Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC)
k5 klx 450r conversion
Twosmokerfan:
Update:
Chassis stripped and cleaned. Off to the fabricator this weekend.
Service Honda exhaust and muffler, along with hose kit has arrived. Very nice I must say. I chose the Q series spark arrestor so as not to attract attention on the road.
I am taking lots of pics, and will figure out the attachment process when I get a chance.
Interestingly, the KLX looks like it doesn't need any radiator modifications. Just swapping of the hoses around and using the T piece and Y piece to have the water come up on the left hand side (as the KLX has it on the right).
Electrics are being modified while the chassis is away. Most of the wiring loom looks like it will stay to keep all the horn, indicators, headlight and switches. It will be ready for the electric start on the KX engine when I get the chance to look and design something (have to calm the wife down first)
Thanks for everyone's help so far on this site. You guys (and girls) are the best.
TSF
royceymon@hotmail.co.uk:
if anyone is interseted and in the uk ,when i was looking for a donor chassis for my jan de groot motor corby kawasaki in the uk had a klx 450 rolloing chassis ,not sure if they still have it though!!!
Twosmokerfan:
Hi everyone,
I have bee busy over the past few weekends and now have some pics to show. Everything is now tacked in place and all brackets made.
All aligned and I will be welding it up in the next few weeks. I can't wait.
The airbox is 90% finished using a 89 KX250 air box boot. Lines up pretty nicely.
This was the starting point
I used the original KLX lower engine brackets using 2 spacers from the KLX front engine brackets.
Interestingly, the KLX engine weighed in at 33kgs, and the KX500 weighed in at 27Kgs.
Muffler and Bracket
Clearance of the SH Pipe and dummy fitup
Top view and the MZB ingnition. I am lucky with this as the CDI and coil are in one unit. Meaning that I only have to find a place to mount the one item and not two.
More pics to follow.
alward25:
Looking good :wink:
kwakman:
good work TSF, I've just moved so after decorating I can go beserk as for the first time in 6 years I have somewhere indoors thats warm to work in where wifey can't moan.result! K.
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