Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC)

2017 KX250F - 2004 KX250

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umberto:

--- Quote from: sandblaster on June 22, 2018, 03:38:27 AM ---
--- Quote from: umberto on June 22, 2018, 03:06:05 AM --- I'm just trying to make mine as pretty as Sandblaster's KTM/KX combo, but he keeps adding bling.   :-o

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All show... no go..  Seriously... I have no engine for it :lol:

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You want me to call MXA for you?  They'll probably just hang up on me, but I'll totally do it...   :-D

sandblaster:
No, I'm good lol...
I still have some engine mods to test first so this is giving me the time I need.
One of the mods we know does not work (KX500 turbo crank)... But I am still working on that one.
I think I know what's wrong but it will take some effort to fix it.
Time will tell on that one.
It sure works good on the 250..

https://www.facebook.com/oemcycle.quality/videos/1839938506052587/

This thing has over rev for days..
Not bad for a worn out top end on a otherwise stock bike...

Another mod is the Guru valves.
Mechanically they are ready to try... I need to get a cylinder bored and a head made to try them...
I finished the porting so I'm sending it off along with the crank to get some work done..

umberto:
I was able to get my headstay painted and mounted today.  It is definitely stout; I stood on it with my 215 pounds, and it didn't flex a bit.  When I have it tightened up, I can remove the bolt that goes through the cylinder head without threading it out, so it has a bit of tension on it which is what I wanted.  All in all, I'm pleased with it.

I checked the capacity of the stock tank, and it checks in at 1.875 gallons without the fuel pump in the tank, which is pretty slim.  Once I get the radiators mounted, I am going to check in to the IMS tank.  I don't feel like pushing if I don't have to.  My cousin that I ride with had to push his KTM once, and I gave him way too much crap to have to push my bike.   :-D

I got a petcock mounting bracket done, but it didn't work out like I wanted so I'll be on to version 2.0.  Let's just hope I don't have to go all the way to 4.0 like the head stay.  Once that is done, I just need to do the new coil mount, make new radiator mounts and shroud mounts, get two little brackets welded on the frame, and I should be able to ride this dude.

sandblaster:
Sweet... Keep it up...

umberto:

--- Quote from: sandblaster on June 23, 2018, 03:21:45 PM ---Sweet... Keep it up...

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Thank you sir.  I came to the realization yesterday that I should have it done about the time it gets surface of the sun hot in Oklahoma.   :-D

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