Hi all, This is my first post. I just bought an 08 450f chassis with a 95 kx 500 motor in it. The guy I bought it from in Indiana lied to my face about several issues with the motor and now I'm pulling it out to ship out for a rebuild, top and bottom also had to buy new reeds, have a FWW ready, and a Lectron ready, as well as a hydro clutch (trying to get him to man up and split the cost of motor work??)! It was missing nuts and bolts with mismatched bolts all over and a rats nest of wiring and wire extentions all over that i'm straightening out, most of the bearings need replaced, and rear shock is leaking, i knew about these few issues going into it.
The main things I dont like about the bike are... one swing arm adjuster bolt is stripped out in the swingarm (may just find an ebay deal and replace arm. The radiators both have caps?? and he said at least one was off the original 500, I'd like to get a better radiator set up that wont require a bracket to bolt the left lower side pannel to and doesnt have two caps. The rad hoses are not set up very well in my mind and may need to redo that with new rads. The frame is a little rough on the right side swing arm bolt to clear the kicker, so I'll probably jsut try to smooth in a nice radius and try to make it look like thats how its was made?? Also the square black "electrical box" had a bolt tab on the bottom which is busted but it was zip tied to no end onto the stearing stem behind the number plate I made a temp clamp using the existing bracket holes that holds the cables and wires in that location.
Sorry for the long windedness but I race harescrambles, enduros, and ice on a new Husky 350 and have no clue what I'm doing with a KX haha but would sure appriciate any pics or suggestions!
I've been sifting through the search menu as I go trying to sort everything out! Thanks
