noonansar Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 Headed saturday to pick up a blown up 04 yfz. I have enough extra parts around to build an extra shee motor, so I planning on building a hybrid. I am just looking for any tips or advice that anyone may have before I start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickedcarbine Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Yeah, read every thread in this section. Look for the most credible work and take lots of notes and save a ton of photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noonansar Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I want to take my time so that I end up with a clean build, I have seen a couple really nice ones on here. I ride alot of gravel pits and plan on doing a fair amount of jumping, I am just wondering if the heavier engine will throw off the balance of the entire wheeler and make it tail heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camatv Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 set it as low in the chassis as you can. and as far back up to the swingarm as you can. this takes a LOT more work but lower the center of gravity and also i felt gave it more room. you will need to ( in my opinion) cut and redo some of the frame tube right behind the a-arms. that makes plenty of room to fit normal pipes in there. a lil modifiying of the pipes and you can have them suck right up to the frame like they should. you will have to remake th estinger tubes and that can take a lil work to get them looking just right. its not impossible just takes a lil time. the radiator is the thing thats the hardest to get looking really right. you can have a custom one built OR use your noggin and look for a few differnt styles of dirtbike/ street bike rad's and go from there. i think one of the threads someone had a custom rad built. take your time on the build and look at all the threads there are a few on here that are very nice and a few that i think look pretty trashy. you can make your own judgment's0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noonansar Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Thanks for the advice. Luckily there is an atv/dirtbike/streetbike salvage yard near by so I should be able to find a radiator. I am hoping that I wont have to run a fan, but if I absolutely have to I will get a high output stator and run the stock fan and battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas h. Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 X2 on low and I would even clearance the back edge of the cases to get it back even more. I think even then you will not have a heavy tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeper06 Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 I started by cutting every tube out in the front ,don't be afraid to cut if you know how to weld and fabricate if you can't fab leave it alone it takes a lot of time and brain storming I had about 80hrs into frame mods about 20hrs into pipes starting with raw sand casting and straight stingers I bent it all myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 I started by cutting every tube out in the front ,don't be afraid to cut if you know how to weld and fabricate if you can't fab leave it alone it takes a lot of time and brain storming I had about 80hrs into frame mods about 20hrs into pipes starting with raw sand casting and straight stingers I bent it all myself 80 hours in frame and 20 hours in pipe mods?! That's insane. That's exactly why the 450r frame is 1,000 times better for a conversion bike. I had about 20 hours in my frame and about 5 in the pipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camatv Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 you sand cast pipes? that sounds bad ass. i want to see those.! might be getting a honda soon to do at some point.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadbeat Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 prolly meant sand bending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeCanBanshee Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 Honda 450r frame? I've seen the 611dm trx on YouTube its pretty cool looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 Honda 450r frame? I've seen the 611dm trx on YouTube its pretty cool looking. Yea, that's mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2otoofast4u Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 Yea, that's mine. WAS yours....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 WAS yours....... Still is mine. I didn't sell it. Matter of fact, I still have most of the shit to put it back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadbeat Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 coolest hybrid ever..you built something too cool for you to own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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