting advice BM ...

The IT in the pic isn't mine, mine was an 84 that had seen better days but still scared blurt out of me.

This was the last weapon of choice:

http://www.excelerate.com.au/downloads/tigerss/KTM520EXC.JPG

One of THE best dirt bikes I've ever owned and ridden only surpassed by a TM300 and KTM525 but wasn't lucky enough to own one of those.

[ls2 crew]

I have never owned a big bore, but love 2 strokes and have ridden a few cr500s years ago on mx tracks they are insane. the four strokes have plenty of grunt, but give me 2 stroke to ride round a mx track for fun anyday. I don't think they will but long live the 2 strokes! here a few pics of my 2005 cr250.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r185/ls2crew/01.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r185/ls2crew/100ft.jpg

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[Uncle Tone]

Where are the photos of the KTM blasting through the desert at 100mph UT ?


Hehe....I didn't race it....I bought it off a guy who used to....and at the time he was 62 years old!! That was 10 years ago now.

I have photos of it but no digital ones. Wasn't much of a looker, but christ could it GO!!!

Idling around in 5th gear, give it a handful, and up on the back wheel with a huge rooster tail behind you, no clutch fanning.....just instant power! :D

I mourn the death of the big bore 2 stroke.....now all you have is all these 4 stroke techno wizardry bikes, with "nice manageable power" :lol:

[chrism697]

I have never owned a big bore, but love 2 strokes and have ridden a few cr500s years ago on mx tracks they are insane. the four strokes have plenty of grunt, but give me 2 stroke to ride round a mx track for fun anyday. I don't think they will but long live the 2 strokes! here a few pics of my 2005 cr250.

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i hate to sound like a prick and a little anal about it, but that isnt a 2005 CR250, im not having a go at you, just pointing out, looks like a 2003 model to me

cool pics though! do you race? if so which class?

[Gteeez]

My beasty is a 2000 Husky TE610, stripped down for Thumper nats with TC springs. Just had the engine rebuilt, builder said "For about $3000 we can push 100 hp out of this." Oh yeah, that would be fun in the snot...NOT. Needless to say, nice standard rebuild, silly power as it is, although it is cammed.
Had a chance to ride a TM400 not long ago, very nice bike. Then later the same day, TM 300 2 stroke, even better, absolutley beautiful in the tight stuff. Would love one, but apparently not great reliability. Anyone here had expericence with TM's?

[ls2 crew]

i hate to sound like a prick and a little anal about it, but that isnt a 2005 CR250, im not having a go at you, just pointing out, looks like a 2003 model to me

cool pics though! do you race? if so which class?

I raced in the mid 80's and into the mid 90's. Bike is a 2003 (sorry for typo:confused:) Pics taken at black duck valley over 100ftr

[chrism697]

My beasty is a 2000 Husky TE610, stripped down for Thumper nats with TC springs. Just had the engine rebuilt, builder said "For about $3000 we can push 100 hp out of this." Oh yeah, that would be fun in the snot...NOT. Needless to say, nice standard rebuild, silly power as it is, although it is cammed.
Had a chance to ride a TM400 not long ago, very nice bike. Then later the same day, TM 300 2 stroke, even better, absolutley beautiful in the tight stuff. Would love one, but apparently not great reliability. Anyone here had expericence with TM's?

100hp?????????

i think he was trying to stooge you,
the factory 450's used in the AMA nationals only put out approx 60hp, those bikes are worth silly amounts of money, and consist of much more modern technology.

that would be over double the stock power, and about 40% more than something like Kevin Windhams factory 450.

[VY sv8 CLUBBY]

Mines a CRF450R

[vycalais5.7]

this is my 95 ktm, its a bit out dated now but can still keep up with most other bikes(excluding bikes like kx, cr 500), iv e ridden a 2002 kx 500 and i hated it, to unpredictable 63hp on that bike is bad:shock:. my ktm has about 56-58hp with the exhaust(white brothers), jetting and porting and goes great. ive had trail bikes all my life and this one is also due to sell soon, might go for a ktm 640 adventure next, anyone got one?

http://www.i-imagehost.com/uploads/acce9db24f.jpg

[swagons]

