Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC)
my poor bike
DSPMOTO:
hey everybody sorry that i went mia…. i am not sure if the frame was heated treated or not. i do know the metal used was 6061. since that frame broke i have seen pics of 3 others all were 2006 frames as well as i talked to a buddy at team green and was told that they even had a few frames brake in the R&D. not sure what years they did this but i would like to think that is took place within the last4 years…… also was told they were built like mine and build like service honda does theres as well.
well since the frame braking i haven't wanted to build a mother one.. i did buy a mother steel frame kx250 and put 2012-2014 kx450 plastics on it, figured i was much safer keeping it in the steel frame. /Users/dallasgarrettedmisten/Pictures/iPhoto Library.photolibrary/Masters/2013/10/31/20131031-195239/IMG_1807.JPG
DSPMOTO:
mxaniac:
I realize this is an old thread but, I broke my 2006 frame Friday. I used 7005 alloy and heat treated it, but I think the real problem is I made my front motor mounts way too large and beefy and forced the rails after the split to be too rigid except for a small 1" section between the split and the motor mount.
jBernard:
do you have any pictures of where it broke?
mxaniac:
Not yet, have to dig the pressure washer out and find a hose that isn't frozen to wash the thing. Everything between the cradle and the front motor mount is trashed in multiple places though. Thinking I should die pen the frame if I repair it and have my front motor mount welded as low as possible to provide room for flex.
My frames a bit more redneck than some of them I've seen here. I just moved the stock cradle up and welded new straight sections between the cradle and where the bottom rail ended its upward curve. No machined pieces.
--- Quote from: jBernard on March 23, 2014, 09:32:44 AM ---do you have any pictures of where it broke?
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