Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Steel Frame Conversion (SFC)
my 2001 KX 250/500 conversion
junk man:
KXer if your tank fails you one day i wounder how a KDX tank might work ? or there's the fork mounted type the small size is just under a gallon (.8 ) so ten miles into your ride or so its almost empty and the gas is in the main tank they don't just bolt on but probably less work then you desert tank just a thought JM
gwcrim:
Do you think a KDX tank might work in the KX frame?
KXer:
--- Quote from: junk man on April 10, 2010, 05:59:34 PM ---KXer if your tank fails you one day i wounder how a KDX tank might work ? or there's the fork mounted type the small size is just under a gallon (.8 ) so ten miles into your ride or so its almost empty and the gas is in the main tank they don't just bolt on but probably less work then you desert tank just a thought JM
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I saw that you had the number plate aux tank, that wouldn't work for me due to the W.E.R. steering damper I have mounted on the fender. I had to cut up my front number plate pretty good. I wonder though, how the added APPROX 5lbs (.8 ga) of fuel changes the handling on that bike. Let me know as I am interested.
On a side ARGH!?! note, went to swap on my knobbies and noticed that I had race gas on the floor (under the bike). Meaning that the pre mixed race gas that was still in the tank from 2 weeks ago, ate through the fiberglass patch work. MAN, what a PITA !! What will seal that tank better than epoxy, RTV, fiberglass, superglue (lol) etc? I really don't want this bike catching on fire under my seat.
KXer:
Been riding the beast at the local MX tracks, and found out last night that both my head stay AND front engine mount are broken. How are other engine mounts holding up on the conversions? My engine mounts were gusseted and everything, oh well. I need to add another pipe mount anyway.
The Flyin Hawaiian:
--- Quote from: KXer on August 03, 2010, 11:02:53 AM ---Been riding the beast at the local MX tracks, and found out last night that both my head stay AND front engine mount are broken. How are other engine mounts holding up on the conversions? My engine mounts were gusseted and everything, oh well. I need to add another pipe mount anyway.
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This is what I am afraid of. I was wondering how the front mounts on everybodies steel frame bikes have been holding up.
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