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Nope. Never got a sponsorship. It would have been cool. We decided as a family to concentrate on hare scrambles this season also. The Honda has been just sitting in the shed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Did pretty well. I took it pretty easy being a fresh engine and ten only one at the track. I am not able to get the video to upload from my phone. If you're on Instagram you can see pictures and videos on @one_seven_six or @chad_bakken. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'll see what I can do this weekend. I may be the only one at the track. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well... I haven't added anything in a while and have been super busy with other things. So I decided to cut to the case and post up a few finished photos of the bike. I'm heading to South Carolina this weekend for the Sumter national enduro but making a pit stop in NC on Friday to run the bike...

I hadn't seen those kits before. Looks pretty neat. I tried to keep as much of the stock frame as possible. Just enough to get the pipe through. Plus with the 125 that's the only issue. There is a ton of clearance everywhere else. From what I have read Service Honda uses a 250F frame. I'm not...

They rebuild the whole lower cradle. That was my initial plan but, being as I am not trying to mass produce or build more, making all the fixtures to do it wasn't worth it. The way I did it I didn't cut into any main structure or high stress area. Just the lower casting. With the added brace it...

Oh yeah! I figured out where the frame needed to be modified and started cutting. I started with a 2 1/2" hole saw. I cut out the rest and used a carbide burr set to clean it up. I cut the pipe and rotated it to get it where it would fit and I could use the stock 450 mounting locations...

Once the numbers were in line I sent the stock shock out to be shortened and re-valved. To match the forks. I made a little wooden strut to keep the rear end up and started playing with engine placement. It amazes me that the swing arm pivot shaft and the rear engine mount were a...

That's awesome. I grew up in my dads garage watching him fix our dirt bikes. He isn't a fabricator but is an excellent mechanic. He rebuilt the engine that's in this bike, along with all the bikes my brother and I blew up over the years. I learned a lot from him. My son wants to be a machinist...

Well after I had the clamps welded and put the bars on I was able to work on the rake and ride height. I used my digital protractor and a floor jack. Again, my son was eager to help. Here are all the numbers I got from the set up. I found a write up on setting your bike up for short tracks...

I do my swaps by pressing out both stems and machining the new clamps (by either making the holes bigger or pressing/heat shrinking in an undersize sleeve and boring it out to the stock stem size, press fit dia for bottom clamp, slip fit for top clamp) to accept the stock stem. That way you use...

And then came the handle bars. Being as the Suzuki used clip ons I had to figure something out for bar clamps. An open cnc machine and a couple lunch breaks later I had my clamps. They took about two minutes a piece in the machine. I cut them apart on a cold saw. I'm not a very good aluminum...

Next I had to get the front wheel on the bike. Mating the CR125 hub to the GSXR forks meant new spacers and axle were in order. Luckily at work you can make personal items after hours. I made the axle out of 4140 steel The spacers are 6061 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you. I started the project in July and finished it last week. It was a fun yet stressful six months. As for the front wheel I used the stock hub from the 125. I set it up in the lathe and tuned off the rotor lugs. I used a Buchanan spoke kit and laced it to a 19" rear rim off a YZ250...

I apologize in advance for any grammatical errors. [emoji14] I'm not very good at proof reading. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks! I appreciate it. I'll post more as I get photos saved to my phone. Another photo of the forks mounted up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

After the clamps were sorted I couldn't help but do a little mock up. [emoji106] Next step was the front wheel. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hello. I put up an introduction post a while ago and got nothing soooo... Here's my build thread. It started with a phone call. A buddy said he had bought a 2009 CRF450 and stole the engine for him J&M framer. I asked about the roller and he all but gave it to me. So there I was, with a...

Hello y'all. I've been following the site for a long time and finally decided to join. My name is Chad and I'm from a small country town outside Richmond Virginia. I am 28 and have been racing and riding for 24 years. I have an awesome wife who loves motorcycles and a five year old son who races...