KX Riders
Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC) => Topic started by: dsrtrider on March 22, 2009, 08:37:35 AM
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FYI
go to mxa's website http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=D3EF6C85FEAC47F2BC624C68E3D70AAF
they have some photos of the kx500af they have been testing past few months and winning local races. bike looks good
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Ug. (drool, drool) I'm looking forward to the writeup. :-D
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I get a little hugified over that bike.
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The MXA wrecking crue are great to work with..
i'm looking foward to the article as well..
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As a fellow up,
the test /review , is in the MAY issue of MXA
not out everywhere yet,
but certainly a few people have copies already..
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On the MAY MXA cover:
Greatest 2 stroke ever!
Inside, they gave it a very nice review!!
:-)
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Have not seen a May issue at the store yet. Will stop by Barnes & Noble this evening to see if they have it. Breifly read the 2 stroke vs 4 stroke article in Transworld this month. Jason Lawrence was 2 seconds (average) a lap faster on the 2 stroke than the 4 stroke and 4 seconds a lap faster on his fastest time, all on a very short course. :-D Good read also on the parts cost of maintaining the bikes.
Oh Yeah AJ
Congrats on the Article and Cover!! :-o
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well th ebikes not on the cover ,, just the headline :)
but thanks!
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I read it in Wal-Mart yesterday. Very nice writeup. They state that the KX pretty much owns the CR :-D but we new that right? 8-)
Anyway, unfortunately, they went on to say the 4 srtoke trumps the 500 though, but I found it unclear as to why...
They did change some things on the bike to adjust suspension and geometry to make it handle better, but said it was normal stemming from the stock KXF250s parts. Gonna add these aftermarket parts in the future AJ? :evil:
All in all it was great publicity for AJ and the mighty K5, and other than that silly 4 poke comment, it was a good article.
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It was a good honest ride report. They favored the thumper because it's easier to ride...means faster around a track. The bike clearly needs some suspension work, but that's all a very small price to pay for the total package.
Be sure to tell MXA how much you enjoyed the article!
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I've read it twice now and LOVE IT!!!!!
Yeah they say there are some miner things but thats mxa!!!
They always change tripple clamps or rear link system AND suspension settings, springs on KXF. Making it a Pro-Circuit race bike. Well there are just some Kawasaki trade offs. And I always thought that MXA was a cr500 fan, not K-5!!
Atleast they have the balls to test the bike and to etmit they LOVE IT!!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
"Who killed the 500 class" is a good story to read, not that it happend!!!
CHEERS to YOU AJ
Dutchie
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Here can you read it for free,but only 5 pages so pic them carefully before open! :wink:
http://www.zinio.com/browse/issues/index.jsp?skuId=400941248
Page 62-and further
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Thanks for the link doordie :-). I found I could just print the pages to pdf without zooming & got all the pages I wanted.
Rene
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You guys may find this interesting :)
http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=7D2DDDC09B9C4242AE1383EADB8F4B0E
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Go Chuck Go :mrgreen:
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Any ideas why the original 250F motor mounts aren't completely machined away :? Causes a bit of an eye sore with the old beads protruding from the frame like a teenage boy with acne.
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Thing looks crazy, id probably have a hard time riding it
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Any ideas why the original 250F motor mounts aren't completely machined away :? Causes a bit of an eye sore with the old beads protruding from the frame like a teenage boy with acne.
Better yet, why use any of the 450F or 250f cradle? :?
Why not roll your own?
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Well believe me, make new cradles isn't a easy thing to do!!!
And about not removing the motormounts. Its for strenght!! Alu gets weaker when you weld it!! So grinding the
motor mount weakens a weak spot. Thats why the mounts are bigger than on a steel frame.
Dutchie
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The mounts are not *completely* removed because they double in the original frame,and the modifdied one, as skid plate mounts.
So to cut them off, and then reweld new ones doesnt make a lot of since in the big picture. Same with entirely making a new cradle,
when it isn't needed.
i do so on certain years of the Honda 500AF models, others years no.
It depends on the particular frame and particular need.
it is a production bike - not a one off.
costs /strenght and many factors are involved in each detail or decision.And a big effort is made to keep these bikes in a somewhat reasonable price point.
The cost of the bike is mostly generated by the cost of a brand new KX500 engine.
The engine alone is 6K to 7k, depending on your partcular OEM pricing on the KX500 parts.
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The MXA article is posted on thier website now.
:)
http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=27FD58A4E2F04B748A11F412FD9CB148
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nice right up