Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC)
1990 KX 500 to 2006 KX450F Conversion Project
Foxx4Beaver:
--- Quote from: Kwackerman on February 17, 2015, 11:55:48 AM ---I'm having trouble loading more than one pic at a time...
This pic is from the front and you can really see how the down tube on the left is crooked, while the one on the right is great. If he had only done them both like the one on the right, I'd be a happy camper, with the exception of the pipe debacle...
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is it just me......or does it look like the problem is at the yolk/neck...it looks like the side with the crooked down tube comes out off the neck more than the other side, that's nice and straight.
Kwackerman:
In this pic, you can see how beautiful this pipe is. If it just fit as good as it looks, I'd be doing backflips. Unfortunately, it doesn't fit...
Kwackerman:
This pic shows how far off the pipe mount is from the frame bracket. Even with the stock rubber mount in place (not pictured) the mount on the pipe is a good two-three inches too far out and an inch or more to the rear of where it needs to be to properly mount to the frame. That is a major design flaw and there is no excuse, in my opinion, for that bracket to be that far off on a $400 custom pipe...
Kwackerman:
This pic shows the classic interference between the coolant spigot and the pipe. Again, no excuse for that on a $400 custom pipe...
I took the bike and pipe to a local guy who is an amazing fabricator and has made several Kawasaki KDX/KXF hybrids. He looked at it and recommended I let him cut a "half moon" section and weld it into the pipe so it clears the spigot and coolant hose. I agreed. It should be complete by this weekend. I'll post some picks...
sandblaster:
Hey Kwackerman.
Looks like progress...
If you get the Service Kawi rad hose you can run it like this..
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