My 250R...MASSIVE upgrades. I wanted more length!

[Mrs.Mosh]

I thought I would give you some progression pics.

First one, is my R when I got it a year and 1/2 ago. Twisted forks, hosed carb, beat down plastics, stock pipe, wrong headlight assy. She needed some massive lovin, and thats exactly what I gave to it.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/cosmicquads/250rright800.jpg

The 2nd pic was my R as of the middle of last summer. The correct plastic, cosmetic upgrades (a lot of Ronnie's bling), PJ36 mm carb, ESR pipe (thank you Sprock!), new tires.
I was happy with it, it ran great. It was lookin good, but I wanted to go a step further. So, thanks to MyMistress86R. He hooked me up with a +3 86 swing arm and custom skid plate. The time has come to update the 85 rear end to the 86.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/cosmicquads/250r800newpost.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/cosmicquads/250Rold800.jpg
I managed to round up parts for the upgrade, for next to nothing.
A friend hooked me up with some free powder coating of the swing arm and skid plate.
These upgrades include:
chrome RPM Dominator +4 axle w/ billet sprocket hub, LSR billet dual row carrier, new braided brake line, new D.I.D. chain, new sprockets, new 86 powder coated brake bracket, and some of Xsystem's swing arm bushings:beer
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/cosmicquads/250rgoodies800.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/cosmicquads/250rnew2800.jpg

I didn't want the gold wheels anymore, so with the help of a good friend, I was hooked up with a mint 350x front wheel with a 23" Ohtsu, to help the handling. Then I scored some ITP rear wheels with 18" Holeshots.

I love to ride my bikes, and I love to work on them. In the past, I have done my own brakes, bearings, oli changes, normal maintenance, etc. But I wanted to under take this project by myself. I was able to do 95% of it on my own. There were a few spots I had to have Mosh help me out.
Thanks to everybody that helped us out with the parts.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/cosmicquads/250rdone2800.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/cosmicquads/250rdone800.jpg

p.s. don't mind the rusty sprocket bolts. I got some new blingers on order. I'm also going to be sending out some other items for powder coat, like my foot pegs and brake pedal.
YAMAHONDAMAN

[TheFamer]

Good Job! Nothing feels better than doing a good job like that with little to no help!!!


Freaking sweet man...

[BigTBones]

wow great turn-around! Looks killer!

[Dammit!]

I wanted more length!

Insert your own jokes here. :lol:

[hinddee29]

Looks great Tammy. I like it.

[Mrs.Mosh]

Insert your own jokes here. :lol:

Yes, I was wondering when someone would catch that. I already have enough girth..I mean width:lol:

[evand]

looks sweet tammy. great transformation:beer

[i58829]

That thing turned out great, it has a great stance, did you have to do anything with the shock, or the brackets to make it sit like that? I also think the pc'd brake lever and foot pegs will really ad to the overall appearance, until it gets covered in mud then it wont matter. Let me know if you guys happen upon another rear end set up like that for next to nothing, i want one for mine...

[MyMistress86R]

Glad I could help out Tammy. The swinger looks great on there with the fresh PC and all.

[250rfan]

Lookin really good Tammy.

[max]

Another sweet azzzzz bike that will hardly get riddin.:drool: :lol:

Wells this weekend. You guys in??

Or does the ol man need a good old slurpie massage underneath his turbine..!:beer

[Mrs.Mosh]

Another sweet azzzzz bike that will hardly get riddin.:drool: :lol:

Wells this weekend. You guys in??

Or does the ol man need a good old slurpie massage underneath his turbine..!:beer

Jennifer:lol: Ya, I saw that in the other thread:crazy:

Hardly get ridden!!!?? Whats that? The rocks at wells are too rough on your delicate bum?:eek: :lol: :beer

No Wells this weekend. Might get out somewhere if the weather is nice...we'll see.

[chavo80]

looks awsome.......good job.

[torker]

Grrrrrrrreeaaaaaaattt!!!!!!!!!!!
Torker.

