Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
1993 Rebuild....and Intro
staffylad:
--- Quote from: sandblaster on April 11, 2014, 03:43:13 AM ---Hey Bruce, welcome to the best Kawi forum on the web.
There is more info, combined knowledge, and people who are willing to share then any other site out there.
Pop the top off that thing and lets have a look.
And while you have the top off, take a close look at the crank and lets see what all you may need.
Looks like you have a nice clean bike to start with.
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I just luv those blue forks like I need some :lol:
sandblaster:
Appears to be completely stock...
A little time with a dremel goes a long way :-D
Foxx4Beaver:
thought my eyes were playin tricks on me...almost looks sleeved.
DoldGuy:
--- Quote from: Foxx4Beaver on April 16, 2014, 07:27:49 AM ---thought my eyes were playin tricks on me...almost looks sleeved.
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That is sleeved.
From the pics of the piston & cylinder, I think the head gasket was leaking (HATE those fiber head gaskets) & washed down the cylinder (no oil between piston/cylinder) as the scuffing in the cylinder is at the exhaust port (just my $.02).
I have seen a sleeved cylinder, with no matching of the ports, and still can not understand how it runs so well, as there has to be at least 2mm mismatch in the ports, but it runs very well.
Good thing with the sleeved cylinder it can be bored for not to much monies :-D , add a piston kit, rod kit, crank bearings / seals & a good set of gaskets will hopefully get you riding the K5 :-D , but I would positively make sure BOTH cylinder & head surfaces are totally flat. Had a friend with a K5 that was sleeved, kept having head gasket issues & it was just a very small area of the sleeve raised causing the problem.
DoldGuy
Foxx4Beaver:
--- Quote from: DoldGuy on April 16, 2014, 10:04:37 AM ---
--- Quote from: Foxx4Beaver on April 16, 2014, 07:27:49 AM ---thought my eyes were playin tricks on me...almost looks sleeved.
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That is sleeved.
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I know, I was being sarcastic...you can clearly see the difference in color.
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