Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
On the subject of engine work
kaw rider:
dont give up this quick. take some time off on this build and come back refreshed.
don46:
Dude,
Take a deep breath, a step backwards and regroup. I've spent thousands on hair brained ideas, some worked some didn't but I never let it discourage me. Some of what I've read about your build was to lose some power to make it more rider friendly, if that is the case don't worry about the stator, in fact if the goal was to make a good trail bike I wouldn't have ponied up for the carb either, get it together, ride it and have fun, believe me you can have as much fun with 60 hp as with 65hp. Hinson quit making clutch baskets several years ago, there may be some around as surplus, I have one and I can say it has held up incredibly. I wouldn't buy a Pro X unless I really needed a new basket, I would go for the Talon it is a nice basket as well.
Kaw rider mentioned 4.4, it was good stuff but in a 2t I would use the Q16 or maybe the MR12 (about $25 a gallon but helped us win a national championship) for the trail rider/play rider I would use something like vp C-12 or equivilent. Oh by the way I have part of a barrel of 4.4 that somebody could have for free if they come and get it. I'm in MT
Motorrad:
:-o :-o Just dropped in here. havnt been in this thread for a while ... Yikes.
What Happened to the motor??!!
No help from anyone??
Pm me, Ill give you my phone number, and will answer any questions I can, no matter how long it takes. :mrgreen:
--- Quote from: delphipro5 on March 24, 2011, 09:11:29 AM ---Thanks Kaw that's fantastic. I guess I pretty much just threw-up on this engine by letting this guy get his hands on it! I'M PISSED, I don't even know anymore. Whatever, F#@K it honestly. It's getting to the point that I don't even have the will to finish this whole agenda. NO help from anyone. Still 20 degrees outside. Maybe I should just take up shoveling snow as a hobby. I was going to post pics of the carb. I just got back from dick's, but screw it. I'm not even useing it anyway. And I don't even like what I see for a # of reasons. Oh-well I'm going to go watch some tv and actually enjoy my time off for a change. It's cheaper too, since all I seem to be able to get done right on this build is spend $$ :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x
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DoldGuy:
--- Quote from: don46 on March 24, 2011, 09:45:17 AM ---Dude,
Take a deep breath, a step backwards and regroup. I've spent thousands on hair brained ideas, some worked some didn't but I never let it discourage me. Some of what I've read about your build was to lose some power to make it more rider friendly, if that is the case don't worry about the stator, in fact if the goal was to make a good trail bike I wouldn't have ponied up for the carb either, get it together, ride it and have fun, believe me you can have as much fun with 60 hp as with 65hp. Hinson quit making clutch baskets several years ago, there may be some around as surplus, I have one and I can say it has held up incredibly. I wouldn't buy a Pro X unless I really needed a new basket, I would go for the Talon it is a nice basket as well.
Kaw rider mentioned 4.4, it was good stuff but in a 2t I would use the Q16 or maybe the MR12 (about $25 a gallon but helped us win a national championship) for the trail rider/play rider I would use something like vp C-12 or equivilent. Oh by the way I have part of a barrel of 4.4 that somebody could have for free if they come and get it. I'm in MT
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+1
DoldGuy
DoldGuy:
--- Quote from: Motorrad on March 24, 2011, 09:48:00 AM --- :-o :-o Just dropped in here. havnt been in this thread for a while ... Yikes.
What Happened to the motor??!!
No help from anyone??
Pm me, Ill give you my phone number, and will answer any questions I can, no matter how long it takes. :mrgreen:
--- Quote from: delphipro5 on March 24, 2011, 09:11:29 AM ---Thanks Kaw that's fantastic. I guess I pretty much just threw-up on this engine by letting this guy get his hands on it! I'M PISSED, I don't even know anymore. Whatever, F#@K it honestly. It's getting to the point that I don't even have the will to finish this whole agenda. NO help from anyone. Still 20 degrees outside. Maybe I should just take up shoveling snow as a hobby. I was going to post pics of the carb. I just got back from dick's, but screw it. I'm not even useing it anyway. And I don't even like what I see for a # of reasons. Oh-well I'm going to go watch some tv and actually enjoy my time off for a change. It's cheaper too, since all I seem to be able to get done right on this build is spend $$ :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x
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+1
DoldGuy
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