Doug and I seem to be following similar paths.
I have been wanting a 500 for a while, but Seans bike build finally got me off my duff and buy one. I found this nearly spotless '01 on Craigslist and after a 8 hour drive and seeing it, I couldn't give the owner money fast enough. Original tires, chain, sprockets, bars and grips, it definitely a legit low hour bike......if it had more than 5-6 tanks of gas thru it, I would be surprised. Good base to start with.
So I machined the top triple to fit a set of '09 YZ450 forks. Added a Yamaha wheel, caliper, rotor and a Honda m/c. Removed the stock green bars for a higher set of 7/8 Tag bars. I flipped the bar clamps around for more forward offset....it looks a little weird (gap to the front), but I assume that's ok to do.
The shock was leaking, so I sent it off to MX Tech for a rebuild. When it came back, I added a Yamaha TI spring and aluminum collars. Curious to get it out and see how it works/feels.
Emig racing still producing links?
