Mystery shock and linkage.

[Rich250RRacer]

Time to put on your thinking caps. Back in '04, at the Big Buck GNCC, I remember seeing a 450R with a strange shock and linkage set up that I've never seen since. I'm not sure if it was a Pro's quad or an amateur class racer but it surely wasn't anywhere close to stock. If my memeory serves me correctly, the shock was almost straight up and down similar to a CR500 setup on a 250R and the linkage was similar also. Being it was early '04 and there wasn't a lot of aftermarket stuff available yet, I'm sure the chassis was stock, but I didn't get a good look at the swinger. Anybody remember ever seeing anything like this?

[joedirt]

I can't think of the guys name but he ran a CR500 linkage. Chopped the frame up and had a PEP shock. Jathan Seale was his name

[xcracer416]

i know jathan seale. it was a 400ex frame with a 450r motor. he never ran a fan cause he didnt have the clearance and he was fast.

he races dirt track cars now. heck of a nice guy, he smoked my arse to may times over in arkansas.

if you know or heard of spencer dickerson he is jathans protoge.

jathan ran pro am that year.

[ZBlaster]

If I'm not mistaken several companies made aftermarket frames/swingarms setup for use with the CR500 style linkage. I know Laegers off top of my head did for sure.

[Rich250RRacer]

Originally posted by xcracer416
i know jathan seale. it was a 400ex frame with a 450r motor. he never ran a fan cause he didnt have the clearance and he was fast.

he races dirt track cars now. heck of a nice guy, he smoked my arse to may times over in arkansas.

if you know or heard of spencer dickerson he is jathans protoge.

jathan ran pro am that year.

I don't think this was a 400 frame. I was definitely production 450R stuff except for that rear shock set-up. I remember the ride height was very low.

[Rich250RRacer]

Originally posted by ZBlaster
If I'm not mistaken several companies made aftermarket frames/swingarms setup for use with the CR500 style linkage. I know Laegers off top of my head did for sure.

Keep in mind, this was March of '04. There's wasn't that much development time on these quads yet. Possibly a modified stock frame, and an aftermarket swinger.

[joedirt]

Originally posted by Rich250RRacer
Keep in mind, this was March of '04. There's wasn't that much development time on these quads yet. Possibly a modified stock frame, and an aftermarket swinger.

It was Jathan Seale and it was a 450r chassis.
Ride height was really low. He said it worked good.

[ZBlaster]

Originally posted by Rich250RRacer
Keep in mind, this was March of '04. There's wasn't that much development time on these quads yet. Possibly a modified stock frame, and an aftermarket swinger.



Norris Quinn had a CR500 linked 250R in the early 2000's. I remember seeing a few others prior to 04 as well.

[joedirt]

Originally posted by ZBlaster
Norris Quinn had a CR500 linked 250R in the early 2000's. I remember seeing a few others prior to 04 as well.

he wasn't asking about a 250r.

[Rich250RRacer]

Originally posted by joedirt
It was Jathan Seale and it was a 450r chassis.
Ride height was really low. He said it worked good.

Any chance somebody out there might have close-up pics of it.

[joedirt]

Look at the pic from the 04 GNCC races. JB racing probably did the mod.