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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: Ramski on July 03, 2004, 05:06:49 PM

Title: Dave Chase KX500
Post by: Ramski on July 03, 2004, 05:06:49 PM: Found these cool pics of the what I think was a project that Dave Chase at Pro Circuit put together. I think Destry Abbott rode it in the 1999 Elsinore GP.

(http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Jul/2004731139162240430309.jpg)

(http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Jul/2004733957940820672239.jpg)
Title: Re: Dave Chase KX500
Post by: demographic on July 03, 2004, 09:38:00 PM: Quote from: Ramski
Found these cool pics of the what I think was a project that Dave Chase at Pro Circuit put together. I think Destry Abbott rode it in the 1999 Elsinore GP.

(http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Jul/2004731139162240430309.jpg)

(http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Jul/2004733957940820672239.jpg)

I have just started writing my letter to Santa and will widen the chimney to accomodate the bike..........

I have been a good boy, Honest :lol:
Title: Dave Chase KX500
Post by: michaelsmith on July 04, 2004, 06:56:24 PM: Yeah thats who made the bike,carbon tank,250 subframe.But with the Ty Davis system out I dont know...that Chase deal at the time was around $1600.00 on up!
Title: Dave Chase KX500
Post by: bigborefan on July 06, 2004, 06:59:50 AM: I called Dave on this a few years back. He never went into production as the cost was too high. It is shame, that is one sweet ride. I have also heard that Destry didn;t feel it was a major improvement. Maybe we should ask Destry this.
Title: Dave Chase KX500
Post by: mikesmith on July 07, 2004, 09:02:56 AM: If I remember right he did like the bike a lot,it was Kawasaki that wanted him to ride the stock looking KX500 (better for sales Id guess)!
Title: Dave Chase KX500
Post by: 5Hundy on July 08, 2004, 12:35:36 PM: DO U GUYS KNOW WHERE U COULD GET A VIDEO/DVD OF THAT 99 ELSINORE GP--THAT WOULD BE GR8 TO HAVE

THERE WAS A GUY IN OZ RACING A KX250 WITH 500 MILL WITH GR8 RESULTS:

THE 99 WORLD 500 MX CHAMPS HAS UK'S RON HERRING ON A VERY CUSTOM CR250 WITH CR500 ENGINE NICE: A FEW KX500'S IN THE PACK ALSO

IN NZ WE HAD THE HILL CLIMB EVENT [PIKES PEAK] WHICH ROD MILLEN FROM THE USA ATTENDED IN HIS CHEVY TRUCK ONE OF OUR LOCAL RIDERS ON A 04 KX500 WASNT FAR BEHIND HIM...HE WAS MOOVIN!!
Title: Dave Chase KX500
Post by: DestryAbbott on July 08, 2004, 04:42:29 PM: It's cool to see those photos. Dave built that bike for me as a project bike. It was a lot of fun to ride but they didn't really want me racing it. The bike is down in Mexico, hopefully having fun on the trails (it wasn't stolen). I sold it a couple of years ago. Now looking back, I think I should've kept it. There was a lot of work put into it, with some trick parts.

Best Wishes,
Destry
www.destryabbott.com
Title: Dave Chase KX500
Post by: doordie on July 09, 2004, 09:51:01 AM: DestryAbbot,

The tricks you say were? :?
I see the same as everyone the kx250 setup. 8)
But what about the pipe?
Is it a rerouted "standard" PC-pipe or a works "only one" pipe? :twisted:
I run a PC-pipe on my (70hp) iceracer and I think that pipe need a "ported cylinder" to do it`s best
and with high exhaust duration. :wink:
What about the powerband for that bike with that pipe?

By the way,you have a very nice website too. :D

Do anyone use gasoline tank from kx250 of 1989?
It`s make a "he.." of different for the pressure on the frontwheel in turns.
That together with a high seat. :shock:
I will post some pic`s later with my setup. :wink:
Title: Dave Chase KX500
Post by: mikesmith on July 10, 2004, 05:42:13 AM: I can tell you the pipe was made for the bike (Dave Chase works at PC) it runs under the shock reservoir because it has a 250 sub-frame,air box, side panels.