KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: KXT500 on May 28, 2008, 01:33:21 AM

Title: Bought a KX5, what can you tell me about it? Pic inside
Post by: KXT500 on May 28, 2008, 01:33:21 AM

it is supposed to be a 92 but how do i verify this?

The suspension is supposed to rebuilt by race tech.
it has a reed spacer and boysen bowl on the carb.
full FMF exhaust
the forks, swingarm, and rest of the aluminum is polished
frame is powder coated
excell wheels

should be fun  :mrgreen:

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/LuvNStarGazn/3wheeler/100_0648.jpg)

Title: Re: Bought a KX5, what can you tell me about it? Pic inside
Post by: Hillclimb#42 on May 28, 2008, 01:48:21 AM

Frame and Engine numbers tell you the year of each. Looks pretty sweet for a 92. There's really not much that changed through the years, so its no biggie anyway. 92 engine numbers would be KX500BE13001--------(something). My manual says 91-93 has same engine numbers. '92 is a kx500-E4.

Title: Re: Bought a KX5, what can you tell me about it? Pic inside
Post by: GDubb on May 28, 2008, 02:30:44 AM

Looks to me like it has an old KX250 tank on it... like doordie's.  Nice bike fo sho! I went to Kawasaki.com and somewhere under owner information, maybe having to do with looking up warranty info (if I remember correctly) there is a place to enter the VIN and it tells you what year the bike was and when the factory warranty ran out.


-G

Title: Re: Bought a KX5, what can you tell me about it? Pic inside
Post by: The Flyin Hawaiian on May 28, 2008, 10:36:32 AM

Im pretty sure that the 91 and 92s had blue anodized upper fork legs. 90 didnt. The fork guards look like the ones that were on my 90 KX250. Looks like a 89 KX250 tank.

Title: Re: Bought a KX5, what can you tell me about it? Pic inside
Post by: KXT500 on May 28, 2008, 11:47:22 AM

the engine numbers are kx500b***** 

the frame has been poweder coated and the numbers are hard to see. I will check them tomorrow.

Title: Re: Bought a KX5, what can you tell me about it? Pic inside
Post by: Arigato on May 30, 2008, 02:03:54 PM

Check all of your pipe mounts, especially the uppermost one; it's probably broken.