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kx500 cafe racer? ever done
bjohn07:
so i just picked up a crf450r and was planning on getting rid of the kx500 to fund a cafe project. after thinking i decided the 500 2stroke engine would be a hell of a powerplant for a cafe racer. i can always do a swap into a different frame but thats no fun. plus i have a fork set off a 1000cc sport bike and a single sided swing arm sittin in the garage. but id like to keep the kx swingarm since its a bit longer. anyone ever seen this done? could someone help me out with a link or point me in the right direction. ive searched but only find stuff with the motor swaps. only thing i found was a few ktm cafe racer conversion. i know its not supermoto but i figured this would be sorta the right spot to post this.
sandblaster:
Have you read this?
http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,9353.0.html
bjohn07:
nice. :-o just a little more than i want to do. trying to either keep the kx frame or just put the engine into an older cb frame or xj frame. trying to stay at 2k. not including engine rebuild. and i dont have that kind of equipment available.
Motorrad:
No offence... and dont mean to discourage you.... but if it was me... I think Id sell it. and go buy a nice RZ350
thats just me...
But if you do decide to go on with it.
You will need some MASSIVE gearing change's. 1st will be high. Will need to re-work the motor so it will stay alive as a cafe bike
bjohn07:
--- Quote from: Motorrad on April 05, 2013, 11:41:47 AM ---No offence... and dont mean to discourage you.... but if it was me... I think Id sell it. and go buy a nice RZ350
thats just me...
But if you do decide to go on with it.
You will need some MASSIVE gearing change's. 1st will be high. Will need to re-work the motor so it will stay alive as a cafe bike
--- End quote ---
well im not gonna race it. just take it up in the twisties. the swing arm i have has a 17" wheel on it and a 38t sprocket. figured that would get me close to a top speed of at least 115 which is all i would need. i could get as low as a 35tooth sprocket for this wheel i have. but once i get into the engine ill start doing some research on the trans gear ratios. this is all just an idea as of now. im still trying to find out if i could even find a cafe style tank to make work with the kx frame, since the backbone is really high and at an angle. i also have a title on the bike and would like to use the frame.
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