Thread: Look what I did to my 250r frame! I plan B'ed it

That frame is badly beatnered dude!

You should have no problem changing the plug. I have a Pro-X cylinder with a billet head and I can get it out pretty easily. I didn't have to mod the frame at all. John

Nice work... I will give you grade "A" for execution...LOL That 85 frame will change your fork rake.. Just so you know.

yah, thats the only thing I was worried about. I know the 86 frame was tight, going to suck if I gotta pull the motor to change my plug!

I've got a spacer in mine and it still isn't difficult to change the plug at all. At least that's one less thing to worry about. John

why not fix that frame. cut a section out. weld in an internal tube. rewrap and rejoin. and then weld a piece of 3/8 solid tube down the lower section and upper. seems like the potential exists to beef her up.

That sucks Josh. Well good reason for a make over!

I broke my frame in the same place, I had it fixed. Some months later, it broke there again, 3 other majors on the frame and around the footpegs. Thats when I decided to have a frame made for me, that I won't break. With that cool-head on a 85 frame, its gonna be hard be able to get to the spark plug.

Yes, repairing the frame will work for a short time. The problem is, that part is gonna be stronger and the next crack will move to a different part of the frame. What will happen in the new part will crack(my case was left side downrails to the pegs) and it will re-break the center tube also. That frame is junk and as he said, there is more cracks around the frame that need to be repaired. ...

Thanks for the replys guys, im going to run the 85 frame with a small gusset in the same spot for peace of mind and screw it and Run it!