1983 CR 500 resto

Here we go again. Picked this 83 CR 500 up from a mate a couple of weeks ago.

Promised myself I wasn't going to strip it, but I found a lovely frame break, so decided the frame needed to be welded and powder coated. The 4 speed motor is not going to be stripped....Honest...!!

I fixed a frame break like the one that is welded in the above photo. I would grind it down and reweld running a series of overlapping beads across the break and continue around the diameter of the tube. I can see from here that weld will separate in no time at all

Beast! beware of its right hook!

Frame back from welding/blasting and powdercoating...

Not touched the motor so just bolted back in as is...

Looked a strange place to break, wouldn't that piece would mostly be under compression?

you would think but i had a frame break there as well...i think high speed wheelies or rolling down an aborted hill climb are a big contributor

the mate I brought it from owned up and told me he had been hit from behind by another rider at the Ken Hall trophy meeting and forgot to mention it......

Finished...

i like the blue sprocket!

i dont like the blue sprocket !

I don't care what color the sprocket is....

When the sprocket is worn out it will be changed for pale gold, but it seemed daft to change it as it was put on by the previous owner and almost brand new...

that will be in 2030 as you will hardly ever ride it.....will you??

It was ridden last weekend. It will be ridden next weekend.....and probably another 10 or so times before the year is out.

but it looks so damn good...how could you ???any chance of getting a clip of it being thrashed within an inch of its life?

Good to know you will ride it Steve. That means you will eventually need to buy a sprocket!!!

(Looking good mate!)

Andy.

Shame you didn't bring it to Dartmouth the other weekend Steve. You two could have raced for a sprocket. It would be interesting to see the difference in lap times between the 500 & Andy's 300. I am guessing not much

Sold the KX 500 Andy, so need to invest some wonga in more Husky bits....one of those clutch covers would be nice...need some chain tensioners x 2 for the 83 and 82.

Any other suggestions for the 500, address them to the wife as she vets my spending....