Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC)
'09 500AF build
jBernard:
had been looking every day for months on ebay! then someone hooked up up with some vf2's :evil: now i'm all set on mystery parts to find.
jBernard:
quick iphone pic update....
- rekluse adj slave cylinder. will try to get down to the fab shop within next few days and start fitting the hyd clutch on!
- anodized Applied 20mm clamps with HPSD mount I made. All Ti Hardware. Pic doesnt do the colors justice, better one coming soon!
- made a Ti anodizing setup, anodized my Ti wheel bearings i machined up a while back, lot of fun doing this late last night.
NOTE- right click and 'view image' to see it bigger. forums smash it down to fit, you can barely see anything.
next up, measuring front headstay bracket, getting it machined locally, then frame is off to heat treatment and engine back to TMR for assembly.
stay tuned
*** clifnotes*** - now you can see why this project is taking me so long. :-D
sandblaster:
Beautiful..... :-o
jBernard:
thanks.
here's a few action shots of me turning the wheel spacers.
jBernard:
prototyping the front headstay, trying to get it finished up and the small frame mount cnc'd so I can get it welded and then frame off to heat treating. (any structural pieces like this I want done before HT, things like radiator mounts, ect I'm content without).
YES i kind of stole JFabs headstay base design. but i'm having to custom make the rest so wouldnt be able to use his anyways.
biggest issue I'm running into is clearance. my engine is very close to the front yoke/downtube. so when i pivot it on the swingarm bolt its hitting on the head mount.
2 options here. raise up the bolt location (not sure i want to do this, the higher i go the less rigid it becomes) or to cut a relief in the head base pattern, which i dont want to do either because it will reduce stiffness on the head mount. i'll figure something out.
also, going to use .187 Ti plate for this, so should be nice and beefy, and ya'll know how much i hate rust and things not to be shiny!
guy printed this locally for me for only 20$. SUCH an awesome prototyping method to test fitment and really work out the kinks before you dump $$$ on machining time.
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