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This build is just plain crazy, and I'll read thru it a few more times
Regarding the foot peg mounts, I am sure if Corne sees enough demand he will make another run eventually and I know a few other guys that are interested. He really had a headache getting the last machinist to finish the job and he wants to make share he has a good reliable machinist next time. The titanium really takes longer to machine and the next batch may be stainless which would also bring the price down. Those titanium foot pegs did come out beautiful though.
The key to finding the rare parts is being patient and persistent. Sometimes I found a part from someone who I had already asked a few time before, but the 3rd time was a charm. Lots of timing and luck involved, as well as money.
Do you have any pics to share of your build?
The Shop
Here are pics of the HRC sand tank that sold last March.
I have only seen one pic of the sand tank on Bolley's bike in 1999. Only the Europe team used the aluminum tanks for the 2nd gens and they painted them white.
Could you give me the Kawasaki reference to get the same radiator cap?
En te remarciant. (PM me if you prefer)
Here is the pipe on the bike before I started reconditioning it. HRC had several different pipes for the riders and this one used by the Japan and MXGP factory teams has quite a different shape than the OEM pipe.
Getting it back down to the raw metal took a few days and I have a little more work to do on it before adding the "blueing" along the welded seams with a chef's torch.
I was also able to find a complete HRC seat used by the Japan factory team in 2000. The seat looks new and is an incredible find for this build.
Here is the same seat on the 2000 Japan RC250M..
Pit Row
Among the pipes HRC provided from 1999-2001, in addition to different designs, they also equipped them with different types of armor plating. Some had no armor like the E7HM pipe below, some had armor around head pipe, which I can only assume was to prevent that part of the pipe from getting crushed and preventing the engine from running, and I have seen some HRC pipes with the OEM armor welded on. This armor is not placed in the areas where the pipe most likely to see the most normal abuse from rocks thrown or hard landings in which the pipe might hit the ground, for some reason, but concern over protecting just that first few inches of pipe.
E7HP
E7HM
OEM armor/reinforcement
If you look closely at the HRC exhaust valve stopper bolt on the right, you will notice that it has an offset pin at the bottom. As you turn the bolt, it allows the exhaust valve to close slightly at lower rpm/power which improves low end power at the expense of acceleration and top end power. If you put the offset in at its highest point, it is the same as stock exhaust value timing. So you can play with it and lock it down where you like the power best. The OEM stopper bolt has a straight pin inline with the center of the bolt so it is not adjustable.
I wired the safety wire the same way the Honda factory mechanics did on these RC250Ms back in the day. The HRC banjo bolts, brake pad pins, kickstarter bolt, etc. came predrilled for the safety wire. I only had to drill a 5/32" hole in the kickstarter boss so the other end of the wire had something to attach to.
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