Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC)
How well do you like your KX250F/K5 conversion
SHLEPY:
Im scared to death of my frame breaking with out holes through the rails thanks to my mistake of going to george at MPS but it may be a differnt animal for you it would be alot neater looking.
sandblaster:
Yeah, there are good and bad points to doing like I want but I think the good outweighs the bad.
Thanks for your input.
Motorrad:
--- Quote from: sandblaster on December 04, 2012, 03:00:17 PM ---In the mean time I am trying to figure out how I want to mount the engine mounts.
I know a lot of guys weld the mounts directly to the frame but it will make engine removal in this 250F frame all that much harder.
So, I am thinking about drilling through the square tubes and welding in aluminum tubing and running bolts all the way through the frame tubes.
Here is an example:
What do you think about that?
Or, do you have a better idea?
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ahh.. the AF section.... the section of the site Im never in.... But since My presance was requested..
where on the frame tube would this end up? middle?
Take a picture with you pointing at the frame where the hoels would be...
cmotodad:
Not too revelent but I am doing my CRF250 to KX500 and in the section to raise the Y I put solid stock in then drilled and tapped for removable front mounts. Will post pix soon.
Larry Wiechman:
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That's the best way to load that rail. Make the wall thickness of the tubes as thick as possible to prevent buckling under compression. Not a place to try and save weight. A M8-1.25 SHCS (Class 12.9) can generate about 6000 lb. clamping force.
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