KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC) => Topic started by: trim on April 16, 2012, 04:13:13 PM

Title: Next project
Post by: trim on April 16, 2012, 04:13:13 PM

Finally got time to start working on my next bike now that sled season is over. Picked up a 2010 KX250F(blown motor) putting a 03 KX 250 in it with a Eric Gorr 285BB Pro Circut works pipe and 304 shorty silencer.Stripped the poor doner 4 smoke down today put the engine and swingarm back in to measure up the spacers.Will try get some pics soon.Not a 500AF hope no one minds me posting here

Title: Re: Next project
Post by: riproost on April 16, 2012, 06:06:49 PM

Sounds like a good idea to me! What kind of riding will you use the bike for? Always wanted a BB set up for woods.

Title: Re: Next project
Post by: trim on April 17, 2012, 02:34:05 AM

Quote from: riproost on April 16, 2012, 06:06:49 PM

Sounds like a good idea to me! What kind of riding will you use the bike for? Always wanted a BB set up for woods.

Mostly pit riding some trail use and the odd race Already have a 500AF/04 KX 250/ 08 KLX 450F hardest part will be picking one to ride!!

Title: Re: Next project
Post by: royceymon@hotmail.co.uk on April 17, 2012, 08:20:39 AM

i put the jan de groot kx250 motor in a 2008 kxf frame if you need any info ,check out my post or pm me ta jerry

Title: Re: Next project
Post by: trim on May 04, 2012, 12:36:33 PM

Cut the frame and cleaned up the peices no return for the 4smoker now :lol:I like to think we are freeing the world of 4strokes on bike at a time :-D

Title: Re: Next project
Post by: Motorrad on May 24, 2012, 04:03:56 PM

Pics up for Trim..   :-D

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Motorrad/Picture002-1.jpg)

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Motorrad/Picture003-1.jpg)

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Motorrad/Picture004-1.jpg)

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Motorrad/Picture005-1.jpg)

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Motorrad/Picture006-1.jpg)

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Motorrad/Picture007-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Next project
Post by: jBernard on May 25, 2012, 02:06:08 AM

rails look good, only see a bit of crimping before the radius. what did you use to bend them?

Title: Re: Next project
Post by: trim on May 25, 2012, 03:09:26 AM

I used a Ercolina CE40 MR3 Angle roller with 6061 tube

Title: Re: Next project
Post by: jBernard on May 25, 2012, 04:28:35 AM

ah. why did i even bother asking with that badass shop in the background :lol:

ive been asking local shops around here and no one has square dies for some reason.

Title: Re: Next project
Post by: trim on May 25, 2012, 05:04:39 AM

I didn't use square dies just the flat part of small diameter pipe die. If bent with light pressure and run it through slowly it will not crush the tube

Title: Re: Next project
Post by: trim on May 25, 2012, 05:05:40 AM

Thanks Motorrad for posting my pics

Title: Re: Next project
Post by: jBernard on May 25, 2012, 11:52:29 AM

trim,
any ideas on how your going to make a headstay to frame bracket?
i havent gotten to that point, but cant see an un cluttered way to do it really.

Title: Re: Next project
Post by: trim on May 26, 2012, 02:51:15 AM

I am waiting on a piece of 2" billet. I am going mill it down to fit up into the frame tube and weld it to the headstay. I'll post some pics when I get the billet

Title: Re: Next project
Post by: Motorrad on June 03, 2012, 08:29:58 PM

 :-D

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Motorrad/kx285001.jpg)

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Motorrad/kx285002.jpg)

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Motorrad/kx285003.jpg)

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Motorrad/kx285004.jpg)

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Motorrad/kx285005.jpg)

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Motorrad/kx285006.jpg)

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Motorrad/kx285008.jpg)

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Motorrad/kx285012.jpg)

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Motorrad/kx285014.jpg)

Title: Re: Next project
Post by: jBernard on June 04, 2012, 01:58:23 AM

those are some seriously beefy engine mounts!