Topic: Tommy Rocket's Chop Shop

[Owned]

Did your orange and black Halloween tank come off of eBay in the last year?  It looks exactly like the one I unloaded!!!

[TommyRocket]

It could be. The guy I bought these from from said he got one of the bikes from Ebay. Did you sell an entire bike or just the tank?

[Owned]

It was just the tank.  Ditched in for the one on my avatar.

[TommyRocket]

So I haven't updated this in a while and just wanted ya'll to know it isn't a dead project.

I took the 450R engine out and built a CRF450R with Aprilia RXV front and rear suspension.

I got a good deal on a disassembled '06 CRF450X engine and it is currently mocked up in the CB350F frame.  I had issues with the 450R kicker hitting things and the electric start will make my life much easier.

And for anyone that's curious, the only difference between early ('02-'04) 450R engine mounting and 450X engine mounting is the width of the mounts. Some careful planning and a few spacers will allow you to use any (at least up to '08) CRF450 engine.