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FIRST RIDE TODAY 86 KX500
dirk_diggler:
Nice looking '86 Roost :mrgreen:
hughes:
sweet bike. love it.
Roostmad1:
--- Quote from: NZ500 on May 31, 2010, 09:26:21 PM ---Hi. Your 500 looks real tidy. I brought a 1990 kx500 in the weekend. I'm in New Zealand too (south canterbury). Mines had a lot of money spent on it (new fmf pipe, procircuit silencer, plastics, all suspension rebuilt) but found out when I got home the crank/main bearings are rooted unfortunately. So mine's sitting in the dining room stripped down for rebuild now. Where are you in NZ? Is your bike from the guy in Nelson who imports them?
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Hi,i'm up in wellington,no i got it of trademe two weeks ago from a guy in auckland who has been bringing them in from the states,i know the guy from nelson your talking about though that sells real mintas on trademe,shame to here about your 500 but it can all be fixed anyway the 86 is a california import from a nice dry climate so no rust anywhere,i'd say it hasn't done much work at all and maybe never seen the loads of mud and crap like here in new zealand i doubt its ever been covered in mud at all as there was no evidence of it anywhere,had to do just minor things to it,just finished today putting a new clutch in today and now its super smooth,does not ride on the clutch now i had to file some minor burrs on the clutch basket fingers,i'm really impressed for a old bike how nice it rides, the comfortable riding position and the real plush suspension,smooth gearbox actually feels better than my 94 kx250 and not to mention a ton of torque and more grunt than you'll ever need,you dont have to rev a 500 there so understressed they don't work hard and should last a very long time if well looked after,got any pictures of your beast?good talking to you all,and thanks everbody for the positive feedback on my K5,cheers Richard
IcemanK5:
Nice bike Roostmad.
I find myself hating this KXriders foruim. We sit here here read and look at all the threads and pic's and then run out and tear our bikes down and rebuild them.
This a pic. of my 90 version of my rebuild:
Roostmad1:
--- Quote from: IcemanK5 on June 03, 2010, 02:31:53 AM ---Nice bike Roostmad.
I find myself hating this KXriders foruim. We sit here here read and look at all the threads and pic's and then run out and tear our bikes down and rebuild them.
This a pic. of my 90 version of my rebuild:
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yes thanks, your looks mint to mate,like your wheels,thats what i will be doing next when i get some more spare cash,i know what you mean about the KXriders forums gives you motovation though!!cheers Richard
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