KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: Timbowe on August 11, 2005, 09:45:17 PM

Title: Almost done.
Post by: Timbowe on August 11, 2005, 09:45:17 PM

Who can spot the missing bit? Got to show you now. Unfinished. but still happy enough. Dunno bout seat skin tho. May change to black. Whadda you guys reckon?

Title: Other side
Post by: Timbowe on August 11, 2005, 09:50:00 PM

Taken on the other side.

Title: RE: Other side
Post by: gowen on August 12, 2005, 01:48:46 AM

the rotor is missing on the back and the shifter on pic #2?

Title: Almost done.
Post by: machine on August 12, 2005, 03:08:18 AM

Looks SWEET!!!!!

Title: Re:Almost done
Post by: Danger4u2 on August 12, 2005, 03:37:20 AM

Nice looking bike, you wont have any problem spoting your
bike at a K5 convention. I like the rims and hubs.

Title: RE: Re:Almost done
Post by: Arigato on August 12, 2005, 03:40:38 AM

Looks awesome! I like the graphics.  Go with an all black seat.

Title: RE: Re:Almost done
Post by: mikesmith on August 12, 2005, 09:09:31 PM

Nice job!

Title: Almost done.
Post by: demographic on August 12, 2005, 09:35:05 PM

You seem to have avoided the anti aircraft rear fender look that some 250 rear fenders are afflicted with.
Did you use the usual 93 rear fender/mudguard?

Looks good :)

Title: Almost done.
Post by: Timbowe on August 15, 2005, 09:32:32 PM

Cheerz Dudes. The stupid Talon [hubs] importers here FCUKed up the rear hub. Sent a KXF pair. According to them they are the same as KX500.... Wrong....  To start with the front spacers are too wide to fit between the forks. So had to send the wheel to the North Island to get the spacers turned down to the right width. Then the rear hub only had 4 holes on wich to mount the rear disk onto. As all you keen Kx5 pilots will know by now, all Kx5s have 6 holes. The guy at the importers [wich happens to be owned by none other than Shane King!] told me that "Its all cool chap. I'll just get you a 4 bolt disk to fit on.. No worries mate" Yeah Right!  The disk turned up on the counter Friday afty. Took 1 look at it and said to Johno [The King of Bling] that aint gonna fit dude. Sure enough. 24 mm bigger in diameter.
  Soooo thats what you see in the pic. No rear disk. Contrary to popular belief there is a gear stick tho.  Cigars all round!!!!!!
 Hey Demo cheerz there chap. I like the rear guard having the straight look. Its all in the trimming. Like dont take too much off.

Title: Almost done.
Post by: GDubb on August 23, 2005, 03:13:54 PM

D R O O O O O O O L......... man that looks awesome!  The silver frame was a great choice...  really blends in with the look of the whole bike and looks super clean.

Title: Almost done.
Post by: alan on August 24, 2005, 03:09:44 AM

I have to admit that really does look fine! Nice Work! And I have never liked black!

Great Job!!

Alan :D

Title: Almost done.
Post by: Timbowe on August 24, 2005, 07:41:25 PM

Thanx there Guys! Still waiting for the rear hub to come..... The importer said that he was gonna get it for me soon as. Then after a week of waiting he says that its on back order from Europe! Reckoned that the frieght to fly it out from Australia was gonna cost more than the hub was worth! ...... Yeah right. Good on ya mate, Tosser!
 Thinking I might get some Excell rims for the standard hubs and get back to the track. What size front/ rear width 17 inch would I use>?  2.5 front 4.5 rear or something similar? Any ideas you motard fans??       Tim.

Title: Almost done.
Post by: Norway on August 26, 2005, 02:18:54 AM

I`m using 3,5" front and 4,5" rear. WRP Racing wheels, with Husquarna hubs. Had to get new bearings, since the axles are different.
Excelent!

Title: What year is that moster?
Post by: dirtball on September 05, 2005, 06:58:40 PM

I am not sure, I am guessing 92ish by the frame, forgive me, I am not too savvy on my identification yet.

Travis

Title: RE: What year is that moster?
Post by: Timbowe on September 05, 2005, 07:28:43 PM

Thats OK.. This is one of the last ever batch. Sadly. But all good things come to an end. :(

Title: Re: Almost done.
Post by: ken wall on August 29, 2009, 03:58:34 PM

Hello I have recently purchased a Kx 500 and am keen to change the rear mudguard from the ridiculous setup now on the bike, to something a little better, I have heard of other people using a 93 kx250 rear fender or a 00 Kx250 one, can someone please tell me the best option and how to carry out the mods to fit the new fender, and if possible set up photos to show how it is done,

Title: Re: Almost done.
Post by: 95formula847 on August 30, 2009, 03:15:28 AM

there is a write up somehwere on this site for the 93 kx250 fender mod.

heres the link:

http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,3277.0.html

Title: Re: Almost done.
Post by: 95formula847 on September 01, 2009, 04:19:49 AM

Also I'm not sure if your interested. But you can also get an even newer kx250 fender to work. I believe its a 99 fender? In my opinion it fits the bike a lot better as it is longer and doesn't shoot up into the air as much. But both fenders look better than the droopy stock fender.