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A few tiny tricks I do to my bike.

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Verde Grande:
Hey all,
Just thought I'd share a couple little tips that make things a touch easier.
I apologize for the crappy photos; I only had my iPhone with me today.

Ever had your day shortened when you fell on the right side of the bike and the brake lever
punched a small hole in the case? I have and it was a drag. Expensive, too.
  So I take a preemptive measure by cutting a small piece of aluminum to the shape shown, give
it a little concave with a ball peen hammer so it matches the contour a little better, and
then epoxy it in place.



You know how when you're pulling the air filter, that top lip is loaded with dirt and sooner or later you're going
to drop some in the boot. Crap!!! I put a piece of tape that overlaps the filter just a little to prevent this. It's not really stuck to the filter so any airflow loss is negligible. You don't need to overlap it as much as shown here; I just did that for emphasis.



You're going to like this one! Everyone knows the 500 is a vibrating mofo and everyone knows about filling the bars with silicone. One day I had my subframe off and tossed it on the garage floor. It rang out like a tuning fork gone berserk. Hmmmmmmmm . . . . So I drilled a couple small holes and filled the subby with silicone. (I later realized that you can simply squirt the silicone in the various bolt inserts scattered throughout the subby. Oh well, live and learn.) It does help . . . a little. Not a lot; it's not the holy grail of vibration reduction but it does help just a touch.
(No photo for this mod.)


Morton, reporting for KXRiders, over and out.
Braaaapppppp!!

81cr450:
That clutch cover mod looks right nice, I was wondering what to do for mine.

I really like these little tricks , when I used to subscibe to dirt rider in the late 80's early 90's I came across this one. Put a cross hatch in your levers, you can use a file or hacksaw to do it. It gives you a better grip but the part I like best about it is that it gives the lever a spot to break when you lay it down on a lever. Then your atleast left with a stub & it can save your mastercylinder as well. I dont want to spring for the unbreakable lever set up, so I just use this & it works.
 

fraz83:
I put about a 3mm score in every clutch and brake lever i buy.. about 2'' from the end of the knob ... i should just invest in some asv levers

Goat:
I like the clutch cover preventative patch. Looks better than a gob of jb weld that everyone seems to use after they crack their cover.
Mine has already been welded so if it happens again the crack will be somewhere else. If I ever need a new cover I will definitely do this mod. I crash a lot lol. Always pushing the limits of myself haven't found the K5's limits probably never will.
Thanks

The Flyin Hawaiian:
I like the clutch cover mod and really like the tape on the filter lip!

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