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Best year or years of K500

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b0dem:

--- Quote from: alan on August 13, 2006, 02:18:50 AM ---The Best Year is the one you own! :-D :-) :-o :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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amen brother!

I agree with a 00+ model, as stated above s**t starts to get old and break. I love my 88 but ive put alot of money into it to get it looking like a newer model, and reliable as one as well. good luck in whatever you find, and hang on. tight.....

Fusion1:
I believe 97 or 98 models got a chnge in fork internals, also a change in carb size?

kx666:
I am not positive on this but i heard they retarded the ports and filled them in more on the '92+ (a little porting will fix that, from what i heard is thay did it to reduce lawsuits). My k5 is a 2001 and it has to most current (for a k5) suspention. i think 2000 or 2001 was the last chang. i know for a fact the 1999 suspention is a lot different than mine. (at least in the US, this is to the best of my knowlage please correct me if i am wrong)

Motorcycle years ar like dog years, most shops will not work on bikes or get parts for biks older than 1997to1998. Even if you find a shop that is willing to help you they may not be able to do to the factory limmiting thier resorces

this may help... i bought my K5 in late 2001 a 50 some year old guy was talked into it at a dealer, but he coun't start it and he sold it to me with one ride (nipples on tires, air filter never cleaned or oiled and no dirt or scratches) for $1900 us :-D
good luck on your search

kx666:

--- Quote from: kx666 on October 19, 2006, 09:42:21 AM ---I am not positive on this but i heard they retarded the ports and filled them in more on the '92+ (a little porting will fix that, from what i heard is thay did it to reduce lawsuits).

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kawasaki also did this to the H1 and H2

kiwikx500:
1st of the last generation - 1990 all the way.

Will be eligible for vintage racing 14 years earlier than a 2004 model :-)

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