450R...FINALY done

[44oEX]

Well i'm done with the rebuild for this year

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid222/p103a3fc5b17dfce78fdeff913a04e083/eb1a6be1.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid222/p644ecfa52e7e41e5086a1d7e1f9a545c/eb1a61ff.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid222/p6fa2c4e10ae67394acc9fb83c820a2bc/eb1a61ba.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid222/pb364118ad91cfbe5c5b6b22637d9642a/eb1a61a9.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid222/p2869ea72d147c78b1e59136b8a427450/eb1a5fcb.jpg

Let me know what you think

[Project300EX]

I think next year you should trade me, that way you'll have a clean slate to work with. ;) JK, looks real nice. I love the color combo.

[44oEX]

hahaha i'll have to think about that :cool:

thanks man

[ZSNOW]

one thing...put a new style headlight on it....what did u use to black that one out?does ur light stil work?

[JW450R1]

looks good

[44oEX]

Well actualy I like the old style head lights better, not a big fan of the new ones...I find the old style look meaner cause it's pointy...but everyone has different opinion on that so.

As for making it dark...that was a last minute thing before a race, I ruined one light because of roost, it just sandblasted the light...so I got a new one, and the day before the race I just put some duct tape on there to cover it, and painted that black, I loved the way it look so I left it on after the races, the for the rebuilt I just repainted it...just for pics, I had to take it off later that same night, cause well I went trail riding and needed the light to not crash lol....i'm planning on making a carbon fiber light cover, that I could just snap on and off, for races and night riding.


thanks guys

[Project300EX]

I like that old style better too.

[ZSNOW]

well u know i love ur quad...wish i had one that nice...i didn't mean to make anyone mad with my comment before.

welll wicked nice quad love it and i think that the head light looks awsome too;)

[Honda#4]

SICK!!!!

[44oEX]

thanks guys.

And ZSNOW, don't worry, no hard feelings lol

[ZSNOW]

k thanks man i didn;t want to make any deal...but that quad is hot u wanna sell it:D

[AbnMP13]

It's really nice lookin', I'm lovin' that red frame.

[ShiftFMX]

Lookin good bro! Love the Rossier! :devil:

[JW450R1]

it's a honda what's not to like about it

[ZSNOW]

Originally posted by JW450R1
it's a honda what's not to like about it

lmao thats true as it comes

[mike nash]

Looks sweet.How about polishing up the head and mid pipe I think that would balance out your look.And all you need is time.

Not really a fan of black R's but your graphics make it look great.
I just noticed the black engine:macho

[3exrider23]

no line. definetly one of the sickest 450s i have ever seen.

[44oEX]

Thanks alot guys I really appretiate it.

The red frame, I used base / clear, automotive grade paint, the colour is Dodge VIPER red...with the clear coat it looks like glass it turned out real nice.

As for the black R, I had it red last year, but I love black, I had my 500ex that was black, and I checked out some pics on the net with the graphic kit...and it looked better on black one's IMO and I wanted to go black again..so I did :D

As for polishing the head pipe, that would look sweet, but I don't have a sand blaster, so just rubbing the rest took me around 3 weeks, I was sick of rubbing lol, and it looks good, but it doesn't last as soon as it heats up it turns gold again.

Thanks alot for the great comments guys.

:D

[Seano300ex]

good job man, your bike looks amazing:eek2:

[04TRX400EX]

Your quad looks very good. One of the best looking black 450's I've seen and I love the blacked-out headlight (even if is is just painted tape).

[44oEX]

thanks guys.

Yeah I know, for the tape, I'll try to make a carbon fiber light cover in the next couple weeks...add to the blig blig lol ...and well it would be better then duct tape lol.

[Dupontster]

Good job man...Bike really looks great...:cool:

Originally posted by JW450R1
it's a honda what's not to like about it


The Honda part.:devil:

lol jk. That R is amazing. I love the black motor.

[44oEX]

thanks guys

and I LOVE the black motor too :D

[reconmaster]

defintly looks sick conrad can't wait to see it at the track this year

[AbnMP13]

How much to get the whole motor p/c (I guess that's what you done) ?

As far as the header, I'd get it ceramic coated. I had the midpipe on my 954RR done and love it.

