Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC)
klx450/kx500
Twosmokerfan:
Hey mate.
I saved all the hassle and bought an acerbis 16L tank for my klx500. It bets me about 90km now before I start getting nervous.
I would love to see the tank and what it looks like and what you did to make it get more volume without getting really wide.
TSF
ylwgtr:
Faaaaark bloke that's terrible consumption ....I rode the cr to Phillip island and back a couple of years ago I ended up getting up there almost on a tank (120 klms) and its 11lts
ylwgtr:
I also noticed the carburation on the kx was miles up the s**t....Im running a 50 pilot and a 160 main and it's right on the money...before with the 60 pilot and 168 main it was covering the rear in black unburnt fuel...it's EVERYWHERE
Twosmokerfan:
Yes it is crap consumption. I am slowly leaning off the mix as I go as the the whole thing was a build from the bottom up and I had no starting point. I am on 55 pilot and 168 and it is still black everywhere.
I will adjust it more in the coming weeks. Work has been taking most of my time.
ylwgtr:
let me know how you get on with it....i took mine for a quick run down the road yesterday and its still not 100% right....i noticed black crap on the rear fender again but no way near like before.....Im struggling to come to terms with this....IT SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS!!!!!The honda spits nothing out the back....i mean nothing.....I thought maybe its and air restriction so i removed the air boot on the back and no better (thats the only thing thats diffrent from it sitting in a steel or alloy frame) I pumped up the cases to check for a seal issue,It holds pressure fine....I have 4 carbs here been right through everyone of them....nothing wrong......I will say the kx is no way near as responsive as the honda the way it is now....the honda is right there immediatly off the stopper...and i mean RIGHT there....you have to be totally on the ball with throttle control or your going straight over the back....I thought it may be the pipe but its not....ive tried a service honda one.....same deal.....lets work together on this and see if we can sort it because im sure its not meant to be like this!
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