2004 CRF 280R Project

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MxSkillz 5/24/2012 9:38am
5/24/2012 9:38am
Thanks bro.. yeah i dont trust the automatic one either.. you never know when it fails until its too late.. This thing you check it every 5 hours or so and you are good to go..
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MxSkillz 5/24/2012 4:21pm
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Anybody ever had their crank balanced at crankworks?? how did their work look?
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slipdog 5/24/2012 4:37pm
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MxSkillz wrote:
Anybody ever had their crank balanced at crankworks?? how did their work look?
I have all my race cranks done there, they do top notch work.

I have a long rod Crf250 and a Crf490 with a Carrillo rod being done now
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MxSkillz 5/24/2012 4:43pm
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MxSkillz wrote:
Anybody ever had their crank balanced at crankworks?? how did their work look?
slipdog wrote:
I have all my race cranks done there, they do top notch work. I have a long rod Crf250 and a Crf490 with a Carrillo rod...
I have all my race cranks done there, they do top notch work.

I have a long rod Crf250 and a Crf490 with a Carrillo rod being done now
sounds good man.. how much would it set me back?

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slipdog 5/24/2012 5:09pm
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They charge $200 to rebuild and balance plus the cost of the heavy metal to get it in balance @ $0.32/gram
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jeffro503 5/24/2012 5:25pm
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MxSkillz.....dude you are doing a great job on this rebuild so far! More patience than I could have. BTW......quit posting pics of the restored CR250......I keep drooling on my damn keyboard!
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MxSkillz 5/24/2012 5:32pm
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They charge $200 to rebuild and balance plus the cost of the heavy metal to get it in balance @ $0.32/gram
ok cool.. i just sent them a email.. I was just about to put all the new parts on but The motor currently has a wiseco crank in it which i dont trust... So better be safe than sorry and get a new hotrods balanced crank from those guys.. Thanks man
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MxSkillz 5/24/2012 5:37pm
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MxSkillz.....dude you are doing a great job on this rebuild so far! More patience than I could have. BTW......quit posting pics of the restored CR250......I keep...
MxSkillz.....dude you are doing a great job on this rebuild so far! More patience than I could have. BTW......quit posting pics of the restored CR250......I keep drooling on my damn keyboard!
Thanks jeffro! i think i have more money than patience..lol..

Lol..Yea that guy asked for it.. i thought he was doughting my 280 build.. so i had to shut him up with a pic of the cr..
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slipdog 5/24/2012 5:51pm
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ok cool.. i just sent them a email.. I was just about to put all the new parts on but The motor currently has a wiseco...
ok cool.. i just sent them a email.. I was just about to put all the new parts on but The motor currently has a wiseco crank in it which i dont trust... So better be safe than sorry and get a new hotrods balanced crank from those guys.. Thanks man
I agree it"s not a good idea to trust the wiseco crank. Performance wise the big bore piston will throw the balance factor of the crank off even further so having your crank balanced to that piston is well worth it.

Like everyone else, I look forward to your finished project!
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MxSkillz 5/24/2012 9:16pm
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ok cool.. i just sent them a email.. I was just about to put all the new parts on but The motor currently has a wiseco...
ok cool.. i just sent them a email.. I was just about to put all the new parts on but The motor currently has a wiseco crank in it which i dont trust... So better be safe than sorry and get a new hotrods balanced crank from those guys.. Thanks man
slipdog wrote:
I agree it"s not a good idea to trust the wiseco crank. Performance wise the big bore piston will throw the balance factor of the crank...
I agree it"s not a good idea to trust the wiseco crank. Performance wise the big bore piston will throw the balance factor of the crank off even further so having your crank balanced to that piston is well worth it.

Like everyone else, I look forward to your finished project!
thanks man.. it will be a little delay cause of the wait for the crank but she will be done soon
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Hando 6/3/2012 11:18am
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spot on bike mate

what do you do for a living?

