View Full Version : My new Race RHINO w/streetbike engine!
400grl
10-03-2006, 12:49 PM
Here is my new ride these days - we just finished it last week, and I got to race it at the Rhino Nationals.....too fun!!!! It's a blast - works really well - I have to get the rear shocks reworked, but other than that it's a real kick in the pants to drive!!! :)
Well...wait...I can't get pics to load up.....hold on...
hondaracer305
10-03-2006, 12:53 PM
pics arent workin for me :confused:
400grl
10-03-2006, 12:57 PM
Try this....
400grl
10-03-2006, 12:57 PM
and this................
400grl
10-03-2006, 01:01 PM
another..........
insaneracin2003
10-03-2006, 01:02 PM
nice girl,i bet it is a kick in the arse:macho
400grl
10-03-2006, 01:02 PM
last one....at the Rhino Nat's...
400grl
10-03-2006, 01:03 PM
yeah...it's a blast!!! Especially in the straights!
Ghost-Rider
10-03-2006, 01:12 PM
Sweeeeeeeet...can i have it? :macho
monson
10-03-2006, 01:16 PM
that is sweeet!!! how fast is it
jester125
10-03-2006, 01:16 PM
Thats sick!
nice job.
Chris
details, details, details....
Motor, suspension...etc?
Looks like a blast!
BlasterEaten250
10-03-2006, 01:20 PM
:eek2: :eek2: looks awesome!
Architects
10-03-2006, 01:26 PM
badass! Rhinos are sick
400grl
10-03-2006, 01:37 PM
Motor is from a 2001 CBR 600 F4i......I bought the suspension from So Cal Fab in California (thanks Thad!). Wheels are OMF (thanks BONES!) and tires are ITP TerraCross (Thanks RON!). We bought a 450 Rhino because we were doing the engine swap - so we got the cheaper Rhino and sold that engine on Ebay. We took out the diffs and everything and Jason (my hubby) fabbed it all up to make it all fit and work really well. We designed it all ourselves and made our own cage from chromoly. We made this out of our garage - working on it a few hours at a time every night, almost until it was done. Axles are Gorilla Axles - and it's cool because we only needed two! :) It's rear wheel drive, and it's a 6 speed with electric reverse (my hubby fabbed up a reverse for me on a jackshaft using a starter motor). I have only had it up to middle of 3rd gear, but I think I was probably hitting 50 mph or so......it's got alot more to go....I've only driven it this past weekend, for one practice and one race....I need to get some seat time in it! :)
Looks sooooooo fun. I want a rhino so bad. :(
F-16Guy
10-03-2006, 05:23 PM
I guess I'll just come over and pick up your quad, since you won't be needing it anymore.... :blah: :devil:
CannondaleRider
10-03-2006, 05:31 PM
Hey Corry, are you not riding quads at all anymore?
Racing the Rhino at WORCS Round 1 next season?:D
400grl
10-03-2006, 05:34 PM
I am not racing MX anymore......I'll be racing this on the MX tracks now.......I've had this feeling for a while that my good luck was going to run out soon, as far as racing and no serious injuries in 5 years......and I figured I needed to get out while I was still healthy and in one piece. I can always ride/race another day, down the line.......in the meantime, ripping it up with a 5-point harness, chromoly rollcage and 100hp is going to suit me just fine! :devil:
red4r
10-03-2006, 05:52 PM
OMFG that thing is sikkk!!! ahh dont quit mx lol ...btw this is josh from az..hey btw if u ever need sum1 to race that for ya im here lol
supafasst426ex
10-03-2006, 07:09 PM
that looks real nice! killer job on that!!
must be fun
ilpadrino113
10-03-2006, 07:16 PM
wow. Great job fabbin all that up. Try to get some video of that thing out there. Damn is all i can say about that. Damn
Honda TRX250ex
10-03-2006, 07:20 PM
show us the engine! :)
400grl
10-03-2006, 08:57 PM
We have some video...it's pretty far away, but when I get on the straights you can totally hear me......I hit the rev limiter once or twice....I had never driven it before, so you know....took a little getting used to! :) On this video, I hadn't even learned how to start it in first gear - had to start slow so I didn't stall it.......then you can hear me later on in it when I come around to the front straight.......also, my rear shocks were terrible....the rebound was way too fast and my butt kept bouncing up in the air off of every jump! Check out the two rhinos in the 2nd corner that flip - top right side of the screen - at the start.....and please ignore that I didn't know where I was supposed to go after the heat race! LOL!! I guess getting past the checkers was a good start! I get the whole MX thing....this rhino stuff is all new!
video here (http://www.wellerracing.net/videos/RHINO%20NATIONALS%20ROUND%201%20HEAT%203.wmv)
firefighterjosh
10-03-2006, 10:03 PM
Looks like I am first to call SHOT GUN!!!:p
knighttime
10-03-2006, 11:03 PM
your Rhino is saweeeet.
knighttime
10-03-2006, 11:04 PM
Originally posted by firefighterjosh
Looks like I am first to call SHOT GUN!!!:p
:cuss:
4punksdad
10-07-2006, 01:19 PM
awesome rhino. Great pictures & video. That thing sounds very cool!
sly400ex
10-07-2006, 01:36 PM
Kick BUTT! Good job!:D
BlueZ440
10-07-2006, 02:07 PM
400grl that is the Bomb..Good Job and I'm glad yall are having fun.:cool:
The cbr motor sounds sweet...:D
QuadJunkies
10-07-2006, 05:50 PM
Originally posted by 400grl
I am not racing MX anymore......I'll be racing this on the MX tracks now.......I've had this feeling for a while that my good luck was going to run out soon, as far as racing and no serious injuries in 5 years......and I figured I needed to get out while I was still healthy and in one piece. I can always ride/race another day, down the line.......in the meantime, ripping it up with a 5-point harness, chromoly rollcage and 100hp is going to suit me just fine! :devil:
WHOA! I see what you meant by the rear shock!
