KX Riders
Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: alexander-vmann on June 11, 2015, 09:12:40 AM
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thinking of buying myself a barnett clutch plates and spring kit from bto as i noticed my clutch is slipping and engine is reving without t speed increaseing, so does anyone have excperience with barnett? or have another brand to recomend?
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Barnett, Tusk, DP, to name a few...and most all the top-name aftermarket brands are good.
I myself only run oem...only because Hinson doesn't/won't make a COMPLETE clutch pack for the 500.
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Barnett, Tusk, DP, to name a few...and most all the top-name aftermarket brands are good.
I myself only run oem...only because Hinson doesn't/won't make a COMPLETE clutch pack for the 500.
but is the stock aluminium plates good enough?
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and are theese carbon fiber kits any good? sounds cool but seems a bit shady? and ebc seems to be the only available maker
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depends on how often you want to change the oil....I have yet to burn out a stock clutch, in nearly 40 years.
I've never found an aftermarket clutch that I like over the precise feel the stock alloys give at the lever, besides the complete Hinson pack.
I dump my oil after every 4-5 hours of riding...and even sooner if I do only trails, as I'm using the clutch more.
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and are theese carbon fiber kits any good? sounds cool but seems a bit shady? and ebc seems to be the only available maker
I haven't used a Kevlar/carbon fiber, so I can't help you there.
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and because I change the oil so often...I had my buddy make me this slick drain plug, so that I'm not constantly wearing the threads in my cases....
http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,13146.0.html
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thanks for the reply, i migth just go for stock plates with aftermarket springs
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thanks for the reply, i migth just go for stock plates with aftermarket springs
you're welcome....but just be prepared to change the oil a lot if you go that route!...the alloy plates contaminate the oil very quickly.
I'm very anal about the "feel" at the lever...that's the only reason why I use the stock alloy clutch.
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and because I change the oil so often...I had my buddy make me this slick drain plug, so that I'm not constantly wearing the threads in my cases....
http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,13146.0.html
That's a great idea! I may have to steal that for a bike or two. Did you come up with it, or did you see it somewhere?
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and because I change the oil so often...I had my buddy make me this slick drain plug, so that I'm not constantly wearing the threads in my cases....
http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,13146.0.html
That's a great idea! I may have to steal that for a bike or two. Did you come up with it, or did you see it somewhere?
no, my buddy had mentioned it before, because I was so worried about the threads in the cases not lasting from constant oil changes. So I bought a brand new oem drain plug, and he took it to work(he's a machinist), and hooked a brother up.
He even made one for his KX450.
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and because I change the oil so often...I had my buddy make me this slick drain plug, so that I'm not constantly wearing the threads in my cases....
http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,13146.0.html
That's a great idea! I may have to steal that for a bike or two. Did you come up with it, or did you see it somewhere?
no, my buddy had mentioned it before, because I was so worried about the threads in the cases not lasting from constant oil changes. So I bought a brand new oem drain plug, and he took it to work(he's a machinist), and hooked a brother up.
He even made one for his KX450. another idea would be to just bore a smooth hole in the oem plug and use a o-ring or two around the head of the m6, no threads no worries :-D :-D
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Barnett are all I run in my 500's, great clutch!
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Barnett are all I run in my 500's, great clutch!
do you have the carbon fiber or kevlar kit?
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No 'O' ring on the M6?
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kinda pointless unless you can find an oem drain plug that doesn't already have the wire tie hole pre drilled through the head of it...the last few oem plugs I've gotten from Kawie are pre drilled.
that's why yamabond is used and not an o ring.
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the kx 450 clutch pack is also the same as the K5, just the springs are different
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Carbon, it will color the oil black, no big deal, the wear and grip factor is worth it :-D
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the kx 450 clutch pack is also the same as the K5, just the springs are different
do you mean the ole twostroke or the newer kx450f? becuse if the newer kx450f clutch kits fit then why not buy a kx450f and get some kx500 springs? would be a lot easier to find a new clutch kit from alot of brands
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That is what I do
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That is what I do
So the kx450f has it's clutch design from the kx 500? but will any year (06-15) fit in the hubs and buckest of the k5?
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I used a 2008 kx 450 clutch
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I used a 2008 kx 450 clutch
sweet, thanks bud