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vintage kx500 build
grunthum:
That is SWEET! I just picked up an 89 and am getting it ready for the track. Can you tell me what your forks came off of, just curious. I'm going to break my stock forks down and rebuild and see how they do before I change anything. Also where did you pick up those graphics? I Likeee. Hoping mine comes out as nice as yours.
ogdobber:
--- Quote from: edgar_kx3 on May 20, 2015, 11:52:04 AM ---
--- Quote from: ogdobber on May 17, 2015, 06:26:45 AM ---
--- Quote from: sandblaster on May 17, 2015, 04:29:43 AM ---Yeah, that bike looks great.
How do you like your Race Tech Suspension?
Did you go with the gold valves?
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thank you. yes i went with gold valves. at first i thought i went a little overboard and it was too stiff, but after getting really comfortable with the bike I think it is perfect.
On a side note... I wish I would've went with ~2008 yamaha forks and front end. Thats how Sean Colliers 500 is set up.
The 04 kawasaki forks are great, dont get me wrong, but take 20 ounces of oil per side vs. a modern fork at about 8. and i could swap between my 450 yamaha (brakes, rotor, wheel, etc)
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nice bike! colliers has the regular fork btw, I dunno howd you would pull that off. here is his fork.
looks like Yamaha guards on it, bout it!
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so the bike with the 08 yamaha forks is I guess his last years bike (gone, maybe sold). you are right, that one has stock... but by the 2 stroke invitational he upgraded to 15 kx450 forks
ogdobber:
--- Quote from: grunthum on May 30, 2015, 03:08:21 AM ---That is SWEET! I just picked up an 89 and am getting it ready for the track. Can you tell me what your forks came off of, just curious. I'm going to break my stock forks down and rebuild and see how they do before I change anything. Also where did you pick up those graphics? I Likeee. Hoping mine comes out as nice as yours.
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Thanks! Forks and triple clamps were off a 97. (the 02 roller i bought came later)
graphics are on ebay
edgar_kx3:
--- Quote from: ogdobber on June 05, 2015, 07:57:29 AM ---
--- Quote from: edgar_kx3 on May 20, 2015, 11:52:04 AM ---
--- Quote from: ogdobber on May 17, 2015, 06:26:45 AM ---
--- Quote from: sandblaster on May 17, 2015, 04:29:43 AM ---Yeah, that bike looks great.
How do you like your Race Tech Suspension?
Did you go with the gold valves?
--- End quote ---
thank you. yes i went with gold valves. at first i thought i went a little overboard and it was too stiff, but after getting really comfortable with the bike I think it is perfect.
On a side note... I wish I would've went with ~2008 yamaha forks and front end. Thats how Sean Colliers 500 is set up.
The 04 kawasaki forks are great, dont get me wrong, but take 20 ounces of oil per side vs. a modern fork at about 8. and i could swap between my 450 yamaha (brakes, rotor, wheel, etc)
--- End quote ---
nice bike! colliers has the regular fork btw, I dunno howd you would pull that off. here is his fork.
looks like Yamaha guards on it, bout it!
--- End quote ---
so the bike with the 08 yamaha forks is I guess his last years bike (gone, maybe sold). you are right, that one has stock... but by the 2 stroke invitational he upgraded to 15 kx450 forks
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Yea i plan on doing the same, just get a stem from emig racing and you can run the newer forks and triples. oh and i called fmf on that pipe and silencer he had, be so easy for them to make more to sell but they wouldnt even act interested in selling me one. Hell ive been sponsored by them since 2002 also.
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