Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
2000 KX500 Project
Pmcg:
Packard said its a big difference. Said to get rid of the air box all together. Problem is I need a place to keep all the wires from the headlight, horn, and brake light. So I got a bit creative with the dremel and fiberglass
sandblaster:
I need one of those filters for my dedicated SM build... 8-)
Mohave:
Have a stock 2002 motor with the 40mm Lectron. Had the same issue Motorrad describes here
"Yes. Packard have me the 5.2xl also... But my big bore didn't like it.. (I'm 90mm).
Most k5's at your state of tune end up on a 4-2xl needle set at 2.025" and the power jet set at 1.25-1.75 turns OUT FROM BOTTOM. At sea level
With the big bore (not sure if 88 will make it show up). 90 sure does... You will have a lean spot right off idle (think throttle opening it takes to idle across flat ground in second). That is a bitch to tune out.... "
So tried a 5.3xl...lean spot gone. But too rich everywhere else. Have the power jet at like 7/8ths out...still get slight bogging when putting around then hitting full throttle. Wonder how the 4.2xl would be on stock motor with 40mm?
Pmcg:
I'm still having some issues. Really hard to start and it won't iddle. I'm circling back to the timing now. The bike has great top but a stumbly low to mid.
Pmcg:
Hey guys. I still can't get this bike to start so I need some help either fixing the issue or pushing it into the lake.
Motor is completely rebuilt and holds a vacuum
Ignition is power dynamo set at .86 BTDC (had some issues with timing mark but it should be sorted) good spark
Carb is a lectron 44MM
Piston is windowed and Larry's compression release is in
Could the compression release be causing the starting issues? The bike will roll start but wont kick start. I'm confident that I'm kicking hard enough. With out using the comp release the compression is insane and I worry about breaking the lever.
Could the window in the piston be causing the bike to pull in too much fuel?
I know that there's not much else to it. I have spark, gas, compression. Any ideas? I'm starting to hate this bike.
Thanks
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