[44oEX]

I didn't get it pc'ed...I wanted to, but no money for it at the time, so I just painted it...the only places that will wear will be the side covers, so when I get a couple extra $ i'll get just the covers pc'ed...the rest won't weat anyway, so no point in spending all that money on powder.


thanks Ben, hope to see you out there to.

[suzukigirl]

your quad looks awesome:D ..the black motor looks sweet...the black and red is a great combo:)

[ingleful]

nice quad.

[DEVINF450R]

looks B/A and what kind of paint did you use?
some red rear beadlock rings would be pimp but everyone is gonna have a small suggestion....looks sweet

[pratts 450r]

it looks great! wat kind of graphics kits is that?















05 450r
esr 480, sparks pipe, sparks stage 3 cam, titanium valves

[pratts 450r]

it looks great! wat kind of graphics kit is that?















05 450r
esr 480, sparks pipe, sparks stage 3 cam, titanium valves

[44oEX]

For the paint on the frame I used automotive paint, base/clear and the colour is Viper red.

As for painting the front fenders, I used some flexx paint ( stuff you have to use on plastic ) the just normal spray paint.

The graphic kit is the AKRAIX graphics.

thanks guys

[atvRiDa400ex]

are those akraix freestyle??

i hella went them!!!:devil:

[44oEX]

yeah thats the one...there nice

[Old Head]

Originally posted by ZSNOW
one thing...put a new style headlight on it....what did u use to black that one out?does ur light stil work?

When I used to build RC airplanes we would use rit dye to tint the plastic canopys I wonder if it would work for the headlight lens

[44oEX]

what exacly is rit dye?

[Caseys 300ex]

Denniskirk sells this carbon fiber sheets that is like a sticker. You could put that on your headlight to make it look cool.

[Bigun55]

It looks go to be a honda:blah: lol thats nice man 1 of the nicest R's ive ever seen.

[Old Head]

rit dye is made for dyeing clothes. you would need the black dye to tint

[ZSNOW]

ACTION PICS PLZZZ!!!!:D ;)

[44oEX]

ah ok, yeah that might work out then.

As for the carbon fiber sticker, you can get them at WALMARTI had some on my 500ex on the side covers...It would look sweet, but the problem with that is that I do night riding, so It won't stay on to long...and it's harder then it looks to make it without bumps...the light turn in everyway lol.

Thats why I'll try to make a removable carbon fiber cover, that way I can easily put it on or take it off.


As for actions shots, I only have good ones of the way it was before...Theres snow here now, so no mx for a couple more months...I do need to get a couple nice trail / turn pics.

Heres one of last summer
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid212/p202a3b51120cbf18aff8e53c4a73cf66/ed53dc69.jpg

Going out for a night ride
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid222/p515afb098cf2b6591a862daad128afb7/eb19bd98.jpg

Couple more
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid223/p3fc0e7872d8d5c33676916150c1a0225/eaed6b59.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid223/p2b445e94c82633fdd58e8672a6306b0a/eaed6b3b.jpg

Here is the best I have for action right now....got to love maxxis 4 SNOW tires lol...we where going up hills, and the other guys had trouble not getting stuck on flat ground lol

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid223/pb834475a9805f0c8a78cceeba6eee71f/eb048e5e.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid223/p2687564f75440c3a00cb69007d8e2555/eb048e5f.jpg

[44oEX]

finaly got a couple action shots...it's not much but it's all I have for now.

small double my friend made

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid223/p43087ae00ff962f3ecd490fe2b782a12/eacbd9b4.jpg

it kicked a little at first lol

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid223/p9ab768de094338ad63f04feb43e6883a/eacbd9b2.jpg

all setup for the drags, the next day

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid223/p1cf86bc6595e3768cc7f059c47595841/eacbd868.jpg

Slammed to the ground
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid223/p0534b7c2daf94baecd47c53529b53401/eacbd864.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid223/p9d4d90ee2faa8f957a630dbcacfd081b/eacbd7fa.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid223/p323818aa367f5a4a12fc39196c792678/eacbd5e6.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid223/p66cc054b817de0bf3d79438aea6bdec3/eacbd529.jpg

[Bigbadfords]

I agree that is a sweet bike man, and of course its a honda so how could you not like it. Can anyone please tell me how to post a picture? For some reason I cant do it!! Thanks!