My daughters ride!

[SYKO]

well after doing a million trades I FINALY got what I wanted for my Daughter 2006 honda 250EX! My daughter has Juveniel Rhuemetoid Arthritis, but she loves to ride and has been riding since she was just 3 1/2. I failed multipul times at building her a quad that would suit her so after much debate decided on the 250ex since its still sporty yet easy to drive. Things that have to be modded for here are a twist throttle added as her hands and fingers loose strength quickly, and that the foot pedal brake it operating normaly and near perfect.

Mods that I plan on doing to it, banshee front shock for the rear (common thing to do on these to soften the harsh ride, fits perfect) shocks all the way around (needs to be made as plush as possible but usable) FASST flex bars, stearing stabilizer. I allready had some fast treckers to get rid of the stock balloons that where on there, also later would like to widen the suspension front and rear.

once she gets tired of the way it is in a few years then Ill do some engine mods right now its stock and thats just fine also she wants some graphincs for it.

and if anyone has any parts for it let me know I may be interested


here it is!


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looking for:

cool front bumper
rear grab bar
fasst flex bars
nerfs
rear wheel spacers
slip on muffler




took it to work today to use the steam washer, I knew the plastic looked dull....well becouse they spray painted it flat black thing is they actually taped up the decals and warning stickers and did a dam good job of it, well I dont dig spraypaint so I blasted it all off except the rear fender where they did sand it prime it and paint it, I had to order some bumper stripper to safely remove that then ill polish the fender back out. I also blew off the oem graphics but I plan on ordering these



http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/atv%20builds/250exgraphics.jpg





also I put some bark busters on it that Ive had for YEARS laying around and never got to put them on anything till now, her hands are fragile so these give me a little peice of mind. I jsut dont know if these will work later when I get some fasst flex bars can you run hand guards with the fasst flex bars?



http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/atv%20builds/IMAG1009.jpg





I had some lower profile wheel and tires that ive been holding on forever just for her quad if and when I got her another quad now I just need to get soem wheel spacers.



http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/atv%20builds/IMAG1011.jpg




and here are they awesome rednecked hillbillied up rear fender paint job, going to clean these things up back original again





http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/atv%20builds/IMAG1010.jpg





still needing any parts I listed in the post above! thanx!

[SYKO]

tough crowd in here!:ermm:

got this comming now! ROLL DESIGN anti vibe stearing stem! dosnt come with bar clamps but I happen to have a set that have been sitting around for years!


http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/atv%20builds/00001.jpg


:macho

[SYKO]

got the motion pro twist throttle in, just got to install it and now she will be able to stay on it longer as she can use more of her wrist to controle the throttle instead of her thumb. Also came with soem thin style waffle grips I will see how well they work Im still a firm beleiver in the super thin renthal grips especialy for her.


http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/atv%20builds/IMAG1028.jpg



:eek2:

[SYKO]

I stoped by a new cycle store to check it out this mornign and they gave me a awesome deal on some small adult MSR stuff for her!



http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG1036.jpg



now I need to find her some boots, she has a nice older pink hjc helmet but al the paint and decals have cracked up on it? never seen that happen before im looking into the helmet skins for right now

[sand_blaster]

Nice build so far keep it up.

[crlt250r]

Looking good!!!!

[SYKO]

well it was a good day today got some goodies in!


http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG1053.jpg


saaaawweeeet!!!

the roll design antivibe stearing stem is nioce! also it happens to be a +1 as well! also found out when replacing it that the stock stearing stem was bent pretty damn good. got it all on and tightened and rode it out and I could tell it was taking some vibes away!

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG1054.jpg
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next up was the banshee front shock for the rear It does need to be rode out for a bit though it appears to have been either brand new or ridden no more then a few hours!

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG1056.jpg

I got some more goodies comming for it next week and hopefully I will be able to order her fasst flex bars next week as well.

[crlt250r]

Congrats!!!! I'm picking up a 50 for my 7 year old here in the next couple weeks.... Anything that us Dads can do to get our kids into the sport and teach them to respect the riding ground and machine!!! You're a great Dad! :D

[SYKO]

awesome my daughter started on a eton viper 40 at 3 1/2 and has been riding ever since (now 11) theres nothing better then fixing up a atv for them to ride and see them enjoy it and the sports associated with it and just the good times as well. I cant wait to get this thing all done and take her out with me on a big ride!:macho

[SYKO]

check her out! she can allready tell the difference with the anti vibe stem and loves the twist throttle she rode ti around for a couple of hours today and didnt complain about it a bit!

