Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Super Motard
2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
Brute:
Neat old surface grinder! I ran a smaller one years ago. Was fun, for a job. Used a Shaper for a while as well. More brutal, but it would cut keyways (straight) as well as surface. I bet Motorrad was tempted on the piston. He probably does not have many that look like that! :wink: Probably worse!
sandblaster:
--- Quote from: Brute on August 02, 2013, 08:05:09 AM ---I bet Motorrad was tempted on the piston. He probably does not have many that look like that! :wink: Probably worse!
--- End quote ---
:evil: :evil: :evil:
New chain and moved the axle as far back as I could with the sprockets I am running.
It does make a small difference in unintended wheelies :D
sandblaster:
Had a little adventure today...
After I installed my new chain I took it for a couple of short rides.
Since I just installed the wheels I haven't really had an opportunity to start pushing them.
Today was the first time I leaned it far enough over to the left and right where I really felt I was getting close to the edge.
In a nice left hand turn about 45 mph I starting loosing it :o
Lucky for me my butt puckered just enough to get the bike upright to get it off the edge and I rode out of it.
Felt like I was trying to flat track for a moment.
When I got back to the shop I took a look at the tire and found black greasy stuff on the edge of the tire...
Guess what it was?
Oh yeah, remember that new chain I put on?
It had a heavy amount of lube on it.
I didn't both wiping it off.
Since the tire rubs just a wee bit on the chain it got covered in chain lube.
You can bet that I will finish my spacer and get it installed and keep the chain lube off my tire :-o
Foxx4Beaver:
that's one way to learn how to "Drift" a motorcycle :lol:
Pmcg:
O man I got the pucker just reading that
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