KX Riders
Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: afritts4u on October 27, 2005, 11:08:54 AM
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My bike came with a set of black and green shrouds. I have been running the black ones. They always seemed super flimsy so I tried the green UFOs that also came with the bike. They actually stick out about 2inches wider than the Black Acerbis. They are much stiffer and have an additional baffel that directs more air. Not a mojor mod but something worth noting!
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Interresting. I compared my black UFO to the stock ones and they were almost the same in size and how far they stuck out. Cam.
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I have bought all new UFO Plast plactic's for my 87 500 and they are the closest to O.E.M parts.
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Seems backward to me. I have OEM, UFO and Acerbis shrouds. OEM and UFO are same, but the Acerbis are much different.
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The UFO right side shroud (when sitting on the bike) sticks out 1 1/2 inch wider (I measured) than the Acerbis. The Left side is only about a 1/2 inch wider. This is plastic and Im sure some variations just from MFG, heat shipping ext can occure, but Im a definitaly a fan of the UFO. Just wish I could get an all black UFO plastic kit.
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My advice is to hold on to ANY KX500 plastic you have or can get. The stuff will only get harder and more expensive. I was lucky enough to get black plastic before they disontinued it. Lot's of stuff on eBay from time to time. :)
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Check out tufracing.com. Nothing on their site about our 500's but get the phone number from the contact us tool bar. Ask for Dave Antolak in parts. He had side panles in stock for my 87 500. They order direct from UFO. He expalined to me that UFO still makes alot of plactic's for older bikes but your major parts house's only carrier what moves. I asked him about black plactic for newer 500's and he said it was available. Check with him. He had parts for my bike when nobody else did.
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I recently scored Black plastics for my kx5. Front guard numberboard, radiator shrouds, and rear guard. The only bits that seem to unobtainium are rear shock guard white only, and side panelswhite only. Oh and iI got front fork protectors also .