how do i get 400ex plastics to fit a 250r?

[bens250ex]

how do i do this? do i need a 400ex seat?:confused:

[honda racer 211]

i dont belive you do but i could be wrong iI think it will bolt right together just make sure and use those rubber things on the bottom

[Fred]

It can be done i had it on mine last season. you need the ex seat which is only $100ca and modafiy the front seat hooks on it.
then drill the stock 250r seat latch 2 match up with ex seat.
to mount the fronts you need to fab up 2 brackets from the shock post to the front mounts of the ex plastic i think they wer 2.5 inchs. and also two from the back going down from the original mounts 2 the side panels. i hope thi helps a little.

[Fred]

this was my quad last season currnetly under the knife

[xlr810]

Sorry it is awfully dirty. Has been too cold to wash anything since I've had it out. I got these plastics 2 years ago for $20. Had to add the hood, gas tank cover, 400ex seat and a few misc. items, but has held up fairly well to all the abuse I have dished out to it.

[xlr810]

front view with ex plastics on my R.

[xlr810]

I cut off all the mounting hardware from the 400ex seat and bolted on R hardware in its place. The center grommets have custom aluminum brackets to line them up with the narrower subframe rails on the R.

[xlr810]

Not sure if this helps, but here is the front bracket for the seat a little closer.

[Fred]

man thats a way beter way. when i did it i trimed the ex front seat latch but it never lined up as tight as yours does

[xlr810]

Used a Maier gas tank cover for a 400ex. Trimmed a lot of material out of it to make it fit. Again-- sorry for the dirty pictures. Today it might be warm enough to wash the R...

[xlr810]

I bent a piece of strap steel to mimmick the 400ex front brackets. Tapped the top hole for 6mm threads and used a collared 400ex hardware bolt.

[xlr810]

I used the rubber grommets from the 250R plastic, and installed into a piece of strap steel. I drilled a 1/2 inch hole in one side for the grommet, and tapped a hole for 6mm threads in the other and mounted to the 400ex side panels with a spacer collar. I was tempted to cut off the mount on my frame and weld to a spot that lined up with the 400ex plastic, but I wanted to be able to reverse the process to install 250R fenders again someday.

edit: I'm back to 250R plastics. So glad I left my frame alone.

[zedicus00]

awsome... this should make it to the FAQ's section.

[xlr810]

Sorry to bring up an old thread, but I've been asked to reload some of the pics.

Good luck on your projects!

Here's a little more recent pic of my R-- still dirty:

[Purcell450r]

Thanks for reposting these pictures. It will help out a lot.