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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: Woodsplitter on July 31, 2007, 07:15:50 AM

Title: KX500 Motor serial #/year
Post by: Woodsplitter on July 31, 2007, 07:15:50 AM

Is there any listing (or reference) to find the year of an engine using the engine serial #? I found a kx500 motor that is claimed to be an '02, but I've had no luck with finding the year it was manufactured. The serial # is kx500BE021302.  Thanks

Title: Re: KX500 Motor serial #/year
Post by: stewart on July 31, 2007, 10:11:39 AM

they are listed in the clymer maunul

Title: Re: KX500 Motor serial #/year
Post by: Woodsplitter on July 31, 2007, 02:42:30 PM

            Thanks Stewart, I'm going to need to get one.

Title: Re: KX500 Motor serial #/year
Post by: Arnax on August 01, 2007, 01:32:42 PM

According to my Clymer (M447-3), the numbers KX500BE013001-ON can be model year 91, 92 or 93.
Given yours is a BE02 it's probably 1993.

It's not an '02, from 94 on the numbering starts with JKAKXVE, '02 being JKAKXVEC-2A032001.

Title: Re: KX500 Motor serial #/year
Post by: Woodsplitter on August 01, 2007, 02:01:24 PM

   Hey Arnax,
   
       Thanks for your reply. I'm not sure, but I'm thinking your manual is refering to the serial #'s on the frame. I hope.

Title: Re: KX500 Motor serial #/year
Post by: Arnax on August 03, 2007, 05:00:51 PM

You're right, I missed the asterisk referring to the 'starting frame number' comment, oops  :-o

Here's a pic of the page:

http://www.kxriders.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pos=0 (http://www.kxriders.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pos=0)

My '03 engine serial starts with KX500RF...