CONDONS MOTORSPORTS XC Build

[gbcap]

Well the time is finally here. Time to hang up the keys for a month or so to upgrade my bike. Winter teardown time has arrived.

The bike will be torn down to frame and completely changed basically. Powdercoated frame and a few accessories. New suspension. New clutch. New plastics. New Controls. New stem. New Tires. New Axle. Basically a whole new bike.

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the essentials...beer and bikes...
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some might recognize my buddy matt
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heres my mug
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after day one of teardown
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[gbcap]

day two, down to frame


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[gbcap]

don't make fun of the redneck ATV stand, but it worked great. much better then the ground. it looks so weak sitting in a pile in the corner.

Here Is the Frame Back From the Powdercoaters

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[gbcap]

here is some pics of the new stuff. getting the elkas in the mail today. Houser swingarm still to come. and a bunch of other goodies in the next week or two.

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for the MX track
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Houser +.5 max clearence
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brand new HD's on New Hipers stock offset
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4-1 offset new hipers 2 sets to match the 2 rear sets. keeping the 3-2 hiper fronts for mx.
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RPM Dominator Axle
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IMS tank
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SCHWWWEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!

[czrider263]

Looks great so far!

[Wandell]

:D

[450robot]

looks like a great build! i wish i had money for hipers!

if your gonna sell those pegs (thats if you are) i will buy them

[450r51]

wow very nice!

[gbcap]

5 MONTHS LATER I FINALLY HAVE MY SHOCKS

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HELLZ YEAH. A FEW PARTS AWAY FROM ASSEMBLY TIME.

[yoshimurakfx400]

keep us posted it looks good

[DJJ450r]

When you get them a arms on lift the bike up so the shocks are fully extended and turn the the handlebars left and right and see if a brake caliper bolt hits the a arms. Two people I know were losing there brakes and it was because of this.

[MXracer16]

Originally posted by gbcap
5 MONTHS LATER I FINALLY HAVE MY SHOCKS

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HELLZ YEAH. A FEW PARTS AWAY FROM ASSEMBLY TIME.

What took so long?

[gbcap]

long story with whom i ordered them...he dropped the ball for a while. then took some time for family issues. then supposidly they had an ussue with my 290lb rating that i wanted.

[gbcap]

got some pics of the swinger, stem, anitvibe clamp and air box lifter for the long travel.

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got some more stuff this weekend from Mike at Instigator.

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[400exMO]

Looking good. Are you doing anything to the engine? Make sure to keep us updated.

[gbcap]

no plans for the motor right now. maybe a cam and piston soon but nothing now.

got to wrenching tonight with randy and steve...didn't get to far, but did get started atleast.

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[mbiigambler]

looking good

[400exMO]

I love those aarms! looking good.

[CFRacer03]

those arms are cool, thats the first time I've seen those

[gbcap]

I did some work again tonight. getting closer but it went a bit slower with Just me working on it tonight. it has been so long since i tore my bike down that i am a bit rusty on some of the stuff.

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[pantherpit218]

Cant wait too see it finished and what color plastic are you going with????

[gbcap]

white fenders, black hood, tank, seat.

[Dave400ex]

Looks awesome. I like the front end setup a lot, I plan on running the same setup, the Slicast, Fully adjust Elka's, Stem, and Flexx bars with the Precision stabilizer.

[Dale Szydlowski]

you should get a hold of sporttrax10 you have a lot to talk about looking forward to seeing finished project

[gbcap]

Originally posted by Dave400ex
Looks awesome. I like the front end setup a lot, I plan on running the same setup, the Slicast, Fully adjust Elka's, Stem, and Flexx bars with the Precision stabilizer.


thats what i have. down to a T. haha.

[bigz-71]

it looks good. i am like the rest of us on here, were all ready to see it done.

[Dave400ex]

Let me know how the setup works! I thought about getting the Elites, but I think I'll stick with just the Comp./Rebound, like what you have.

What rear linkage are you running?

[gbcap]

Originally posted by Dave400ex
Let me know how the setup works! I thought about getting the Elites, but I think I'll stick with just the Comp./Rebound, like what you have.

