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yates42
12-23-2008, 10:30 PM
Why are they so expensive
racerx573
12-24-2008, 06:47 AM
Because of the time it takes to build. Most were hand built by one person. Mike Walsh, Mark Laeger, and Dave Porter, Doug Roll, and all those guys built each frame themselves. LSR & Arens had some kind of production line.
yates42
12-24-2008, 08:42 AM
yea your right didnt think about that. LSR is still $2500
ss440ex
12-24-2008, 08:46 AM
The cost of the chromoly tubing...
The R&D work, fixture building.

Whats cheap in the atv world any more!
Sandsjbyz22
12-24-2008, 09:30 AM
Think about this though. If you had to replace the stock frame on a TRX450 more than once you would exceed the price of an aftermarket frame. I believe the price on a TRX450 frame is close to $1000 new from Honda.
yates42
12-24-2008, 10:18 AM
wow your right. i didnt know the oem frames were so much either
racerx573
12-24-2008, 11:24 AM
Troy Racing has Honda frames for $860, but still close to a g for it.
yates42
12-24-2008, 11:57 AM
yea i want to start a hybrid but i dont have the money to get the frame.
yates42
12-24-2008, 12:55 PM
are there any real good welders out there or on this forum that would only charge for metal costs.:eek2:
racerx573
12-24-2008, 01:17 PM
I'll sell you my hybrid frame, or my entire hybrid, it needs motor work done to it...

There's a post with all the info lower down on this part of the forum..
deathman53
12-24-2008, 06:07 PM
Frames are expensive to make. My custom atc250r frame cost me over 2g's and that was truly a labor intensive job. Now the same guy is building 2 replica frames, one with a crf450r motor and another with a 200x motor. Doing different brake parts, crf gas tanks, pro-pegs, pipes, suspension, airboxes and motor mounts, talk about labor intensive!!!!!!! Thankfully, the 2 motors are a similar size, so its less work. Ask 250renvy about his crf450r/trx250r frame and how much work in involved in his, maybe more than mine. The longest/hardest time is getting the chain to line up with the rear sprocket and with it being on similar level as the pivot bolt(to avoid chain flying(may 350rx conversions suffer this badly). Designing a frame isn't that hard, making it handle right and not fling chains is the key to a well designed frame.