Maintenance & Technical > KX250 / KX125
'99 KX250 Rehab (Budget Rebuild)
ecdeyzel:
Hi guys! So I finally got my frame, subframe, swingarm, foot pegs and exhaust brackets back from powder coating and I am very happy with the job overall and got it done at a great price.
I thought the silver of the swingarm will be a bit more of a bright silver than a grey silver, but not a train smash. And they didn't do the best job of masking off all the bearing spots, so I will just take some fine sandpaper and smooth that out before installing any bearings. But d**n, that gun metal grey is spot on. Exactly what I wanted. I can't wait to start putting everything back together!
Ed
Foxx4Beaver:
Sweet Ed!!...I like it.
get that baby back together so I can determine if I want to go the same color.
81cr450:
That looks really nice, gun metal rocks. Walmart sells a blue 1" firm camp pad that might help build your seat up to where you want it without buying all new foam.
ecdeyzel:
Thanks guys. I'm very stoked on the gun metal, it looks great. A big problem I came across last night is they didn't mask off the bold holes for the rear brake line, chain slider and the plates that go on the inside of the swing arm where the axle goes through. :x I struggled for ages trying to get the bols in but they just wont go in. Also as I mentioned in my previous post, they didn't do a great job of masking the bearing areas either, but not as bad as the bold holes though. I am pretty irritated about that, especially after asking them twice to make sure it is all masked off well.
Anyway, should I just tap the bold holes and sand the bearing areas? I've read up about thread chasers last night, but not sure I will be able to get a hold of that so easy. Is there any advice you guys can give me from similar experiences?
Hey 81cr450, thanks for the advice. We don't have Walmarts here in SA though, and I also think all of the foam need to be replaced since it hasn't been replaced since 99 and it's about as thin as a as a sponge. I got a quote from a guy to do foam and recover for a good price here. Will give him a try when I get to the seat.
ecdeyzel:
I am faced with another issue, this time on my front rim. It has a crack on both sides in the same spot, but doesn't run all the way through.
I spoke to a guy at my local shop who I buy stuff from, who also rides, and he says I can get it welded, strong weld instead of pretty weld, and it should hold up. But he can also offer me a new rim and spokes for R2000 / $168,29, but will set me back a lot with the bike build.
As this is a safety concern for me I am almost leaning more towards the side of spending the money to have a piece of mind when I ride, but if you guys think the weld will hold up well for a long time, I will prefer to go with that.
Any thoughts on that?
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