Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
Bike won't start!
BDI:
I know what you mean. every time we go on a big ride I look around at the other guys bikes that I'm ridding with and I know who's going to break down and F the whole ride. Do you think it's wrong to have a tech inspection on a play ride? If you pass tech and you break down everyone piches in to help but if you don't pass tech you can still go but you get left when you break down. thats fair :-P
kaw rider:
I hope there not charging you 350 for a plate job.
Goat:
--- Quote from: fluffy on April 23, 2010, 02:41:13 PM ---everytime someone has motor trouble people say ,leak down test,crank seals gone,check rod end play,bearings gone. you got the cyl off,check for deap scratches and chips missing if none,install new rings and gaskets and go. does anybody here ride a less then perfect bike.if you look at my 500 you might be able to tell where i rode last month. every bike posted here gets the beautifull bike comment.does anyone ride a dirtbike. rings and gaskets used to be in everybodys tool box. mine smokes a little to much,crank seals maybe, but still runs like crazy. tear down someday,but not in the near future. dont enjoy it looking at it ride the d**n thing and have a good time.
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I've been in a situation a few times far away from home, by myself, and miles from the truck when my bike broke and couldn't be fixed with the tools I had on me. It's no fun pushing your bike up and down hills through the woods and sand all the way back to the truck. Farthest I have had to push my bike was about 6 miles. It was the worst day ever. I was so mad I almost left the bike out in the middle of nowhere. It was all due to lack of maintenance. I was young and still learning how to fix bikes. Sometimes it's an unavoidable situation but other times you only have yourself to blame for not fixing what needed to be fixed. It's usually the smallest things like seals that will end your day in a hurry.
I've always been the guy that no one wants to ride with for a couple reasons. 1 If someone says it can't be done or "you don't have the balls" I will prove you wrong or crash trying. 2 not many can keep up. No matter how big or small their bike. I don't like to putz around and look at scenery. I like to see how fast I can push my bike and myself and come out the other end. I still check everything on the bike before every ride and replace what needs replaced. Ride like this is your last. Enjoy it like it's your first.
bob larry:
Ya $225 for the wiesco kit and $350 and tax so $380 for the replate........................I figure with the $70 shipping to the USA and the money exchange it isn't too bad. And dealing with those big headed jems at the border crossing is priceless.
I also ordered vforce 3 reeds and new spockets and Chain
I have just started to ride on the tracks. www.wnyma.com (which is killing me having the bike down) and we have the bruce trail that runs through the region that goes forever and ties into the pipeline from Barrie to Hudson Bay.
It is possible to go for months right out of my garage. We get a far distance some days....and lucky for me I broke at the track.
Like Goat said I ride it as fast as a can with no care for scenery.
I stop and have my gear off before the next guy comes around.
The k5 is is fast enough stock for me...imo....so I just want a fresh solid rebuild that will be reliable.
bob larry:
I have the pressure/vaccum test stuff coming in the mail....
So I will rebuild the top.......do the test and go from there I guess....
This site fn rules BTW......
Fire em up...
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