plastics all swapped

I decided not to put a black headlight on the crf after all. I returned the replacement headlight to the shop and swapped it for a black number plate instead.

The seat is also back from having a black cover put on it.

I also found some stickers i bought last year and forgot about.

All finished for today

Today I have done the following changes:

Removed the throtle push cable
Swapped the handle bars for pro taper pastrana fmx bars
Swapped the origional plastics for pro tork black plastics

Next week I have to swap the headlight for the new black and white pro tork unuversal headlight and fit the black seat cover that I bought today.

Couldnt fit the headlight today as I needed to buy some electrical connectors and by the time I realised that I needed them the shops were shut. The coachworks where I need to take the seat to be covered was also shut.

The bike looks a little strange but I will do for now.

I am going to take it for a ride eary tomorrow morning early the when my son wakes up tomorrow around 10 will will go off for a longer ride.

Have to say that the bars improve the feel if the bike loads.

New plastics

bought the new plastics today.

This morning I have installed all of the new black plastics.

got it

picked the bike up this afternoon. took it to pick up my son from school and he loved it.

Here are some fotos of it stock before I start messing with it.

Its arrived!!!!

Just received e-mail confoermation that the crf230f ins in the shop and ready to pick up.

Going to leave work early and pick it up. Can´t Wait.

Idea behind the blog

After selling my XT225 I bought a conscorcio for a brand new Honda crf230f I found out today that I should recieve the bike this weekend.

I decided to create this blog to record all of the modifications that I do to the bike after I get it.

As I had a crf230f    last year I have some extra bits that I plan to upgrade as I know they make a big difference to the performance of the bike the parts that I already have are:

BBR Fork Springs
ProTaper Pastrana FMX bars
Twin Air Filter
Honda power Up Kit (Not going to use as it is not compatable with brazilian petrol).
Replacement Jets for the carborator 145 and 45
BBR rev box

For the first month or so I don´t plan to change anything on the bike except the Bars so that I can get a firm feel of how the bike is standard. I will change the plastics as soon as possable to keep the origional ones nice and shiny and new for when I sell the bike again but appart from that it will be standard.

After a month or so I plan to swap out the air filter, jets and an exhaust pipe mod as I know they reall improve the performance of the bike.

I will also swap out the front fork springs and swap the fork oil for motol 15 w fork oil. I will also swap the motor oli for motol as well.

After these changes I will see wht else needs doing.

I plan to fill the blog with fotos as much as time to add.