haggi961 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) Here is my new project/hobbie to keep me busy with. I have been using my mates bikes when ive been doing trials recently. He has a 125cc gasgas and a 200cc beta evo. I have been looking at a few bikes, but most were in need of a lot of work so i uped my budget and purchased one this saturday (17th December), its a 2009 beta evo 250cc. It is in really good condtion as it should be only being a few year old. My plans are to give it a good clean up and service. Im also planning a few different modifications for it to. I know its a trial bike and its going to get scratched but that still doesnt mean i cant make it look nice. Here is my first update on the trials bike. I have been working on it a lot lately. I descoverd that it had a crack in the frame which wasnt good news for me when I had only just bought it. I did some research into it on the internet and i discovered that this was a common problem for this model of year and there was some warranty with the frame. A phone call and a few emails to Beta themselves and I had a new frame sorted which was brillant news as these frames are not cheap, and it also came with brand new head stock bearings so it was win win for me. Would like to also say a big thanks to Beta themselves for sorting this out for me. The only problem is that i have to strip everything off my old frame and rebuild it all , so i used this opportunity to clean the bike up and replace parts where needed. Here is a picture of the crack. Next was to start stripping the bike down so i did it a bit at a time and there was a few bolts that had buggrd heads, but i go them all out in the end. I removed the dog bone as they call it that connects to the swinging arm and the suspension as this unit holds all the bearing and bushes. You are supposed to regrease them every 40 hours to stop where and tear, but it looks like mine hadn't been done in a whiles so a few of the cages broke away in my hand. A job that should have taken 5 mins is going to take ages. Next day was ordering some new bushes and bearings and me being me i thought i would replace them all and do a proper job and would only cost a few quid, nope over a £100 lighter for the dam things. While the dog bone was off i decided to polish it all up with autosol and give it a nice shine and also cleaned up the suspension. The bike semi stripped down Now nice and clean Suspension While i was dismantaling I notcied a few bolts and other stuff missing that wasnt really needed or affecting the bike in anyway what so ever, but were there when bought new out of the factory so i decided to order it all, another £50 well spent. The mesh was coming away from the petrol tank plastic so i decided to tiger seal it back down. Few more bits cleaned up but still loads more to come The frame is all stripped away from the bike now. Right i got my new frame back so while it was all new i decided to get the frame and swinging arm powder coated a satin black with a bit of a rough finish. This is it all back from the powdercoaters Edited January 23, 2012 by haggi961 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindie Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 I'm loving the black frame! It will all be worth it in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertyboy2008 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 cant wait to see more some real tlc going into this bike mayaswell do it RIGHT or do it TWICE LOL GOOD LUCK LOOKIN FORWARD TO THE FINISHD PEICE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Good job bud, it makes a bid diffrents when youve sorted the dog bones,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvin123 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Looking good, however, I couldn't help noticing you had it stored in the garage / workshop, then it was stripped in a room of a house. Please tell me your secret, as there is no way my wife would allow me to do that. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzralphy Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 FWIW. The 09 & 10 Evos came with a soft rear spring...........plenty of lads upgraded their rear spring to a slightly stiffer one to improve suspension performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-shock 250 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Very good, i thought this was going to be a "look at my stupid rim stickers" thread. Nice to see some hard work being done, carry on....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggi961 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I'm loving the black frame! It will all be worth it in the end. I hope so as ive got alot planned for it cant wait to see more some real tlc going into this bike mayaswell do it RIGHT or do it TWICE LOL GOOD LUCK LOOKIN FORWARD TO THE FINISHD PEICE Cheers mate Good job bud, it makes a bid diffrents when youve sorted the dog bones,, A lot of money for a few bearings Looking good, however, I couldn't help noticing you had it stored in the garage / workshop, then it was stripped in a room of a house. Please tell me your secret, as there is no way my wife would allow me to do that. Lol She not very happy it being inside but i told her i cant work outside as its to cold atm lol. Ive also got to show her whos boss FWIW. The 09 & 10 Evos came with a soft rear spring...........plenty of lads upgraded their rear spring to a slightly stiffer one to improve suspension performance. I will look into this more but thanks for the tip anyway Very good, i thought this was going to be a "look at my stupid rim stickers" thread. Nice to see some hard work being done, carry on....... Cheers mate and there is loads to do but my main aim is for it to not look like a 2009 bike. Dont get to dissapointed as there is still going to be some rim tape lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggi961 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 (edited) First batch of nuts and bolts, exhaust & radiator spacer rubbers and gromits as the ones on my exhaust/radiator have split. Tip for anyone who is replacing the grommit that goes on the exhaust as they are about £6 from beta and i got this box for the same price off ebay. Iridium spark plug to keep her running sweet. I have another big batch of stuff coming soon. My range of putoline products: Air filter cleaner/Oil Chain Oil Carberetta Cleaner Coolant Gear Oil 2 Stroke Oil My Next stage was to spruce up the engine as it was quite scratched and tatty. After a couple of hours sanding and a respray using matt black heat paint and it looks loads better. I also decided to polish up the bolts used on the clutch cover/water pump etc. Gave the sumpguard and rubber and the back wheel and sprocket a clean up too. I will get a new chain and sprockets at some point, but this will do for now. I also cleaned up the kick stand Now Clean Edited January 24, 2012 by haggi961 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 What happens to the old frame ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggi961 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 What happens to the old frame ? They took mine on a exchange deal so havnt got a clue what happens to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggi961 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Ive got a few questions if anyone can help me with. When i come to put the new coolant in the bike how do i bleed the system? Question 2, how do i put the new bearings and cages in the dogbone/shock mount? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
femi Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 To bleed the system just squeeze the hose and shake the bike a little. This will bring most of the air out. After the first short testride check the level again and fill it up. You can put the new bearings in by using a bench vise and bushes with corresponding diameter. Or use the force of a screw and nut. Then you will need some bushes that fit, too. Depending on your workshop equipment it will be best to bring the bearings to a dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggi961 Posted January 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 To bleed the system just squeeze the hose and shake the bike a little. This will bring most of the air out. After the first short testride check the level again and fill it up. You can put the new bearings in by using a bench vise and bushes with corresponding diameter. Or use the force of a screw and nut. Then you will need some bushes that fit, too. Depending on your workshop equipment it will be best to bring the bearings to a dealer. Thanks for the tip mate as my freind had a go with the cages and bearing with a vice and socket and it seem to have worked fine, only problem now is I havnt ordered enough stuff to do it all so I'm going have to order another batch. Has anyone got a cheap set of trials boots they would like to sell in a size 9, just to keep me going until I buy a better set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
femi Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Can't help with used boots but for future I recommend Sidi boots. They are not the cheapst but they are really tough, flexible and fit great at least on my feet. I love mine. I wouldn't take the Alpinestars boots because you can't renew the rubber sole. This is no problem with Sidi (Gearne...). Depending on your footpegs,too the sole mostly fails first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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