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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: bturton on July 01, 2011, 02:05:03 PM

Title: Intake boot needed.
Post by: bturton on July 01, 2011, 02:05:03 PM

Here is a quick one.
The intake boot on my '01KX5 looks like it is at least 10 years old.
Wait-It IS 10 years old!
No wonder it is all cracked. What should a guy to for a replacement? Stocker??
I think I want to replace the reed valves at the same time. What is the consensus on reeds for a MX bike?

Thanks guys...

Brad in Fort Mac

Title: Re: Intake boot needed.
Post by: 81cr450 on July 02, 2011, 03:46:43 AM

V-force 2 on the reeds. KAW RIDER makes intake boots & does a nice looking v force reed clone that looks alot better than the vforce 3, be prepaired to wait though. Custom one off stuff does take more time though.
Stock reed boots are about $65 at cheapcycleparts.com if I remmeber right.

Title: Re: Intake boot needed.
Post by: bturton on July 03, 2011, 05:58:21 AM

OK, I have had a look around for these V Force 2 reeds....
All I can find is the V Force 3. Are they the same only better?  :?

Brad

Title: Re: Intake boot needed.
Post by: 81cr450 on July 03, 2011, 10:49:54 AM

Not as good as they vf2's, still better than most others though, my oppinion.  They rub & heat warp in the motor without a reed spacer to keep them from rubbing.  Heres a link to another post with some more info
http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,8717.300.html
Motorrad has a post somewhere on how to get the vf3's fit right, but I cant find it