Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC)
klx450/kx500
ylwgtr:
but you have an interesting point dave.....i wonder if the freerides have a diffrent cover....maybe easier to adapt?I must check the part numbers....although the 300 one appears to be quite easy i must say
ylwgtr:
Another thing i will add is these parts are not cheap!!!Its prob going to cost me a grand or so....but hey....all in the name of R&D huh? :-)
kxpegger:
Before you spend a bunch of money you may want to do a search at Thumpertalk or KTMTalk. The KTM 300 starters are a known problem and most often do not have enough cranking power to start a 300 let alone a 500. There are hundreds of posts of slow cranking or no cranking on the 300's. KTM has known about this for years and years but for some reason has failed to upgrade the 300 starting system. The KTM 4 stroke starters seem to work fine. I'm not a KTM basher; I own two of them.
ylwgtr:
hi kxpegger....Im running an auto decomp that kickstarts like a minibike....im also using the updated 410w starter off the new model....Also running a bit of oil in the case seems to help a bit as they are only pissy bushes on the bendix drive....infact i think because of my decomp i reckon my starter will be having an easy time comared to the undecomped 300 its designed to work with....no turning back....ive already paid for the parts....Im prepared to take one for the team ;)
kxpegger:
10-4! I think the decomp alone should take care of it. Looking forward to seeing you pull this off!
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