Water-Cooled Honda CR500: | |
I got this bike to replace my air-cooled CR500 with a more modern, water-cooled bike.
Water cooling makes for more even engine cooling which means tighter clearances, which leads to More Power! Arh, Arh, Arh!!! What I wasn't ready for was about a 20 percent increase in power. It's just plain scary. Yee Hah!
My modifications included a 15-ounce flywheel weight to try to slow it down some and add tractability for my
off-road riding style. Didn't slow it down much, but it did help some. I also added a kick stand and hand guards as I do a lot of woods riding.
That, and anybody riding off-road with a motocross bike knows how annoying it is to not have a kickstand when needed.
Other than those few modifications, there was nothing major it needed. Just gotta hang on now. |
1998 Water-Cooled CR500 - Before
Close-Up of the Kickstand Bracket
Another Close-Up of the Kickstand Bracket
Kickstand - Up
Kickstand - Down
Baja Designs Folding Rear-View Mirror
5-Liter, Fork-Mount Supplemental Gas Tank
Supplemental Gas Tank - 2-Strokes are Thirsty
A View of the Tank Mounted on the Forks
Ingenious Sytem Ensures This Tank is Drained First
Ingenious Sytem Ensures This Tank is Drained First
Buckheart Ranch Rail Road Cars
1928 Chevrolet Truck
1966 Yamaha YDS 250 Restoration
1972 Grumman Canoe
1975 Yamaha TX650 Restoration
1976 Dodge Motorhome
1978 Corvette
1984 Honda CR 500 Restoration
1997 ATK 600
1998 Honda CR 500 Upgrades
1998 Fun Mover Motorhome Mods
2002 Yamaha Grizzly Mods
2006 Buell Ulysses Mods
2007 Harley Ultra Mods
San Diego Ibotics - Stingray Autonomous Submarine
Painting the House
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