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1994 KX500
blown8950:
Hello all. I just procured this lightly used '94 KX 500 from a friend of mine at work. It was literally buried in his garage and covered with a blanket. He's owned the bike since it was new. The guy is real meticulous about stuff, so I knew it was well cared for. It's all stock except for a Stealthy flywheel weight, which he said helped tame the hit, as he mostly trail rode with it. It had been sitting for three years without being started, so we drained the fuel and added some fresh. When we couldn't get it to hit, some investigation led to the discovery that the sparkplug wire was not connected for some reason. He reattached and I gave it a kick, it backfired. On the very next kick, she fired right up! I was elated! :banana: After he took a final jaunt around the neighborhood, I loaded her up and brought her home. He sold it because at 62, he just couldn't kick it anymore, but I thought he was gonna cry as I pulled away. He made me promise if I ever sold it, I'd give him first crack at buying it back. I agreed. Here are some pics...
This brings up my first of several questions. The bike has been sitting for three years, what things should I look for before I take it out for a good thrashing? And by that I mean it thrashing me!! Had you just purchased it, what would you do to it first? How is the jetting from the factory? It seems to want to surge on deceleration a bit, it this normal or a carb issue? Below is a short video clip of me starting it (please excuse the pajama pants), does everything sound right? I've owned mostly four-strokes, and this thing is a different animal entirely. Thanks in advance for all the input.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nadl-WY7pm8
KX500freak:
WELCOME !!!
WOOOOOOW :-o :-o that s a sweetheart !!
its like i see my bike sitting in your backyard..
unbelieveable nice stored bike ,i can understand he cried ,i would too ,thats why i dont sell..
be very gentle with her ,the graphics on it are no longer avaible ,what i know off..
i love it these 1994,s 8-) 8-)
my middle bike is the genuine 94
the left a make over ,got the chance to buy seat and graphics ,,one off chance :-)
now the queations before you trashing yourselfs.. :wink:
1st-check brakefluid,refresh is better
2nd-new gearbox oil instant,check old oil,dont fire up before new oil,just let the cold and old stuff leak away one side every 20 min for an hour or so .
3rd-new coolants .
4th-and not forget the airfilter ,it must be clean and greased .
5th-new gazz octane 98 mininum and premium quality premix ,dunno what you guys use overthere
mix it 1:40 and you,d be good to go.
6th-btw surching on deceleration is good for engine-braking capacities of the bigbore 2moker
but if you dont want it ,turn idle screw up till it idles ,then the surge is gone
good luck!!
keep comin back bro :-D
then again heck what a sweeeeet find !!
blown8950:
Thanks for the great reply, that's what I needed, a list of sorts of things to do before I do any sort of real riding. The highest octane we have here is 93, but the previous owner said he's never had any trouble with it pinging, and he's owned since new. I'll try the idle screw trick to see if that will combat the surging a bit. Thanks again!
hydronerd:
on the gas thing. get ahold of a can of race gas. what ever kind like 107 or 111 octane and put like 1 gallon to 4 gallons of 93 and you should be good on the octane with a stock motor.
KX500freak:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nadl-WY7pm8
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hahahaha :-D :-D pyama :lol: :lol:
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