1986 250r build thread

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Well im stoked to finally have and R again im a new member here and i love looking at differnt build threads so i thought i would share mine im pretty stoked about it!!

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[mineralgrey01gt]

dang man that thing seen its better days. Cant wait for some updates on it. Whats the plans for it?

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prep for powdercoat

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fresh gusset kit an powder :)

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with burgard +2 stem an por taper bars

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mineralgrey01gt dang man that thing seen its better days. Cant wait for some updates on it. Whats the plans for it?

well its always been a dream of mine to build a 250R after selling my first one it was a little rough when i got it haha but i picked it up for next to nothing and the frame was staight with not cracks (lucked out there lol) im only 20 and funds are kinda limited but imma run a stock motor for now will a little bit of goodies on it and a laeger protrax front end with axis long travel triple rates im stoke this is my first ground up build im super pumped to get it all done :D

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front end got here yesterday!!

[mineralgrey01gt]

awesome man. I was 21 when I did my first ground up build. I got it up to where it needed plastics and thats all, broke my frame and parted it out. Wish I still had it though. I kept the a-arms and suspension stock. Everything else was aftermarket on it:

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv91/lilzilla2008/digicampics196.jpg

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv91/lilzilla2008/digicampics195.jpg

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv91/lilzilla2008/digicampics191.jpg

only things left are my front end, radiator, and pipe

[DUBSTAR]

Thats way sick!!! ive been ordering it part by part and with taxes an stuff im hopeing to have it all done around may! did you have a gusset kit on yours?

[mineralgrey01gt]

Originally posted by DUBSTAR
Thats way sick!!! ive been ordering it part by part and with taxes an stuff im hopeing to have it all done around may! did you have a gusset kit on yours?

Nope no gusset kit and man I wish i would have but I was ready to ride lol. I tried to take my time on it but every extra penny went into it and it ended up taking me around 4 months to finish it. It would roll out hard for a little ported stock cylinder, LRD adjustable pipe, boyesen (sp) reed cage (the old style which I was told was better) and reeds, PWK 38mm carb and esr filter kit. Man the power was great I loved it and miss it dearly. I think I ended up with $4500 in mine after everything as it was sitting. Definitely could have bought one much cheaper but the fun in waiting on parts is just awesome lol. I plan to do another here soon hopefully. Just got to get away from my bagged truck project im trying to finish up for show season lol

[DUBSTAR]

yea im alreay into this 3500 i got the bike for 500 an i probably could have had it done already but i dont wannt take any short cuts you know.. i got all new bolt and bearings and the only thing im gonna keep stock it the frame radiator and swing arm.. i want this thing to be a jaw dropper i love 250r and i already have plans for buildng another one right after this one but i think i will start out with a litte nicer starter bike than i did on this one haha

[mineralgrey01gt]

lol true. One piece of advice I can give you is use OEM style bolts. Never ever ever ever use the polished bolt kit from ebay. That kit is complete junk! I ran one on the quad pictured and worse mistake of my life. Before id go riding id have to check all of them to make sure they are tight, if not stuff would literally fall off

[DUBSTAR]

haha well thats good to know cause thats what kit i bought to but i couldnt find any oem bolt kits do they even make them?

[dhsmustang]

how much did that powdercoat cost you?

[mineralgrey01gt]

Originally posted by DUBSTAR
haha well thats good to know cause thats what kit i bought to but i couldnt find any oem bolt kits do they even make them?

lol i looked for a complete kit but could never find them. Definitely use Loctite on every single one of them. They definitely need it and mine still backed off and got loose using Loctite.

[DoonRider]

Originally posted by DUBSTAR
haha well thats good to know cause thats what kit i bought to but i couldnt find any oem bolt kits do they even make them?
I bought alot of new oem bolts on bikebanditdotcom. They have the oem section with the parts breakdowns to find what you need. All of the lighter duty bolts and some of the suspension ones are available yet. They are reasonably priced too compared to what they are going for at the hardware store.

Looks like you are doing things up right, have fun.

