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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: KXT500 on March 19, 2003, 01:06:26 PM

Title: Kustom Kraft heard of them?
Post by: KXT500 on March 19, 2003, 01:06:26 PM

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?

Title: Kustom Kraft heard of them?
Post by: mikesmith on March 19, 2003, 06:10:38 PM

I had Kustom Kraft resleeve my 1979 RM125 back in 1981,so I would say some one had your cylinder sleeved.

Title: Kustom Kraft heard of them?
Post by: JBKX on March 20, 2003, 02:36:45 AM

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!!!!

Title: Kustom Kraft heard of them?
Post by: Hogwylde on March 23, 2003, 12:59:15 AM

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.

Title: Kustom Kraft heard of them?
Post by: KXT500 on March 23, 2003, 04:05:41 AM

just put a new sleeve in it. that is what keeps la sleeve in business :P

Title: Kustom Kraft heard of them?
Post by: crazyryan on January 16, 2005, 03:37:43 PM

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?