KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: demographic on September 05, 2006, 06:54:27 AM

Title: Protecting your rear subframe from chain rub.
Post by: demographic on September 05, 2006, 06:54:27 AM

I spotted this modification in a magazine article about Destrys KX500 but since I bought his secondhand rear subframe recently I can see the evidence with my own eyes.
It didn't come with the angled bit of aluminium but the holes were already drilled for it.

These pictures should take you through most of making one for yourself.
I will post the fitted picture after this weekend when I have got some bolts with the right thread for the existing holes in the subframe.

Title: Re: Protecting your rear subframe from chain rub.
Post by: Polar-Bus on September 05, 2006, 01:30:30 PM

Yup, its an issue. under hard braking, allows the chain to flop around and gouge the pi$$ out of the subframe. I modded my frame also, no more problems tearing up your expensive subframe:

http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,2366.0.html

Title: Re: Protecting your rear subframe from chain rub.
Post by: demographic on September 06, 2006, 04:47:49 AM

Quote from: Polar-Bus on September 05, 2006, 01:30:30 PM

Yup, its an issue. under hard braking, allows the chain to flop around and gouge the pi$$ out of the subframe. I modded my frame also, no more problems tearing up your expensive subframe:

http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,2366.0.html

I never saw that one :oops: