New 1986 TRX 250R Project

[danhung11]

I picked this R up a few months back, too good of a deal to pass up. So, I have been and continue to part ways with stuff I do not plan to use, and also buying stuff for the build. You know how that goes, seems like more money going out than my pocket can support. :P I am expecting this build to be completed in the next couple months, however the holidays and tax season never helps. :mad:

I've attached pictures of when I picked it up, to where I had it right before complete tear down and now finally how it sits as a bare frame. I decided to grind off all the unnecessary tabs, etc. It's much cleaner, and I also have a gussett kit on the way. All suspension and other parts are at the coaters and special powder colors are on the way. :devil: I will continue to provide updates, as many folks like to see these.

Stay tuned...

Dan

Picked up...

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Last week...

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As of Thanksgiving evening...

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[danhung11]

Can someone shoot a picture of their bike assembled, I want to know what the two brackets that I have circled in RED are intended to serve. Thinking of getting rid of it, but I forgot what these brackets are used for. I know the rear rezzie mounts back there with the guard, but what's on the rear?

Thanks,
Dan

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[croat1]

hey dan:
this is a pic of my stock 87. the overflow mounts in that area. not sure what the lower bracket is for.

[dtowndiesel]

Looks like fun! I enjoy seeing the pictures so keep us posted. Thanks

[dustinshuler]

cool, Thanks for the update. I look forward to seeing stuff like this. And if it looks half as good as the Green machine it will be awesome!!!

[trx250r 88]

looking good !

[born2ride14]

So why the 400ex shocks and not the PEP's? What about the lsr a arms, looks like they have 2 different shock mounts

[danhung11]

Originally posted by born2ride14
So why the 400ex shocks and not the PEP's? What about the lsr a arms, looks like they have 2 different shock mounts

The shocks and arms off the first couple of pictures are gone. I have take off OEM TRX450R shocks that are revalved and resprung, however they were about 1" too long. They are going back to Derisi for shortening once the bike is set up so I can take some measurements. I think those arms were Denton Racing. I wish I had PEP's on this build, but saving nice LT shocks for the next build. :D

Anyways, the bike should look completely different when I'm done. :D

Thanks for all the replies guys. I just got my special powders...off to the coaters I go. :blah:

[rigger]

That looks like a good project. Must be nice to have a complete machine to bild from. I started mine with just a frame and a few other little things.

It was fun putting it together.

[infamous]

Can't wait to see updates!

[pdxbigfoot]

Whats up??
Looking good as always and knowing your attention to detail this build will be sick as ever. Im excited to see your color scheme as you have a very unique eye for combos....kick *****.
Let me know if i can help in any way. Ill shoot you those "other" pics on Sunday.
Later

[danhung11]

Here's a couple updated pictures of my frame along with troybilt's 1989. We ran into some speedbumps with the coaters going through ownership changes, however we are back on the right track. I spent 6 hours blasting and actually applied some of the powder on my frame and motor mounts. You can see the first picture taken from my iPhone.

The frames turned out great! Hopefully the other stuff will be done right after Christmas so we can get started on putting these back together.

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[red88r]

Nice job on the frames! A red frame always looks good imo. Keep the updates coming!

[78250r]

that green thing is sexy i might just have to save up some money and get some new plastics for mine that green quad is inspiring

[LAWLESS23]

Have you decided on a color scheme yet? Obviously you are going with a red frame. Will it be set up for MX, Dunes, XC or kept looking stock?

[danhung11]

Well... I got some more parts to my build. My coater was able to let me work on all my parts again for this build, so it's pretty exciting to get first hand knowledge of the process. :D I know sandblasting parts and torching old powdercoat is a pain and can be mundane. But the parts overall turned out very nice.

There is a host of other parts from spindles, hubs, tank mounts, seat latches, etc. They are all boxed up, but I wanted to share a couple of the swingarms I did. The gold is going on this build and the black will probably be saved for my next bike. Now I just have to wait on all new bearings and seals I ordered. :(

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Also, attached is a picture of my seat done by Cosmic Quads. Tammy was awesome to work with and the seat turned out very nice! There is a small dimple but it's because the foat was creased and it was cold. It came out after sitting at 75 degrees for a couple days and massaging it.

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[troybilt]

Looking good Dan. I'm ready to have these back together and go break them in!!!

I need to start a build thread with the progress of mine. Been lazy.

[TLR-Online]

Very Nice!!!

What color gold powder did they use on your swing arm?

How much was the seat cover? I emailed them a month ago on that specific seat cover and never got a response.

Post more pics of your parts!

Thanks

[woodsracer144]

woo i like the gold swinger!

[312R1]

Very nice Dan...You and Troy are making me want to tear mine down and do a make over...but I 'm stuck remolding the house.lol

[250rPRIDE]

seat looks real good. did they do new foam too? and i you dont mind how much$$.. looking good!!!!!!!!!

[danhung11]

Originally posted by TLR-Online
Very Nice!!!

What color gold powder did they use on your swing arm?

How much was the seat cover? I emailed them a month ago on that specific seat cover and never got a response.

