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2001 KX 500 Top Triple Clamp Options??
a109drvr:
Newbie here with a new (to me) 2001 KX 500. Does anyone know which year KX125 or 250 top triple is an exact swap for the 2001 KX 500? I want to get a new top triple clamp, preferably the Protaper P-3 http://www.protaper.com/p3uppertripleclamp.html. Plenty of fore and aft adjustment and no rubber insert.
I searched and found this post:http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,1809.0.html
Timbowe said the 02 KX 250 triple needed shimming, but doesn't say what year his KX 5 was, I assume an '02. hoopty said a stock 01KX250 fit his 01KX500 but I want to be sure before I spend $230-$240 on a triple and bar clamps.
hughes:
TimBowe has an 03-04 500. He will post you a reply. I see him here atleast daily. He is across the ocean.
alan:
I think it is pretty much all the same till 04 or 05 when the Kx125-250 jumped 2 mm in diameter! That would require some machining to make it fit.
Arigato:
You could stick with the stocker and buy just the bar mounts. Then polish it all up and still get the custom look while saving some money.
Timbowe:
I got the 01 kx250 ProTaper top clamp for mine. When I pulled the original off and looked at the underside of it, Kx250 was stamped on it. So i ordered it and fitted it up. Problem was when the bolts were screwed tight the clamp was not clamping tight. So down to my local engineering supply store and got a sheet of shimming material (metal) and cut up shims to fit around the top of the fork. Wedged the clamp open and fitted it to the forks. Bolted up sweet. Adjustable, solid mount with a high bend Pro taper handle bar. Much better for standing up a bit straighter. Nice mod!
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