and this is my KX500 !

[KX500freak]

it's m.y 00 , KX500freak  now that winter has arrived i will have more time to fix
this dent on the pipe .... i am also thinking about re painting the frame with it's
original kawi green or even black , what do you think guys ?

hey david ,

its the same story for me too
this winter i,m building a circuit supermoto..
and its green for the frame ,best color imo.
here s a pic of me moto that,s allready finished ,

perhaps its bringin, inspiration for the colors

[davidvak1]

what m.y is it ? what did you do to make the engine look so clean
if talking about sharp eye i saw on the top of the photo part of the radiator shraoud
and it looks like a 250 part ? can you post the photo of this K5 ?

[KX500freak]

hey david,

its a 90/91 k5 ex-competition bike
and what is a radiator shroud ,dont know the word ..i,m not that good in english
how do you see that its a 250 part??
engine is cleaned and the underblock painted heatresistant grey

ow and one pic is taken during building .
and the other on a gocart-track

and more pics in the galery and the topic kx 500 supermotard
 

[davidvak1]

Yes it good looking bike you have there ! for a 90/1 you did good winter job !
you are from germany ?

[KX500freak]

no not germany,the neighbour at the seaside..holland

thanks btw,
i,m very proud on this one because it,s rare

luckely i have a new project..winter07/08

[BDI]

it also took a hit on the fatty,s curved section,
wich is no good for the engine,s powerdelivery

Don't be so negative, a big fat dent on a fmf fatty might very well be a performance gain, d**n sure couldn't hurt.   

i didn,t ment to be negative bdi..
it,s just my mechanic eye that,s spotting an issue

and here we learned that an expansion pipe must be free of dents,
since the flow off the exhaust is now more restricted due to the dents.

i think otherwise FMF would have changed the layout of their fatty instantly,don,t you think?
 

That would be what you call sarcastic It was ment as a joke. In other words not to be taken seriously. allthough I do think the fmf pipe for the kx500 sucks but that is just my opinion I want all out power and that is not what the fmf pipe was designed for, fmf was shooting for "rideability". P.S. If it was me I would have glass beed blasted that dingy old head so that it looked as nice as the rest of the engine. Sorry that's just the perfectionist In me pointing things out.And If it was me I would put some oil in the transmission before I road it.

[KX500freak]

oh i think this is a misunderstanding!!
i didnt see the joke in your reply,sorry

and for the head ,you are right i only just cleaned it .
but for the oil you,re judging too fast...

i was assembling the bike at that point ,
and i,m used of doing all the fluids in one job,
first filling up gearbox with oil.
then after that filling up the coolingsystem with coolant.
so this way you cannot forget a fluid during the proces.

[BDI]

I was just giving you a hard time just some freindly joking around. I realize you are going to put oil in it just like I'm sure Davidvak1 is going to air up his front tire before he rides,Some thing just go with out saying. I think most people who post here are reasonably intelligent

[maddoggy]

hey bdi, i think that the engine needs a pipe on it or it will run like crap and have no power. but seriously that engine looks real nice and the bike should be a ton of fun on blacktop. MADDOGGY  

[KX500freak]

I was just giving you a hard time just some freindly joking around. I realize you are gonig to put oil in it just like I'm sure Davidvak1 is going to air up his front tire before he rides,Some thing just go with out saying. I think most people who post here are reasonably intelligent

its way better since he,s also making time to repair the fatty too

[BDI]

hey bdi, i think that the engine needs a pipe on it or it will run like crap and have no power. but seriously that engine looks real nice and the bike should be a ton of fun on blacktop. MADDOGGY  

I have proven that a engine will run with out a carb or a pipe

[davidvak1]

BDI and maddoggy, where are your K5s post your photos so we can enjoy them too.

[maddoggy]

davidvak1, check the photo gallery. there you'll find my photo album containing a nice photo of my k5 taken at st. anthony dunes this past july. i dont have many photos in my album yet due to a very busy life like everyone else. MADDOGGY

[BDI]

Well hell son I'm not shy

[KX500freak]

woow mean monster!!

do you have the flagmount ?
and is it for safety reasons ?

nice conversion!!