Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
KX forks
jkindt:
I bought a set of blue anodized usd forks for my newly acquired 89 K5. Upon receiving them I noticed a few things. First of all they are genuine Pro Circuit tuned forks used by Sheak when he was on the team, it has his name and settings still on both tubes. Second of all, unfortunately, they are off of a KX125, not a KX500! I was hoping to have usd forks for this bike, but now it seems it isn't happening with these forks. The question I have is, what are these things worth? And, how much is a set of proper usd forks worth for my 500?
SHLEPY:
Were you at exactly i have a set of forks for a 89 500 you could have for nothing just extra parts from my 500af build :-D
jkindt:
I got a good set of '89 forks, just wanted to upgrade to the USD forks like on the newer models. What I would really like is a set from '97+ with the larger diameter. But in reality, my stock '89 forks are fine. I will likely sell these KX125 Pro Circuit forks on ebay or something, just wondered if they are worth much. I bet they were back in the early '90s!!! :-D
sandblaster:
I usually get 100-150 for them in good shape.
It takes a while to sell them as there is not a big demand for them.
The better the blue anodize the quicker they sell.
Polar-Bus:
--- Quote from: jkindt on October 28, 2011, 05:14:58 PM ---I got a good set of '89 forks, just wanted to upgrade to the USD forks like on the newer models. What I would really like is a set from '97+ with the larger diameter. But in reality, my stock '89 forks are fine. I will likely sell these KX125 Pro Circuit forks on ebay or something, just wondered if they are worth much. I bet they were back in the early '90s!!! :-D
--- End quote ---
'89 was the last year of "conventional" piston valve forks. In '90 kawi switched to the 1st gen USD forks. Your '89 triple clamp won't work. In '94 kawi switched to the current 2nd gen USD forks. Those 90-93 USD's are an odd duck I wouldn't waste money and time on them. If you really want an USD upgrade try to find a complete 94+ setup.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
Go to full version