steel frame head mounts

[yeomans]

Hey all,
Just was looking to see if someone could offer up some fresh inspiration for a head mount on a 99-02 250/500 conversion.
I have an idea in mind, but I would like to see what others have come up with.
I know in the past there were a couple photos floating around on sf builds.
Anybody got anything cool? billet? a cad drawing?

[sandblaster]

This is the mount you can get from JFAB.



It was made for a steel frame conversion.
I adapted it for my AF/

[yeomans]

Thats very close to what I was planning on doing.
I had saw something similar posted here a few years ago.
My only issue is that I'm using the 86-88 motor in this build.
I do like that bracket that could be welded onto the frame,if it was steel, I would just have to adapt the plate to the hole pattern on the heads of the 86-88's.

[motopunk]

86 kx500 engine in 93 250 frame ..

i used the 3 headstuds in the front to bolt on the headstay and handmade brackets to the both holes in the frame  ... 

[yeomans]

Yeah, I was also  thinking it would be best to make use of the two stock holes. I don't have any nice square tubing at that point on the frame to weld one of those style mounts on.

[motopunk]

if i find the time today i will make a better pic, to show my handmade headstay on the cylinder ...

[yeomans]

if i find the time today i will make a better pic, to show my handmade headstay on the cylinder ...

thanks a bunch

[kranker1450]

I just got the unassembled kit from JFAB today. Very nice work. Waiting for the weather to warm up to continue. I will give you more info once I get some time to test fit it and assemble it.

[yeomans]

I just got the unassembled kit from JFAB today. Very nice work. Waiting for the weather to warm up to continue. I will give you more info once I get some time to test fit it and assemble it.

What frame are you planing on using?

[kranker1450]

2000 Kx250

[motopunk]

i found the time yesterday to make pics of my handmade front headstay on my´86 kx500 motor in the ´93 kx250 frame ..







hope it helps a little bit 

[yeomans]

That helps out quite a bit.
I had started making a mount very similar to that, but I like your idea better,
I was having a hard time visualizing how to match the piece of steel on the head to the triangle mounts on the frame without looking like crap.

Thanks a bunch

[yeomans]

2000 Kx250

Is the mount going to be welded onto the frame or bolted?
I'd love to weld it but not any decent flat steel to weld to because of where the 250 motor mounts land.

[motopunk]

That helps out quite a bit.
I had started making a mount very similar to that, but I like your idea better,
I was having a hard time visualizing how to match the piece of steel on the head to the triangle mounts on the frame without looking like crap.

Thanks a bunch

oh i had a long head scratching session beside the bike, till i came to that point . little bit inspired from the j-fab mount kit, but this is only available for the newer engine  and not useable for the 86-88 cylinderhead ..

[yeomans]

Yeah, its one of the things I've been putting off the longest.
It's the last thing I have to do before the powder coat.