Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
Not happy with my '03 500 power curve...
Paul:
Hey HULKSTER, with the FMF Fatty, stock silencer, VForce Delta II, and proper jetting running 50:1 Maxima Super M in a 50/50 blend of Sunoco Purple and Pump 91 my '01 is capable of 111mph with 15/42 gearing, so do be careful :wink:
teamgreen500:
He's in the "Real Northeast" where they've got realllly thight clutch killing trails. :shock:
I've ridden this stuff and I was killing my clutch plates w/ 14-47. :oops:
My friends in N.C. run this gearing with good results. I know it sounds funny.
I think we are spoiled out here! :lol:
Manny
HULKSTER:
I don't use 1st much as it is....
GreenMachine:
Haha, thats funny Rick. You just brought up a funny memory of mine. I run 15/47 gears on my 500. I was riding at motocross tracks alot and was tired of getting spanked out of the corners, so I changes to 14/51 gears. took a bit to get used to. Then a group of my friends went out riding and a buddy of mine wanted to ride my bike. I told him I had changed my gears and to be careful. I don't think he heard me cause he stood vertical for about 50 yards and came directly back to the truck and parked it. :lol:
HULKSTER:
I am in the most northern eastern part of NY. Right next to Canada...
Well...I got my gearing on...it's ok...got my exhaust too...will test at Camp No Mercy on Saturday. Couldn't run Doug's track yesterday becauase the stupid UPS truck didn't get to my house til 5:30!
I did however get about a 40 minute ride in. When I bought that pipe I was told it was a BOTTOM-MID pipe. I even verified this with some guy at Pro Circuit. Well...all it did was SMOOTHEN out the whole powercurve. :evil: Didn't give me any more bottom! I'm pretty mad about it. I went to Pro Circuit's site today and I see that the description for thier "Off Road" pipe was DIFFERENT from what I was told.
It says: "Off-Road - KX500 pipe broadens the power from bottom to top end. Dual stamp design helps eliminate rock damage. This is the same pipe TEAM GREEN endorses and used to win the many off-road championships."
This really pisses me off....as I wanted a bottom-mid pipe. I liked it better STOCK!
I am going to look into a FMF Gnarly setup....and send this Pro-Circuit BACK!
EDIT (Take 2): Just went to the shop...talked about it...can send it back....This one will do for now....here is a couple pics of my TEMPORARY setup.
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