Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
1993 Rebuild....and Intro
Foxx4Beaver:
yup, that's a bummer!...with the crank being that shot, you can only assume the rest of the motor is screaming for some TLC.
Since you said you plan on keeping it...might as well do it right and drop $1500 right off the top, and replace all the bearings/seals, new OEM crank, re-plate cylinder and top-end...and then any clutch or tranny issues that need attention will cost more...but it'll be worth it!
sandblaster:
+1...
I know it's a bummer to see your engine like this but it's all rebuildable.
Could you post some pics of the bottom of the cylinder and also looking into the intake area?
brucifer:
Yeah guys, I'm gonna go completely through it. I'm a sucker for orphaned and abused bikes. I take joy in bringing them back to health--and losing money in the process. :-D
All kidding aside, I really do enjoy this. It's relaxing to me and quite satisfying to experience the end result.
I just went through this with a plated '95 XR600. I did a frame up resto-mod and sunk way more money into it than it will ever be worth. lol. But in the end it was worth it to me and I'm very happy with the result.
Here's a kinda fuzzy pic of it.
And a not so fuzzy pic.
sandblaster-I'll get some pics of the cylinder in the next day or two.
sandblaster:
Sweet.
Thanks!
brucifer:
--- Quote from: sandblaster on April 13, 2014, 06:56:05 AM ---+1...
I know it's a bummer to see your engine like this but it's all rebuildable.
Could you post some pics of the bottom of the cylinder and also looking into the intake area?
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Here's some pics.
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