Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Steel Frame Conversion (SFC)
2003 KX 250 SF Conversion
sandblaster:
--- Quote from: umberto on May 29, 2015, 11:37:39 PM ---I'm thinking about sending the suspension to Race Tech. The forks are leaking, and the shock is in major need of a rebuild. I had my 07 suspension done by Factory Connection and it really turned out well (it ended up on my 04), but I wanted to try a Race Tech re-valve with the gold valves. Does anyone have thoughts on which one is better?
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I've rode both and if set up correctly for you and your riding style it would be difficult to tell them apart.
I use Race Tech because the set up options are more varied and they make it easy to get a good starting point.
Whichever you decide on, spend a few extra dollars and use the low or zero drag oil.
I love the difference it made on my K5.
umberto:
Did you do the gold valves or did you just have them re-valve your suspension? I've heard really good things about the gold valves, so I thought I would give them a try. I'll definitely request the low drag oil. Thank you for the advice Sandblaster.
sandblaster:
--- Quote from: umberto on May 30, 2015, 01:56:28 PM ---Did you do the gold valves or did you just have them re-valve your suspension? I've heard really good things about the gold valves, so I thought I would give them a try. I'll definitely request the low drag oil. Thank you for the advice Sandblaster.
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I did my own suspension and used the gold valves.
umberto:
I got to do a little more work on the conversion today. I was able to fit the CR 500 pipe. It actually does fit really well, except the neck had a bit of a curve in it. When I cut off the flange, it left a funny angle. I somehow managed to match that angle in the neck from the KX 500 I cut off. It's a classic example of a blind squirrel finding a nut eventually. :-D I'm going to take it to a welder and get him to weld the neck on, and then I'll work on the mount and "relief" for the coolant hose that runs to the head. More pics to come.
umberto:
I got my pipe back from the welder in record time. After a few tweaks, I was able to get it to fit. I still need to do the bottom mount, and then it's off to the pipe repair shop to get out those really bad dings.
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