Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
First batch of parts just came in :)
sniper1:
You're welcome and it has a wing to protect the ignition cover same as the water pump super easy to install took 5 minutes at the most but I read a few guys struggled to install it but it's very very easy.
Nice thick piece of aluminum too so riding at the quarry won't take my case out :) the guard has like delrin tubes that keep the bolts from backing out too nice touch I thought.
If you look at the rear of mine I overtightened it and curved it which is incorrect so I backed the bolt off so it's nice and even accross and I realized what the delrin tubes on top of the bolts were for :) to keep the bolts from loosening so I didn't need it that tight.
Polar-Bus:
a skid plate is a good investment if you are going bouncing over rocks, but if you get into some muddy riding, the mud packs into the skidplate opening between the case and can cause your engine to overheat. Jam some foam in the front cavity to prevent mud from packing in the cavity.
sniper1:
Thanks bus great info as always and it does get wet here in michigan rain rain rain.
sniper1:
Well I threw this baja designs headlight guard on today so I could ride at the gravel pit without getting my light crushed and good thing I did some idiot pulled on the MX track cut in front of me so he could throw a roost of rocks at me and a physical altercation followed and he promised to never do that again what a moron.
It's actually a nice looking and strong guard but why it doesn't come with one oh wait it's so they can make extra money but good investment none the less.
It was wash day today :) everything got a bath.
I guess you could call this the finished product minus the new clutch which isn't in yet due to some parts issues with the fibers and I'm still waiting on the galfer stainless front line so I can put the new EBC pads on but the rear brake makes me happier and happier with the stainless line and EBC MX pads very very nice stopping.
I wish bundy hill would have let my wife ride on the back down to this hill with me today so she could have taken video of me torturing this weak hill that nobody seemed to be able to climb but the K5 made it look pretty easy to a ton of high fives and what kind of bike is that lol some kids are so far gone that they thought I had a 450 or a kx250 how sad the youth of today is but I will get some video next weekend of my K5 making this hill look like a bump lol and these guys were taking huge running starts I almost dead digged this speed bump.
They call this chicken hill.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0jeH2_hJg
For reference here is a K5 failing to make the hill lol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpMgTThYUEA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki60XQU4g2c&feature=related
Aluminum drain plug with super strong magnet on it and I like this for a couple reasons one it's harder to strip the hole out and two it will pick up any steel shavings
Polar-Bus:
--- Quote from: sniper1 on June 22, 2011, 04:07:12 AM --- Thanks bus great info as always and it does get wet here in michigan rain rain rain.
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I like the Baja kit !
Here's how I "KDX500" converted mine 8-) (a good read)
http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,6603.0.html
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