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My First custom build drx90wc the orange crush
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Posted by: humboldt hills

This is my first time starting from scratch and I have learned so much along the way. I am already looking forward to the next build, because I will fix what I did wrong this time, but I am still proud of this one.
It is for my son Trenner Wile. We are racing GNCCs, so we actually narrowed it to 41"wide. Elkas are still to come, but I went ahead and powdercoated the shock springs orange for now.
He is only 9, been ridning for almost 4 years, he did awesome last year. He won his class in the local series , the Southern Ohio Cross COuntry Series, and took an overall against kids twice his age. Raced his first GNCC on a stock 07 drr90 in the mod class and got third. I figured it is time to make a better quad before Frames start snapping.

Just Thought I would share some of the things I have been doing with Trenners new DRX 90 Water cooled.
I disassembled the whole quad powder coated ever thing possible, gussetted them frame, new swngarm, XFR nerfs.
here are some pix;

gussets;
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/humboldthills/trenners%202008%20drr%20build/2008drrbuild001.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/humboldthills/trenners%202008%20drr%20build/2008drrbuild006.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/humboldthills/trenners%202008%20drr%20build/2008drrbuild008.jpg

Chrome powder coated Stearing stem and a arms
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/humboldthills/trenners%202008%20drr%20build/2008drrbuild004.jpg

new square tube swingarm
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/humboldthills/trenners%202008%20drr%20build/2008drrbuild002.jpg

starting to come together
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/humboldthills/trenners%202008%20drr%20build/2008drrbuild009.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/humboldthills/trenners%202008%20drr%20build/2008drrbuild010.jpg

sweet XFR nerfs made specifically for the drrs
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/humboldthills/trenners%202008%20drr%20build/2008drrbuild011.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/humboldthills/trenners%202008%20drr%20build/2008drrbuild012.jpg

More to come,
lots more to do before it gets broke in at earlywines feb 7th-9th

Posted by: tireman43

Looking good. It's a little bright for me, but I see the KTM stuff in the background so I understand the color choice.

Posted by: Andyman17dad

Lookin' great!!!

Posted by: hotquads1

NICE WORK !

Posted by: 300maniac

Lovin it!!

Posted by: forgiven

Looks very good.

Posted by: humboldt hills

Thanks guys,
its been a slow going project. On e of those "in my free time" jobs. Thas are hard to come by item these days.

The colors were 100% rider selected. No matter how hard I tried, my son wouldn't budge on the colors. Figure he is the one that has to ride it anyways.
The plastic is black and I am getting a Humboldt Hills Racing graphics kit from brm.

Posted by: wvspeedfreak

Looks really good.Nice welding on the gussets too.Can't wait to see the finished product

Posted by: 300maniac

any updates?

Posted by: humboldt hills

here are a few completed pix;
still waiting on tax return for elkas.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/humboldthills/trenners%202008%20drr%20build/08drrbuild001.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/humboldthills/trenners%202008%20drr%20build/08drrbuild002.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/humboldthills/trenners%202008%20drr%20build/08drrbuild004.jpg

Posted by: riding4fun

Woo Hoo, it's nice when it all comes together, great job. I still need to post my finished pics of my first build.

Im sure your son is excited.

Posted by: quadscrib

Very good lookin w/ the black plastic! I personally am fond of orange as you see my quad....

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/quadscrib/portlandold054.jpg

oops!lol not that one....

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/quadscrib/bryanollie024.jpg

I like orange quite a bit... wasnt able to get Oliver an orange DRX but that was our first request.