Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
MONUMENT TO THE 2-STROKE 2000 KX500
delphipro5:
O.K. here we go
THINGS ON THIS BUILD HAVE CHANGED A LOT SINCE THIS FIRST POST! READ ON. - (ADDED 02/25/11)
I am in the process of rebuilding my 2000 KX500 and would like some input if yall wanna be a part of it. It's in excellent shape and is worthy of having some nice stuff done. i was thinking about going all pro curcuit on this build and just send them my forks, shock,engine, and carb. to them to have them do as much work as they could to them. have a pro curcuit full mod. but they don't seem that willing to take it on, and i don't like having to send everything to Cali. to have it done. I do not trust anyone when it comes to packing and shipping! I live in Maine and Factory connection's head office is in NH which is like a few hours away so now I'm thinking have them do my suspension, and have my Carb. modded by Dick's racing they look like they really know what they are doing, but thier in Cali.. and I am not sure about the engine itself, ethier send it to pro curcuit or Dick's, or maybe do it myself or a local shop I can trust to do it right! any way that is all I think I need to have sent out, the rest I can do myself. but I am not quite sure what it is for carb. and engine mods. I really need to get done? I don't think I want to big bore it but I want a wiesco piston put in, would these places do things like that? like putting Vforce reeds in or use thier own stuff? What would they do with the engine i could not do myself? I already have a pro moto billet kickstand, sunline shift lever, D.I.D. ERV3 chain, renthal twin ring and chainwheel, pro curcuit sparky(pipe coming soon), going to get a magura hydro. clutch, rebuild the clutch with barnett plates set, get a steathy flywheel weight(woods riding), scaryfastracing intake thingy (if needed), replace ALL worn bearings with new, Vforce reed kit. I AM ONLY DOING THIS ONCE! So I want to go ALL OUT! Any advice would be cool, I am getting renthal twinwall handle bars soon and am wondering how to pick out a bend for this bike?? any advice?? thinking the windham. Also, FASST company makes these vibration damper inserts for the handlebars? think they work?(this thing is a vibrator) What else oh yea' I am thinking about having the triple trees polished, they are that stock cast aluminum right now except for the machined surfaces and in spots they did not even fully deburr the tree!!(around the bolt area's). I would like a shop to polish them to a ultra shiney surface before reassembly, What do you think? I actually would like to get as much of the dull grey cast aluminum polished as I could! imagine what the cylinder and head would look like polished!! any way that is it for now. P.S how do you put pics in your posts??? This is what the guys at Dick's racing suggested I do:
I suggest:
fork/shock mods - 610+parts
fork/shock black dlc coating - 650+r&r+shiping
rubber mounted triple clamps - 475
carb mods - 350
cylinder porting - 300
power valve cleaning - 175
intake system - 175
oversize front brake - 295
fatbars/handguards - 250
exhaust system - 400
What do you think?
ALSO I would like to get the compression release mod i heard about and the kips bolt everyone is talkin about. ani ideas on where to get it? i am also threading this on TT too. i will have pics. soon. thankx, P. :evil:
tharden:
I see you made it over here. Welcome. I feel with a good repair manual you can do most of this yourself. Depending on how many hours is on the engine you may need to do more than clean the power valve, also you can do a lot of mods to the engine to get power without porting the cylinder. Furthermore, you want to keep the plated bore in the cylinder. Search the engine modifications forum and find a wealth of knowledge.
martinfan30:
Welcome to KXRiders!!!!
As far as cleaning the engine, try this... Makes parts look amazing! Read about soda blasting.
http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,8161.0.html
kaw rider:
I would have the head cut before porting. Also what kind of riding are you doing.
alward25:
I have not heard anything good from the magura clutch for the 500. I have a MSR pro raptor lever and it made a ton of difference. It has three spots to put the cable end to change the pull ratio. Worth the money. PC 2 pipe makes the most power with the 304 silencer, it is something that is much debated here. It comes down to rider. Compression release is a decent mod to do to and the kips bolt mod. Contact JFAB and he can hook you up with that stuff. I would rather buy a Sudco 39mm PWK for $250 than send it out for a $350 mod. I run the 41mm and it is awesome, mileage suffers a little. The V force 2 still out flows the new V force 3. But the 2 has screws on the petals and some find that as a minus. Either is a major improvement over stock. Some like the RAD valve from Boyeson. Dyno numbers still show the V force 2 as the better choice for overall power. The engine is a very easy engine to work on. It is more fun to build it yourself, buut if you are uncertain of your skills, best to have someone else do it. Pro Circuit would do a great job building your engine but there a lot very talented engine builders on this site that would do it and charge a lot less and be every bit as good if not better. Good luck and keep us posted! and post some pics of the build!
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