KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: zskunk on November 14, 2010, 08:18:29 AM

Title: k5 pipe
Post by: zskunk on November 14, 2010, 08:18:29 AM

i have a 86 k5 ... will the pipe from a 250 fit?

Title: Re: k5 pipe
Post by: sandblaster on November 14, 2010, 08:25:06 AM

Quote from: zskunk on November 14, 2010, 08:18:29 AM

i have a 86 k5 ... will the pipe from a 250 fit?

With enough time and effort you might be able to make it fit but I think you would be far better off trying to find the correct pipe for your bike.
The K5 pipe takes a few twists and turns that the 250 pipes did not.
According to the book, only the 85 KX500 pipe will fit.
However, I suspect that a few others years would be much easier to adapt over.
I know someone on this forum knows for sure....

Title: Re: k5 pipe
Post by: kwakman on December 31, 2010, 04:48:41 AM

any 89-04 fmf or pro circuit pipe will fit with a bit of kno0w how for the mounts.i had 89-04 fmf gnarly torque on my 86, ran hard.pro circuit do a platinum pipe for 86 k5 which is a mid top pipe(pk86500p)or specify gnarly desert from fmf for their top end option(020038) or for low end gnarly torque (020055). hth.K.