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dquarton
08-09-2009, 11:03 AM
Just finished this beast. It is an 89 TRX 250R fitted by Tom Evans with an 89 CR500 Motor. It has the following parts:

Roll Design Plus 3 Chrome Arms
Roll Design Foot Pegs
Lonestar Plus 1" Swingarm
Lonestar Plu 3" Axle
Lonestar Anti Fade Locknut
Elka Suspension Front and Rear
Quad Tech Carbon Hood
Quad Tech Carbon Scoops
Quad Tech Carbon Brake res. protector

Going to finish jetting this week and finally ride it!!!!
IcutMetl
08-09-2009, 11:07 AM
Boner!

Nice work!!
dquarton
08-09-2009, 11:12 AM
Thank you! It has been six months in the making.....
dquarton
08-09-2009, 11:14 AM
just got frame back with motor.
dquarton
08-09-2009, 11:17 AM
front view......
dquarton
08-09-2009, 11:19 AM
exhaust mods.....
dquarton
08-09-2009, 11:21 AM
roll pegs and billet brake arm.......yum.......
1promodfan
08-09-2009, 12:27 PM
That thing has got to be scary:devil: fast!!! Thats one sweet looking quad!
croat1
08-09-2009, 07:24 PM
how and what did you do to modify the exhaust to fit? i know that fabricating from scratch is always the answer but exact dimesions are always nice to save time and cost.
leager-n-ky
08-09-2009, 08:08 PM
It looks like a modded cr pipe, Is that correct?? Did you have to dent the inside of the pipe for clearence on the rad hose?
kookennay
08-09-2009, 08:19 PM
this is a good looking r!! around how much does a swap like this cost and how much work to do it.
86 Quad R
08-10-2009, 08:01 AM
lookin' good man. nice work. :cool:

that appears to be an old style trx fatty pipe.
dquarton
08-10-2009, 09:08 AM
Originally posted by croat1
how and what did you do to modify the exhaust to fit? i know that fabricating from scratch is always the answer but exact dimesions are always nice to save time and cost.

I did not do the fab work. It was done by a guy in Simi Valley that is a master with this conversion. If you would like, I can give you his phone number, as he is happy to discuss the conversion....
dquarton
08-10-2009, 09:11 AM
Originally posted by kookennay
this is a good looking r!! around how much does a swap like this cost and how much work to do it.

I supplied the frame, pipe and motor to a local guy named Tom Evans, and for $1500, I received the entire package back, ready to go. I basically just had to build the bike, and I was done. Tom has been doing this conversion for about 10 years and knows his stuff!
dquarton
08-10-2009, 09:14 AM
Originally posted by leager-n-ky
It looks like a modded cr pipe, Is that correct?? Did you have to dent the inside of the pipe for clearence on the rad hose?

It is a FMF Fatty Pipe. Just about any pipe that is a 2 piece style pipe like the FMF can be converted to work on the 500 motor. The piece that connects to the motor is totally new, but the rest of the pipe is unaltered.
my88r
08-10-2009, 01:18 PM
Why didn't you go with the Cr 500 pipe? Seems the trx pipe would make less power?
dquarton
08-10-2009, 01:29 PM
I basically went with what the fabricator suggested. He said that the fatty is a great pipe for the 500 motor, and it requires very little alteration to work right. I want this bike to be as dependable as possible, and I also wanted to make the bike look as similar to a 250R as possible, so this was a great choice. The 89 motor looks similar to the 89 250R motor as far as color goes, so i cannot wait to take it to oldsmobile and smoke some 450's!
86 Quad R
08-10-2009, 01:33 PM
is that an h-42 pipe? if so it should work fairly well with that engine. :cool:
dquarton
08-10-2009, 01:37 PM
Yes, I believe it is. I also have a CT pipe built for a 350PV motor that I am going to try out.....