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Gas Guzzler
maddoggy:
so are you guys telling me that my jetting is not "spot on" and that is why my k5 likes fuel. i am not sure that i buy that, cause my bike runs awesome and plugs look spankin" new after a few days of riding. maybe a catch box for overflow like DOORDIE has on his roadbike would let you know if your losing fuel out the overflows. :| :| MADDOGGY
Desert Panther:
--- Quote from: The Flyin Hawaiian on September 12, 2007, 02:37:34 PM ---Back in 89, Team Green fitted 89 KDX 200 fuel tanks to their 89 ISDE KX 250s. They were able to use the KDX rad shrouds and it looked factory installed. The tank holds about 3 gallons and isnt as bulbouse as the Clarke or IMS tanks. Since the 88-89 KX 250s shared the same basic frame and body work as the 88-04 500, I would think that it may work on the 500 also. Im just not sure of any clearance issues between the pipe and the cylinder. The KDX tanks that could possibly be used would be the 89-94 models. The first water cooled KDXs. I would get about 50 miles out of my 88 K5 with the stock tank. Just enough to make the gas stops at the enduros.
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interesting concept of using a different model's fuel tank on the K5. Has anybody any knowledge of this for the 1987 model K5? Of course, i inconveniently own the year of KX5 that the parts market has forgotten about. What other bikes had frame set-ups similar to the 87 KX5? And also had bigger fuel tanks. I will need about a 100 mile range to feel good.
The Flyin Hawaiian:
There is a guy that races enduros here on the east coast that likes to tinker with projects. Last year, he rode what I thought was a 88/89 KX250. When I talked to him about it I found out it was an 87 with a 88 subframe and plastics. So, if you could put the bodywork and subframe, probably the airbox too, on your 1 year 87, you could possibly do the 89-94 KDX tank conversion. I did a similar swap with my 02 YZ426, I put a subframe, airbox and body work on it from a 2004 WR450. It was almost a bolt on and looked like it came that way.
demographic:
--- Quote from: The Flyin Hawaiian on September 12, 2007, 02:37:34 PM ---Back in 89, Team Green fitted 89 KDX 200 fuel tanks to their 89 ISDE KX 250s. They were able to use the KDX rad shrouds and it looked factory installed. The tank holds about 3 gallons and isnt as bulbouse as the Clarke or IMS tanks. Since the 88-89 KX 250s shared the same basic frame and body work as the 88-04 500, I would think that it may work on the 500 also. Im just not sure of any clearance issues between the pipe and the cylinder. The KDX tanks that could possibly be used would be the 89-94 models. The first water cooled KDXs. I would get about 50 miles out of my 88 K5 with the stock tank. Just enough to make the gas stops at the enduros.
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Thats a good point.
kx666:
something to think about, my 125's carb is only a few mm smaller then a stock k5...
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