84 XL350R project!

Get that thing done!

(HARD to postwhore when there's only three new threads!!! :lmao :lmao)

So hard getting parts for this thing :rant But it will be done and it'll be worth all the pain and suffering :hooray

I can't wait to see the outcome of this.... :poke


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I think it will be worthy of a trip down to see you.... lol

those are some serious forks for that sucker.

I can't wait to see the outcome of this.... :poke


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I think it will be worthy of a trip down to see you.... lol

It's always a worth while trip to see me :hooray. Here's a few more parts i got off ebay, WR426 exhaust, CR250 rear brake setup, and an aluminum kick start lever.

those are some serious forks for that sucker.

Yeah! Cool huh :workout

Yeah! Cool huh :workout

yup, you read the review for the JJ RZ350? same kinda deal, slapped a set of R1-spec ohlins forks and brembo pots onto an RZ350, said it was far and away the hardest stopping bike he'd ever been on, due to the weight.

You'd think those ohlins forks and brakes are the shit now, can't wait til about 10-15 years from now, we'd be like those are some skinny mofo's on there :lmao. Here's a comparison pic of the swingarm's and a pic of $400 worth of oem parts :thumbdown Doesn't look like much.

I dunno, I think the size of the forks has more or less peaked, they're getting smaller again in motoGP. Bikes are gonna have to start getting lighter again soon too.

Get that thing done!

(HARD to postwhore when there's only three new threads!!! :lmao :lmao)


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that thing is sweet


jray02r1
jesse

Get that thing done!

(HARD to postwhore when there's only three new threads!!! :lmao :lmao)
not really :sing


jray02r1
jesse

Some more acquired parts :pimp. Talon hubs, braking 4 pot caliper, morad rims, braking 320mm wave rotor, dunlop 208's, SS brake line, magura master and lever, stealth sproket, brembo reservoir.

DAMN! that's some high-end stuff right there....

gotta make the rest of the bike look good now!

DAMN! that's some high-end stuff right there....

gotta make the rest of the bike look good now!

Tell me about it! I couldn't pass up the deal at 1000 bucks and it's almost brand new :hooray

its gonna be pretty bitchin when complete

Jray02r1
jesse

I've got a Honda friend :hooray

Great project you got there BTW :thumbup

DSM, show her the big boys toy.

I had an XR as a kid, and a CR, damn I love me the dirt

DSM, show her the big boys toy.

Big boy toys such as ?! For me to admitt it's "big" it has to have 8 cylinders, blower is optional.. :badteeth

well, 500cc 2-stroke thumper is "big" to me, as I'm 210lbs and have a fuck of a time kicking the whore to life.

actually, speaking of that, DSM, you gotta hook me up with that link man, the thought of making a street legal YZ250 motard is driving me up the wall.

Big boy toys such as ?! For me to admitt it's "big" it has to have 8 cylinders, blower is optional.. :badteeth


:blush:sing Anyways, I just got this gas tank off ebay! Pretty committed now to get all the plastics to make it look like this.

This link? :shrug http://www.supermotojunkie.com/showthread.php?t=45349

that's the one. I gotta get in touch with him and find out how he managed to get it street legal.

Looks fun!!!!! I'm working on a similar project myself w/ a Zook DRZ400s I just picked up.

Man that thing is FUN!

that's the one. I gotta get in touch with him and find out how he managed to get it street legal.

He's in ireland tho. You'd have to check your local laws regarding tagging a dirt bike. Some states are more relaxed than others, here in california it's next to impossible.

I wanna work on the frame but i can't tear myself away from whoreing here :rofl must......work.....on.....project.... whoreing......project.....whoreing......project :mad

Gotta make some adjustments :horse Stripped it down for some welding next week.

I wanna work on the frame but i can't tear myself away from whoreing here :rofl must......work.....on.....project.... whoreing......project.....whoreing......project :mad
whoreing is good:lol

jray02r1
jesse

Are you going to try splitting the existing, making a new one, or getting one off another bike of the proper size? Not sure what your experience is, just my .02, I would make a new one of the proper width or get one off another frame. It will be easier to line up and center.

Looks like a cool project. Thats a really nice wheel set you got.

Are you going to try splitting the existing, making a new one, or getting one off another bike of the proper size? Not sure what your experience is, just my .02, I would make a new one of the proper width or get one off another frame. It will be easier to line up and center.

I'm going the easy route, cut the side's, spread it and bend the top sides straight then TIG it back together with little plates to take up the gap. If I replace that whole mount, it would involve alot of cutting and grinding. That swingarm came off a 87 CR250 so i don't even know the shock length or angle and length of the CR mount. I'm making adjustments as I go along and i'm also buying stuff by eyeballing it in pictures. I know it's ghetto but what can you do if you don't have the donor bike for comparisons.

Jacob: Thanks bro, hopefully with a little luck it'll all come together.

Good plan too, post up pics as you go. I would like to see more.

This is gonna be my bestest friend when it comes time to paint the frame.

You prob already know by now, but this place has been a HUGE asset to me since I got back into the D/S SuMo thing....anything and everything you want to know is here....
http://www.thumpertalk.com/

If those guys don't know, no one does.

You prob already know by now, but this place has been a HUGE asset to me since I got back into the D/S SuMo thing....anything and everything you want to know is here....
http://www.thumpertalk.com/

If those guys don't know, no one does.

