Hey All,

I know these forums are mostly for stunt riding enthusiasts but it seems you all have a lot of experience with the XR50 and I thought maybe you guys could offer some assistance / recommendations??

I was recently given an XR50 which runs decently, but has a bent frame. Was planing to fix it up and let my 5 yr. old twin boys ride it afterward.

My questions is, would an after market frame with a 2" stretch add too much length for a child to be able to ride it comfortably?

Being after market, is the stock ride height maintained or is it all jacked up and sitting taller with the new frame?

Does everything bolt on pretty easily or are there places I may have to tweak in order to bolt up the parts properly?

Also, any suggestions on a cheap stock size replacement frame (does an after market regular size one even exist..)? Looking for any help on where to buy parts from, brand names to look for etc.

If anyone has links I might find useful regarding XR50 repair not geared exclusively towards stunt and enthusiast riders, I would be greatful as well.

Thanks All in advance!

 

http://www.powersportsstore.com/
http://www.fas50s.com
http://www.fasterminis.com

there are a few, powersport store and fast50's is how I built my bike

 

The closest to a stock frame that I have seen are the classic Honda frames, they are 1 in longer and 1 in taller, which isn't to different, they have those on power sports
http://www.powersportsstore.com/products.aspx?id=1179

 

OMG! $665...for a frame alone and sub frame...
wow...that's more than the bike is worth.

I maybe should have explained myself better in original post....I want CHEAP!

The bike was free, I have bought a $40 handle bar one-off switch so far...nothing else and if a frame is gonna cost me a lot of money, I'll give the bike back and go get a new one (or 2) for 1k each.

I am fixing this up in hopes my boys will be into it, if they are interested and want to continue riding, I may get the new bike next year or when they grow out of the 50.

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the responses and suggestions, I should have explained myself better though. Looking for a cheap fix.

Thanks Fellas!

 

I was thinking something like this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHROM...43102496QQrdZ1

 

Hey, no problem. I guess I thought oyu meant more of a restoration. I would say if you are looking for cheap and stock parts that ebay is your best bet. Most sites that sell parts are only aftermarket upgrades rather than stock replacements.
However make sure that if you are buying a frame it is a crf50 or XR50 frame, that frame is an SDG frame which is it's own brand of bike and I think that the dynamics are a little different. I don't think all your honda parts will bolt up right onto that frame.

 

Thanks Skyline...(as in the chili?)...

I went ahead and placed a bid on a stock frame I found listed on ebay. listed as being for a crf50 / xr50....so here's hoping it works out.

Thanks again.

 

No Problem, no as in a 15th story apartment, lol. Anyhow, yea that should work out, there is not a whole lot to tranferring, its all bolt on. Good Luck. If you have anymore questions post them in this thread.

 

Well...another day or so and hopefully I win have the winning bid on the stock frame. I already found several training wheel sets on ebay...they are 160 at my local honda dealeer/stealer so ebay it's gonna be.

I am gonna need a set of plastics and a stock or nearly stock rear shock.

Any suggestions about brands? I will shop the links you guys listed above, but I suspect there are several brands so suggestions welcomed.

Thanks again!

 

Finding a stock rear shock on here should be no problem since most people change them out right away for one that will support an adult.
Chris

 

just buy one of these $500 brand new

http://bikes.mxcrazy.com/72.html

 

i have a stock shock, air box assembly , stock bars with all contols... pm me and make an offer..

 

hey fellas...thanks for responses.

I had to pay close to $100 for stock frame, $60 for training wheels and $30 for a stock shock...sorry ERdoc, I won the bid before I saw you post man. I am starting to wish that I had gone ahead and bought an after market bike but I wasn't sure about reliability, replacement parts etc and most of these after market bikes seems to be geared towards adults and not kids.

My hope was that after fixing up the xr50, teaching my kids to ride and seeing if they like the sport, I could sell the honda and add the funds to discount the purchase of 2 new pw80's or something.

What do you guys think of the after market bikes? Am I being foolish to think sticking with honda and yamaha factory stuff is a waste of $$ ?

Thanks again for ideas and responses guys, I really appreciate it.

 

your honda will last till your kids are getting their drivers licenses. i've owned a knock off in the past and although some honda stuff fits, you often have to chase down what year honda that part was copied from to get the right replacement. pistons/cams and most other motor parts don't interchange on most knock offs (jincheng 05 models use pre 81 honda specs) so you just have to know what YOU NEED before you order as most places won't know unlessthey deal in the type of motor you have(wich leads to hours of searching the net for info), and honda has dealer everywhere.

Having a honda, you can't go wrong, the parts will ALWAYS be available and the bike will hold value 1000 times better than a knock off. You did the right thing fixing up the honda bike

 

Here is a good deal on plastics . Almost every color is on sale except black . Acerbis is one of the best plastic companies .

http://www.bbrmotorsports.com/Produc...0-HXR-5001.htm

If you want black , let me know i got another link . They are not at the blowout price , but still a better deal then paying full price

 

BBR was no longer doing a clearance on the Acrebis plastics :-(...

maybe I'll grab some ebay stuff.

 

BBr also sells off the stock Honda frames with no #s for 100 bux, and thats about the cheapest you'll find them for

 

yep, here's the BBR link
http://www.bbrmotorsports.com/GarageSale/GarageSale.htm

 

Here is another link .

When i ordered a set they also had a deal if you ordered more than $99.95 you would get free shipping .

Since the plastics are exactly $99.95 you have to ask them to give you the free shipping .

http://www.motoworldracing.com/acerb...50-brands.html












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