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG1064.jpg
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[SYKO]

ok so about cheapp stabilizers

this one is like 50 shipped no brakets you make your own brakets

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/KGrHqMOKjcE354ZGFGRBN-iD7ybg_12.jpg


this ones cheaper at about 43 shipped and you make your own brackets

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/KGrHqYOKiIE13kgypfcBNlRGN6mPw_12.jpg


or this one thats 120 shipped but made for her bike with all the correct brakets?


http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/STABL-11WY-2.jpg



I thought psshhhht no problem making brakets but the differnt size tubbing makes it hard to do, plus I dont want it to be a hack job and safe for her as well and the few brakets I found it would cost more then just buying one with the brakets...... I guess I settled my own debate lol unless someone has some brakets or can make some cheap becouse im only good at welding and im nto going to weld anything on this bike.

[SYKO]

working on some longer travel a arms right now and doing it cheap if you have any light fab skills and are able to use a welder, ill post a seperate thread when done. I will only have about $60 tide up in it and be +3 :D

[SYKO]

man so many stabilizers!!! wow!! finaly settled on one that ws a good price by a great brand and it has the features I want full adjustability and rebuildable so this is what I ended up with


http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/KGrHqNi0E3SGCFGI1BOKKmYw0_12.jpg



also my FASST flex bar order has goen through she is officially now a supported rider by FASST CO. Should get those bars in next week! I bet this thing is going to feel so smooth!

[SYKO]

400ex front on 250ex

painted up some parts for the front end:


http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG0019.jpg

she likes blue


took about 2 hours today to put the front end back together should have been way less but I didnt intend on honda having differnt sizes for parts, I had to use the inside 250 rod ends on the 400ex tie rods as the steering shaft had a bigger mounting hole, also ended up using 400ex spindles becouse the ball joints on the 400ex arms are bigger then the 250 so they would have been sloppy on the 400 ex parts. got it all buttoned up did a decent tow set job and took it for a spin, everything seems to work better up front it steers alittle fast I guess the spindle mounts are slightly differnt and you can immediatly tell the width difference when cornering under speed I think once I get the bars and the stabilizer the front end will be tits then ill work on getting some shock upgrades for her for sure!



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pretty tight steering


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heres everything up close


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I think its well worth the little effort

[SYKO]

awesome goodies this week!!!!


got the FASST FLEX bars in and mounted them as soon as I could, I havnt changed the bushings to the lighter ones yet but I will this weekend man they feel awesome!


http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG0033.jpg



of course I had to get some fat bar antivibe clamps for them.,.thank god for ebay!:drool:


http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG0034.jpg




also got the ALBA stearing stabilizer in, man the difference this thing makes is unreall I wounder why for so many years I never used one?:crazy:



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and not installed yet but soon are some 3 inch rear wheel spacers all cleaned up




http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG0031.jpg




unfortunatly she wont be able to ride this weekend, shes been out of school with a flareup, hopefully she will get better soon to enjoy all this!

[SYKO]

put the rear wheel spacers on today and swaped out the razers agin for the trekkers, not really happy now with the trekkers so there going on the choppin block pm me if interested


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the razzrs seem to be a better tire for this machine so I may stick with those or get some holeshots or something like that, or possibly some stock 450R dunlops

[SYKO]

any way few more peices to the puzzle.

I scored some 250R +2 arms for rediculously cheap, I couldnt pass on them and they are in good shape the ball joints are tight and there is minimal damage to the arms unkown what brand they are though. But in my haste I didtn think about it I know I got to mod these arms to fit like the 400ex's but their chromoly........ and I have no way to do anythign with them :( so im going to try to find a weld shop that has threaded bungs so I can put rod ends for the arm to frame mounts and weld them in reasonably cheap any idea how much that may run me? I can get some of katies mone back out of the extra parts that came with the arms plus I got some peeps interested in the 400ex conversion arms I allready did as well, hopefully that will cover the work and Ill still come out with a awesome deal on a extended front end for her 250!



http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG0040.jpg


also got the 1inch front spacers in as well so when everythign is finished she will have a hell of a stable and wide quad! perfect for her shes allready getting pumped for some more riding and hopefully soon some racing!



http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG0042.jpg

[crlt250r]

Awesome!! Coming along quite well!!!
:macho

[jshtex]

I haven't been here in a while. Looks like your doing quite a bit to the EX.

