Project · carefree enduro · for Davide
Raptor
Honda NX650. It was meant to be a cheap bike for carefree enduro riding. Clearly, something went wrong.
ScrollChapter 01 — The idea
We got
carried away
- Base
- Honda NX650
- Use
- Carefree enduro
- Tank
- Acerbis, 23 litres
- For
- Davide
The Honda Raptor started as the idea of a cheap bike just for carefree enduro riding. Clearly, something went wrong and we got carried away.
The idea was to get a good base, fit some decent suspension and have fun.
Chapter 02 — Front end and fuel
Do we have
fuel?
So we take a Honda NX650, then a Honda CRF front end, we adapt it and, since we are at it, add a nice custom-made 320 disc and a 4-piston caliper with a new Brembo PS16 master cylinder.
Do we have fuel? Why not a 23 litre Acerbis oversized tank? Done.
Chapter 03 — The handlebar
We want it
clean
We like a clean handlebar, so I remove the usual switches and fit push buttons and a nice Motogadget Motoscope Mini, leaving room for a Quad Lock mount complete with wireless charging. Offset risers machined from solid to mount it all and, if it gets cold, Daytona heated grips.
Gauge
Motoscope Mini
Mount
Quad Lock wireless
Grips
Daytona heated
Chapter 04 — The light
Sun
at midnight
If we get lost in the tundra and it starts getting dark, we will need light, lots of light.
Right then: a full LED Koso headlight inside a steel ring complete with a protective grille, plus extra high-power spotlights.
Practically the midnight sun.
Chapter 05 — Luggage and protection
A nice
rear end
Now a nice rear end, roomy enough for a second seat, and maybe a set of luggage too, like a nice trio of 40 litre Mosko Moto bags.
Two side panels that recall a velociraptor, and finally we build an engine guard cage just the way we like it.
Chapter 06 — Sound and heart
A little boost
to the heart
Yes, but what about the sound? OK, let's fit a pair of Dominator silencers and give them a protective frame with 3 mm aluminium grilles.
A few more aluminium plates and guards here and there, just to replace the standard plastics we do not like, and the job is done.
No, wait a moment, a little boost to the heart? A nice Keihin FCR 41 would be a great bypass for this old lady, and by making a new manifold, also in aluminium, we can keep the original airbox too.
Carburettor
Keihin FCR 41
Exhausts
Dominator silencers
Protection
3 mm aluminium
Chapter 07 — Here we are
Something
simple
Well, here we are. Now all that is left is to take everything apart, sandblast, create the right colour, paint every single part, a new electrical system, a few dozen plates, brackets and assorted turned gadgets, assemble, set up the carburation, new shoes, battery and… oh, the seat!
Please, for the seat, something simple…
This is my Honda Raptor for Davide who, besides taking an active part, will be the one getting it muddy.
Specifications
See the other bikes- Model
- Honda NX650
- Front end
- Honda CRF, adapted
- Brakes
- Custom 320 mm disc, 4-piston caliper, Brembo PS16 master cylinder
- Tank
- Oversized Acerbis, 23 litres
- Controls
- Push buttons, Motogadget Motoscope Mini
- Accessories
- Quad Lock mount with wireless charging, Daytona heated grips
- Lights
- Full LED Koso headlight with steel ring and grille, extra spotlights
- Luggage
- Mosko Moto trio, 40 litres
- Protection
- Engine guard cage, aluminium plates
- Exhaust
- Dominator silencers, frame with 3 mm aluminium grilles
- Fuelling
- Keihin FCR 41, aluminium manifold, original airbox