New Front End

[ytman]

Got a new front end on the old five hindred. She's been sitting for some time. Put some fresh go-go juice in er. A clean air filter and SHABLAAM! one kick. I love the smell of pre mix. BANGBABANGBANG!!

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[jcs003]

awesome!!

[troybilt]

Tell us more about the bike! That thing is sweet! I love the old desert bikes. Is that a DRD & D (i.e. Roll) frame?

[C41Xracer]

troy look at the first pic you can see a piece of the shock tower............its a laeger

[socal]

Nice!What rear shock are you running?Are you going to change it?

[ytman]

C41Xracer is correct. It's a Laeger. I built this after my first trip to Glamis on a 250 back in the early 90's. There was a set of twin bubbas with matching CR 500 powered "R"s. I said "I gotta get me one of those". I bought an ATC with that 500 motor in it. I mounted it in a stock 86 trx frame. Talk about chasing cracks. Laeger built a desert frame with urethene motor mounts. No more cracks. It's a no link with a slightly narrow front end. The motor is an 86 with a wide ratio gear kit from IMS. I don't think they make em any more. I found an 86 with a Roll swingarm and a Works Performance shock. It's been one of the best bikes Iv'e ever had. I raced the hell out of it in the 90's. It never dnf'ed or even cried. The flywheel weight of the E-Line lighting coil, along with the tall gears and tall tires keep it in the lower rpm's where the vibes are less. Massive torqe. I love this one. I wanna go test out my new front end right now.

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[ytman]

back in the day

[ytman]

A Nur'n

[troybilt]

WOW, that is a sweet ride and one of my dream bikes! Dibs if you every sell it! haha!! Thanks for sharing the pics!

[ytman]

I'd like to see your "build in progress"