Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC)
500AF Pics
holeshot buddy:
hi heres a piccy of my kx450/500AF 8-)
i think its the only one in australia
it was built by a friend of mine :-D
unreal job goes as good as it looks
will post better pictures later
oh the other 500 in pic is mine too its a 1983 8-)
mysnykkx500:
How much weight do you save doing the af conversion ?? Is Weight the purpose for the conversion??
AJ:
Its mostly done to get a great 500 2 stroke engine,
into a current chassis and suspension.
The weight saving are not that much.
but the bike feels 10 or 20 pounds lighter ,
as the newer chassis are designed to carry the weight much much lower.
The current crop of bikes ,
are almost 15 or 20 years of chassis development ahead of the original 500's.
and if you lower a bikes CG even an inch,.,its a huge handling and overall *feel* improvement.
and thats the real benefit of the 500AFs
AJ Waggoner
Service Kawasaki (Honda/Yamaha/Suzuki)
www.servicehonda.com
stewart:
nice bike
Uzi9mm:
:cry: Those are some beautiful bikes. I would love to have one. Hopefully they will be available when I can finally afford 1.
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