Honda4life05's winter rebuild

[Honda4life05]

Okay guys this is my first time completly taking my 450r apart. I'm getting it done pretty early because i plan on doing some ice riding here soon.

I'm not changing much on the quad just replacing worn out parts and greasing/cleaning all of the parts. The biggest difference will be getting my frame powdercoated.

New parts i'm getting
-graphics
-poly skid plate
-new tires/wheels
-powdercoating frame
-and i'm going to send my shocks off too gt thunder

Tell me what you guys think!
Here is a pic of the quad before.

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I took my time on this and took pictures but i made progress

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I knew the swingarm bolt had never been out before so i soaked it with amsoil penetrating oil for days!

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finally got it off without cutting it!

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shot of the puppy!

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I called around to local powdercaoting shops and i found one about 5 min from me who said they could do everything for $100. (frame, subframe, an motor mounts) I did all of the sandblasting myself at school for a project. I also welded up a few cracks before powdercoating.

Here it is all done! i tried to get as close of a red to the a-arms as i could

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other pieces..

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this front end is a season old so i didn't bother coating it again..

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i made sure to put anti sieze on the swingarm bolt!

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This is how it stands right now, like i said i'm taking my time making sure to threadlock every bolt an clean/grease everything/
i'll have more progress soon but tell me what you guys think!

[DnB_racing]

the frame looks like the color of the 250!! what name red is it??

[dran714]

looks good man i love being shown step by step what other riders are doin.. i want to do mine in blue tho!

[Honda4life05]

DnB-I know what it's called but i can't think of it right now! i know it's not very common though..

Dran-i like to see other people's builds turn out too, that's why i'm finnaly doing mine :)

[TJ Bradley]

Originally posted by DnB_racing
the frame looks like the color of the 250!! what name red is it??

Red Baron Red is what my local powder shop calls the original 250r red.

[mpblaster287]

Originally posted by TJ Bradley
Red Baron Red is what my local powder shop calls the original 250r red.

same with my powdercoater red baron red

[dgmiller]

Mine was powder coated 2 years ago but I want to redo it bad but I have never attempted anything like this. How much trouble is it with bearing and seals?

[Honda4life05]

The only bearing on the frame is the stem bearing, but it's easy to take out. Just take your time and take lots of pictures! i bagged and labeled all of my bolts so i wouldn't lose any..

[hrc450er]

you should do the swingarm as well

[Honda4life05]

Got a little more done today. everything is going smooth so far!

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can someone give me the torque specs on the header studs?? can't find it in the manaul.

[rpfeifer11]

What exactly did you do here besides powdercoat the frame?

[Honda4life05]

I went through and replaced most of the bearings as well as greased everything up. I had to weld up a few cracks in the frame before i powdercoated it and i had a few threads in the frame that needed retapped. For the new parts i got a poly skidplate, graphics, new tires/wheels, and sending my shockes to get revalved. I'll post pics when it's done!

[rpfeifer11]

That makes more sense. Sounds nice

Originally posted by Honda4life05
can someone give me the torque specs on the header studs?? can't find it in the manaul.

thats going to be TIGHT ft lbs

[rpfeifer11]

What is with you guys and torquing stuff to spec? Hell I assembled my engine with guesstimates.

[DnB_racing]

according to the manual the exact torque spec is.... "securely" just set your torque wench to that

[farmer250r]

just a quick question,with those a-arms,do they hold up? and i herd you dont have to run exstened brake lines? is that true? im looking at a pair for my 06 trx450,just wanted to get alittle info from someone who has um before i buy um

[Honda4life05]

I would have thought it had a torque spec because of the crush gasket. Most people don't know what "secure" is, as you can see with all of the "stripped oil drain bolt" threads. hey if you have a torque wrench why not use it..

[Honda4life05]

I got the burgard a-arms before last mx season and they have held up very well. Even running stock shocks they have held up the abuse. After taking them off of the frame everything still looks good on them beside a little chipping like all of them do. You don't need extended brake lines if you have a stock stem. mine are +2. One thing to be weary of is the time it takes to get them from burgard, i got mine quick but i've heard burgard's service has gone downhill..

[farmer250r]

could you pm me a few pics of the front of your quad? i just wanna see how they look? wide? im gonna be racing mx at my local track so just want a good picture to see what mine is gonna look like.

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As it sits now without graphics and the new wheels/tires. for some reason the lighting makes the plastics look pink but you get the idea!

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Here's the best one i have of the front

[farmer250r]

sweeeet! thanks man,im gonna be getting them soon,cant wait to see how they handle,im going +4 in the rear also,and with 20/18's and a gt thunder mx link,i think ill be set to rip up the local track

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with the graphics on.

[rpfeifer11]

Looks nice!