Here is my old girl a 99 XR 600 I bought to go fishing on while I was working up north in Karratha. I bought the 600 because of the famous reliability they have and it has never let me down. But it did put me down back on easter monday this year while I was helping a mate train for his upcomming enduro season. Came of the back doing about 70 odd going up a hill sandy bloody limestone all slippery then you hit a bit of hard packed shit and the power wheelie that was all good went all wrong.Ive ridden alot of bikes over the years on and off road and the big bore torque can bring you undone especially when your over confident and you get complacent and get lazy with technique. Now I have a limp because of a torn A C L so my advice to young fellas and old fellas is WEAR YOUR KNEE BRACES or buy some and do trail your brake when poppin wheelies because if you can't work for a month as a result of your stack it doesn't make your wife verry happy or sympathtic or get you anything while your on crutches . Sorry to get off topic but what I was getting to was the mate who i've been training with has the new TM 300 and what a machine the best suspension I have felt on any bike I have ridden. The power is awsome up top, bugger all down the bottom, with the pipe he is running but who rides a two stoke down low unless your climbing hills. Now thats daunting on this bike and also with his standard gearing we did some high speed trails in the pines near perth and I was smack on 150 and I had about 2kph on him and it took me about 10 seconds longer to hit 150 than him. I ve also got video footage of him at the Tumbelgum farm grass track races "ADB" going past 6 250's in one hit up the back strait awsome bike package.

Anyway GO THE BIG BORE 2 OR 4

Cheers Cam

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[Nawdy]

First time I ever rode a big bore 2 stroke was a modded IT490 my mate raced around tracks in East Gippsland in the late '70s. Off the pipe, yea no worries :) - hit the powerband (particularly in the bottom 2 gears), and the thing was absolutely brutal. How the hell he raced it, and rode it through the hills behind the farm is beyond me. One of my my most enduring memories was watching him mono past me at 65mph when he gave my 360 Charger bit of a run on the road....

Me? I just wander around on an RM250. I'm probably going to sell it shortly, and look for something like an XR400. I'm getting too bloody old to be thrashing around on a MXer

[syco5l]

avalanche ive heard of the valve problems thats crf450 owners have im a b grade motocrosser i just sold my 05 crf450 i had it for 2 years i raced week in week out for all of 05 did a little less in 06 i reshemed the the valves twice and never did a piston and the bike pulled a holeshot 2 weeks before i sold it i used valve saver in my fuel $20 for the bottle i still got it .cleaned my air filter every ride it works for me

[Avalanche]

maybe the additive worked, maybe you got a good one. who knows. i know the bro has done a couple more since my earlier replies. he has some pretty peeved of honda owners. honda customer service leaves alot to be desired in these situations. basically once any restrictors are removed ,bye , bye warranty. for those that dont know, these bikes come in with restrictors in the intake/exhaust & also the jetting is useless. all to meet our regulations, & most if not all shops remove them from new before pick up. if they didnt , your crf would go like a bucket of crap. catch 22 really. go the blue brand, no hassles in their 4 strokes any more.

[timbo99]

This is me thrownin the big girl over a jump on the weekend....
The big girls the bike not me :) '06 300EXC

300cc of 2 stroke keeps me happy....

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/Timbo99/DSC07239ws3.jpg

This one I call the ho... about the only trick I can do

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/Timbo99/DSC07246ws.jpg

[Avalanche]

Dont shorten the name , tell us what it really is:stick: Its called the HO LY S#$T my balls are going to hurt when i land on the fuel tank.

[brentonvxss]

i own a 04 yz450f and i love it its the best bike ive ever ridden shits over the 2 strokes,, one of my mates used to own a it490 and all i can say it was a dangerous machine it had sme ballsss

[bytemaxnmann]

Yamaha IT490 :shock: ... arseloads of two stroke torque and grunt and drum brakes. :confused:

Riding the KTM525 got my attention but riding the IT490 was demonic ... I miss that :lol:[/QUOTE]

My perth mate had an IT490-frightening machine-very thirsty/noisy! he's returned to his XT500's to stay alive-I've stayed with my old '81 2 valve XT250-it's enough, I can afford it, & it keeps on going!

[fiddynut]

I also have a yz450f 04 model, good bit of gear, wheel stands in top gear with a hit of the throttle no worries. A tyre a year with light riding. A mate of mine raced flattrack and motocross on a cr500 on methanol said it was a hand full nearly a tyre a race.

[brentonvxss]

Yes wheel stands in top gear is not a worry on the yz450. a cr 500 is a powerfull machine to but that added with a bit of race fuel that woulf have been fun:rofl::rofl:,

[tigrrss]

Guys I have the ultimate big bore dirt bike. Its a 2002 cr125 with a cr500 motor wedged into it. Brand new motor, plastics, seat , exel pro series wheel / gold hubs ...list goes on. This pic is without the wheel set. Have only ridden it 3 times this year due to a dislocated ankle (right one)

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o170/rob500af/R0010765.jpg[/IMG]

Anyone say nimble handling with a sh*t load of grunt to go:smilesandbanana:

[Uncle Tone]

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o170/rob500af/R0010765.jpg[/IMG]

Anyone say nimble handling with a sh*t load of grunt to go:smilesandbanana:

You win. Hands down. :bow:

I was thinking of buying one of those road registerable CR 500's a couple of years back.....anybody have one of those?

