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I'm really excited that the kick-starter cleared the frame with no issues. That seems to be an often occurrence on these builds.
Here's where I'm at right now. Just waiting on some radiator plumbing parts, a very nice wheelset, and some small miscellaneous items to arrive before she can start digging trenches.
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Thanks for digging my fork tubes, man. I sent the forks out to MX-Tech and am very much looking forward to the setup they have provided me. Once at MX-Tech, the forks were disassembled, and the tubes were sent to Troy and Kim Cardiel at TCR Wheels. They anodized the tubes gold, and hard coated the shock body and fork lugs black. The DLC (black) coating on the lower tubes was done through MX-Tech. Total investment including the "huck" valves (speed sensitive bottoming control), springs, and revalve was right at $2,000.
As you can see, the wheels are just floating on a T-handle and a wooden dowel in the rear, as I finish up rebuilding the brake calipers and get some other small pieces (fender, sprocket/chain, modified skid plate) to complete my 500 odyssey...
It looks like I need to improve my time management... I'm picking up a '01 CR125 in a box on Saturday. We'll see what I can do with that. As of right now the plan is a '99 cylinder punched out to 58mm. That will get its own thread in due time.
Here's mine, yours is top shelf!
You will love the power& get ready to ride a couple gears high!
Oh wait, that's how I ride mine.
The Power will blow your mind!
Cheers, Pat
Beautiful bike. What gearing are you using? I decided to go with 14/49.
My brother runs 14 /49 on his and loves it.
I'm changing my gearing to 14/49 when I buy new sprockets/ chain.
You will love that bike!!!
Cheers, Pat
I see you're running a reed spacer, no problem with carb to shock spring clearance?
How do you like that TJ seat cover with the speed bumps?
FWIW, try to get your rear wheel all the way back in the adjustment or you might spend
a lot of the time looking at the sky.
Look forward to the ride reports. I think you're going to love it.
dogger
Thanks man.
The seat cover is super trick, although I haven't ridden it yet. I have always liked their covers, but this is my first time with the rumble strips. I figured it might be useful on a bike with a Himalayan torque curve.
I was confused about your spacer question, then realized from that angle my Rad Valve looks like a spacer. No issues, clears just fine!
It's funny you mentioned that about my wheelbase. I was just cursing the fact I bought a 114-link.
BTW, thanks for telling me what powder to use on the hubs. They came out great.
Very excited to be at this stage!!!
Nick
Pit Row
Just rode it for about 15min in a field.
It's a mean SOB! Smoother than I thought it would be, it has a deceptive warp drive. The front wheel lofts pretty easily, and that's with a way-too-rich 55 pilot. Time to start tuning!
Really cool looking bike! How did our parts work for you? Any suggestions?
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Wait till you get the jetting nailed! I worked on mine at the shop and did little tweaks with the carb & every adjustment
Requires a test run so I would ride it in the parking lot and it got more reposive with every change!
I put a total of 1hour on the timer in an area 75 yards long x 30 yards wide.(concrete)
Just riding back and forth. It was so fun much to test and ride the bike I. Built.
Your bike is badass enjoy it!
Cheers, Pat
Thanks for the product, it made it possible!
I am not sure about the 2001 CR125R frame, but we have done conversions on the 02-07 CR125R chassis' and it was pretty difficult due to reshaping the rails. It's obviously not impossible but there are easier conversions, in my opinion. I can see how it would make sense to do that conversion, though, since you have a frame laying around.
Good luck!
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