Not another 96 McGrath build

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found a pretty nice 96 on craigslist decided to do a build. Had a fresh top end and clutches. Was a pretty solid bike.

basic mod list
08 showa twin chamber forks
270mm front rotor
scalvani exhaust
38mm air striker carb
did wheels
everything else is pretty basic stuff

when I picked it up
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took it to clean it up before tearing into it

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got it framed and took to frame to a buddy for sand blast and paint

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I started sending some stuff to powder coat next

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hubs came out great but I decided I wanted to do a red chrome like on the new hrc race bikes

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I didn't like how that came out so we decided to try spectra chrome

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a carbon air box wasnt in the budget so I had the stocker hydro dipped

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most of the parts finally showed up

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while parts were coming in I started cleaning up parts

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and finally started putting stuff together

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Decided to run 08 crf250 forks and revavled them and the shock with race tech stuff

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smashingpumpkins167 7/7/2017 5:24pm
7/7/2017 5:24pm
Looks really good! Did you have a fun time getting those carburetor hoses to mount onto the carb? They look like the same ones I used and they were just a little too small.
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gcowart 7/7/2017 6:46pm
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smashingpumpkins167 wrote:
Looks really good! Did you have a fun time getting those carburetor hoses to mount onto the carb? They look like the same ones I used...
Looks really good! Did you have a fun time getting those carburetor hoses to mount onto the carb? They look like the same ones I used and they were just a little too small.
Thanks guys, haha yeah those carb lines sucked to get on

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shuggs 7/9/2017 2:21am
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Cracking looking, love the red chrome
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crc245 7/9/2017 9:32am
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Super clean, congratulations! Curious about the "hydro dipped" airbox; If this is going to be a bike that's ridden, how does it hold up? Cost? Etcetera...Thanks for your information and congrats again
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mchonda2 7/10/2017 11:30am
7/10/2017 11:30am
How much did it cost you to have the airbox hydro dipped?
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eilers434 7/10/2017 11:51am
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Just curious on a ball park on how much the build cost in total? I have an old 82' XR500 I would love to do a restore on, especially after seeing an old bike turn out like this one. Great job man looks so good!
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gcowart 7/10/2017 12:53pm
7/10/2017 12:53pm
crc245 wrote:
Super clean, congratulations! Curious about the "hydro dipped" airbox; If this is going to be a bike that's ridden, how does it hold up? Cost? Etcetera...Thanks...
Super clean, congratulations! Curious about the "hydro dipped" airbox; If this is going to be a bike that's ridden, how does it hold up? Cost? Etcetera...Thanks for your information and congrats again
Thanks guys, it cost 100 to get done and they clear coat over the top of it so far it's holding up great. The guy said he could do a cerakote clear that would be way stronger for 120 but I didn't plan on riding the bike a ton.
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gcowart 7/10/2017 12:54pm
7/10/2017 12:54pm
eilers434 wrote:
Just curious on a ball park on how much the build cost in total? I have an old 82' XR500 I would love to do a...
Just curious on a ball park on how much the build cost in total? I have an old 82' XR500 I would love to do a restore on, especially after seeing an old bike turn out like this one. Great job man looks so good!
Iv got around 5500 in it with the bike. I picked it up for 1100.
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moore433 7/13/2017 5:39pm
7/13/2017 5:39pm
Nice job!!!!! Love the spring and hubs and everything around them from fender to fender...
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ed921reyes 7/14/2017 5:53pm
7/14/2017 5:53pm
wow turned out great!!!!

whats up with the rear disc guard? wanted to keep that 1 part oem on it? hahah just ball busting
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gcowart 7/14/2017 7:02pm
7/14/2017 7:02pm
ed921reyes wrote:
wow turned out great!!!!

whats up with the rear disc guard? wanted to keep that 1 part oem on it? hahah just ball busting
Haha there's a few things I haven't done yet. It's got a sweet red tusk brake res cap too
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BigDaddyG 7/20/2017 8:02am
7/20/2017 8:02am
Great job man!! Turned out awesome!
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FarleyMX25 10/2/2017 9:08am
10/2/2017 9:08am Edited Date/Time 10/2/2017 9:11am
Where did you get the clutch cover? And beside the forks what else did you have to make it work with the stock hub?

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