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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: hughes on March 10, 2005, 01:37:11 AM

Title: Custom off road plate
Post by: hughes on March 10, 2005, 01:37:11 AM

Hey guy's

I am thinking about building my own off road skid plate with water pump/ign. cover protection. Does anybody have any pictures of one they built and any tips. I know I can buy one for around 70.00 but I can have some fun making it myself.

Title: Custom off road plate
Post by: TomL on March 10, 2005, 02:30:33 AM

I bought a 12" X 24" piece of aluminum tread plate from Lowes (home improvement center) and a few U-bolts.  Bent, cut, and bolted on the plate.  It even bends up around the pipe to protect it.  You have to make a brace to connect from the frame to the front of the skid plate over the pipe if you wrap it around the pipe, because it will vibrate against the pipe.

Title: Custom off road plate
Post by: hughes on March 10, 2005, 07:53:30 AM

Toml,

I had that same idea about bring it out in front of the pipe. Could you post some pictures just so i could get an idea of what this thing will look like. Thanks.

Title: Custom off road plate
Post by: jdv500 on March 10, 2005, 09:57:24 AM

hey there,
i saw your post on a skidplate that covers the sides as well. i want you to see what my hangar buds made for me on my k-5, pics are on album-4, pg's 2 and 3. just so you may have an idea,,,ok, jdv

Title: Custom off road plate
Post by: hughes on March 10, 2005, 12:54:57 PM

jdv500, That looks nice. The company I work for has a engineering test center in bridge port,AL Next time I'm up there am going to use their machine shop and metal to build my skidplate. I really would like to see Toml's. plate that comes out in front of the pipe to protect it.

Title: Custom off road plate
Post by: ebers17 on March 25, 2005, 01:47:49 PM

Just a quick tip, make a template out of cardboard and some duct tape, you can really expeirment and see what it will look like. seth

Title: Custom off road plate
Post by: hughes on March 25, 2005, 02:30:54 PM

I hope to make one. It's just an idea in my mind for future mods. Thanks cardboard should work for template.

Title: Custom off road plate
Post by: mikesmith on March 25, 2005, 09:46:02 PM

I made my own,doesnt protect the water pump.Was going to add KDX style crash bars and never did,but have never had any damage there yet!

Title: Custom off road plate
Post by: KXcam22 on May 22, 2005, 06:31:24 PM

I had my engine out and thought it would be a great pic to show one way  to mount a skid plate.  The clamps are 3/4" aluminum electrical p-clamps, about $0.10 each, light and strong.  Through bolts are 1/4" 316SS carriage type, round and smooth on the outside.  I used a scrap teflon block to bridge the gap at the rear frame tubes so the plate could be flat underneath (where the frame tubes are not) but supported strongly.  Cam.

Title: Custom off road plate
Post by: mikesmith on May 22, 2005, 09:18:23 PM

Nice job!

Title: Custom off road plate
Post by: mikesmith on May 22, 2005, 09:19:11 PM

Nice job!Mines about the same,but a little beat up.

Title: Custom off road plate
Post by: hughes on May 23, 2005, 12:50:50 PM

Nice job. I just went a bought a works connection plate instead of making one.