Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC)
2017 KX250F - 2004 KX250
umberto:
Once it cools off, I promise. 100 degrees can almost melts your tires, and you. :-D
umberto:
The ratty old pipe on my bike was really bothering me (and hurting kxpegger's feelings :-D), but the dents were not the worst issue I had. The pipe was a 2004, and the second mount was on the top under the tank. This was going to require me to weld another mount on the frame, which meant more exposure to heat for the frame. Thankfully the 2003 had a different mounting method, which involved a mount near the silencer junction. The 2017 subframe has a mounting hole very close to that area, so I will be able to use it to make my second mount without any welding. Hopefully I will get the new pipe on, carb hoses on, and the last of the little stuff fixed this weekend. It's still pretty hot here, but hopefully I can get some video over Labor Day weekend.
kxpegger:
Ha! Ha! Feeling better now about your pipe! :-D Good catch on the different model year mounting location so you don't have to weld! Talking about the heat ... I live in North Las Vegas! My daughter moved to Phoenix after her husband retired from the "Chair Force"! That's what us career sailors called the Air Force. Phoenix usually beats us temp wise a few more degrees but they seem to get a lot more rain during the monsoon season.
umberto:
I took my son off to college this week. He was accepted to the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado, and their move in day was Thursday (that first picture is the view from his room). His twin sister went off to Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this morning. I'm very proud of them, but danngggg this house is too quiet. I'm trying to keep myself busy, so I don't focus on how fast those eighteen years went by. I know this is for the best, but it's still hard to think I won't see them every day.
Anyway, I got the new pipe installed today and man I wish I would have figured this out a lot sooner. No hammer adjustments necessary, and it really fits solid and clears the radiators so well. I'm really pleased with the results. I attached a picture of the pipe side.
umberto:
Here is a picture of the back mount. I used a radiator rubber mount to attach it to the frame. The mount itself has a rivnut to make getting it installed easier. It's still flexible, but very solid.
In addition to the pipe, I put the new carb hoses on and added some billet carb adjusters from Tusk. With that, I am done and ready to ride. Now I just have to talk myself in to getting this dude dirty. :-D
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