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Offline Charlie500

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2 piece clutch cover...
« on: April 08, 2009, 05:34:31 PM »
anybody know of a place i can find one???
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Re: 2 piece clutch cover...
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2009, 06:45:05 PM »
From what I have read Destry commenting on... Kawasaki only made a few of these for select factory bikes....  He sold one bike with this cover on it, so there is atleast one floating around somewhere...  Another is on his personal #1 Kx500... others... dont know how many there actually were... Id like to get my grubby little hands on one as well...

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Re: 2 piece clutch cover...
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2009, 07:08:12 PM »
yea and there,s doordie who has (had) ? one , a very nice one too,
it can be done if you,re a aluminiumwelder and have some time to spend  8-)
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Re: 2 piece clutch cover...
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2009, 10:45:34 PM »
yea and there,s doordie who has (had) ? one , a very nice one too,
it can be done if you,re a aluminiumwelder and have some time to spend  8-)

If I remember the post correctly Doordie actually custom fabbed his own using a clear piece of Laxan, some drilling and tapping, and an O-ring to seal, very neat design, he did a great job.
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Re: 2 piece clutch cover...
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2009, 02:30:09 AM »
yea and there,s doordie who has (had) ? one , a very nice one too,
it can be done if you,re a aluminiumwelder and have some time to spend  8-)

If I remember the post correctly Doordie actually custom fabbed his own using a clear piece of Laxan, some drilling and tapping, and an O-ring to seal, very neat design, he did a great job.

I forgot about Doordie's.... That was a Neet setup...  I have seen pictures of it in the Gallery, but not a thread on it... Ill have to go hunting now...

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Re: 2 piece clutch cover...
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2009, 09:08:04 AM »
@polar,motorrad,


i have the pic,but its not working ,i need to change it to jpg first,
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Offline don46

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Re: 2 piece clutch cover...
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2009, 02:58:50 PM »
Here's mine, I don't think I'd do it again, you have so few clutch problems with the 500.
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Offline Charlie500

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Re: 2 piece clutch cover...
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2009, 05:44:10 PM »
do you want to sell it?
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Re: 2 piece clutch cover...
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2009, 10:58:21 PM »
Here's mine, I don't think I'd do it again, you have so few clutch problems with the 500.

Agreed. A quick access clutch cover is only really needed on desert race bikes, and smaller 85-125cc bikes for a quick "between races" clutch pack swap.

If you consistantly need to abuse and feather a KX500 clutch you are flirting with disaster and death ! :)
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Offline cbxracer30

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Re: 2 piece clutch cover...
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2009, 01:18:18 AM »
Here's is a couple of shots of one of the 2 piece covers my brother made for the k5's our kids and riders are racing . This is by far the coolest one the others have solid metal covers.
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Re: 2 piece clutch cover...
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2009, 04:25:35 AM »
are the five threaded bosses welded on to the OD of the stock clutch cover?
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Offline cbxracer30

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Re: 2 piece clutch cover...
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2009, 10:09:25 AM »
Yes they are, my brother made a jig the cover is bolted to,  then the bosses are welded on. Then the whole top is cutoff to be used as the cover. The one in the picture was one of the first ones we did and screwed up the cut. So we cut it off level and made the cover out tinted lexan and alum. The other ones look completely stock except for the bosses and bolts
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Offline Dutch-K5 Fan

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Re: 2 piece clutch cover...
« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2009, 02:51:26 AM »
There have been more topic's about this.
Building them for billet, modify stocker, 250 from 89 or so.

Here 2 more topics about it.
http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,2870.0.html
http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,1615.30.html


I'm intreseted if a 250 would work??

What about using the whole 250 or 450 clutch. Inner-, outerhubs pressureplate. Then you could use aftermarket sets.


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