Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
All about reed spacers -
stock500:
I don't want to have to mess with the jetting or anything. My bike is 100% stock, and I like it. If I get a reed spacer will it affect my jetting? I thought about adding a little weight to the fly wheel to smooth it out even more, but if I can get some results with a spacer, maybe the fly wheel weight is not needed. Any information would be Great.
alan:
I put on a reed spacer and a FMF Gnarly pipe and never changed the jetting at 4000 Ft. No problem! I just was easer to start, stopped fowling plugs and could run 1 gear taller in the boondocks without bogging down.
I really don't think jetting is a major issue, just watch the color of the plug and don't let it go to light brown.
Alan :-D
Dutch-K5 Fan:
--- Quote from: kaw rider on May 13, 2007, 03:56:59 AM ---Why Reed Spacers?
Basically, reed spacers allow you to move your power band around depending on placement.
The most common installation for street use is to mount them between the reed block cage and the engine. This will effectively move your power band to a lower rev range and allow you to make better use of the power available for street riding.
The second type of installation is to mount them between the manifold and the reed block cage. This will move the manifold back further and raise the power band for better midrange and top end.
--- End quote ---
And what if you do both options???
A 1/4" between the reed block cage and the engine, and a 1/4" between the manifold and the reed block cage???
MORE power from bottom to top :? :?
Danger4u2:
When you add 1 reed spacer it moves the carb back against the frame. No room for 2 spacers unless you change how the carb mounts.
stroke.n.smoke:
I bought a spacer kit, came with two different thickness spacers, I wanted to use the thicker one, which was about 1/2 to 3/8 inch thick. I ended up using the thinner pacer, which was around 1/4 inch thick because the airbox/carb was hitting the shock... You can't get away with using a very thick spacer becasue of that problem...
I never really noticed a difference anyway.
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