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dhsmustang

Im sponsered by a local powered coated here in boise and he sandblasted smothed everything out for me and powdered it for 175 he does amazing work

DoonRider and mineralgrey01gt
Thanks for everything its a big part of why i joined this fourm hoping to find little tips and knowlege along the way :macho

[mineralgrey01gt]

No problem man but there is one bad thing about these threads. It always gives me the fever to build another lol. Ive been looking at parts all day

[beastlywarrior]

nice whenever i graduate in gonna build one of these

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mineralgrey01gt

haha i know what you mean im not even done with this one and im already lookin to build a tt bike :ermm:

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beastlywarrior
Its always been a dream of mine to build one and ive never had more fun working on a bike in my entire live!!

mineralgrey01gt

whats your oppinion on the bolt on 330esr PV kit with the pipe and carb and all that included? better than the 310 pv ? and i also dont want it to be changing jets and messing with it ever place i good would the 330 be that much mor tempremental?

[mineralgrey01gt]

Originally posted by DUBSTAR
beastlywarrior
Its always been a dream of mine to build one and ive never had more fun working on a bike in my entire live!!

mineralgrey01gt

whats your oppinion on the bolt on 330esr PV kit with the pipe and carb and all that included? better than the 310 pv ? and i also dont want it to be changing jets and messing with it ever place i good would the 330 be that much mor tempremental?

My brother ran esr's 330 non pv top end with 38mm airstryker and trx5 centermount and it made nice power but of course always wanting more power lol. Once he got it right it ran like crazy until the weisco (sp) crank let go but ESR fixed it right the last go round. Now he has a 370 stroker motor from ESR and man that thing will haul some serious ***. If you want some good power I enjoyed the 310 he had also but if I was building a motor again which I will one day it will definitely be a 265 stroker. I love the power they put out as its plenty enough and from what I read get Neil from C-Leigh Racing to port it and they will flat out fly.

[DUBSTAR]

hmm yea ill have to look into that.. ive just been wondering cause with esrs prices and being on a buget there looking like the best canidate lol

[mineralgrey01gt]

They have a good product. I love their exhaust but even when I had my 250r all I had was a stock bore with port work motor, 38mm PWK carb, boyesen (sp) reeds with LRD adjustable pipe and the power was perfect. Not too much to where it wouldnt plant the power to the ground but then enough to where it would roll out hard. It wasnt the fastest out there but it was definitely a blast.

[DUBSTAR]

yea on my first 250r i had the same thing and i loved it but after riding my 450 with the tom carlson motor in it im afaid ill need more power lol im a power junkie :D

[mineralgrey01gt]

Originally posted by DUBSTAR
yea on my first 250r i had the same thing and i loved it but after riding my 450 with the tom carlson motor in it im afaid ill need more power lol im a power junkie :D

Sometimes its just too much power on my bro's 250r. A 310 would be good for sure. He needs suspension work done to his badly so it can 1/2 *** plant the power, right now it just blows the tires away in 1st and 2nd, 3rd - 6th hook and flat out fly but by the time around here you get into those gears you have to shut it down

[DUBSTAR]

k how do you do that quote thing with what i said befoe in it ive been trying to figure that out this whole time haha

but yea i think i might just do a 310 and my girlfriend told me she wants one now (ohh darn ;) lol ) so ill probably do a stoke cylinder on hers and see how much power i can get out of it

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new hood :)

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graphics :)

[sand_blaster]

I really like this build so far. Keep this going please :)

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sand_blaster

thanks man will do! ill have alot more pics tommorrow ill post of all the parts and stuff hopefully have the swing arm mounted and some other random things!!

[DoonRider]

Originally posted by DUBSTAR
k how do you do that quote thing with what i said befoe in it ive been trying to figure that out this whole time haha


Just click on the red box with the word "quote" in it on the lower right of the comment that you want to quote. Then type your comment above or below it in the reply box that pops up.:)

[DUBSTAR]

Originally posted by DoonRider
Just click on the red box with the word "quote" in it on the lower right of the comment that you want to quote. Then type your comment above or below it in the reply box that pops up.:)

You are a smart man!! Haha thank you:D

[mineralgrey01gt]

Originally posted by DUBSTAR
k how do you do that quote thing with what i said befoe in it ive been trying to figure that out this whole time haha

but yea i think i might just do a 310 and my girlfriend told me she wants one now (ohh darn ;) lol ) so ill probably do a stoke cylinder on hers and see how much power i can get out of it

Haha now you in deep man! Its easy just click on the quote box and it will pop up and you can type in the box before or after the quoted statement. I cant wait to see more of it and be sure and post pics of your g/f's because we all know another build is coming lol:D :D :D

also DFR graphics ftw! I love their graphics and my quad will be getting them shortly. I just took her "clothes" off today :)

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv91/lilzilla2008/0d77bf7e.jpg

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv91/lilzilla2008/f8d90163.jpg

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Originally posted by mineralgrey01gt
Haha now you in deep man! Its easy just click on the quote box and it will pop up and you can type in the box before or after the quoted statement. I cant wait to see more of it and be sure and post pics of your g/f's because we all know another build is coming lol:D

Yea dude she's pretty stoked but I think I'm a little more excited haha can't wait to build another one and I'm not even done with mine yet lol the dfr graphics are sick I ment to order red ones but I think the grey will look good so I kept them :D

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ok guys did a little wrenchin on her this weekend and ordering all the stuff for the motor this weeked lemme know what you think!!

