Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Steel Frame Conversion (SFC)

DK 2007 kx250/500 sf

(1/5) > >>

splatter:
A little danish project here (sorry not the best English) :)
I got an old 1986 kx500 im going to put in to a 250 steelframe from 2007
any advice would be great

i startet drilling the pivot hole for mounting the engine on a 17mm pivot bolt.
Later when i get some wheels im going to cut the swingarm so it will mach the width of the engine-mount. and line up with the chain sprockets.

sandblaster:
Welcome to the forum.
Can't wait to see your progress.
Post some pics so we can see how the Danish do it  :lol:
Sounds like you have the right approach.
Once you drop the engine in it becomes more clear what needs to be done.

splatter:
trying to post some pictures but im havin a bit of a problem making it work hmm :)

splatter:



cut this section away and weld in a "half pipe"


or cut in these places and move the "Y section" up and put in 2 peases of pipe making the cradle longer up tp the Y-section again

HAH finaly got it right with the picīs ;)
well these are my 2 ideas on cutting the frame to make room for the pipe

anyone have an advice or a better idea on this?

zz3gmc:
It looks like you only need a little clearance for the pipe. Can you just trim the area at the base of the "Y" for the needed clearance? I would look into that before cutting and extending the cradle. While your at it kick the steering head angle out some to help with the problematic handling of the 05-07 KX250 steel frames. I know because I have one :-)! There is a thread here in the 250 section on how to do it. I built a SF using a 04 frame and had no issues for the pipe. It was a very straight forward build. Keep us posted on your progress!

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page