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Old July 13th, 2022, 01:31 AM   #5
Mauricemonge
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Name: Maurice
Location: San Francisco
Join Date: Sep 2018

Motorcycle(s): bastardized ninja 250 (think land speed record with a sidecar) soon to swap a 500 engine

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After trying my best for some time, I realized that the ex250 pipes just won’t work with the 500 engine. I was hoping to somehow make them fit, but I broke down, drove almost 4 hours round trip, and bought some 500 headers. I will be doing a 2-1 and making the back half of my exhaust the same as the 250.

I haven’t welded in my last set of motor mounts for fear that my chain line isn’t perfect. I got the chain, but not the smaller sprocket yet, so I haven’t seen how it spins at speed.

If I had to do this over again, I’d make the very front mounts, then pivot the engine off that to make the rear mounts square. It would also allow me to space out the chain little by little. I think my motor is slightly crooked, but it seems to roll the chain well enough to not matter.


One day I’ll figure out pictures and post some.

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