cutting plastics

[vonny]

i kno how to do it
but want to see some close up pics of ur grab holes

if any one has a cr250r 04 can u plz send a pic of them plz

[FMX_Ezza]

What do you use to cut grab holes anyway???

[METAL_MULISHA13]

What do you use to cut grab holes anyway???
Scissors..

[_FreestyleR_]

Scissors..Or a chainsaw

[RFD~BABE]

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o220/RFD_BABE/mattys-14.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o220/RFD_BABE/mattys-13.jpg

[zach991]

i wanna know how you do that to your airbox on the CRF250......and what was actually used to cut the holes?

[{SLAYER FMX}]

i wanna know how you do that to your airbox on the CRF250......and what was actually used to cut the holes?

thats my 250f, all you do is take off the seat and "unclip" the sides of the airbox and fold them in..then put a cabletie through the holes to hold it there...this way you dont have to cut the airbox...youll know what i mean when you have a look on yours

i used a jigsaw to cut the sideplates....

[{SLAYER FMX}]

oh and to the point of this thread heres a couple of shots of cut up cr's......just cause im bored...have a look in the photo threads mate, youll find heaps of shots of bikes...

[byfmx13]

hey would a piar of tin snips cut the plastics good aswell

[paddo]

i dont think that tinsnips would work very well because the blades mite tend to seperate with the pressure on them and kind of fold/ shear the plastic. wouldnt look too good.

[rip_jp]

mark it out with a texta, cut with a hacksaw, clean up with a stanley knife :d thats what i did !!

[GStylEr]

Hacksaw blade and a tidy up with a stanley knife or razorblade is how I did it too. And an angle grinder for the subframe tabs, cleaned up with a file. You can also use a flame to clean up the cuts if you really want but be careful with that, I don't bother with it personally...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/GrantFMX/Random%20stuff/DSC_0005web.jpg

[scott_855]

i marked mine out wif a texta where i wanted them then cut them wif the jigsaw, then tidied up wif either a file of small angle grinder

[zach991]

thats my 250f, all you do is take off the seat and "unclip" the sides of the airbox and fold them in..then put a cabletie through the holes to hold it there...this way you dont have to cut the airbox...youll know what i mean when you have a look on yours

i used a jigsaw to cut the sideplates....

did you have to re-jet it?

[trashthumpy]

did you have to re-jet it?

u shouldnt need to air flow dosnt increase that much

[Jimmy_Chay]

i just drew where i wanted to cut on my guards aand then so i have more control i just got a small drill and drilled along the texta mark and then neatened with a stanley knife

[Jimmy_Chay]

they didnt turn out too bad...http://i164.photobucket.cohttp://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u9/Jimmy_Chay/DCP_1953.jpgm/albums/u9/Jimmy_Chay/DCP_1954.jpg

[Jimmy_Chay]

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u9/Jimmy_Chay/DCP_1953.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u9/Jimmy_Chay/DCP_1954.jpg

[METAL_MULISHA13]

Hacksaw blade and a tidy up with a stanley knife or razorblade is how I did it too. And an angle grinder for the subframe tabs, cleaned up with a file. You can also use a flame to clean up the cuts if you really want but be careful with that, I don't bother with it personally...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/GrantFMX/Random%20stuff/DSC_0005web.jpg
Dayum.. Nice side plates.. whered you get them Sir? hahaha

bike looks rad mate.

Dalt

[tudge199]

there not hard to cut i use a jigsaw and neat it up with a file well i did it to my mates bike and they came up alrite looks just the same as jimmys

and when did you cut yours jim

[scott_855]

there not hard to cut i use a jigsaw and neat it up with a file well i did it to my mates bike and they came up alrite looks just the same as jimmys

and when did you cut yours jim
he cut them about 2 weeks ago i think he told me

[Jimmy_Chay]

yeh only bout 2 weeks ago not long ago i was thinkin bout getting new guards so i figured may as well cut them... i gotta get enough money for new ones.... hey what you guys reckon bout fron half blue then side number plates and back balck... like brocks, hayne.... what you guys reckon

[zach991]

i love the look of 2tone bikes.....my CRF is Red/Black/Red now but as soon as the snow goes and i can use the truck again(no snow tires :( ) im bringin it over to my friends house cause he does a nice job cutting them. i think im gonna put my DVS graphics back on too..... when i cut my grabholes, im gonna use a jigsaw and smoothen it out with a belt sander/sandblock just like we did with my front and back fenders

[Jimmy_Chay]

lol i just used a drill and file for m front and back.. but my guards were scratched from coona when we had the car crash so i wasnt worried how they would turn out... even though they turned out mad... specially the back one

[rip_jp]

ive only cut one set of plastics and that was on my current bike just used a texta, a hacksaw and a stanley to finish... fairly happy how they turned out it looks flippin sweet... heres how it looks now :Z440:

[zach991]

smooth job done on the seat!! what did you use?

[Jimmy_Chay]

yeh dude they look good.... i havent done my seat... dunno if i will yet...

[rip_jp]

i know a dude whos an upholster and yeah he cut it and then puts a thin layer of foam round the top and pulls it tight so its nice and smooth and puts a gripper on it all for a cheap price of 70 bucks :D was heaps happy with it !!! wanna make my grabs a little bit bigger... when i get my 250 in a few months im going to cut the subframe like what robbie adelberg and leigh harriman and nate adams do so you get a better grip.

cheers for the comment bois !!

[MuLiShAmAdNeSs]

i marked mine out wif a texta where i wanted them then cut them wif the jigsaw, then tidied up wif either a file of small angle grinder

spot on thts exactly wat i did

[lil_fmx_kid]

i dunno if im lazy but i marked my grabs out then only used a stanley knife. they dont look to bac. n jimmy chay, bj's bike looks sick.

[Jimmy_Chay]

yeh thats how we were gunna do both our bikes but i havent been and ordered new guards yet.... front half blue back half black... an i think i'm selling my yz and ktm so i can get a road bike and a newer model yz

[twisted_mike21]

a dremmil works well

[RM-HARLEY]

no need to cut ur side plates and your air box, just take one side or both sides off, it does the same job (might not look as good) but it will save you alot of money in the long run when u want to sell you bike, i have herd some airboxes can cost $500....

[hoppa24]

when i cut mine, im just gonna cut my sideplates, not my airbox, as i'll be racing it too. and i'll have 2 sets of sideplates. :D
:jive:

[zach991]

you could fold them in.....or just buy new airbox flaps or covers or whatever theyre called....

[MR MAD KENT]

just use a hack saw n then use wetndry sand paper to smooth off the edges....