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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: kxs in oz on February 11, 2007, 11:20:11 AM

Title: kx500A grapfics
Post by: kxs in oz on February 11, 2007, 11:20:11 AM

Hey guys  finaly finished KX500A wheels grapfics had suspension revalved and she is a rocket awesome in the forests roosts the trails unreal climes any hills ace fun

Title: Re: kx500A grapfics
Post by: alan on February 11, 2007, 11:24:10 AM

Congrats! She is a beauty!

Title: Re: kx500A grapfics
Post by: hangtime on February 11, 2007, 01:03:33 PM

Nice clean looking bike, by the color of the pipe it looks as if you have it running real good. Did you by any chance get any before and after weight numbers?

Title: Re: kx500A grapfics
Post by: kxs in oz on February 11, 2007, 02:43:08 PM

Hey hangtime i did not do a before and after weight should of but didnt get around to i it been riding it heaps feels so much lighter than my 450kx hows yours going how did you go with the jetting with the pipe had to richen mine up on the needle

Title: Re: kx500A grapfics
Post by: hangtime on February 11, 2007, 03:48:20 PM

I've been getting a lot of riding time lately, good time of year here. I like my jetting right where it is, but I don't have another pipe to do a good comparison. I don't have any flat spots in the power curve, so it can't be too bad, but would like to get a nickel plated pipe for ease of maintenance. Right now the pipe is a beautiful shade of gunmetal blue. I rode a 450 last weekend and would honestly say I prefer the 500. The 450 was top heavy and kept wanting to stand up in the turns. People say it is easier to ride the four strokes now, but I'm not looking for easy. Grabbing a handful of throttle and slipping the clutch is as good as it gets. I swear there is a spot where the front end comes up even if I'm sitting on the front fender. There are a couple of uphill stepup jumps at my local track where I can hit in third WFO. Between the angle of the hill and the pull of the motor, you get a great sensation of power. Nothing beats 60 something horsepower on tap eh mate?  I cleaned up my cast downtube frame piece by machining out the square tube inside so I can slip it over and will weld it on during my next teardown. Mine suffered two cracks and is holding nicely now but just isn't as good as the real thing.

Title: Re: kx500A grapfics
Post by: serafin on February 11, 2007, 04:39:06 PM

Beautiful looking bike. 

Serafin

Title: Re: kx500A grapfics
Post by: Mick on February 13, 2007, 12:42:56 PM

*applause*

Excellent work!!  I want to ride one so bad I can almost feel it  :-D

Title: Re: kx500A grapfics
Post by: moreccsthanlbs on February 23, 2007, 12:12:07 PM

WOW.....nice work!!!!!!! i'm speechless...what's your range with that tiny tank though?

Title: Re: kx500A grapfics
Post by: steve1965 on February 24, 2007, 05:36:13 PM

Very nice looking bike looks fast.

Title: Re: kx500A grapfics
Post by: kxs in oz on February 25, 2007, 11:08:28 AM

Hey guys tank range not so good loves fuel this thing about 1to 1-1/2 hours depending on how open the tracks are but good fun

Title: Re: kx500A grapfics
Post by: stewart on February 25, 2007, 01:09:13 PM

thats a great looking bike can you get a total weight  dry or wet  i would sure like to know