First off, this is going to be a slow build, less fancy build. Won't be done till winter/early spring i'm thinking.
I'm on a shoe string budget, doing whatever I can to save/make money and dump into this project for next year.
My end goal is to have a nice woods bike for riding the property and the Hare scrambles around Ohio.
Thread is to share my progress and keep myself motivated, as it seems every time I get some spare cash in my pocket, some unexpected bill likes to take it
Currently, it has a set of Pro Taper ATV Mid bars, 200X front end, DG Muffler, and engine/swing arm skid plates. , and not pictured are a set of Douglas Rims with ITP 18 Inch tires
Next upgrade is going to be the DG Header, since my stocker is bent. and then a carb tune.
Shooting for low-mid range power, which the bike already has some major low end grunt. I may swap some sprockets for taller gearing so it won't be so wheely happy.
Doing research on 3rd gen carb swap. I saw somewhere recently, but can't find it, someone talking about swapping the carbs and going to an open intake. I forget what the term is. Its where you delete the airbox and have your filter exposed.
Definitely going to have the shock and forks reworked for woods riding. All 140LBS pounds of me doesn't make the suspension work quite right lol.
Also, any tire recommendations to go with my shorter tires? I have 23.5 tall tire with an 11 inch rim. I forget what the width is.
Also going to do a CR rear brake conversion, as my rear caliper is seized. shorty clutch lever, barker busters, fix the ever so common seat problem of the Airfoolers.
May put a 350X front Headlight assembly on it.
Possible port work and DG head in the future, but I doubt I will need it as I'm pretty content with the power.
Overall look I'm going for is a Red and Black color scheme.
Black Wheels, seat, bars, etc. There was a 3rd gen R I saw a picture of that looked exactly like I wanted. I loved the way all the black parts contrasted with the red and made the red really pop.
I have an extra frame, front end, swingarm, and axle laying around that I hope to paint. Then when those parts are painted, I can just swap them out instead of having my bike laying around the garage in pieces.