building an 87 kx500 "kurt nicoll" worksbike-replica

[motopunk]

kurt nicoll was beside dave thorpe , georges jobe one of my heros in the old 500 gp worldchampionchip. i always wanted a gp-bike or a replica made. here is a pic of kurts 87 worksbike :


after 2 years of thoughts on this in my head, i am now on the starting line. picked up this 87 roller without tank seat and brakes at last weekend and the wrenching fun starts now to my 3. individual project:


after a little walk into my spares-room : voila looks like a bike again .. 
the seat is from a 86 kx125 still with oem-cover, tank and plastics were a cheap ebay-find 2 years ago


the motor i have since last year: 88 kx500 , rode it last year in my 87 kx250 frame for testing and jetting.. 

[sandblaster]

It's a work of art!

[motopunk]

It's a work of art!

full factory bike  ... i try to make my bike optical as close as i can , but i would also use the 250 tank ...  today i found out, fork, swingarm and linkage is 88 , thats exactly, what i wanted to have on this build.

sandblaster my friend, thats the secret project, that spoke of some weeks ago... 

[Dutch-K5 Fan]

I was fan of THE KID Eric Geboers and my brother Nicoll.
He even missed second heat at a GP, waiting for Nicoll to get his riding shirt.
Only Nicoll gave it to some one else , so he got that CAMEL jersey they used.

http://www.evo-mx.com/mall/productpage.cfm/EvoMx/_KXKURT001/419844/87%20KX%20500%20Kurt%20Nicoll%20Replica%20decals
Here's the sticker your gone need.

Dutchie

[motopunk]

I was fan of THE KID Eric Geboers and my brother Nicoll.
He even missed second heat at a GP, waiting for Nicoll to get his riding shirt.
Only Nicoll gave it to some one else , so he got that CAMEL jersey they used.

http://www.evo-mx.com/mall/productpage.cfm/EvoMx/_KXKURT001/419844/87%20KX%20500%20Kurt%20Nicoll%20Replica%20decals
Here's the sticker your gone need.

Dutchie

and now you are hakan carlquist-fan, like your profile-foto?? 

 the decals are on my long parts list...    if the time comes, i have to find out, who is able to make me the mxa-team kawasaki - seatcover with name ...  but first the mechanical things. i plan to use it as racebike, not only for show
. i was also thinking of making a thorpe , malin, or billy liles replica, but i´m no big friend of the 90/91 frames with the brackets on rear shock  ... 

[Mike Grant]

Do you have the 250 tank on the 500?. I know the 250's and 500's use the same frame and shrouds but he radiators are different part number I want to get one for my 87 KX500 to slim the mid section down

[motopunk]

Do you have the 250 tank on the 500?. I know the 250's and 500's use the same frame and shrouds but he radiators are different part number I want to get one for my 87 KX500 to slim the mid section down

the left radiator is the diferent. and in fact: its all the same, except the little elbow on the bottom for the cooling hose to the cylinder ... kx 500 has the elbow, kx 250 is straight .. thats what i did last year between 250 rad and 500 cylinder

[Mike Grant]

On my 500 the coolant outlet is pointing towards the  radiators. I can take a picture tommorow

[motopunk]

On my 500 the coolant outlet is pointing towards the  radiators. I can take a picture tommorow

here is a older pic from my former kx500 steelframe-project
with the oem kx500 radiators and the little elbow-hose to the cylinderhead

[Dutch-K5 Fan]

I was fan of THE KID Eric Geboers and my brother Nicoll.
He even missed second heat at a GP, waiting for Nicoll to get his riding shirt.
Only Nicoll gave it to some one else , so he got that CAMEL jersey they used.

http://www.evo-mx.com/mall/productpage.cfm/EvoMx/_KXKURT001/419844/87%20KX%20500%20Kurt%20Nicoll%20Replica%20decals
Here's the sticker your gone need.

Dutchie

and now you are hakan carlquist-fan, like your profile-foto?? 

 the decals are on my long parts list...    if the time comes, i have to find out, who is able to make me the mxa-team kawasaki - seatcover with name ...  but first the mechanical things. i plan to use it as racebike, not only for show
. i was also thinking of making a thorpe , malin, or billy liles replica, but i´m no big friend of the 90/91 frames with the brackets on rear shock  ... 

I'm just a big Fan of al OLDSCHOOL 500cc riders. When I rode the MONTE NAMUR in 04. Geboers told us about The Beer stop in 1988. That he was in his last year and everybody gave up he could win. Since than I'm a fan of Carla.

Good luck with yout build MOTOPUNK


Dutchie

[motopunk]

I was fan of THE KID Eric Geboers and my brother Nicoll.
He even missed second heat at a GP, waiting for Nicoll to get his riding shirt.
Only Nicoll gave it to some one else , so he got that CAMEL jersey they used.

http://www.evo-mx.com/mall/productpage.cfm/EvoMx/_KXKURT001/419844/87%20KX%20500%20Kurt%20Nicoll%20Replica%20decals
Here's the sticker your gone need.

Dutchie

thanks dutchie...  

and ps: in 99 stefan everts made a visit to the 500gp in namur rode a cr500 af , was scary fast and did the same stop at the little cafe in namur as he had joel smets (the 98 champion) nearly a minute behind him on second place. only diference: stefan everts drunk an icetea  i saw it life in tv.. and i love stories like that  

and now you are hakan carlquist-fan, like your profile-foto??  

 the decals are on my long parts list...    if the time comes, i have to find out, who is able to make me the mxa-team kawasaki - seatcover with name ...  but first the mechanical things. i plan to use it as racebike, not only for show
. i was also thinking of making a thorpe , malin, or billy liles replica, but i´m no big friend of the 90/91 frames with the brackets on rear shock  ...  

I'm just a big Fan of al OLDSCHOOL 500cc riders. When I rode the MONTE NAMUR in 04. Geboers told us about The Beer stop in 1988. That he was in his last year and everybody gave up he could win. Since than I'm a fan of Carla.

Good luck with yout build MOTOPUNK


Dutchie

thanks dutchie.. i try to come as close as possible to the kurt nicoll full factory look...

[motopunk]

little bit progress:

fitted some honda-pegs to the frame, the subframe had a meeting with the aluminium-welder and assembled some brakes from my spares ..


now i have to build another adapter to bring the 89 caliper to the 88 forkleg 

[trgracing]

kurt nicoll was beside dave thorpe , georges jobe one of my heros in the old 500 gp worldchampionchip. i always wanted a gp-bike or a replica made. here is a pic of kurts 87 worksbike :


after 2 years of thoughts on this in my head, i am now on the starting line. picked up this 87 roller without tank seat and brakes at last weekend and the wrenching fun starts now to my 3. individual project:


after a little walk into my spares-room : voila looks like a bike again .. 
the seat is from a 86 kx125 still with oem-cover, tank and plastics were a cheap ebay-find 2 years ago


the motor i have since last year: 88 kx500 , rode it last year in my 87 kx250 frame for testing and jetting.. 





any help you need,  just email me.....i can take detailed pictures of my bike ......   cascr500@hotmail.co.uk

[trgracing]

if you require better pictures ,  i will help with them

[Alias-Training]

Absolutely stunning. I hope my KX500 project is half as nice when its finished.