Got the ICE bike

[Jeff]

Ever stop to think of how perfect things don't work out?!?

I was so stoked on getting this 03 RM-250 after riding a few ice bikes.  But inside, I really LONGED for a big 4-stroker.  The RM was just the perfect deal at the time.

Well, the deal fell through, and in its place came the new 04 CRF-450...  I'm like a kid in a candy store...

In the true fashion of a racer, the bike was pushed into the garage and thrown on stands and stripped of wheels before there was even oil put into it.   8)

The parts are all in, so the tires go out today to be studded.  Should be ready for ice time on 1/31...

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Is it going to crash well? :o ;D

[Jeff]

Is it going to crash well? :o ;D

Doesn't every bike I touch?

[Super Dave]

Ya know, I am certified as a riding frame straightener...

I can crash that bike in...five corners.

I can crash that bike in...three corners.

Hmm, I can crash that bike in two corners.




CRASH THAT BIKE!

 ;D ;D

[bweber]

I have three dirt bikes.  A 2002 Husqvarna CR250 2-stroke, a 2003 Yamaha YZ250F and a 2003 YZ125.  I was thinking about making one of them into an ice bike (preferably the Husky) but I don't know what I need.  You mentioned that "all the parts were in".  I was just going to get some studded tires, but what else whould I need to go ice racing with one of my dirtbikes?
Any advice from those that have done it would be appreciated.

[Super Dave]

    ice

[Jeff]

Brian, all you need is ice and ice tires.  Have the tires made.  Do not try to make them yourself.  Just too much science to it.

As for "all the parts", I was referring to ice tires, studs, heavy duty tubes, liners, wraps.  And then the other stuff which you already probably have...  Bark busters, lift, etc...

LOL... Dave, that's funny...  If you recall, my RR ALMOST made it to the apex of turn 1 on my first race with it before I was run over and left for dead...

And just to show how "novice" I am to this, the other day I called my tire wraps "tire warmers".  Shane almost peed himself...   ;D

[am_#65_john_deere]

dont forget the ice fenders if your gonna race the bike. ::) ::)

[bweber]

Thanks for the info.  Do you think that Husky CR250 would be a decent ice bike?  It is the one I care about the least ;)
Are ice tires available through Tucker Rockey or Parts Unlimited, or do you go direct to the manufacturer?

[Jeff]

There is no commercial outlet for ice studded tires.

The tires themselves...  Depending on who builds them, generally they go with a dunlop front.  The rear is a kenda ice tire.  From there, they take street tires and cut them down so that they will fit inside of the MX tire as a liner.  Then studs are shot through the knobs into the liner.  They run about $550 pre-made from a guy in Chicago.  Or you can save about $100 by buying everything and having a local guy in Waukesha make them.

Either route, they are god awful expensive, but once you see them, you will realize that it is not something that's worth trying to make yourself.

If you're seriously interested, email me off the board (jeff@cbr600rr.com) or call me 262-993-5416 and I can get stuff ordered for you.  They take about 1.5 weeks to make...

And the CR250?  Perfect bike!  Here's that exact bike coming out of a corner 2 weeks ago...

[Super Dave]

Ok, you guys just have huge budgets...

The cool ice tires are great, but they are pricy.  

From poor land, we'd just buy a new set of cheap MX tires.  You'll want new ones so that you have more rubber to screw the studs into.  Stud them up with the "Gold Screws".  Don't go all the way through.  Front one's, you'll need the shorter studs.  Rear longer ones.  We'd usually put washers on the rear ones to shim them.  Seemed like we used 1000 on the front and like 650 on the back.

Yes, you can spend a bunch of money on cool tires, but if you're just playing...have fun and keep it cheap.  If you're gonna race, ok, the cool tires will have better traction.

[am_#65_john_deere]

you can find a good used set of cool tires 8)(thanks dave, i didnt realise they were called that) 8),
for anything betweem$200 and $300.

all the rich guys that change their tires every year or two will have a set for sale. 8) 8) 8) 8)