83 cr500 one worthy of some love and tlc

bought in a pile on a barn floor some time back payed a reasonable sum and put it in dry storage after spraying a coat of motor oil on to soften up any rust and keep the irish weather out
previous {restorer} painted frame swingarm and springs blue????? nos tank and seat badly stored so tank geaphics chipped a bit thankfully no dents and petlock saved treads
hoping to restore but looks like im going to have to buy another bike to salvage bits i need so this is going to take some time
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my buddy holding engine for comparison and he is a big guy

yes swingarm upside down as loosely assembled with what i got and in shed dirty condition

awesome project bike. good luck with it. looks like you have enough there to do something with it .

Thanks
doner running bike on its way so project into full swing very soon(after i have a good play on it first)

its last night in blue paint
donor bikebeing delivered tomorrow night [friday] so happy times ahead
hva is next port of call for some new bits
never rode a husky so if i can get a go pro on loan i will post up something of the donor bike being tested
if this is my last post you will know it didnt go good
any tips ie starting nacks etc appreciated
mick

This may sound a little nuts, but I kind-of like that blue frame color (I'm not saying I'd paint my own frame that way, but if I had it, and the paint was in decent shape, I might just keep the color)!

Take your time on the bike, these projects can be a lot of fun!

I can't for the life of me think why people paint frames, forks and other parts stupid colours, I think it looks bad, but that's just my opinion.
Congrats on the purchase, and let us know how it comes along, don't forget to add lots of photos, we like photos!

if the paint was better id consider or a nicer color but ive a new tank and seat so i really want to have it mint original
when i have the engine rebuilt im testing that in the donor bike so im having that bike as a museum model for shows etc

some bikes ie nice jap 90s bikes in off standard colours and some look v v nice but in my opinion the 83 cr can only look like original
i have spare wheels and plan painting the rims black and a pair of yellow fork gators to match in with the number boards
im going to document the entire build here as ive seen another one done here and its given me the push to do mine
mick

i intend painting the frame in 2k white as opposed to plastic coat
reason for this is i might race the bike so redoing paint will be easy
anyone an opinion on this ?

rims are in very good original condition with a good clean
engine cases cleaned up v nice too
im hoping to leave the engine paint alone as i think it looks better in that aged used patina
my exhaust is in amazingly good soild condition so im going to copy that and put together on the bike
might run off a batch of them in 12g steel as i havent seen any pipes that look as good as the original
again your opinions on this ??
mick

The organ donor

youre saying you want to replicate the 500 chambers? im sure youll find a few takers!

Ye at least the front sections where the rot and take a battering

RODE IT HE SAID POWERFULL YOKE HE SAID
DID in his he
after an hour of kicking finally she barked into life on the choke ran rough and idled a little high till then cut the choke she died
a few kicks more and outside to get the fresh air she fired up again on the choke this time i gave it a rev to get the choke off and leave it idle
instead it reved its hole off and as their was no kil button i had to lay it on its side to starve it
base gasket was left out of the sandwich was an easy cop as i felt the air pulse while i was trying to kill it
all sorted now so fire it up tomorrow
on a brighter note its got a v fresh piston , id go as far as to say new condition
try get a video of the bike running tomorrow with my pipe on
pipe had no packing and a ball od shite so my ears are ringing hours later but still a nice feeling getting to hear it run

UP FOR GRABS ONE SHORTY PADDY PIPE
whats the ring gap on the cr anyone know off hand ?

all its bad points are bad but the front end is pristine condition

not such an accurate description {wouldnt lie straight in the bed the cnut}

only its a parts donor bike and i needed it id of probably strapped the seller to it and see how he gets on with a wide open throttle and no kill switch
he swore he rode it and suggested i tow start it
obviously he hadnt a notion how to start a bike
id ring him up only i really dont know what to say !
loose rear wheel and a slow puncture that stays hard for less than 3 mins
missing front split pin on front brake lever
base gasket drawing air and no kill switch
death trap !!!