KX Riders
Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: Dutch-K5 Fan on November 14, 2008, 06:21:29 AM
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While surfing the Net I found this test.
Have fun, althou its hard to read.
http://www.robandrewsmx.com/article.php?id=72 (http://www.robandrewsmx.com/article.php?id=72) I have chanced the link, it's a direct link now.
Dutchie
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You might like this one then, the bloke who owned it told me it was an ex Dave Thorpe factory KX500 engine which sounds about right as I can remember reading about his bike in about 1989 or so.
(http://img3013.photobox.co.uk/63651686689e293a6763e739e60cfc7d45c149420e4a8eac587f8d4a3fa58cbc5f875ee3.jpg)
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It looks like a special engine. Wasn't that one used for hillgliming UK Style??
I've been reading the test now, it makes me yelous and want to have it!!
I'm planning to buy a RMZ450 08 or 09 for the costs over racing a 500.
In holland you can't find a good K5, and buying a old engine for rebuilding and putting it in a 250/450 frame
just costs to much for me :x :x
but a man has to have dream in his live :-)
Dutchie
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Its one of the SR 500 engines that used to only have four gears but the owner put another gear in there, yes its setup for tarmac hillclimb sprints.
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I saw that Traileater had already found it and made a link.
Stil Its a greate article.