cr500 hybrid

[lil bax]

i am thinking about putting a cr500 engine in my 400ex ive heard they are hell to ride but super fast is there any thing i can do to cut out the vibrations and is there any way to counterbalance this engine?

[00.400ex#55]

Vibration is not as big of a deal as people make it out to be. Sure they vibrate but they don't brake frames or cause any discomfort when riding. I think a lot of people just over think the whole deal with rubber mounts and all and they only make things worse. Anyone who says "It'l vibrate the teeth outa your head" probly tried to biuld it in a weekend with a ****ty welder and a whole lot of zip-ties. Just take the time to do it right and plan before you do anything.

This was the design for my frame. It is a bolt together frame and alowed me to use an unmodified cr500 pipe.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa289/quadracer56/400exframe.jpg



http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa289/quadracer56/P4270064.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa289/quadracer56/P4270060.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa289/quadracer56/P4270056.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa289/quadracer56/th_P5100086.jpg (http://s203.photobucket.com/albums/aa289/quadracer56/?action=view&current=P5100086.flv)

[00.400ex#55]

First time it ran after changing the frame to fit the cr500 pipe.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa289/quadracer56/th_P4290069.jpg (http://s203.photobucket.com/albums/aa289/quadracer56/?action=view&current=P4290069.flv)

Another video in the gravel pit. No drag videos, 450r and ds450 refused to do it on camera, but that's not a fair race anyways.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa289/quadracer56/th_P5100084.jpg (http://s203.photobucket.com/albums/aa289/quadracer56/?action=view&current=P5100084.flv)

Still getting used to it, runs a lot different with that pipe. 18" tires in gravel are a joke!

[jcs003]

nice work...looks comfy to me:D

[lil bax]

that thing is so bad a** that is what inspired me to do this do you know any good place to find a engine cause im having trouble finding one

[Flyin_250r]

Man nice job on that cr500. That thing looks like it seriously hauls.

I noticed your from Ontario..... where abouts? There seems to be a few of us floating around on the site lol.

[00.400ex#55]

lil bax:

I got my motor off ebay a few years back. As soon as I started it the damn thing melted the rings to the piston. I would check cr500riders often and ask around on there.

Flyin_250r:

Im from ottawa, we ride in limerick and larose.

[reconmaster]

nice ride. j/w did you have an fmf gnarly before hand? if so what do you find better?

[00.400ex#55]

Nope, was a fmf fatty from a 250r. It did not work all that well.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa289/quadracer56/DSC00238.jpg

[hondamx213]

sweet bike man, that thing looks pretty clean. i just got started on my 500 project seeing your bike just has me itchin to get mine done. definatly alot of fab work tho but i like the set up you have.

[hanzito]

i finally got to ride my 06yfz/88 cr500 build in the sand. gonna have to do somrthinhg serious about my pipe. i am currently running s modified fmf gnarly. no topend at all. blew a head gasket but no topend. will repair snd start tweaking What kind of pipe are you using. with what modifications