Post more pics of your parts!

Thanks

Gold is Columbia Coating Gold Metallic M26480042.

Seatcover cost $115 plus one way shipping.

Pics should be coming, it's killing me too. :)

[danhung11]

Originally posted by 312R1
Very nice Dan...You and Troy are making me want to tear mine down and do a make over...but I 'm stuck remolding the house.lol

Makeover???? Build another one! :D

[312R1]

Originally posted by danhung11
Makeover???? Build another one! :D


lol..I would like to, but the house has to come first.:eek:

[troybilt]

Got some updated pics for Dan's build: I'll let Dan explain the details... :D

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[troybilt]

more pics:

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[mineralgrey01gt]

damn that looks good!!!!

[woodsracer144]

what a-arms are those? they have a one of a kind shock mount...

[danhung11]

Thanks guys! It's coming along, just need more time with it. Troy has been awesome to work with, he's letting me clutter his garage. :p

The arms are old style Std. Travel Roll Design. I'd rather have some Laegers.

Thanks again for the compliments.

Dan

[D Bergstrom]

Looking good Dan. Not a big fan of gold, but it actually looks really good.

Those rims look familiar!


Originally posted by danhung11
I'd rather have some Laegers.

What type of Laeger arms are you looking for? I just bought some new a-arms for my 250R and currently have a set of Laeger standard shock, +3+1 arms that will be for sale soon. Should have them off the quad in the next week or so. If you want more info, shoot me a PM.

Doug

[danhung11]

Originally posted by D Bergstrom
Looking good Dan. Not a big fan of gold, but it actually looks really good.

Those rims look familiar!

What type of Laeger arms are you looking for? I just bought some new a-arms for my 250R and currently have a set of Laeger standard shock, +3+1 arms that will be for sale soon. Should have them off the quad in the next week or so. If you want more info, shoot me a PM.

Doug

Thanks Doug. I was close to coating the wheels gold too. I'm sure you can tell what color scheme I'm looking for. :D The powder color before the oven looked bright yellow and I was a bit worried. The plus 3's are too wide for this bike.

Thanks again for the wheels, they'll do the trick!;)

Dan

[croat1]

dan: stock length laeger arms too narrow for your build?

[danhung11]

Originally posted by croat1
dan: stock length laeger arms too narrow for your build?

Yes, too narrow. Thanks Joe.

[troybilt]

Got some more updates on Dan's. Dan got a weekend off, and had some time to work on it. Here are the pics of the progress:

Suspension on, brakes on, carb, airbox, etc... all on.

Coming together nicely

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[troybilt]

MOre pics:

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[troybilt]

couple more:

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[red88r]

Looks real good Dan. Shock resevoirs hit the shrouds the other way? Mine clear with aluminum shrouds. Btw those baja wheels look tough on there.

Jeremy

[danhung11]

Originally posted by red88r
Looks real good Dan. Shock resevoirs hit the shrouds the other way? Mine clear with aluminum shrouds. Btw those baja wheels look tough on there.

Jeremy

Troy - Thanks for posting the pics! We did make some great progress yesterday!

Jeremy - our thought was the adjustments would not be accessible putting the rezzies on the back, but if I took the shocks and flipped them around it would make sense and I could have the ressies on the back side. I have no clue what we were thinking. LOL!

Dan

[312R1]

Looks awesome Dan..Love the colors!!

[ARC_89TRX250R]

Looks Great!

Nice work!

What do you have for seat mount rubbers, looks like Teflon or something with some o rings?

[LONG-ROD]

Hey Dan. I have a set of Burgard +2 +1. great condition.. I am in need of some +3 if you want to swap.. and Im local.

[danhung11]

Thanks Steve, I wish I would have coated the shock springs. Looking forward to cleaning up the plastics for the final touch.

ARC_89TRX250R - They are teflon and are hard as hell to pull off. I bought them from x.system, but I haven't heard from him in awhile.

LONG-ROD - no thanks, am only looking for Laeger's plus two.

Thanks again for all the compliments, looking forward to completing this build.

Dan

[danhung11]

It's been a while, however we finally got some updates. Demands of work and personal life have really put the project down a few on the priority list, but she's really coming together. Everytime I see Troy's, it inspires me to work harder to get this thing done so we can go and rip up some trails. Things I still need to do are: Bleed Brakes, Jetting, and a couple other minor things.

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[woodsracer144]

How do you like the 450r Shocks?

[dtowndiesel]

Very Cool Dan! Looks great! You guys are going to have fun:)

[danhung11]

Originally posted by woodsracer144
How do you like the 450r Shocks?

I think they'll be fine, however I haven't ridden it yet. They are valved and sprung for me, but I ended up cramming them in there and will probably adjust them a little. The ride height is fine though. The rear shock is lacking more than anything, I plan to eventually get something for the rear.

[pdxbigfoot]

Sorry bro but i havent been following this thread as much as i should but im glad i didnt
.It was a great surprise seeing the almost finished pic's.
Looking sweet man!!!
I would love to just ride miles of trails with that and its big old tank.
Kick Arse as always.

