KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: MuehlZ5 on November 11, 2011, 01:39:45 PM

Title: water cooled year?
Post by: MuehlZ5 on November 11, 2011, 01:39:45 PM

What year did the 500s go to water cooled models? looking for a complete motor right now and wasnt sure what year they went water cooled.

Title: Re: water cooled year?
Post by: turdle on November 11, 2011, 02:03:19 PM

85 is the first year water cooled.then they added the 2 valve kips system in 86,87.which I prefer,[less moving parts]. not sure which year they added the 3rd kips valve, :?[help me out guys,my manual is out in the garage]all are good but some are getting harder to get parts for.

Title: Re: water cooled year?
Post by: jkindt on November 11, 2011, 03:21:22 PM

1989 was first year for third kips valve in the US market.