KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: T4speed on August 18, 2007, 03:52:41 AM

Title: Help
Post by: T4speed on August 18, 2007, 03:52:41 AM

I got a question I have a 1988 Kawasaki Tecate 4 and want to put a KX500 motor in it, but 1 problem they dont have a counter balancer so the Tecate would vibrate like hell any ways of fixing this? And rubber mounting still dont solve believe me people around here tried.

Thanks

Title: Re: Help
Post by: Danger4u2 on August 18, 2007, 04:18:52 AM

I would think that the motor wouldn't vibrate any more than in a 2 wheeled frame.

Title: Re: Help
Post by: BigGreenMachine on August 18, 2007, 04:39:12 AM

Dirtwheels did a feature on a CR5 powered 250R  quad a long time ago. The builder said he rubber mounted everything in an effort to kill the vibes but to no avail.

Quad frames tend to resonate the vibrations, their frame has no way to dampen the vibes I mean.

A trike kills the vibes through the forks somewhat.

I'd still do it, you know it'll be fun and with some fatbars and bar slugs plus rubber mounted clamps you'll manage to ignore the vibes.

Brace the frame and make sure your motor mounts are strong!