KX Riders
Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: KXT500 on March 19, 2003, 01:06:26 PM
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the side of my cylinder has kuston kraft carved into it. jsut curious about it. what should i expect when i pull the top end?
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I had Kustom Kraft resleeve my 1979 RM125 back in 1981,so I would say some one had your cylinder sleeved.
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KUSTOM KRAFT BUILDS AND PORTS ENGINES. I HAVE 2 KX500 MOTORS THAT HAVE KUSTOM KRAFT TOP ENDS, BOTH HAVE HAD PORT WORK DONE BUT NOTHING RADICAL. I BOUGHT THE MOTORS WITH THE WORK DONE ALREADY AND BOTH RUN STRONG! WWW.KUSTOM-KRAFT.COM
ONE OF THE MOTORS IS IN A 86 TECATE ALSO!!!!
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Unfortunately, yes....I've heard of them. They are located in the Chicago area. My bro-in-law just picked up a KX5 that got there logo carved on the cylinder also. I just had to pull the head on it to replace a leaking head gasket and found a stupid sleeve in the thing. That sux! Once it's worn beyond it's service limit, you will have to throw it away and get a new jug. At least if it had been replated, you could replated it again and again back to original specs. I don't know why people stick those stupid sleeves in there. :roll:
I will have to admit that they at least did match the ports very nicely. Doesn't appear to have any porting mods done though.
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just put a new sleeve in it. that is what keeps la sleeve in business :P
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You know that you can switch sleeves out right. You don't have to throw the jug out. Isn't anyone out there running 540 kits? I say the plating is a problem because I've seen it flake and it costs alot to replate. But what do I know?