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Options for modernizing seat & gas tank on KX500???

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manco:
For various reasons not the subject of this thread, I am in no mood to cram a KX500 engine into an aluminum frame. That being said I sure would like to enjoy a narrower lower seat & a smaller more compact gas tank on my '98 KX500 while utilizing the OEM frame even if it was modified. I have done some research on achieving such a build and have found no relevant information to help me.

Below is a pic of what I would like to roughly achieve with my KX500. I would like to hear any info anyone has on this beside, "It can't be done."

manco:
Let me also note I wouldn't mind reducing the fuel capacity of my kx50 to 2 gallons or less.

Foxx4Beaver:
someone asked this a few months ago(maybe it was you, I don't remember)...
but our member Neilios is the only one I've seen modernize a 500 similar to like you're describing.
I remember him saying the tank was a "one-off".

he was last logged in the beginning of this year...try e-mailing him.

Mike Grant:
89 KX250 tank will bolt on looks like it would be quiet a bit slimmer and lower above the seat / tank junction

KXDINO:
Had a 89 250 tank on my k5 for a few years , no dramas felt good to ride with , ended up putting the stock k5 one back on liked the look of it better , 250 tank hanging of the trusses collecting dust now.

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