Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
a working compresion release is here
jfabmotorsports.com:
--- Quote from: demographic on December 28, 2009, 06:00:00 AM ---Fair comment as the black one does look more like it was put there by Kawasaki, there's a local tool dealer that sells J reds, Huskies and Stihls so I should have a fair choice if I go for it.
I'm not dead keen on the idea of drilling a hole in my cylinder head though.
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I was a little sceptical at first. A chain saw gets used a lot more hours than KX500 and they are still useing them. That was how I justified it in the begenning. Now that I have one there is no going back.
JFAB
demographic:
--- Quote from: jfabmotorsports.com on December 28, 2009, 09:38:35 AM ---
--- Quote from: demographic on December 28, 2009, 06:00:00 AM ---Fair comment as the black one does look more like it was put there by Kawasaki, there's a local tool dealer that sells J reds, Huskies and Stihls so I should have a fair choice if I go for it.
I'm not dead keen on the idea of drilling a hole in my cylinder head though.
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I was a little sceptical at first. A chain saw gets used a lot more hours than KX500 and they are still using them. That was how I justified it in the beginning. Now that I have one there is no going back.
JFAB
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Sorry, I didn't make my post very clear, I'm not bothered about someone else who knows exactly where to drill the hole doing it, I just don't know exactly where to do it myself and by the time I would have sent the head over to the US and back plus the cost of the work, its more money that I currently have spare.
I really like the idea and considering I ride mine on the road I don't want to be wearing massive clumpy MX boots when I do. Having a decomp valve would make a huge difference to it.
Just have to save my pennies up.
gianni2takt:
--- Quote from: BDI on September 10, 2009, 11:47:50 AM ---I never thought I could be sold on the comp release. Who ever it was that came up with that is a real thinker. I like it and I would have one on my bike for sure.
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that real thinker was me
gianni2takt:
--- Quote from: demographic on December 28, 2009, 07:58:16 PM ---
--- Quote from: jfabmotorsports.com on December 28, 2009, 09:38:35 AM ---
--- Quote from: demographic on December 28, 2009, 06:00:00 AM ---Fair comment as the black one does look more like it was put there by Kawasaki, there's a local tool dealer that sells J reds, Huskies and Stihls so I should have a fair choice if I go for it.
I'm not dead keen on the idea of drilling a hole in my cylinder head though.
--- End quote ---
I was a little sceptical at first. A chain saw gets used a lot more hours than KX500 and they are still using them. That was how I justified it in the beginning. Now that I have one there is no going back.
JFAB
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Sorry, I didn't make my post very clear, I'm not bothered about someone else who knows exactly where to drill the hole doing it, I just don't know exactly where to do it myself and by the time I would have sent the head over to the US and back plus the cost of the work, its more money that I currently have spare.
I really like the idea and considering I ride mine on the road I don't want to be wearing massive clumpy MX boots when I do. Having a decomp valve would make a huge difference to it.
Just have to save my pennies up.
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http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,5255.0.html in this topic on page 5 you can see how you can make it yourself :wink:
demographic:
--- Quote from: gianni2takt on December 29, 2009, 06:53:53 AM ---http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,5255.0.html in this topic on page 5 you can see how you can make it yourself :wink:
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I haven't been on this forum for a while and missed out on that thread, thanks very much for the link.
What a great idea.
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