ATC500R "Build Thread"

[Dave8338]

Good looking project, Jason. Should be a lofter, for sure !

[fabiodriven]

Dude, that thing is certainly coming together fast. Lots of open bikes this year!

[TecateDan]

Kx500 race one or chase one is all I got to say.... Looking sweet though

[JasonB]

lol whatever happens it will be fun for me!


Last night I completed the exhaust for it, sealed everything up so there wont be any air leaks at the head. I made up a set of motor mounts for the head. Put a front sprocket on for an upcoming ride and neeed to go pick up a new master link. installed the newly jetted 39pwk. Headed to the store on my lunch break in 13 minutes to grab the last bits I need to make the coolant system complete. HOPEFULLY going to try starting it tonight!

[Billy Golightly]

Boy, ya'll are making me want to piece together my old one again...

[TecateDan]

DO IT. DO It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoqDYcCDOTg

Boy, ya'll are making me want to piece together my old one again...

[JasonB]

ok holy sh!t~!! just got back. Had to suck it up and buy another oring master link from the local parts store, NEVER GOING BACK THERE AGAIN just on principal. Damn thing with tax was 8.50$ for a DAMND MASTER LINK. highway robbery! lol anyways I went by and picked up some plumbing and have everything sitting on my shop stool next to the bike just to tease her lol


and that brings up a great point, i wonder how many 500's will be out at TF,,,,,, we got Dan's and Fabio's love child , mine, Kevin and Corey had theirs last year, Xowner, sure im missing a few. Billy you should piece yours back together and make a Pheonix build just days before TF

[Louis Mielke]

I haven't decided if I'm bringing both of mine or not. Still trying to get the mx bike back together, seems like the world is against me on that one.

[JasonB]

How's that plus 6 treating you on launch? Did it wheelie at all with the 310 ? Have u launched it with the 500 yet. Contemating a big swinger for the tecate but have no idea what length is good for hard launching a 500 on the drag strip....+6 +8 +10

DId I miss this post?! I love the +6 with the 310 motor, havent had any experience just yet with the 500 I had issues at TF with hooking up too well with my 4snows and wheeling off the line. You can see in last years pictures when Kevin just murdered me out of the gate because I let out to bring a wheelie down at the start line. Im no pro with drag racing either, the only real experience I have with dragging has been at trikefest the last 5 years hahahahahaahah I think the +6 is the max you can run on a bike you ride normally that isnt a dedicated dragger. I like the 6 over on hills and was just cruising up the steepest dunes I could find at the Invasion. I dont like stock swingers for some reason lol

[JasonB]

I haven't decided if I'm bringing both of mine or not. Still trying to get the mx bike back together, seems like the world is against me on that one.

I knew i was forgetting another 500 somewhere! Good luck finishing it up, we still got a few weeks left

[RIDE-RED 250r]

Thanks Jason for putting yet another item on my to-do list!

Looking forward to some vids of the mighty half-liter's duking it out!

[JasonB]

Figured I should ad these shots in this thread. Bike is mostly complete at this point, I am working on the air filter set up today and if it doesnt storm I will be pull starting the bike with the VForce after work. I dont have the kicker completed yet; I have a blaster kicker and a cr500 knuckle that is going on here. A local shop called Twisted Metal is going to modify the cr500 knuckle for me and weld it to the blaster knuckle/kick lever which from what I was told will give me clearance and a fully functioning kicker! I have a 12Tooth front sprocket on it but the chain is dangerously close to the swinger where it pivots so I will have to jump up to a 13. Wanted a smaller front for an upcoming shake down woods ride pre TRIKEFEST!

[RIDE-RED 250r]

Only thing about those Blaster kickers is they are SHORT! Hopefully it won't be too much of a PIA to kick the half-liter over with such a short kicker....

[JasonB]

That's what the decomp valve is there to help with

[JasonB]

UPDATE! I had Rachael pull start me with the VForce last night! She fired right up! It idled high as heck and messing with the air screw didnt affect anything, it idles lower with the choke up so Im pretty sure its a lean pilot jet. I started with a 45 pilot and 170 main, per suggestions I am jumping to 175 and 55 pilot. Sounds amazing with this pipe! And the vibrations are nothing, i was suprised. overall I cant wait to work the bugs out with the cooling system and go get the kicker welded up, its coming together!