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Chain guide/subframe guard

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Verde Grande:
Hey all,
As you know, the chain wearing into the subframe is an issue on the KX500.
When  I bought mine, the prior owner had already installed this set-up. It's simply a piece of plastic
cut to the shape shown and then simply screwed into the chain guide. I know, I know . . . I thought the same
thing when I first saw it- "that's not gonna last for crap." But it's worked perfectly and hasn't
been a problem at all. Even with that one screw missing. Hooray for cheap and easy ideas that work!!   :-D :-D :-D





The marks on the subframe are from the prior owner of this particular subby that I recently had bought on ebay.


On the rear guide, you know how that little block is about $30? I just took some scrap round stock Delrin that was
laying around, cut it to fit, drilled the center and voila!

Swe_K5_89:
Almost to easy to be true..   :-)

Friar-Tuck:
 Hey Chip Great Idea's!!  
 Thanks for taking the time to take the photo's and post them.
   Tuck\o/

Polar-Bus:
Cool functional mod ! Different than what most of us do, but it works the balls and that's all that matters !

Verde Grande:

--- Quote from: Polar-Bus on August 29, 2011, 07:26:59 AM ---Cool functional mod ! Different than what most of us do, but it works the balls and that's all that matters !

--- End quote ---

I know, huh? I keep wanting to screw around with that sub-frame guard and make it  "better" but it
just works so darn well and hasn't been a problem. I'm just mad that I'm not the one
that thought it up!!!!  hahahahah :-D

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