Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
Lack of use/what to do.
Motorrad:
I have a solution to the lack of use... Give me your BMW
umberto:
--- Quote from: sandblaster on November 05, 2015, 02:46:35 AM ---So you have the holy grail of reeds just laying around???? :lol:
I couldn't find my post on here about getting the most out of it but here is a link to the Motorrad method
http://www.oem-cycle.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=484#p1945
--- End quote ---
My 500 motor came with one of those reed blocks, and I didn't use it for exactly the reasons you listed in your post. Thank you to Sandblaster and Motorrad for showing me how to make it work!
Friar-Tuck:
Great to hear from you again my good man! Those Beemers apear to be pretty tough,
there's a show called "Long Way Round" where two guys document their travel across europe and end up in New York. I'm pretty sure it's on netflix or amazon prime.
Anyway, glad to see your doing well 8-),
Tuck\o/
Danger4u2:
Hey, Friar-Tuck,
Yes I've seen that show.
I thought I would add some content as I get my k5 out of retirement.
When you remove the subframe be careful not to break this white plastic piece,
take your time and flex it out of the way
I use this tool a lot, it's sold as a cotter key remover but it works great for breaking loose radiator hoses or in this case the rubber tube between the pipe and silencer. Just slip it under the rubber and work it around the pipe. The stepped rib on the rubber joint between the pipe
and the silencer goes on the pipe side.
I have an after market AC brand subframe and a ProMoto Billet kickstand I can't remember which one came with this little bushing but watch that you don't loose it.
Winter is coming, had to break out the heater for the dog, she's getting old. You can see how discolored the gas tank gets when you leave gas (that turned bad) in it for more than a year.
Danger4u2:
I repacked the FMF Power Core silencer. There's no easy way to do this.
But next time I plan on spot welding a metal tab that I can get a hold of with my knocker.
This time with the hook attachment of my knocker I pulled off one of the
press fit aluminum nuts on the pipe side. So I switched to the end cap
and pulled it out with one of the nuts. I lightly tapped the perforated
pipe that runs through the "can" getting it apart.
I used a spray can of carb cleaner to clean all parts.
Use masking tape to hold the packing as you reassemble the silencer.
Using high temperature silicone, wipe a thin skim coat on the end cap
and the perforated pipes cap to help seal the silencer.
I had the regular silicone not high temp. we'll see how that works.
Make sure the packing doesn't bunch up as you stick it back together.
Make sure the perforated pipe mates with the pipe in the end cap,
line up the holes and install the little bolts.
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