KX Riders

General => In General... => Topic started by: Lawnmowerman on October 27, 2010, 03:21:30 AM

Title: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: Lawnmowerman on October 27, 2010, 03:21:30 AM
It runs. After a year building the machine it fired up today.
Never had something like a 500 motor.
And d**n,it's realy a beast..  :-o
Few things to take care of. The plating makes so much noise do to the vibrations i can't hear the engine.
The stroke of the trotle (pedal) is to small. Makes it very nerves to ride with..
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Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: bigbellybob on October 27, 2010, 03:50:07 AM
that's crazzzzy. i would love to slap some paddles on the thing and hit the dunes. can you all imagine that thing ripping a bowl at your fav dune spot.
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: Lawnmowerman on October 27, 2010, 04:10:10 AM
That would be nice indeed.
But iam from Holland. The only thing i have is wet mud and gras,,
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: flyingfitz on October 27, 2010, 04:45:08 AM
Nice beadlock rims!
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: DoldGuy on October 27, 2010, 05:22:44 AM
Mowerman,
Glad to see it coming together for you finally! I am very curious on your pipe, it looks like you had to take out a good amount of the lead in pipe/header length & also on the outlet pipe length to make it fit. Do you know how much you had to take out? I will also assume this will rev unlike most big 500's.
DoldGuy
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: Lawnmowerman on October 27, 2010, 05:35:41 AM
I had to shorten the tailpipe.
And i did cut the exhaust in sections. On the welds..
Shifted/turned them aroud a bit to get i right. Not much,but just a bit.
I think it didn't efect the performance much.
It's a Pro Circuit platinum btw.

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Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: sandblaster on October 27, 2010, 09:44:44 AM
If it's a mower, where is the blade?  :-D
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: Lawnmowerman on October 27, 2010, 10:03:59 AM
Give me your adres en i wil ensure you there wil not be any gras left ..   8-)
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: cbmoor on October 27, 2010, 10:07:20 AM
Now thats a lawnmower I would be happy to use for once  :-D
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: Lawnmowerman on October 27, 2010, 10:13:10 AM
This is a prototype.
Just to get the hang of it.
Me and my "two stroke mentor" are working on a complete homebuild engine.
Wil be a 6 cylinder boxer two stroke.
Using 6 KX85 cylinders. Wil be 100cc each.
Hope to get 180 to 200hp. And than a snowmobile vario drive.
Got 4 cyliners and 5 cranks at the time. So 2 cylinders and 1 crank to go.
Than we wil start casting the engine cases..
I wil make a topic when there is something to show with pictures..
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: cbmoor on October 27, 2010, 10:28:06 AM
Wow what type of grass do you cut over there in Holland, No pun intended  :-D

look forward to seeing the new project
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: Lawnmowerman on October 27, 2010, 10:43:07 AM
 :-D It's green grass..
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: sandblaster on October 27, 2010, 11:16:11 AM
Give me your adres en i wil ensure you there wil not be any gras left ..   8-)

Better yet, I'll give you my neighbors address  :evil:
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: Larry Wiechman on October 27, 2010, 12:19:48 PM

 You Sir, are my new Hero!
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: cbmoor on October 27, 2010, 09:54:10 PM
By the way you need to post a vid off that thing running around a garden or field or somewhere that must be a lot of fun to drive
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: Lawnmowerman on October 27, 2010, 10:39:10 PM
Fun to drive?
To be honest,it scares me a little haha.
But i wil make a video. Not spectacular because i have to break in the piston and cylinder. And on tarmac it's a bit tricky..
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: martinfan30 on October 28, 2010, 01:34:44 AM
Thats just plain friggen cool man!
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: DoldGuy on October 28, 2010, 02:15:59 PM

 You Sir, are my new Hero!

Anyone who can Drag Race mopeds is my Hero! :-o
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: Lawnmowerman on October 28, 2010, 09:45:50 PM
Haha,the mopeds.. Lots of fun..
Also working on a new engine for that.. No Kawasaki parts involved,but it's going to be fast....
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: kwakman on October 29, 2010, 08:40:15 PM
Normally I would not condone chopping the heart out of a 5 for such use, but that is freakin sweet.(copywright, Peter Griffin, Family guy) Im thinkin wheelie bars might be a good idea.And some big ass brakes/parachute.And you might want to turn the gravity up, or you might be needin that chute for a different reason....... :evil:
Title: Re: KX500 lawnmower?
Post by: dirtjunkie85 on November 09, 2010, 09:53:59 AM
A work of art my friend! that is awesome