BigRed350x Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 how hard was it to get that 500 into the frame? any huge pain in the ass clearance issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 its not really hard to get it to fit its just gettin shit lined up. the cr500 engine sits in there with no frame modifications other than making motor mounts. i didnt have to cut the frame anywhere and the engine sits fine under the gas tank. biggest part of doing an engine swap is getting the sprockets perfectly lined up. if they are off even a little the bike can throw chains and jump teeth. next hardest task is making a pipe work. cooling and all that other shit is pretty simple. of course to do all this i would recommend having some pretty good fabrication skills as youll have to design nad make shit. i used a welder, torch and plasma cutter to do the major fabbing. youll also need a grinder, drill press is nice and an extra helping hand is almost a must. you gotta take your time and do things right or itll come back to haunt you. did i answer your question?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRed350x Posted February 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Yeah perfectly. I have all the tools you listed, and engine mounts would be pretty easy to fab up in a weekend. How/what did you use to line up the sprockets? Trail & error? Did you make your own pipe or did a stock 500 pipe fit with some custom mounts as well? I wanna try it. I've seen your vids and it looks fucking kick ass. Have you found any major problems with the cr500 engine? Anything you regret about doing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Yeah perfectly. I have all the tools you listed, and engine mounts would be pretty easy to fab up in a weekend. How/what did you use to line up the sprockets? Trail & error? Did you make your own pipe or did a stock 500 pipe fit with some custom mounts as well? i used my eyeball to line up the sprockets. i kept the frame a roller so that i could have the rear on there to match up the front. once you get the motor half ass mounted or positioned you can start to get it lined up. its really easy to tell when the chain is not straight. just move and position until its straight. not too hard but you wanna take your time when doing it. i bought a pro circuit pipe and cut, turned and added a little piece back in it. it was very simple to do. silencer was no big deal. i took a pro circuit silencer, whacked 5 inches off of it and added that back to the stinger and bam i was done. I wanna try it. I've seen your vids and it looks fucking kick ass. Have you found any major problems with the cr500 engine? Anything you regret about doing it? 318739[/snapback] no major problems with the engine at all. it vibrates some but not unbearable, in fact i dont even notice when im riding it. i dont regret it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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