What rear linkage are you running?

the max clearence arms are hitting my calipers...have to solve that somehow...


i am running the houser rear link.

[Dave400ex]

I have read about them hitting the calipers, and I was surprised to see how many riders were running them at the first GNCC, so there must be a fix. I saw that Chris Jenks is running them on his GT Thunder 450R, so maybe getting a hold of Laz is the way to go.

[gbcap]

did a bit more today and yesterday...still not done yet...running into a lot of troubles...

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[czrider263]

Lookin nice.

[DJJ450r]

Originally posted by gbcap
the max clearence arms are hitting my calipers...have to solve that somehow...


i am running the houser rear link.

Call houser they know about this already they will send you a new set. If you want a quick fix a couple of people grinded the bolt down a little.

[gbcap]

A few more pics from tonight. Got the pipe on. Got the rear shock reservoir set and routed right.

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Here is a few pics of the clearance issue I am having with the arms. NOTE: this is with the camber setting at 0 and the toe set way out and it is still this close.

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[r450rr]

i must say you are the first person i have ever seen with the woco clear radiator hoses. did you get a color dye with them? if so what color. and please let me see a pic of them when the got the dye runing through them, also let me know how they hold up. i have wanted them for a while just cant make myself pay for them lol

[DJJ450r]

Looks great, I hope you get that a-arm issue straightened out.:macho

Devon

[gbcap]

i called houser today...they are sending me new lower arms that are made correctly this time.

i did not get the die. i thought the green alone would look cool as ****. i looked into just getting clear hose and making it myself...but i coudln't find anything that was going to seal up right. so i figured what they hell...i have already put this much money into it...lets go all the way and get all the bells and whistles.

[gbcap]

an update on the a-arm situation...

called houser today, they had an issue with one of the batches of a-arms that caused the problem i am having. something to the effect that they were not made right, but the first batch was? i was a bit confused. he reassured me that I would have one of the first arms off the assembly line and that i didn't have anything to worrry about.

they are sending me a new set of lower arms later this week when they come out of production and powdercoat. so that is good. even tho that doesn't help me for this weekend. i am happy about that...

[GIXXER1KR]

How did u like the GT Thunder Revalve and relink b4 the Elkas!!I know Elkas are the way to go but i cant afford that right now!!

[DJJ450r]

Originally posted by gbcap
an update on the a-arm situation...

called houser today, they had an issue with one of the batches of a-arms that caused the problem i am having. something to the effect that they were not made right, but the first batch was? i was a bit confused. he reassured me that I would have one of the first arms off the assembly line and that i didn't have anything to worrry about.

they are sending me a new set of lower arms later this week when they come out of production and powdercoat. so that is good. even tho that doesn't help me for this weekend. i am happy about that...

When they first came out they had bad ball joints so I would watch out for that too.:D

[2MuchChi450R]

Originally posted by gbcap
i did not get the die. i thought the green alone would look cool as ****. i looked into just getting clear hose and making it myself...but i coudln't find anything that was going to seal up right. so i figured what they hell...i have already put this much money into it...lets go all the way and get all the bells and whistles.

Problem is finding some clear hose that holds up to the heat for a decent price, I tried that before and it leaked when it got over 120* and that was for high-temp :rolleyes:
As far as the arms, it looked like the setting were a bit off, like the lower arm didn't have enough camber adjustment :confused:

[400exrider707]

Originally posted by gbcap
long story with whom i ordered them...he dropped the ball for a while. then took some time for family issues. then supposidly they had an ussue with my 290lb rating that i wanted.


Sounds like BS to me, my buddy had his setup for 325 lbs and had them within two weeks. I guess it doesn't matter now though you got them, and that bike is looking SICK!!! Love those arms!:macho

[gbcap]

WELL....finally have everything ready for this weekend. HOPEFULLY i don't run into any more problems.

I got overnighted the right arms from houser today. They moved the lower tube farther in so the caliper can't hit them. SO i should be good to go. the brakes are going a lil better today. got to work on that during my lunch hour.

need to get the chain on. the skids on. check all the bolts. and get er started. i am getting excited, too bad I cuoldn't take off work today. damnit!!!

ill get pics tonight. the only major thing it will be missing is the white plastics and the quad tech seat i ordered today.

