Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Steel Frame Conversion (SFC)
2000 kx250/k5 conversion
kranker1450:
moto: With the k5 motor the gap between the cylinder is greatly reduced. If the weld is not ground down I am afraid that the hose would chaff and eventually wear a hole in it. I will be moving the lower rad mount forward slightly to gain some clearance for the hose to cylinder which will push it into the weld on the front. This is why I need to remove the seem. Hope that makes sense. With the 250 motor in it there is plenty of room between the head and the frame for the hose to have ample clearance.
Thanks Tom
motopunk:
--- Quote from: kranker1450 on February 27, 2014, 01:36:51 PM ---moto: With the k5 motor the gap between the cylinder is greatly reduced. If the weld is not ground down I am afraid that the hose would chaff and eventually wear a hole in it. I will be moving the lower rad mount forward slightly to gain some clearance for the hose to cylinder which will push it into the weld on the front. This is why I need to remove the seem. Hope that makes sense. With the 250 motor in it there is plenty of room between the head and the frame for the hose to have ample clearance.
Thanks Tom
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ok.. now i see what your thinking is ... some times its hard only imagine some things without seeing the parts directly...
kranker1450:
ok, it has been awhile and I do have some progress on the 500. I have got the pipe all modified and mounted to the bike. I have also got all of the mounts tacked in for the pipe. Got the headstay removed from the stock head. here is a pic of the pipe mounted on the bike and the silencer in its final position.
sandblaster:
Lookin real good.
Thanks for the update..
don46:
I smoothed the area for the hose and put another piece of rubber in fact I think it was a heavy duty heat shrink in the area that rubbed to pervent wear. I too like the "works" pipe look. always used those on our race bikes as well, wd-40 after every wash and if they looke a little ratty a little naval jelly and back to the works look. I really liked the 99-02 conversion it was by far the easiest to do and the frames are plentiful. I think the only difficult part was the tank, warming and reshaping to clear everything. looks good
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