The shee shock makes a huge difference.

Have you / are you putting a kill switch on it? I need to put one on our for a new series but unsure how to wire it.

[SYKO]

Originally posted by jshtex
I haven't been here in a while. Looks like your doing quite a bit to the EX.

The shee shock makes a huge difference.

Have you / are you putting a kill switch on it? I need to put one on our for a new series but unsure how to wire it.


AS soon as I make her a dash to put her key and lights in I will wire up her laynard and I will show how its done:D






Looks great! She is lucky to have a great dad .


thanx man!! I get more excited buying and getting stuff for her quad then any of my other builds!


BUMPER TIME!

so I found a sweet deal on a SIC INC. bumper becoue I noticed it needed some protection for the sterrign damper and I snaged it up for super cheap new, becouse at the time the bumper she wanted was to much and I didnt want to use alot of her money on just a bumper.




http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG0051.jpg


its not made for this machine but it wouldnt take much to make it fit





then....... of course what happens? someone come along with the bumper she likes for a awesome price.....grrrrrrr So I decided to get it figuring ill get my money back on wich ever one she dosnt want in the end go figure!


also its not for this model but still for a honda so it will take very little for it to fit and it wil drop down from where its at in the pic



http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG0071.jpg





personaly I like both lol but its up to her, also snagged some nerf bars finaly for super cheap as well they should be in this comming week!

[HondaRacing83]

wow, super nice build! best one ive seen so far! keep it upp!

[SYKO]

thanx!! yea I noticed there are few major 250ex builds, this one will be for a long time hopefully even going to big bore when she needs more power in a couple of years:D

[SYKO]

from her riding this past weekend managed to snag some cool pics!




http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG0099.jpg



hardcore




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[SYKO]

had to sell her barkbusters becouse they wouldnt work with the fasst bars without the $50 mount so I got her some new mx style guards wich are built way better then I expected and sheap only like $23 shipped, I also picked up a used 450R hood to see how well I can make it fit, I wont do any mods to the 250 (its just sitting on there with two zipties) just got to space the front fenders out a little bit but no cutting, I think it looks awesome plus her light is messed up im thinking later some trail tech lights on the bars but we hardly ever do any night time riding. Also mounted the bling star bumper, I think im going to goto a weld shop and ask if they can add some more to the mounts to drop it down about 2-3 inches I think that will look better, being for a 450r wich is taller is the problem I think. Now im jst waiting on the nerf bars as well, we are going this weekend to try to get a MC shop sponsor that would maybe help out to get to the races (I dont know what shops will actually do Ive never tried) maybe even $25 per race or more I hope just to help out. Let me know what you guys think!




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[SYKO]

oh did a quick mock up of the nerf bars, they fit about what I would expect them to fit, aslo note the stock heel guards will work on this no problem, later i hope to change them out to some pro armour or equivalent brand aluminum heel guard.



http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG0123.jpg


you can see where they go directly into the 250ex frame. Normal 250ex nerfs go behind this frame portion making the nerfs short and boxy and im not into that. Also notice honda puts a threaded hole in the reinforcement perfect for making a nerf bar mount bolt up to :) so I will take the 300ex nerf front mounts cut and reweld them so they bol onto this portion. Also turning radius does not come close to the nerfs wich may be a problem with stock armed machines.


http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG0124.jpg



now onto the back mounts, not a big problem here I will flatten out the nerf bar mount to foot peg so it fits flush and cut and reweld the inner most net mount as its in the way of the foot peg.


http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG0125.jpg



also got the front 450R hood mounted securely, drilled and screwed the front and drilled two new holes on the top and put in longer push pins and called it a day, also reinstalled the key switch and N and R lights. Looks pretty damn tough for a 250ex I might say!


http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/Katie%20and%20her%20250ex/IMAG0127.jpg

[450rJam]

Awesome you and your daughter can make all these memories, I have 4 kids and a wife that all ride and its almost as much fun hanging in shop doing maint. and working on upgrades as it is riding (almost)

my wife has a 250ex and some back issues, I bought her a rzr for dunes but trails around home are not wide enough for the rzr so she rarely comes out to ride woods

putting the banshee front shock on the rear, was there any modifications needed or is there a certain year that works best? how much softer is it than the stock po-go stick?

Thanks
Jimmy