[TLR-Online]

Extremely Nice. Love the way it turned out!!

You gonna run a steering stabilizer or rear skid plate?

Also, before you put your chain on.... if you read the directions on the TM Designworks Chain Slider, it says the bearings in the rollers can wear out from pressure washing/dirt. I put some maxima waterproof grease on the inside and all on the outside of the bearings... hopefully that should help save the bearings for a while. The replacement rollers are $22!

[danhung11]

Originally posted by TLR-Online
Extremely Nice. Love the way it turned out!!

You gonna run a steering stabilizer or rear skid plate?

Also, before you put your chain on.... if you read the directions on the TM Designworks Chain Slider, it says the bearings in the rollers can wear out from pressure washing/dirt. I put some maxima waterproof grease on the inside and all on the outside of the bearings... hopefully that should help save the bearings for a while. The replacement rollers are $22!

Jason - time to build you another one! :devil:

Thanks for the compliments all. I do plan to eventually get a stabilizer on there. As far as skid plate for the rear, my swingarm doesn't have the mounts and it was hard enough finding an aftermarket 86-87 style. Good thinking on the chain slider, appreciate it.

Dan

[troybilt]

The Hood looks the best.... LOL!!!! just kidding, it looks awesome, wish everyone could see it in person, cause the decals really pop out and set it off. I love the retro look, looks the way Honda intended.

We need to get these garage "queens" out and run'em!!

[Ruf Racing]

Dan, your ability to keep these builds to the utmost standard, is inspirational to all of us. Very nice once again. Enjoy! :D

[dustinshuler]

Looks great Dan, Good job!

[312R1]

Very nice Dan!!

[troybilt]

Had sunlight today so I thought I'd take a few pics for Dan and post them. ...and sneak in a pic of mine with his!! :D :D :D ...oh, and I plastic renewed his hood, one of my better jobs... enjoy!! Time to get the garage queens out and get them dirty!! I plan on taking mine out tomorrow, weather permitting... started mine up, nothing like the sweet smell of Caster 927 with VP race gas!!!

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[J.B.]

Very nice bikes gentlemen.

[250rPRIDE]

all i can say is wow... i would hate to get em dirty but thoses things look like they would be the $hit in the woods.. nice r's!!! and lets see the muddy pics and hear the reviews on how they preformed..

[red88r]

Very nice job to both of you guys. Very clean wheelers. What length stem do have to run with those tanks?

[danhung11]

Thanks for all compliments fellas, it makes me want to build another. :D. It literally took about 3 hours to tear it completely down three weeks before Thanksgiving and here's where we stand now. I am itching to ride, and sling some mud.

troybilt is running a plus one houser stem and I think he had to trim his bar pad with his IMS tank. I am running a stock length LSR with a set of plus one forward one Rox Risers I bought from DustinShuler, otherwise it would hit the tank. My tank is a Clarke 4 gallon. The setup I have clears perfectly.

[gixxer1]

sweet rides!!!

[troybilt]

Since Dan never remembers his camera when he comes over, here are some updated pics for Dano. We worked on it yesterday and got his front brakes bled, hood installed, chain set up and filled-er up with fluids and got it running! Fired right up after almost a year sitting...

Still needs a rear brake resi and bleed the rear brakes, then hopefully it if stops raining around here we can take them out and abuse them!! :D

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[danhung11]

Originally posted by troybilt
Since Dan never remembers his camera when he comes over, here are some updated pics for Dano. We worked on it yesterday and got his front brakes bled, hood installed, chain set up and filled-er up with fluids and got it running! Fired right up after almost a year sitting...

Still needs a rear brake resi and bleed the rear brakes, then hopefully it if stops raining around here we can take them out and abuse them!! :D


Thanks for the updated pictures, and also twisting my arm to install that hood. It really looks good. BTW - looking at the rear end picture, I think I forgot to put the spring back on the rear seat lock knobs. It might be sitting on you table saw if you see it.

I think I found my master cylinder reservoir. That didn't take long... :blah:

[Rob440EX]

I just picked up a all original 86 250r in mint condition. This build is about to make me O-FACE..! I'm trying to keep the 86 all original and make it look like new. Still has original grips on it. but this build is giving me some ideas!

[ridered250R]

Hey Dan that hood does look fantastic. Is that a Fourwerx? Great build man, mine is almost complete too. Your radiator shrouds are looking good on it. :)

[danhung11]

Originally posted by ridered250R
Hey Dan that hood does look fantastic. Is that a Fourwerx? Great build man, mine is almost complete too. Your radiator shrouds are looking good on it. :)

Yes, that's a Fourwerx hood. We adhered it to a OEM hood. I think Jay still has a couple of these, you might shoot him a PM if you are interested.

[FW_cArBoN]

We have a few hoods and tank covers completed and ready to ship.

Thanks, Jay

[ridered250R]

I actually ordered mine from Jay last week and I hope it comes today or tomorrow. Just thought I'd ask cause it looks so nice. You guys did a great job mounting it.

[pdxbigfoot]

Once again you amaze me!!!
Great work as always.