i have a complete kit, except for one bracket, i also have one extra short tank, for sale.. just the tank..
Ride it like you stole it! And never look back! They are too far behind to see!
I may also have an extra tank for sale, because the other parts are impossible to find. If I could see the brackets, I believe that they could be fabricated but the shrouds and the different clamp are another problem. Does your kit include the different lower clamp?? If so, what does it look like?? Thanks for the info.
The lower tripple clamp is the same, but it has a wider truning radius. The steering "stops" on the lower tree can be ground down to widen the turning radius if you can't find the actual lower tree. Also, the shrouds are still available from Honda. I bought a new set for my "box of junk to be used at a later date...." I have the kit and if you race flat track (I ice race), you'll love it. It has saved my but on a few occasions.
Thanks, Chris for the information. I will try to round up the part numbers for the shrouds from Honda. I wish someone would let me see one of those radiator brackets though, just to get an idea of what they look like. I have a couple liquid 250R's and would like to set one up for informal ice racing here in Michigan. Thanks.
Do the stock shrouds fit the short track kit?
I'm looking for a gas tank, mine is a POS and a new IMS one is $199.99 (cheapest I could find)
nope the tank are a completely different animal!
Ride it like you stole it! And never look back! They are too far behind to see!
That's what we do. We ice race almost every weekend. You'll kill them with a threewheeler.
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/durchanek...Racing&.view=t
The brackets are not a big deal. If you can't find the right ones, I think you can make an additional bracket to reposition the stock brackets. I would put the tank on and see how far back you can reposition the rediator brackets. Then get a piece of sheet metal to mount to the frame and to the stock bracket. It should probably be approx 1 1/2 to 2 intches on top and 1 inch on the bottom. The Short Track kit comes with a set of small brackets for the bottom of the radiator bracket to move it back an inch anyway. The hoses, if you don't have them, can be replaced with heater core hose from a car. I had to make a hose for mine because the pre-fit hose that connects to the top of the head wouldn't fit. I use an aftermarket head. You can probably fabricate the necessary parts without making it look "Franken". I wish I could send you pics, but my bike is in NY (where we race). I don't like towing it back and forth to Maryland, so I leave it up there.
I was just looking at my OEM shrouds.....
The part # is actually on the inside of the shrouds......
Maybe some of you guys with the short track shrouds can answer this....Do the short track shrouds have a part # on the inside of them?
Yes, but my bike is not here.
ok i pulled the numbers of the inside of the shrouds and contacted service honda and cal atv.. they both advised that the parts have been discontinued.. as suspected...
Ride it like you stole it! And never look back! They are too far behind to see!
Does anyone know if they made a short track kit for the 200x's? 83-85...
Well it looks like I purchased a piece to an unsolvable puzzle. Anyone interested in a very nice original "short track tank"??
Sickening, I placed the tank on one of my extra frames and it looks like the positioning and placement of this tank is way better than the stocker!! Maybe I can fabricate something, I just finnished a flattrack bike and you all know the fabrication involved on those machines. I just hated to start cutting and pasting on a nice R. Thanks.
This if frustrating.
Skip...call Andy. That's where I got mine.
PLJ. You don't have to cut and paste anything. You should be able to see that with some external bolt on stuff to reposition the radiator brackers, it should be pretty simple. good luck all!