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Offline 95formula847

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broke her
« on: July 05, 2009, 02:19:59 PM »
well i was ridin my 91 kx500 at greenridge today and i was rippin arse up a hill and crash, bang, boom. Went from twenty to nothin in like 5 ft. I broke the hub on the rear rim on the sprocket side in half. Completely in two. Whats the fix for this gonna be?
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Offline cyclepsych0

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Re: broke her
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2009, 07:55:46 PM »
The K5's went to a newer hub in, I believe, '97. Yours has 1 bearing on each side and the newer versions had 2 bearings on the sprocket side. I would either get a newer version OEM hub or a Talon brand hub. Bearing and/or hub failures on the earlier 500's weren't too uncommon from what I understand. :-o

Offline 95formula847

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Re: broke her
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2009, 04:12:57 AM »
well id like to go aftermarket as long as it isnt crazy expensive. I want to go with a all black wheels with kawi green spokes also. The bike is gettin torn apart this winter and the frame is gettin powder coated black and the plastics will be new kawi green with a kx250 fender. So w/e goes with my color scheme
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Offline 95formula847

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Re: broke her
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2009, 04:10:28 AM »
the only place i can find the talon hub for my bike is talons website. i tried looking up talons part number on google and got no results. Where can i buy it from?
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Offline cbxracer30

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Re: broke her
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2009, 02:03:07 PM »
you can also use a kx250 rear wheel they are the same, you may be able to find one on Ebay. CBX
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Offline 95formula847

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Re: broke her
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2009, 04:04:00 AM »
is there a range of years the kx250 had the same rear wheel? thanks
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Offline 95formula847

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Re: broke her
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2009, 10:27:26 AM »
still havnt heard from talon about thier hubs. gettin pretty annoyed
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Offline DoldGuy

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Re: broke her
« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2009, 11:06:34 AM »
95,
I know the 89 thru 02 fits (unsure of the 03 & 04).
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Re: broke her
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2009, 01:57:20 AM »
I don't think talon offers a hub for the 91 kx500. their hubs the offer for the kx500 start in 94. So i wonder if i could use a 94 kx500 talon hub? they haven't answered emails and i called their U.S. suppliers and got hung up on :s I just want to get my dang bike fixed so i can ride.
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Offline cyclepsych0

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Re: broke her
« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2009, 01:11:51 PM »
Maybe try giving these guys a call.?.?.?.... http://www.warp9racing.com/

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Re: broke her
« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2009, 02:46:23 PM »
It will work, I'm running a 90 500 hub on a 01 250.

I think the 94 hub is the year kx came with double bearings on both sides of the hub.

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Re: broke her
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2009, 05:50:18 AM »
Hi everyone
Let me add to the discussion about rear wheels.  kawasaki part # 41034-1205 is the older 2 bearing hub.  This hub was used on:

1990-1994 KDX200
1990-1994 KX 125
1990-1994 KX 250
1990-1996 KX 500

kawasaki part #41034-1270 is the newer 3 bearing hub.  This hub was used on:

1997-1998 KX 125
1997-1998 KX 250
1997-1998 KX 500

everything listed should be interchangeable.  I got this info from Kawasaki.com in the parts diagrams.  Use spacers that are correct for your year of bike.  Their may be a minor difference in rear brake disc diameter but I have yet to research this out.  But all in all these (rear wheel) years should interchange.  Spoke kits are available from www.buchananspokes.com and www.rkexcelamerica.com.  Hope this helps everyone

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Re: broke her
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2009, 06:07:19 AM »
correction on above post 3 bearing hub on KX500 1997-2004

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Offline 95formula847

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Re: broke her
« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2009, 07:23:34 AM »
ok thanks for all the info guys. I shot warp 9 a email also.
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Re: broke her
« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2009, 11:51:00 AM »
I'm sorry it was a three bearing wheel. Its a long time sence I had that problem.


My 90 model only had one on each side.