:imwst great site

This site is pretty good too, they are the only two sites I go to for info. http://www.supermotojunkie.com/

Well keep us up to date.....I'm dying to see how it turns out

nICE LOOKIN bIKE mAN!~

Nice looking project. Lots of time involved in that.

nICE LOOKIN bIKE mAN!~

Thanks Dollaz, but to be correct it's "Nice lookin frame" :lol

Nice looking project. Lots of time involved in that.

Thanks medic, so far almost two months gathering parts.

I just got both my exhaust today :jiggy. The 250 exhaust piping ID is almost identical to the stock pipe ID. The 426 is way bigger! Which one to use??? I'd jet it for the bigger pipe if I could find a jet kit :dunno I just won this shock off ebay for $51.00 Damn thats bank, silly snipers :nono

bigger isn't always better. What kind of carb is it that you'll be needing to rejet? "jet kits" are seriously not a clever buy anyways, get the jets and jet it yourself, every motor is different.

bigger isn't always better. What kind of carb is it that you'll be needing to rejet? "jet kits" are seriously not a clever buy anyways, get the jets and jet it yourself, every motor is different.


The carb is some funky Honda dual carb setup. You got primary and after 1/3rd throttle, the secondary starts to open, all mechanical. I was thinking about welding up the mounting plate into a rectangular box with one inlet to run a single carb but the carb itself would cost $300-500 bucks, so i scraped that idea. I can't find any jet kits, not even your basic rebuild kit.

The carb is some funky Honda dual carb setup. You got primary and after 1/3rd throttle, the secondary starts to open, all mechanical. I was thinking about welding up the mounting plate into a rectangular box with one inlet to run a single carb but the carb itself would cost $300-500 bucks, so i scraped that idea. I can't find any jet kits, not even your basic rebuild kit.

Really?? did you look on ebay...we have been getting re-build kits and jets for 73-79 CB350's and 360's off there, I would think you could find some for an XR too.

looks like a late 80's mikuni roundslide set-up to me.

you should have your mains labelled on the end of the jet, axially. the pilots will have the size written on the side, radially, if that makes sense to you. Both should remove with a flat head screwdriver, just be carefull, there's sometimes a float seal thing that'll fall out with the secondary's. Primary should be accessable thru that 17mm cap at the bottom. Which won't be seized. The proper drain plug tho, almost certainly will be.

Really?? did you look on ebay...we have been getting re-build kits and jets for 73-79 CB350's and 360's off there, I would think you could find some for an XR too.

None on fleabay, they got older ones tho. I've been on there for the last few months, everyday scouring for parts! Maybe since they only made this bike for 84 and 85 is why parts are hard to come by.

looks like a late 80's mikuni roundslide set-up to me.

you should have your mains labelled on the end of the jet, axially. the pilots will have the size written on the side, radially, if that makes sense to you. Both should remove with a flat head screwdriver, just be carefull, there's sometimes a float seal thing that'll fall out with the secondary's. Primary should be accessable thru that 17mm cap at the bottom. Which won't be seized. The proper drain plug tho, almost certainly will be.

I thought they were keihins or something, too tired to look now :old. They list the jets on microfiche, i can choose between 120 and 110 main jets and maybe 112 and #42 for the slow jet. My oem shop manual says it's supposed to be #112 for the main and #110 for the secondary. FI is so much simpler :r1lover

I thought they were keihins or something, too tired to look now :old. They list the jets on microfiche, i can choose between 120 and 110 main jets and maybe 112 and #42 for the slow jet. My oem shop manual says it's supposed to be #112 for the main and #110 for the secondary. FI is so much simpler :r1lover

sure is, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

"main" and "secondary" are generally car carb terms tho, "pilot" and "main" is usually what you're after, pilot is just to keep it idling, if the bike is moving, you'll be off the pilot and on the main.

you COULD fuel inject it, iirc, you've got the knowledge to do it. an MS box and a sautering iron go a long way.

Going to be a cool project! Good luck!

A little update..... Got the triples back and test fitted it. I think the forks weigh more than that frame :lol Frame weighs 24.4 lbs. haven't weighed the forks yet but them bitches are heavy. Oh BTW, if anyone knows a good shop that can make me some valve seats, let me know cuz thats the only thing holding me back on completing this project.

Hurry up!!! :lol :thumbup

Hurry up!!! :lol :thumbup

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You don't havet ime for these shinanigans!! :mock :lmao

Looks great, I cant wait to see the finished product!!

keep working, do you have a goal timewise to be done??

keep working, do you have a goal timewise to be done??

I have no time frame. I've learned from working at my job that deadlines kill any sort of fun you might have along the way. My only rush is that I want to scoot around on a motard for fun and it's killin me that parts are so hard to come by. I plan on buying a new motard around feb or march or whenever the new husky's arrive at the dealership, don't think i'll be done with the project by then but i'm gonna try. The ol XL can always be a buddy bike too.... for pullin buddies over to the dark side :muahaha

Got the swingarm to fit, now I gotta shorten the link so the swingarm has the right travel.

Very cool project... excited to see how it transpires!

noice:mrgreen

Anymore updates DSM?

After I found a piece missing from the valve seat it's been on the back burner. There's no valve seats available for this thing. I've been looking for a good head on ebay without much luck. Guess that's the price i gotta pay with a bike that old and only made for 3 years :mad. Then i bought the new truck and been playing with that so i can beat Biga.

but DSM.... the fuel injection in big diesels is mostly mechanical.