KX Riders
Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC) => Topic started by: ylwgtr on December 30, 2013, 08:20:49 PM
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Not a kawasaki but I've just started building this...2012 rmz250 with an LT500R engine and swingarm/axle ect....Machined 6.5mm off each outside of the swingarm pushed the bearings in and machined the spacers down and she fits like a beauty .... Will chop the under cradle and front down tube in the next few days..I've sized it up and I might even remove the frame spares and run crf450x ones as they are a bit longer...the LT engine is quite long...I will also be removing the head stock and making/fitting a billet one....this fella will be full road registered :)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s398/ylwgtr2/null_zps8aebef49.jpg)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s398/ylwgtr2/null_zps7b21e81b.jpg)
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I love it!!...these big bore trike builds are insane.
A buddy had a new 87 Quadzilla back in the day....I myself never got into the 3-4 wheelers too much...but a 500cc trike would be a lot of fun!
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This should be a cool build and street legal?
I'll be watching 8-)
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All I can say is that this thing will be all motor!!!!!Chopped up the frame a bit more today worked out that I'm going to have to run a very high Y piece (like the first alloy frame cr's).Theres a couple of ideas that I have and that's to run the under cradle very wide to clear the exhaust valve chamber inspection window/ governor rod on the RH side and of course that means I will have excessive room on the left...or completely chop it off,weld up the hole into the clutch cover and control the valve by a servo motor....I'm going to have a bit more of a think on it.....here's a pic of the engine before I rotated it forward to its final position
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s398/ylwgtr2/null_zps16f1024d.jpg)
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Let me just say.....THIS ROCKS! :mrgreen:
I'll be eagerly awaiting more progress pics! :wink:
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wow. your putting several of my loves together.
open class 2T.
Trikes.
and bikes that have licenseplates that probably shouldnt.
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Motorrad/untitled_zps89d8d5d7.png) (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/Motorrad/media/untitled_zps89d8d5d7.png.html)
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I have 9 trikes in total!!!86 tecate,87tecate,85 Tri-z,86 Tri-z,85 atc250r,86 atc250r,85atc250r with cr500 engine,78 atc70 and a 92 kx100 converted into a mini tecate :) here's a pic of some...they take up a lot of room so it's hard to get them all in the same place at once!!
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s398/ylwgtr2/IMG_12661_zps2d158328.jpg)
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The 87 tecate is by far my most favourite...I take it out every chance I get...poor thing gets the guts flogged out of it :( but it certainly shows the banshee who's boss...it was great era of motocross engines and its so reliable
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s398/ylwgtr2/IMG_3648.jpg)
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I think Motorrad just wet himself with all those 3 wheelers... :-)
Oh, and just curious, what are you going to call this 3 wheeler that is street legal?
LTZ500 Tri-tard?
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heres the little kx100 when i was half way through it....i will get some pics of the finishe product next time im where its stored....these were before i had finihed it with the front end done :)
(http://www.3wheelerworld.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=146736&d=1336773455)
(http://www.3wheelerworld.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=145548&d=1335140138)
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(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s398/ylwgtr2/IMG_3648.jpg)
that's a SWEET action shot!
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(http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac152/foxx4afoxx2/thCAS0FU2H_zps46d0c49b.jpg) (http://s895.photobucket.com/user/foxx4afoxx2/media/thCAS0FU2H_zps46d0c49b.jpg.html)
any updates?...been a while :-D
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I'm wet and jealous :P I Love T3's I had an 85 Flogged the crap out of it until the flywheel exploded and destroyed the case, stator, and crank. It's in Kawi heaven now :(
I want to see this mini T3 you talk about.