KX Riders
Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: ToomanyKaws on April 14, 2014, 07:41:03 AM
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Decided to rebuild my Team Green bike with a fresh engine and powdercoated frame. So I borrowed the engine from it, for my 2000 spare chassis. Did a little welding, steering damper mount and painted it. Just a beater 500 it will be.
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When I first got this bike, just wanted the engine for my AF, but it came with a Clarke desert tank. Procircuit dogbones. PC Works pipe. Using that on my other bike. PC rear shock. New Moose rims on stock hubs. Put those on my other 500.
Not alot of hours on it but had a few stress cracks. Rebuilt the entire rear linkage and swingwarm. Leaving the rear subframe as raw alum. Stripping it now. Have a new set of UFO plastics for it. Should be about done this week.
Good enough to beat up in the desert out here.
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Lookin great.
Can you post pics of your Team Green rads?
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Those radiators are a little beat up. They don't leak so still using them. Nothing special. Look just like all the other factory K5 desert bikes I have seen. Using OEM radiators on this build.
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Worked on the 2000 K5 a bit more.
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Looks great!
Thanks for posting the pics.
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I think he is hiding a RED Bike under that cover.... :-o
Bike looks Great! Hope that gas tank was empty when you installed as my math says 6lb per gallon x 20 gallons =..... :-D
DoldGuy
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No. :-D Thats an old ZX-11 I just built a turbo system on under the morgue sheets. Behind that is my 07 990 Adventure. I am curious how much gas this tank holds. Only dumped fuel in I had in a can. Will find out soon.
This bike was given to me. I think I got a total of $350 in it for the tank and carbs off ebay. Everything else was laying around. Need to make the carb plenum for the turbo and little more plumbing and it should run. Bike only has 3800 miles.
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the K5 came out sweet!!...I'm really liking the gold wheels, might have to step up to the plate and get a set myself.
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The wheels came on my other K5. Little beat up. Will have to lace some new rims in eventually. Got a little vinyl in for the shrouds.
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Looks good! Quick build too!