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Pvt. Maggot
07-21-2003, 07:14 PM
could you please measure how tall your motor is please? any help would be GREAT thank you!
86350x
07-21-2003, 07:20 PM
Sorry no xr500 here, but if your wonering about removing the head from the motor, without taking the motor out of the frame:ermm: Sorry bud, it's gonna have to come out.:(
Pvt. Maggot
07-21-2003, 07:22 PM
nope....wanna put the motor in my 300 :devil:
86350x
07-21-2003, 07:44 PM
Lol, just figured that out ( i'm a little slow at times)

http://www.ericgorr.com/contact/contact.html

I just wrote this question to erric gorr, if anyone here can't give you an answer, this guy knows just about everything about bikes and quads.:confused: :ermm:

If no luck with that, look for an old 350x motor. (which I know are kind of hard to come by anymore:ermm: )
Pvt. Maggot
07-21-2003, 07:48 PM
i want something different and a little more ballish....and i wanna get a set of those cool dual pipes for it :devil: i could prob use them with a 350x but i want a bigger motor...
Pvt. Maggot
07-22-2003, 07:22 AM
bump?
hessianmx111
07-22-2003, 09:15 AM
pm cowsbitepeople. he has one
86350x
07-22-2003, 05:45 PM
If you don't find out from him, you could try writing to rick sieman, he's on mx-offroad.com's don't ask.

I think the 500 motor is taller then a 350x motor, so to make it fit, you'd have to cut off the bottom frame rails (and maybe lengthen the cradle, get new square tubing ,and relocate them down further. Since 300's have square tubing, it would be much easier to fabricate then a round tubed frame. If you do this you should reinforce your frame anyways. Because I can almost garuantee you it's gonna develope stress cracks once you get some hard use out of it. Ever since my bro upgraded his 250r with a big bore cylinder it always developes cracks after a hard ride, so then me have to weld it up, and repaint it. I guess that's why I also kinda hate frames constructed of square tubing.

Good luck to ya, sorry I couldn't help:ermm:
86350x
07-22-2003, 06:28 PM
:confused:
CowsBitePeople
07-22-2003, 11:05 PM
Ill measure mine when i get home from work today ill take a pic too if u want ill try i just need some batteries for it....im currently putting the bike together so i pretty much have the motor out :macho if u wanna buy it make me an offer ;)
CowsBitePeople
07-22-2003, 11:19 PM
Ok i measured it real quick it is about 19" tall but when i get home from work i will take it out of the frame and take a more acurate measurement but its about 19"I will fit in a 400 frame ;) if i could get the swing arm pivot bolt out of my quad that might be in there :o Ill also get a pic later