[pirate]

I am looking at purchasing a YZF250 or 450. I have ridden plenty of the 450's but are unsure which one to get. Has anyone ridden both and if so how do they compare?

[Gteeez]

I was thinking of buying one of those road registerable CR 500's a couple of years back.....anybody have one of those?

The fella I ride with had one. He also had it de-restricted. Now he is a very good rider, and he sold it 3 months after buying it new. Now he rides a WR450. Guess it depends what you want to do with it. If you ride enduro(like us), I'd probably give it a miss. If moto-cross riding is you, not a bad bike(but there are much better out there). I rode it a few times and we drag raced it against my Husky 610. It was quicker in the mid range, but I'd pull it in and then leave it for dead, so there goes the big 2 stroke advantage. Also no engine braking down hill, so you'd have to feather the front brake down slimy hills(not fun). Old design to, I think Honda just relied on the, 'It's the biggest 2 stroke so of course people will buy it' theory.

But having said that, it wasn't a bad bike. It just didn't stand up to the newer 2 strokes and was left for dead by the big 4 strokes(ridability wise).

Hope that helps.

[Road Warrior]

But for sheer awesomeness a street legal CR500 would be great fun. My old RMX250 was a hoot to ride on the street, I can only imagine what the 500 would be like.

[DONKR8]

Love the big bore bikes , big cr500 fan until changed to something different and rode banshie for a while , last big bore was a yz450f and the power it delivered was alot smoother and easier to use than a 500 2stroke , wouldn't go back .

[Blown Monaro]

Had a ride on a Husky 510 out in the bush last weekend. Marzochi forks, Sachs rear shock Brembo brakes.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z239/ACE_OF_SPADESPICS/2005_tc510_1resized.jpg

Man I was impressed with the power, brakes and handling.

[dookie]

i have a wr 450 06 model for sale if anyone wants to buy one or knows of any one its in great condition only 2900kms looks like new askin $7500

[pirate]

i have a wr 450 06 model for sale if anyone wants to buy one or knows of any one its in great condition only 2900kms looks like new askin $7500

Have you got any photos? And is the bike in Victoria? I might be keen to have a look.

[blackbettyhsv]

here's my sons bike he got last month 04 CRF250R had a KTM 125 b4 this one, his mates all went from 2 to 4 strokes, they do all that tricky jumping, back flip stuff at there compound, with a little bit of bush. I took it out 2 weeks ago with some blokes from work, I have'nt rode dirt for 5 years since buying the harley, my last bike was a 2000 wr 400.but this 250 surprised the hell outa me, so light & powerful even the boys on the big bikes were amazed at how fast it was in the single tracks. then it took a few days to recover was bloody fun thoughhttp://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p98/blackbettyhsv/CRF250R009.jpg

[timbo99]

i own a 04 yz450f and i love it its the best bike ive ever ridden shits over the 2 strokes,,

Haha come say that when it comes time for a service... let alone a top end rebuild, remember now 4 stroke's run short stroke / high rev they need just as much attention as the 2's hehehe

I suppose 4's go alright these days... if you like doughy power :rofl:

sorry guys can't help stirring the pot, theres only a few of us 2 banger riders left these days....

[dookie]

Have you got any photos? And is the bike in Victoria? I might be keen to have a look.
yeah i got photos just send me ya email adress and ill send them to u i carnt do it over this yet yeah its in victoria

[Gteeez]

I suppose 4's go alright these days... if you like doughy power

sorry guys can't help stirring the pot, theres only a few of us 2 banger riders left these days....


Awhhhhh, that's okay. Speaking of top end, come and see me when you need some, the 610 has heaps. Oh, and bottom end to. And a long stroke, and ummmm, does 170 km/h with 52 tooth rear sprocket. Haha, but your right, it aint a 2 stroke. Oh yeah, I don't have to put oil in my fuel, but I guess that could be fun.

Ahh, just jokes. Had to bite back.

[bertiehagram]

I bet you could do wicked flips riding on one of those!

