Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
KX 500 pricing
04mach1:
I have not went and looked at it but I did talk to him he said that it has not been started in about a year and has a few scratches and the seat has a tear in it and one of the front forks has a small leak. What would it take to get it running? He did drain the gas but I think the carb may need cleaning.
Hillclimb#42:
Thats a deal. Running or not. They are easy to work on and now you have a source of info, if you get into the "unknown" I really like mine even after many hours of motocycle rehab. I started fixing what it needed, then what I wanted. If you like 2-stroke revs and 4-stroke throaty power, then you'll love the k5. All of these guys bleed green. They can't be wrong
on-edge:
Make sure you own it before you get in running or the guy might change his mind. If he drained the gas and its only been a year you might be able to get away with shooting some carb cleaner into the carb, let it set a day or two, put some fresh gas in and go.
You might ask him if he ran any gas stabilzer through it the last time it ran and find out if he drained the gas out of the carb or just the tank. If it will not run get a shop manual with some photos, pull the carb of and clean it up.
Hillclimb#42 is right though in my opinion, running or not you need to go get it!
redlined_KX500:
I wouldn't debate any longer. Buy the bike go through it and fix whatever needs fixin.
I found a 97 K5 in a bone yard rusting away. Spent a little more than I should have but, now I have in mint condition the most powerful production dirtbike ever built. It turns, stops and jumps with the best of em. That K5 engine is remarkable. Once tuned nothing will touch it.
Only thing I'm mad about is that I didnt buy 2 in 2004 when production ceased, 1 to ride and 1 to keep in crate.
Just my 2 cents..............
04mach1:
What kind of oil should I get and what gas should I run 93 ???
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