Some video of the 500X running!

[Billy Golightly]

Behold 4 stroke lovers, THIS is engine compression at the highest level!

http://www.files.3wheelerworld.com/remotepictures/500XRun01.wmv (High quality, 4.2mb)

http://www.files.3wheelerworld.com/remotepictures/500XRunMedium.wmv (Lower quality, 1.2mb)



Its running really rich right now, but since i don't have the exhaust or any of that finished theres no sense in tuning it. If the second link doesn't work, keep trying, I'm still uploading it.

[BigGreenMachine]

That is too sweet ATC, great work getting that together. I understand now how you threw out your back doing that, wow what a hard mother to get goin.

[Billy Golightly]

Yeah its far from done...I'm gonna pickup some lugnuts tomorrow and some other stuff and ride it a little and find out what other quirks I have to work out. It should be a very good woods machine and even decent on the track with a few minor mods.

[Jeb]

Billy! i've known you for years now but your voice doesn't sound anything like I thought it would!

Killer ride you've got going there. You can lug her right down to 0 cant ya? :beer

[Billy Golightly]

lol Jeb, yeah I guess thats the redneck southener accent in me hehe.

[YAMAHA_Jim]

Sounds good billy, hey jeb, nice avatar :)

[Wickedfinger]

Behold the Billygoat in all his glory.

[AirManCam]

Looks awesome dude, now all ya need is a decompression cable eh? Make sure you get a vid of the first ride!! :headbang:

[atcmatt]

What a beast! IM a big fan of that trike. Isthat just stock 350x suspension? Seems really squishy....

Matt

[hondatrikesrule22]

The banshee guys say they let the kicker go all the way down and when it comes up kick it real fast. They swear by it. ;)

[ATC crazy]

Hahaha Billy...that thing sounds like an old tractor just putting like that.

I cant see the video...I can only hear the sound (POS computer) I guess I also need to download the new Windows Media Player too....this one is origional Windows 98...Hahahahaha

[Jeb]

lol Jeb, yeah I guess thats the redneck southener accent in me hehe.

Hey, I'm the same in that department! To me you sound older than you look. I thought maybe it was your Dad or something talking at first. ;)




Sounds good billy, hey jeb, nice avatar :)

Yeah, i talked my wife into posing by my 250R while in our white room. ;)

Seriously though, I guess it's not bad for a photo-chop of a Pam Andersen pic and the 86 R brochure pic! It was inspired by none other than yours! :beer

[Billy Golightly]

Matt,

Yeah the suspension is all stock 350x, and in pretty poor shape. The rear shock I'm sure needs a recharge and the front forks needs seals and new fluid, probably heavy duty springs along with spacers in it too. Once I get it up and moving around some I'll probably start working on the suspension. I definetly still want to use the CR500 but there is alot of work involved with it, and I don't know if I'm going to be able to do the shortening work for the front forks. Its alot more detailed and complicated then I anticipated. I've found a couple places that will do shortening of inverted forks, might have to buy another pair and send them to them.



I think I've got a pretty good technique going now, hehe. If I've had it running some I can crank it in one kick. Getting lugnuts today and maybe I'll have a chance to put around a little bit.

[bneaves]

see classifieds, parting out 350x if you need anything.

[atc krazy]

i love it that thing is awsome

[vartiak15]

can i watch that movie with dial up? what am i doing wrong here?

[Billy Golightly]

Yeah, you just need a current version of windows media player. You can watch either one, the high or low quality, but the high quality one will take longer to download.

[TeCaTe_MaN]

great work, sounds like a beast of bikes, definately get the first ride on camera!

[TrikeKid]

kinda sounds like my XL250 when it had an exhaust leak. i swear it sounded just like a tractor.

[trikerider2oo7]

looks good...what all you gotta do to get it going?

[atcmatt]

Thanks for answering that billy. Much appreciated. Hope you get her up and running soon to be able to ride. Should be pretty gutsy.

Matt

[Billy Golightly]

Well, for it to be rideable I dont have to do a whole lot more...Brakes, control cables, some airbox work, a little more wiring. Thats the bare minimum.

[threewheelin-feelin]

sweet i want some video of u riding it when u get it done

[RapidRick]

Wow, that brought back memories. Back in '85 I built a trike with a nicholson frame '85 250r front end and aa '85 Prolink swinger and XL500 motor. Awsome bike, black barred a desert race Dist. 39 and ran enduros for several years with it. Kicked butt at Glamis too. I'm really happy for you and your 500, never had that much trouble starting it though.

500's Rule :naughty:

[tri-z_250R]

Hows this build coming along billy? Intrested here.

I'm sure he's done with it. It was posted over three years ago. How did it turn out anyway? Any more videos? Riding?

[Billy Golightly]

Wow, this is old :lol: It sat in my shop for a very long time after I broke the kick starter shaft off inside the cases. Eventually went to the barn, and then I later on used it on a partial trade for a 250sx to Lomax, then partial traded the 250sx back to him for the bike that I built my flat tracker out of, and the other 86 R I'm setting up for an MXer now. Last I had heard he traded or sold it to some guy and he wrecked it pretty hard core.

The build had a whole lot of problems and issues with it. I actually started it originally back in like 2000 or 2001, I can't remember. Whenever it was, at the time, the baddest 4 stroke quad was the 400ex which was some incentive to build it. I lost a lot of interest in it after the kicker shaft issues (a known weak point on that style XR500 motors with no real solution except to baby it :rolleyes:) I wish I had finished it, but I highly doubt I'll every try another build with the same intentions/idea.