8o8 State Rebuild!

[hawaiiysr]

Aloha! here goes my rebuild. i know we are all picture whores so i took a lot of them. not quite pau yet but enjoy
the orginal builder of this 250R was dirtycj5. he is also a member here but lives on a different island then I (Big Island) it was posted on CL for some time.

it was sold to some guy locally on the Big Island. it was then posted FS on CL again by the new owner whom i purchased it from. i had it shipped over from the Big Island to Oahu. it was a bit beat up. Neglected to say the least and definitely not as clean and pretty as the above picture. i took care of what needed attention and beat her up myself.

after a few MX events my frame was toast and a BIG bandaid would not fix anything. at least i got to dust a few 450's first
Before the tear down:

[morse250r]

I like the tank cover

[hawaiiysr]

Subframe cracked in 2 different places, swing arm, foot peg area (both sides), lower motor mounts, all broken. front motor mounts were incorrect to begin with so that will need correction also. Carnage is here (you might wanna close your eyes) vvvvvv

[hawaiiysr]

CT pipe mount was broken already. motor still looks good and ran like a champ. drain plug is starting to strip though. timesert will fix it up. anyone know the size i need? will do a top end job soon enough and hopefully a port job from BDT.

[Yoiaintkare]

That tank cover is friggen sweet man!!!

[ISU]

Good progress so far. That's some interesting dirt, looks like rust and it looks like it would be hard to clean

[pro-fab]

Good ol' red dirt. That stuff cakes everything. Frame looks to be pretty beat up, but its all repairable. Or maybe find a nice aftermarket frame to replace it.

[hawaiiysr]

thanks for the coments guys. keep um coming and i'll keep posting. i picked up the tank cover on ebay. not sure of the brand. Feather carbon i think. i had it re-cleared and the painter screwed it up. i'll post a pic later. it needs alot of wet sanding to be salvaged. then re-cleared. you want something done right... do it yourself. with that said, on with the build!

seeing that my sub frame was cracked in multiple places i figured why not just hack it all off and build a removable height adjustable sub frame. i got the idea from here:
ATV Riders Forum - Built myself a new subframe.
while i was still brain storming redred55 posted a Laeger flip top for sale. i decided to buy it and make it work.
and since i needed completely new front motor mounts i contacted Pumashine to see if he could help. 86 frame mounts are molded pieces and 87-89 frame mounts are stamped. both very hard to duplicate. long story short, he had a frame to scrap and the section i needed was still good. DingDong mail man, parts are here.

Flip top from redred55. gusset kit, CR250 coil mount, engine stand, frame section, stainless front engine mounts, and, broken cases to use for mock up. THANKS Pumashine!

[hawaiiysr]

i started work on my screwed 87 frame and realized, THIS SUCKS! i lost major motivation. i would love to call Walsh, LS, or, Laeger and say hay send me a frame. not an option. this is only the 2nd 250R i have ever seen in my life. where am i going to find a frame? i know where, CL! i'm a lucky SOB. a complete 86 poped up FS on CL. again from the Big Island. my wheels were turning again. i bought it

pretty much untouched. stock engine. carbon reeds, wheels, ESR TRX5 pipe, FMF silencer. spin around the block and i took it apart. i hate yellow:P

[hawaiiysr]

no pictures of the yellow R break down. my plan is to build off the yellow R and put all the goodie parts from the red R on. so transformers action. the yellow will transform into the new Red R. Pumashine gusset kit time. these pics are just to show the quality of these kits. the new metal is so much thicker then the OEM metal.