MX Restoration
I found this mess on ebay. The guy
had the engine for sale and I asked
if he had the frame. He did. Brought
it all back for $700 It's a 1980 frame
and a 1982 490 engine. Rod
bearing went bad and it was taken
apart and there it sat for years. It
had a dish towel for an air filter and
a licence plate reinforced seat base.
Frame was crack free but needed
to be blasted.The engine was
better than expected. S/N 3540053.
No tranny parts needed to be
replaced. Cases were good. I
changed all the bearings and put in
an early 400 crank. Bore was fresh
and piston new. (Got lucky on that)
Frame was stripped and modified
for '81 plastic, seat and pipe.
Computer made paint to match
Vintage Iron plastic. I grabbed an
'81 swing arm from ebay. Laced up
the new Excel rims right here with
stainless spokes. Rear hub was
bad. Steel brake liner popped out.
Don't over adjust those drums!
Tank and air box painted with an
epoxy urethane combination.A
40mm Mikuni works perfect with the
stock bing cable. VI pipe and
silencer. I adapted an '06 RM 2
stroke ignition and it runs clean.
After the first test ride, I couldn't
stop laughing. Having bought a CR
450R new in '81, I had no idea what
I was missing.
had the engine for sale and I asked
if he had the frame. He did. Brought
it all back for $700 It's a 1980 frame
and a 1982 490 engine. Rod
bearing went bad and it was taken
apart and there it sat for years. It
had a dish towel for an air filter and
a licence plate reinforced seat base.
Frame was crack free but needed
to be blasted.The engine was
better than expected. S/N 3540053.
No tranny parts needed to be
replaced. Cases were good. I
changed all the bearings and put in
an early 400 crank. Bore was fresh
and piston new. (Got lucky on that)
Frame was stripped and modified
for '81 plastic, seat and pipe.
Computer made paint to match
Vintage Iron plastic. I grabbed an
'81 swing arm from ebay. Laced up
the new Excel rims right here with
stainless spokes. Rear hub was
bad. Steel brake liner popped out.
Don't over adjust those drums!
Tank and air box painted with an
epoxy urethane combination.A
40mm Mikuni works perfect with the
stock bing cable. VI pipe and
silencer. I adapted an '06 RM 2
stroke ignition and it runs clean.
After the first test ride, I couldn't
stop laughing. Having bought a CR
450R new in '81, I had no idea what
I was missing.