[Aka_am]

The all red combo i really like, that's what I plan on doing to mine red plastics red seat.. :D

[Bryan Raffa]

Insert your own jokes here. :lol:

That ass end is lookin great!:naughty:

one thing paint the front hub black ,,GIT IT GIRL!;)

[TRITecate350]

That ass end is lookin great!:naughty:

one thing paint the front hub black ,,GIT IT GIRL!;)

:eek: I know you are talking about the trike......:eek:

Anyway..... Tammy the trike looks great. That extended axle and swingarm will really help out... ( I have seen you ride) :p

[Mrs.Mosh]

That thing turned out great, it has a great stance, did you have to do anything with the shock, or the brackets to make it sit like that? I also think the pc'd brake lever and foot pegs will really ad to the overall appearance, until it gets covered in mud then it wont matter. Let me know if you guys happen upon another rear end set up like that for next to nothing, i want one for mine...

Thank you. No, I didn't do anything to the shock. The pivot bearings were seized up, making the rear end not re-bound correctly. The pivot bearings is actually why I took on this project. I figured do it all at once.
We thought for sure we were going to have problems with the swing arm bolt. I even got one just incase. But, over the winter, mosh tipped it on it's side and squirted PB blaster down into the bolt. One quick rap witht he air hammer, drove it right out. It turned out, my bolt was fine so I re-used it.


That ass end is lookin great!:naughty:

one thing paint the front hub black ,,GIT IT GIRL!;)
Well, my front hub is just about mint. I have all the OEM peices, to put it back to stock, if I ever decide to. I even have the OEM rear sprocket. I didn't want to PC a nice stock hub. I may find a donor hub later and do that along with my pegs and stuff.

Thanks for taking the time to read and comment, everybody.

I am truely happy with my new rear end:p

[1upfront]

Thank you. No, I didn't do anything to the shock. The pivot bearings were seized up, making the rear end not re-bound correctly. The pivot bearings is actually why I took on this project. I figured do it all at once.
We thought for sure we were going to have problems with the swing arm bolt. I even got one just incase. But, over the winter, mosh tipped it on it's side and squirted PB blaster down into the bolt. One quick rap witht he air hammer, drove it right out. It turned out, my bolt was fine so I re-used it.


Well, my front hub is just about mint. I have all the OEM peices, to put it back to stock, if I ever decide to. I even have the OEM rear sprocket. I didn't want to PC a nice stock hub. I may find a donor hub later and do that along with my pegs and stuff.

Thanks for taking the time to read and comment, everybody.

I am truely happy with my new rear end:p

Looks sweat Tammy!!

[Jason Hall]

Nice work Tammy. That bike looks Awesome.

[max]

Did you use Xsystems bushings?

[Mrs.Mosh]

Tammy the trike looks great. That extended axle and swingarm will really help out... ( I have seen you ride) :p

Yes you have. I, on the other hand, can't say I have seen you ride. I didn't look back to see just how far back behind me you were :cool: :lol:

[200x Basket]

nice bike. MASSIVE and LENGTH in one topic??? Sounds like something was short and puny.

[keister]

One quick rap witht he air hammer, drove it right out. :p

Wow, that's a new one. You must be the first person ever to utter those words about an R swingarm bolt.

Nice job, it looks great.

[atctim]

Tammy - that thing is looking sweet for sure. nice Job. Now - can you beat Rob's 330 on it???? It is a Honda after all - should be no problem!

Nice work guys - the 250R is like McDonalds - "I'm Lovin' it"

[Mrs.Mosh]

Tammy - that thing is looking sweet for sure. nice Job. Now - can you beat Rob's 330 on it???? It is a Honda after all - should be no problem!

Nice work guys - the 250R is like McDonalds - "I'm Lovin' it"
LOL...NO. That bike is crazy. I have raced him with a head start, and he always smokes me.....BAD.
Next project is a drag shee. That bike WILL beat his (I hope):lol:

I took the R to Elson yesterday, and I love it. Big difference. I had a blast on it. Can't wait for the next trip:w00t:

[maggiesboy]

nice work for sure

[EAT_A_450]

I'm putting an 86 swinger on my 85 as well. What all parts are needed from the 86 to change over? I have the carrier, axle and brake stay. Will everything else off of the 85 work like the o-rings and the rubber seals that go in at the pinch points? Any other 86 parts that I need?