Hey everyone, I've been lurkin' for a bit. Figured I should say hello and tell you why I'm here!
I recently picked up a pile of parts that consisted of most of a 1987 kx500, and half of a 1985... I plan to build the 87 to running condition this season, and then somewhat restore it over the winter.
The motors were both in a million pieces, lots of spare parts in the plastic bin and a few missing ones. Took me a few weeks to separate the 85 and 87 parts, but it's done and everything is clean and ready. To build the 87 motor I need a inner clutch hub, bearings, seals, gaskets, piston kit, and a few odds and ends.The chassis needs a subframe, plastic, swingarm / linkage hardware and some smaller stuff. Everything I need seems to be available on ebay... I just have to organize the list so I get multiple items from sellers to shave shipping costs. Should be a fun project bike, can't wait to twist a 500 throttle again!
My other bike is an 07 CR250 that is slowly getting converted to a woods / singletrack machine. Lots of bolt-ons, stock motor. Anyways, good to find a place for the kx500's still kickin'. I'll update my progress for anyone interested.
danbot