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vanillaice782
9/10/2022 8:36pm
9/10/2022 8:36pm
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9/13/2022 6:03am
This is definitely a long shot, but I was thinking about trying to get an XR200 project going for Diamond Don's next year and was reading about a kit that BBR sold that allowed you to put an xr200 motor in a cr80 frame. I'm just wondering if somebody happens to have one.
The bike shown in your post has a 100 motor. The 200 conversions require quite a bit more fabrication. The vertical tubes have to be lengthened so the much taller 200 engine can physically fit, in addition to creating a new cradle (as all the 85 frame conversions do).
I don’t believe BBR ever sold kits for at-home XR200 frame conversions… pretty sure they did all the fabrication themselves. It’s hard to find any of their old steel frame projects, as they quit doing them over 20 years ago when they started focusing on their own aluminum frames.
This was my clue that maybe something existed out there, they have a lot of historical things listed on their website, that they say they don't make anymore.
I have read about some people who have tried it. Of course I don't really have the fabrication knowledge to pull something like this off. But I do have one buddy that could maybe help.
The local vintage series here in North TX is running 200s now, but they allow different frames. Most are stuffed into newer 125 or 250F frames, it seems. Sounds like fun!
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