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[250Renvy]

What are you planning to do about the spindles?

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Originally posted by 250Renvy
What are you planning to do about the spindles?

Probably buy a used front end off eBay rebuild the spinldes and have an exta set of aarms seems that would be cheaper than buying them new and nobody seems to be selling just the spindles

[89trx250r]

Yea its almost impossible to buy new protrax spindles and if someone is selling them there like 600+ each or some crazy crap...

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Originally posted by 89trx250r
Yea its almost impossible to buy new protrax spindles and if someone is selling them there like 600+ each or some crazy crap...

haha yea i didnt think it would be this hard to find a set but oh well first build you learn as you go lol i just can believe how expensive those spindles are! crazy crazy haha

[red88r]

Looks good so far man....same colors as my 87 build.

[DUBSTAR]

Originally posted by red88r
Looks good so far man....same colors as my 87 build.

thanks man!! do you have pics of your 87 build?!

[red88r]

Originally posted by DUBSTAR
thanks man!! do you have pics of your 87 build?!

It is just a powder coated white frame and a bunch of bins with parts in for now. No heat in my garage. Will start in spring.

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ESR 310 TRX9 PORT SHOWED UP TODAY :macho

[etccb]

Sweet. Looking good.

[DUBSTAR]

Originally posted by etccb
Sweet. Looking good.

Thanks man after seeing how much you love your motor makes me wish i would have went the 330 rought hahah oh well

[danhung11]

Nice build man, don't give up on the spindles. Post a WTB thread, one of the better front ends out there.

BTW - nice tool chest! :D

[DoonRider]

Ya, that thing really got worked over from that first picture. I'm always "shopping" parts. I'll keep an eye out for the spindles too.

[DUBSTAR]

haha thanks guys i love hear good feed back just keeps me motivated to get the thing done i appericate all the advice i can get :D i wanna have her all done by may so well see what happens :p

danhung11

i did post one in the forsale thread a while back but i guess only got one guys that has some and me and him have been talkin back and forth a little bit also might trade for some walsh long travels just so i can get it done a little quicker i wish i had more money but ill be happy either way :D

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Originally posted by DoonRider
Ya, that thing really got worked over from that first picture. I'm always "shopping" parts. I'll keep an eye out for the spindles too.

hey you have a bike on the show off your 250r thread with pep standerd travel shocks with huge piggy back rezzys and i was just wondering where you order those from imm gonna be running a walsh +3 set up now and it calls for stander travel shocks but i only wanna run pep or axis.. i really like the ones you have just wondering how you like them and where you got them
thanks
cody

[DoonRider]

I got them from SF Racing. An alternative would be Baldwin Motorports. I am having those worked over for my TT quad right now by Baldwin. They are busy right now, but they seem easier to communicate with. I put stock ones back on that stock looking 88 quad.

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ok guys sorry it took so long parts are starting to show up soo here we go again lol

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GOT THE MOTOR FINALLY!!

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TELL ME WHAT YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT THE PIPE I PERSONALY LOVE THE WAY IT LOOKS ALL BLACK!!

[Victork1982]

Looking really good, keep the pics coming!

[gutlassracing]

Bad@ss man I love the look of the black pipe !

[trx250r1]

Sic wit it!

[DUBSTAR]

thanks guys!!! super stoke about getting closer to it being finished!!!

[trx250r 88]

i like the pipe. everything is looking really good!

[J250r]

I was always on the fence about flat black pipes but that one really looks SICK! Nice build so far, can't wait to see more

[mineralgrey01gt]

man that looks awesome with the black pipe! Great choice

[etccb]

It is looking very good and I like the black pipe on it.

[DUBSTAR]

Originally posted by J250r
I was always on the fence about flat black pipes but that one really looks SICK! Nice build so far, can't wait to see more

So wan i man! i didnt think it would turn out this good but i really like it thanks for all your guys feed back very much appericated!!!