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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: BigGreenMachine on July 15, 2007, 07:54:57 AM

Title: Team Green Mods
Post by: BigGreenMachine on July 15, 2007, 07:54:57 AM

Guys, where are all the Team Green tips and tricks for the KX500? I know you can buy a handbook for my 85 Tecate with everything Team Green did to set it up for Jimmy White back in the day. Anything like that for the KX5?

Title: Re: Team Green Mods
Post by: Spider on July 15, 2007, 11:41:02 AM

Team Green Canada http://www.teamgreennews.ca/en/techside_settings.html

Dale

Title: Re: Team Green Mods
Post by: demographic on July 17, 2007, 07:16:10 AM

I wouldn't mind seeing some pictures that show frame bracing details for the 500 as I have a 500 that needs a bit of welding on it anyway so might as well go the whole hog before it goes to get powder coated.

Title: Re: Team Green Mods
Post by: BigGreenMachine on July 17, 2007, 08:46:08 AM

Quote from: demographic on July 17, 2007, 07:16:10 AM

I wouldn't mind seeing some pictures that show frame bracing details for the 500 as I have a 500 that needs a bit of welding on it anyway so might as well go the whole hog before it goes to get powder coated.

As would I. The stock trike frame I have has some stock gussets which are great. The section of 500 frame I have has seen some rough times and needs something more then stock for strength.

Title: Re: Team Green Mods
Post by: Good on July 18, 2007, 09:58:12 AM

Just kiddin' but here's your gusset manual!  (or mine anyway) :wink:

http://dirtrider.net/forums3/showthread.php?p=1139881

Title: Re: Team Green Mods
Post by: demographic on July 18, 2007, 10:22:59 AM

Quote from: Good on July 18, 2007, 09:58:12 AM

Just kiddin' but here's your gusset manual!  (or mine anyway) :wink:

http://dirtrider.net/forums3/showthread.php?p=1139881

Errr, after looking through nine pages of very interesting KX500/250 hybrid stuff I am struggling to find any pictures of gussetted 500 frames.

Nice thread all the same though.

Title: Re: Team Green Mods
Post by: BigGreenMachine on July 18, 2007, 11:35:57 AM

The "just kiddin but" opening line should have told you better.

The basics that I know are to gusset corners and triangulate as much as the frame without going overboard.  I'm going to brace corners of where I mated the two frames and some of the subframe.

I'll post pics here when I'm done.

Title: Re: Team Green Mods
Post by: Platypus on July 19, 2007, 04:30:48 AM

I am not familiar with what to gusset but I do know that it helps to complete all the welds.  If you look at the 500 frame a lot of the welds are incomplete and that is why we break pipe mounts so easily.  I hope that helps you get started.

Title: Re: Team Green Mods
Post by: BigGreenMachine on July 19, 2007, 04:37:46 AM

Another good point thank you.

I've also seen someone do a custom pipe hanger mount then fill it with liquid gasket to act as a damper to kill the mount breaking vibration. Will be doing the same.

Title: Re: Team Green Mods
Post by: Platypus on July 19, 2007, 02:01:50 PM

I will add the couple other things "I think" they would do or "have heard" they would do. 
Balance crank and longer clutch actuator lever.  I'm sure there are a couple I forgot and plenty I have never heard of.  I think Arigato has pics of the pipe mounts filled with RTV.  Also, I read it is a good idea to put  a bead of RTV around the o-rings prior to mounting your pipe.  If I remember more I will post them.

Title: Re: Team Green Mods
Post by: Good on July 19, 2007, 04:00:55 PM

I was meaning to just get a KXF450 frame and your gusseting would be done.  Sorry about that. :oops: