KX Riders
Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: elcliffo on March 17, 2005, 07:22:02 AM
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Hey, this is my first time posting, been reading posts for a while on this site.
My subframe is slightly bent and when going off jumps my tire brushes against my stock silencer. I need one anyway with a spark arrestor, and I was wondering if any of you no an after market silencer with spark arrestor that is narrower than the stock one. Names and Prices would help.
Oh, I have a 2004 Kx500, bought it in november, went from a 1979 DS250 to it. I am only 5.4 and 140lbs and every body said it would be too much bike for me, well now they eat my dirt as a rocket up a hill with out having my stubby little legs stab the ground. They also get a kick out of watching me balance it, when I start it. 2nd kick cold, 1st kick hot.
500's for life.
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elcliffo,
Welcome to the site. The subframe is fairly easy to straighten. With the frame on the bike, take off your rear fender and cut a 2x4 to fit between the frame sides (so it doesn't colapse). Then you can pound on the side with a large rubber hammer to get it back into line. My hammer is about the size of a coffee can. Hope this helps. Cam.
PS I used to race against a guy who was so short he had to stand on a milk crate on the starting line since he couldn't touch the ground. He anihilated us every race.