[forman]

i have a xr650 motard also have dirt rims

[brentonvxss]

I have a yz450s 05 model for sale if any body is looking for a awesome bike,

its in awesome condition and has only done 10hrs since new as i moved away 2 yrs ago and have only got to ride it once so if anyones interested just pm me im looking for $6500

Thanks

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[zoom]

For the last few days, been running in my new 2007 Husaberg 650 FE.
Traded up from a KTM 520. The 520 put me in hospital a few times wonder what the 650 will do to me...........Harrr Harrrr.......Zoom

[pirate]

I have a yz450s 05 model for sale if any body is looking for a awesome bike,

its in awesome condition and has only done 10hrs since new as i moved away 2 yrs ago and have only got to ride it once so if anyones interested just pm me im looking for $6500

Thanks

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It's a pity that you don't live in Melbourne. That bike of yours is in very good nick.

[brentonvxss]

Yes PIRATE it is in awesome condition i am only selling as i dont get to ride it with my job and all, I am only selling it to buy a new wr450 so it will be road registed,,, still has original tyres on so that tells you how much it has been rode....

[Uncle Tone]

Used to own a KTM 500SX 2 stroke that was prepped for the Finke desert race. Monster port job, built to rev (revved like a 250) and just stupid power up top.

Was so easy to ride too. Idle up hills, etc.

Wasn't that easy to start with the kickstarter on the wrong side though!! :vpo: Lucky it started first kick every time. It used to vibrate a bit too!! :lol:

Finally found and scanned the pics of my KTM, for those that are interested in big bores.

http://www.tcphotos.com/getuserimage.asp?t=n&id=img14438_17012009132749_1.jpg
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Its a 1986 model, with a 1990 front end (Marzocchi???)that I bought froma bike wrecker in Alice Springs, and I added 1995 model plastics and recovered the seat in the 1995 colour (I wanted to make it look like a modern bike). I rebuilt the motor and gearbox, clutch, new clutch cover, etc. I remember the piston was $400 alone or something stupid like that. Hardest bit of rebuilding the motor was setting "Dimension X" which was the height of the barrel. I'm still not totally sure what it was about, but I must have got it right because the thing started first kick every time after the rebuild (thank God for that, it was hard to kick over!) and it absolutely flew with the port work done to it! I think it was set up for top end power because the low end was not as powerful as some other KTM 500's I rode at the time. Still plenty, though. I wish I didn't sell it. Cost me 5k to build and I sold it 5 years later for $2800 :(

[ezy]

hi i'm chasing any kx500/cr500 going or not or any parts, i'm also after any cheap 4 stroke mx bikes going or not pm if you have anything all considered

[sh|tbmxrider]

I am waiting to take delivery of my new 2008 model Husky TE510, with a full motard kit to go with it....


Not bad for my first bike eh!

[Hamico]

A new Husky and Yamaha dealer has opened on the Central Coast region of NSW

Powersport Central
Address: 69 Alliance Ave, Morisset, NSW, 2264
Phone Number: (02) 49733150
Fax Number: (02) 49734511

They also run the Hunter and North Coast trail bike rallys, see link

http://www.trailbikerallys.com.au/

[Blown 540]

Right up my alley, raced dirt bikes for over 25 years had a ball,broke a lot of bones though,this is a photo of me in finke,CR 500 much money spent same bike Jason Hill rode,i was sponsering him at that stage,we checked the speed of these bikes with a police speed gun , 175kph in the sand.
People that would know ,the porting and squish band was done by small coil rewinds.

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[sh|tbmxrider]

my new bike :D

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[stroked senator]

mate of mine had the last of the cr500's 2001 model i think or somwhere around there, but since then he has gone to the next level he has taken the cr 500 motor out of the old frame and put it into a crf frame 05 model, u think 500 2 strokes are bad enuf imagin it now with the light ally from better suspension and everything really, its not a stait fit either would be good if it was but never is.

few progress pics. more has been dne since these pics should be running in few weeks

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[Road Warrior]

mate of mine had the last of the cr500's 2001 model i think or somwhere around there, but since then he has gone to the next level he has taken the cr 500 motor out of the old frame and put it into a crf frame 05 model, u think 500 2 strokes are bad enuf imagin it now with the light ally from better suspension and everything really, its not a stait fit either would be good if it was but never is.



Each to their own I guess but the 2001 CR500's were actually CR500E's and were street legal and VERY hard to come by. Resale of these bikes are huge, and they don't last long on the 2nd hand market.

There's no way in hell I would be messing with a rare bike like that.

[Timmay5.7]

Bump...
Picked up a suzuki Dr 350 a little while ago,
doesnt get used much, and has had all the road gear removed, but i will be putting it back on again...