i rmember some guys on some of the car forums i used to frequent were islander types and they would have all the sick JDM import cars but they were paying big bucks for them (altezzas, wrx sti, evos, skylines,etc)
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Slow450 6/3/2012 11:47am
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Looks good, but where is that smoke coming from? I'm sure you know that you misspelled "weapon" in the end of the edit. What did you end up doing as far as suspension set up? Were you able to stay within the $3500 budget? Keep up the builds, looking forward to hearing your ride report.
Firebird77 6/3/2012 1:24pm
6/3/2012 1:24pm
Wow, that thing sounds beautiful...Its barks with a nice snap. The graphics look awesome too! Are you going to race it?
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DrSweden 6/3/2012 2:07pm
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Sounds crisp! Good work! Damn, would be nice to take it for a spin!!!
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MxSkillz 6/4/2012 12:49pm
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Slow450 wrote:
Looks good, but where is that smoke coming from? I'm sure you know that you misspelled "weapon" in the end of the edit. What did you...
Looks good, but where is that smoke coming from? I'm sure you know that you misspelled "weapon" in the end of the edit. What did you end up doing as far as suspension set up? Were you able to stay within the $3500 budget? Keep up the builds, looking forward to hearing your ride report.
The smoke is from wd40 on the pipe.. The suspension was done by factory connection.. when i got the bike, i just did an oil change and yeah dude i satyed within the budget..

Goin ridin this weekend so i will stick up another vid in action..
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MxSkillz 6/4/2012 12:55pm
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Firebird77 wrote:
Wow, that thing sounds beautiful...Its barks with a nice snap. The graphics look awesome too! Are you going to race it?
Thanks man.. hell yea its getting raced.. its too fast not too!
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MxSkillz 6/4/2012 12:56pm
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DrSweden wrote:
Sounds crisp! Good work! Damn, would be nice to take it for a spin!!!
get on a plane to bermuda and feel free mate

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Slow450 6/4/2012 12:57pm
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Slow450 wrote:
Looks good, but where is that smoke coming from? I'm sure you know that you misspelled "weapon" in the end of the edit. What did you...
Looks good, but where is that smoke coming from? I'm sure you know that you misspelled "weapon" in the end of the edit. What did you end up doing as far as suspension set up? Were you able to stay within the $3500 budget? Keep up the builds, looking forward to hearing your ride report.
MxSkillz wrote:
The smoke is from wd40 on the pipe.. The suspension was done by factory connection.. when i got the bike, i just did an oil change...
The smoke is from wd40 on the pipe.. The suspension was done by factory connection.. when i got the bike, i just did an oil change and yeah dude i satyed within the budget..

Goin ridin this weekend so i will stick up another vid in action..
sweet!
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newmann 6/4/2012 1:10pm
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Turned out nice. Our 04 CRF250 needs a going over. Been sitting in the corner for a few years now as we migrated away from the 4's. My old YZ250F fired right up the other day though! Wouldn't run off choke, but I'm sure a pilot flush will clear that right up. One day it will get a strip down/rebuild and probably a few motor mods along the way. Good stuff, now what's next??
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DrSweden 6/4/2012 1:21pm
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DrSweden wrote:
Sounds crisp! Good work! Damn, would be nice to take it for a spin!!!
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get on a plane to bermuda and feel free mate
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Turned out nice. Our 04 CRF250 needs a going over. Been sitting in the corner for a few years now as we migrated away from the...
Turned out nice. Our 04 CRF250 needs a going over. Been sitting in the corner for a few years now as we migrated away from the 4's. My old YZ250F fired right up the other day though! Wouldn't run off choke, but I'm sure a pilot flush will clear that right up. One day it will get a strip down/rebuild and probably a few motor mods along the way. Good stuff, now what's next??
jumbo 747?
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burn1986 6/4/2012 1:50pm
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I'm kind of curious to see the finished CRF now.
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newmann 6/4/2012 2:09pm
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Turned out nice. Our 04 CRF250 needs a going over. Been sitting in the corner for a few years now as we migrated away from the...
Turned out nice. Our 04 CRF250 needs a going over. Been sitting in the corner for a few years now as we migrated away from the 4's. My old YZ250F fired right up the other day though! Wouldn't run off choke, but I'm sure a pilot flush will clear that right up. One day it will get a strip down/rebuild and probably a few motor mods along the way. Good stuff, now what's next??
MxSkillz wrote:
jumbo 747?
So, you work in the aviation industry?Laughing
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Lightning78 6/4/2012 5:02pm
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You're gonna LOVE it! I had an 07 built to the exact same level as yours, it sounded exactly the same. It was an amazing bike and real attention getter. It ran slightly stronger than the original 400 only a lot lighter and handled far better. I wish I had never gotten rid of that bike but it bit me pretty hard I was off riding for a year and a half. Nonetheless enjoy it bec once you ride it you'll see how great it is. IMO that would be a much better sized open bike I could hang w similar riders on 450's all day

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