'85 CR500 restoration help

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 1:40pm
Can you guy's give me some links/tips or any info on this bike Thanks..BL..





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prillernut 4/28/2009 7:47am
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Hey Lenny, you've most likely been over there, but I'd spend some time digging through threads (specifically the "Steelie Rebuilds") over at

BannedCR500Riders.com

and since you're now a real honest-to-goodness hoon, you can register and check out

CR500Riders.com

I can't speak for the cr500riders site, since I'm not currently an owner and can't get in Sad , but the bannedcr500riders forum is great -


I'll tell you what I had done on my '85 - I bought it new, so these were the only performance mods done to mine -

White Brothers "Pro Shock Mod" for the stock shock - tune (for wgt and ability) & rebuild

ATK fork kit - (compression valve mod & spring)

Mooseracing flywheel weight - they only had one available, I don't recall how much weight it added - yours may have one already, it was a great mod -
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Big Lenny 4/28/2009 8:53am
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Jeez, thanks man, I found a wealth of info...
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prillernut 4/28/2009 11:05am
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you're more than welcome, Lenny - glad I can be of some help Smile

good to see a steelie getting some TLC - have fun with her, and make sure you've got good gear on so she doesn't have part of you for lunch if you get off Wink
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Larry 4/28/2009 11:54am
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Check the water pump seal and case around it before you ride it much.
The stock pilot jet is too lean for the SE, but I don't know how that might change out west.
Let me know if you find a source for Radiator shrouds.

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croom mx 4/28/2009 1:01pm
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Nice wheelie machine!
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ninety3 4/28/2009 6:40pm
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Gratz on the new (to you) ride Lenny, that's gonna be some fun for sure.
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lumpy790 4/29/2009 7:43am
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Nice find!


I had a friend in MD that would bolt on the 250 seat, tank & schrouds to make the tank skinnier.

Im in the process of running a batch of silicone radiator hoses for the CR500's.
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prillernut 4/29/2009 8:03am
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lumpy790 wrote:
Nice find! I had a friend in MD that would bolt on the 250 seat, tank & schrouds to make the tank skinnier.Im in the process...
Nice find!


I had a friend in MD that would bolt on the 250 seat, tank & schrouds to make the tank skinnier.

Im in the process of running a batch of silicone radiator hoses for the CR500's.
I'm very interested in the tank swap idea - I haven't heard of this yet - do you know, is it a simple bolt-on/swap out thing, or is there some modding required?
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Big Lenny 4/29/2009 9:37am
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Larry wrote:
Check the water pump seal and case around it before you ride it much. The stock pilot jet is too lean for the SE, but I...
Check the water pump seal and case around it before you ride it much.
The stock pilot jet is too lean for the SE, but I don't know how that might change out west.
Let me know if you find a source for Radiator shrouds.
After looking around I think bike bandit still has the listed...Here's the 1'st problem I've run into.. The brake pedal hex bolt/screw is stripped and rusted in, I've got a extraction tool setting in there now waiting to be turned with no luck, this part is discontinued...
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prillernut 4/29/2009 10:52am
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if you don't have any luck extracting the offending bolt, I'd pull the pedal and take it to a good (I want to emphasize that - good is critical) machine shop for them to have a go at it. Restoring my Maico, I've learned good machine shop help to be a very important factor -
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Big Lenny 4/29/2009 7:58pm
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It's the pivot bolt that holds the pedal, man I've tried everything almost...
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trick121 4/29/2009 8:29pm
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Nice ride lenny.

Bike would look sweet with a blue seat and red frame. DG cylinder is an awesome find.

Show us a picture of the "seized" bolt.
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croom mx 4/30/2009 5:34am
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Big Lenny wrote:
It's the pivot bolt that holds the pedal, man I've tried everything almost...
Since you have and easy out tool already in the bolt you can also use an impact wrench the kind you hit with a hammer to loosen the bolt. Sometimes propane torch will expand the metal around the bolt and it will loosen.
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lumpy790 4/30/2009 9:59am
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The 250 tank, seat swap was pretty easy as I recall him saying. He bought a new 500 every year and did it to all of them. He may have needed to make a bracket to mount the tank.
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prillernut 4/30/2009 1:18pm
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Big Lenny wrote:
It's the pivot bolt that holds the pedal, man I've tried everything almost...
croom mx wrote:
Since you have and easy out tool already in the bolt you can also use an impact wrench the kind you hit with a hammer to...
Since you have and easy out tool already in the bolt you can also use an impact wrench the kind you hit with a hammer to loosen the bolt. Sometimes propane torch will expand the metal around the bolt and it will loosen.
sorry BL, I didn't realize it was the mounting bolt - yeah, like croom said, hit it with some heat. I haven't used it yet, but I've heard good stuff about "Kroil" over at the Yahoo! Maico group -

Kroil

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prillernut 4/30/2009 1:21pm
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lumpy790 wrote:
The 250 tank, seat swap was pretty easy as I recall him saying. He bought a new 500 every year and did it to all of...
The 250 tank, seat swap was pretty easy as I recall him saying. He bought a new 500 every year and did it to all of them. He may have needed to make a bracket to mount the tank.
thanks lumpy - I will definitely keep that in mind when the time comes...
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Big Lenny 4/30/2009 2:12pm
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Big Lenny wrote:
It's the pivot bolt that holds the pedal, man I've tried everything almost...
croom mx wrote:
Since you have and easy out tool already in the bolt you can also use an impact wrench the kind you hit with a hammer to...
Since you have and easy out tool already in the bolt you can also use an impact wrench the kind you hit with a hammer to loosen the bolt. Sometimes propane torch will expand the metal around the bolt and it will loosen.
Did both of those croom...
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lumpy790 4/30/2009 4:59pm
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Make sure there isnt a lock nut on the back side of the bolt.

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Big Lenny 4/30/2009 8:49pm
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lumpy790 wrote:
Make sure there isnt a lock nut on the back side of the bolt.
Nope..nada..
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Larry 5/1/2009 8:25am
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If you need someone to help you cuss while you work on it Lenny I am real good at that.
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Big Lenny 5/1/2009 2:00pm
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Then between me and you it'll turn itself out..Laughing

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