Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC)
How well do you like your KX250F/K5 conversion
SS109:
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I like that! Should work great at supporting the engines weight.
sandblaster:
Time will tell.
Once this is done I will put my sponsored rider on it and let him do a few practice days on it.
With the kind of air he pulls off that will certainly show whether or not this is a good idea.
Then I will abuse it with hours of trail riding and perhaps a few trips to the dunes.
If it holds up to all that, I'll know this was a good decision :lol:
sandblaster:
I finally got the engine mounts done.
It's amazing how long this stuff takes when you don't have the proper tools :(
The front and lower mounts came out exactly as I planned in that they would be exactly the same size as each other.
Yeah, I got lucky :D
The top mounts are completely different as you would expect.
The only change was on the lower left side of the engine there is a protuberance that requires the mount to be slightly machined for clearance.
It's all good as I was able to make them all the same, drill them, and then machine one of them to fit.
sandblaster:
Experimenting with bolting the engine mounts on.
Talk about chatter :D
Got it welded and then assembled:
Then I put a torque wrench on it.
Set it for 30lb and started putting pressure on it.
I was never able to get the wrench to click and I started pulling the bolt through :-o
Better to find out now on a test piece then drill out my frame and have it ruined.
I think I will try to use a cap screw.
It will stick out slightly but it will be much stronger as I won't have to counter sink the hole.
SS109:
Yes, better to find out now! Thanks for sharing what you are doing and please keep us posted!
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