Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC)
How well do you like your KX250F/K5 conversion
sandblaster:
There has been some controversy over that issue recently.
I have not got that far but that is next after I get the frame back from the welder.
It may be a few weeks as I will be out of town this coming weekend.
I have looked at ALL the designs on this site that showed a pic of the head stay.
I have a few idea's of incorporating the best of the designs I have seen but I have to wait until I get it all back to see if what I'm thinking will work.
I'll post pics when I get that far.
sandblaster:
Finally.
Here is some pics of the frame after out first trip to the weld shop.
We are having it welded in 3 steps so we can get things a little more dialed in rather then trying to weld it all at once.
It was Mig welded using 5356 filler.
The frame rails are made from 6063 aluminum.
The next step will be the head stay brace and the engine mounts.
The last step will be the new radiator mounts.
Brute:
The aluminum conversions are cool. But. The 'but' for me is I do not ride motocross or crazy fast on trails any more. I am thinking I do not need the ground clearance the K5 has now. With going to 17's for the motard and aggressive tires I will loose about 3" overall but still have some dirt/sand ability. Anyone use a lower chassis for a conversion, say an enduro type? That would make it street legal easily, and have the stupid big power of the beast. Just curious. I think the majority of folks on here are either track guys or desert guys, but someone may have heard of an 'other' conversion.
SS109:
You could always try stuffing a K5 into a KLX/KLR chassis.
sandblaster:
Some time ago I saw a post on here where someone used a flush mount insert of some sort to attach the engine mount tabs to the frame.
The nice thing about this design was that you could completely remove the mounting tabs to make removing and installing the engine easier.
I can't find the post on here anywhere.
Does anyone remember where that post is at?
Also, if anyone has any pro's or con's about using a head stay in the front of the engine rather then coming off the back I'd like to hear about it.
Thanks!
SB
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version