I cant say that I dont blame you. Heck- I would trade up for one myself if I could!:macho We arent getting any younger, and we dont heal as quickly.:p
Very cool!!Congrats and have fun!:)
1fst400
10-07-2006, 06:44 PM
does it do wheelies? lol
It sounds way better than them rhinos out there.
TheFontMaster
10-07-2006, 07:08 PM
That thing is insane. Thats what a rhino should sound like.:cool:
rhinorick
10-08-2006, 10:18 AM
how did you do the Brakes?
DieselBoy
10-08-2006, 10:36 AM
those things are damn cool...
nice rhino, i like the "sh1tllbuffout" sticker... lol
firefighterjosh
10-08-2006, 06:52 PM
Is there any sites on the net that you can learn about putting a bike engine into a rhino? Just curious how it is done.
atvRiDa400ex
10-08-2006, 08:02 PM
thats sick
i should put one in my ranger
400grl
10-08-2006, 11:23 PM
I had that sticker made special....lol!! We always say "that ***'ll buff out" anytime something major breaks...so it was just funny.
We used the stock brake system, I bought a rear rotor from an R6 and we used the stock caliper - we had to fabricate the mount to mount the caliper on the drive shaft, though. Not hard. We are also using the stock front calipers.....we just had to relocate the stock master cylinder when we moved over the whole pedal assembly and added a clutch.
There are not sites anywhere that i know of about how to do this engine swap. My husband is like McGuiver....he can build anything. He figured out the whole thing......BUT....we will have a TON of pics on our site sometime soon, going over the whole build, pretty much. Might help a little....
We are still working out some bugs....like getting a strong enough chain tensioner.....and I need to buy a battery strictly for my reverse gear - that will make it stronger and last longer.
firefighterjosh
10-08-2006, 11:30 PM
Originally posted by 400grl
I had that sticker made special....lol!! We always say "that ***'ll buff out" anytime something major breaks...so it was just funny.
We used the stock brake system, I bought a rear rotor from an R6 and we used the stock caliper - we had to fabricate the mount to mount the caliper on the drive shaft, though. Not hard. We are also using the stock front calipers.....we just had to relocate the stock master cylinder when we moved over the whole pedal assembly and added a clutch.
There are not sites anywhere that i know of about how to do this engine swap. My husband is like McGuiver....he can build anything. He figured out the whole thing......BUT....we will have a TON of pics on our site sometime soon, going over the whole build, pretty much. Might help a little....
We are still working out some bugs....like getting a strong enough chain tensioner.....and I need to buy a battery strictly for my reverse gear - that will make it stronger and last longer.
Awesome I can't wait to see the build. I could have the chance to buy a wrecked/blown up rhino. Next winter I need a project. So this might be something I want to do.
get some pics of the motor
great job that thing is crazy
love the sound too
4punksdad
10-09-2006, 07:53 AM
are there any artic cat prowlers in that class? Just wonder if they are competitive.
400grl
10-09-2006, 01:03 PM
I think there was a Prowler at the last Whiplash race......I'm sure they would do just fine out there!! :) They are welcome, as far as I know - so are the Rangers....it's just a matter of people modifying them enough to be allowed to race. It's a UTV class, so I would think any UTV would be allowed to participate as long as the safety stuff was on them....
firefighterjosh
10-10-2006, 11:02 PM
Rhino's are deffently the better of all the UTVs. Now the new prowler is out I here that is suppose to kick some booty.
400grl - How long did it take to create this beast?
400grl
10-10-2006, 11:52 PM
We started it in June....then worked on it a few hours in the evenings after work until it was done, which was a few weeks ago......hard to do it that way - would be way easier to just have the time to do it all day long until it's done!
firefighterjosh
10-10-2006, 11:59 PM
I know how that is....its hard to stop working on something once you start for the day.
Plus it is hard to wait for it to be done when you are creating something that cool!!!
Northernrider
10-27-2006, 10:39 AM
Thats the coolest type of racing i ever seen!! great job on the Rino, i can't wait to get a couple years of MX racing on the quad and then hopefully there will be UTV racing up here
I want one!!!
krt400ex
10-27-2006, 04:03 PM
Originally posted by 400grl
Motor is from a 2001 CBR 600 F4i......I bought the suspension from So Cal Fab in California (thanks Thad!). Wheels are OMF (thanks BONES!) and tires are ITP TerraCross (Thanks RON!). We bought a 450 Rhino because we were doing the engine swap - so we got the cheaper Rhino and sold that engine on Ebay. We took out the diffs and everything and Jason (my hubby) fabbed it all up to make it all fit and work really well. We designed it all ourselves and made our own cage from chromoly. We made this out of our garage - working on it a few hours at a time every night, almost until it was done. Axles are Gorilla Axles - and it's cool because we only needed two! :) It's rear wheel drive, and it's a 6 speed with electric reverse (my hubby fabbed up a reverse for me on a jackshaft using a starter motor). I have only had it up to middle of 3rd gear, but I think I was probably hitting 50 mph or so......it's got alot more to go....I've only driven it this past weekend, for one practice and one race....I need to get some seat time in it! :)
that is so cool...i would love to drive it!! :D
krt400ex
10-27-2006, 04:12 PM
Originally posted by TheFontMaster
That thing is insane. Thats what a rhino should sound like.:cool:
:blah: that thing sounds awesome :devil:
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