[400exMO]

When are the plastics and seat cover coming in? I'm looking forward to seeing it finished, nice bike.

[gbcap]

well with maier you never know. he ordered them a week ago. so it should be another week or so. and with the quad tech, they had them in stock so it hopefully will be ehre by next weekend. but i am not sure.

[gbcap]

FINALLY GOT HER RUNNING. THREE KICKS AND IT WAS PURRING.

I put the rear fenders on and put 30 minutes of riding in. now i have to go over the entire thing again and hit all the bolts to make sure everything is tight.

i did a lil suspension dialing, got the rear from bucking as much. got the front a shat load softer then stock. its amazing what suspension made for YOUR weight and style riding can do for ya.

going to budds creek tomorrow for the race...should be intereseting. i can't freaking wait.


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[eganracing]

looks nice. good luck on your race!

[gbcap]

i finished 6out of 11 in B class...wanted to get infront of the C class riders on my first ride. to get a true feel for the bike. i was 18 out of 61 so not bad.

here are some pics. and here are the rest (http://****************.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=4624&hl=)

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[400exMO]

Are those the stock plastics? What happened to the white?

[cletusEX]

Looking good. There might be a few more pics of you in the racing section. I took a bunch with 250RXCrider's camera. Congrats on the finish.

[gbcap]

white are on order. those are the plastics off my 04 cause they had the graphics kit on them.

ill check out those pics cletus. thanks.

[gbcap]

99% done.

waiting on plastics for my custom decals

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[400exMO]

Looks good, I kind of like the black. Anxious to see the white though.

[gbcap]

got some of the graphics on today...i am super unimpressed with the fit of the xgx kit. i had to do alot of cutting and trimming for it to fit. even worse was getting it to fit the lines of the plastics!! the updogs fit right on with no glich...but not the xgx...it looks good, but doesn't fit or line up for crap. i had to cut the fender section in two peices cause it in NO way fit the front fenders!!!! very ticked about that right now. the gas tank wouldn't follow the lines for crap. i had to cut and splice a few sections to get it to lay flat. it looks good now after about 3-4 hours of messing with it.

before graphics
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rear updogs
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front updog
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whole bike
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after kit (sorry its blurry. didn't realize before i came home)
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[400exMO]

Looks good, I kind of liked the black better, but get some better pics and maybe i'll change.

[JRP]

sweet man, get some nerfs.:p

[gbcap]

I am kinda iffy on it myself right now. I am sure when I am done with it ill like it better. It needs the fenders and xc tires back on it. plus it doesn't look as good stuffed in the garage like that. the stuff isn't even bolted on the bike. it is just laying on there. haha.

[gbcap]

Originally posted by JRP
sweet man, get some nerfs.:p

i don't do nerfs...i am xc guy. i dont like them because i can't use my feet to roll myself backwards if i get hung up on something.

[gbcap]

still doesn't look 'complete' but it is getting there

i need a ATVriders.com sticker. if someone wants to hook me up with one i would be glad to have it.

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[eganracing]

to many stickers for my liking.

[slamdak8782]

awesome build up

[stumpleg]

Do you know how wide you are sitting in the front with the 4+1 offset?

[gbcap]

it is -.5 from stock...

i am running 3-2's now actually because of that. i didn't like it. pushed alot. even pushed with stock wheels till i got the front suspension set up good enough.

it pushed cause i went with +1 rear axle! now it is pretty good. +1 in front +1 in the rear. handles great!!

[justinh]

Originally posted by gbcap
99% done.

waiting on plastics for my custom decals


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what tire/wheel combo (size) are you running in this pictures?

[gbcap]

Originally posted by justinh
what tire/wheel combo (size) are you running in this pictures?

22 HD fronts
20 HD rears

the rear looks higher cause i don't have the rear shock set up correctly.

PS - dam this is an old thread. haha.

[justinh]

Originally posted by gbcap
22 HD fronts
20 HD rears

the rear looks higher cause i don't have the rear shock set up correctly.

PS - dam this is an old thread. haha.

true, i just really liked your set-up as it looks almost identical to mine minus my current wheels and tires.