dooped with a kx 500

[s5pablos]

i recently swopped my rd legal 92 kdx 250 mint too for a 97 model kx 500 which apparently only needed a crank seal, wen i started stripping it i noticed the frame had snapped and been welded up where the seat joins with the fuel tank was wondering if this was common and could i get the engine and the rest to go on a 250 frame? it also wants a piston and crank and main bearings but surprisingly the barrel is like new have i been dooped or is the kx worth keepin? im new to the kawi scene as iv always been a honda lad up until the kdx which has always been 100% reliable but always wanted a 500 b it cr or kx so didnt really wana miss it

[BDI]

Sounds like a fair trade to me.

[Rd]

You could part it out and come out $$ ahead of what a 92 KDX250 is worth. Hang on to the K5 and fix it. You will not regret it.

[maddoggy]

yah, part it out. maybe i could finally seal the deal on getting a set of wheels from somebody.

[Polar-Bus]

i recently swopped my rd legal 92 kdx 250 mint too for a 97 model kx 500 which apparently only needed a crank seal, wen i started stripping it i noticed the frame had snapped and been welded up where the seat joins with the fuel tank was wondering if this was common and could i get the engine and the rest to go on a 250 frame? it also wants a piston and crank and main bearings but surprisingly the barrel is like new have i been dooped or is the kx worth keepin? im new to the kawi scene as iv always been a honda lad up until the kdx which has always been 100% reliable but always wanted a 500 b it cr or kx so didnt really wana miss it

This situation pi$$es me off so badly ! There is some dickhead out there smiling with a mint '92 KDX250....

I've never really heard of KX500 frames "snapping" where you describe under the seat (unless someone threw your bike off an 80 ft cliff ? )   

I think your only solution is cut your losses, and part that bike out on EBay for whatever you can get. You have been schooled the hard way on lying sellers/traders.... Next time try to bring a 2 stroke educated friend as a second set of eyes in the future.. he may see trouble spots that you the excited potential buyer may not be seeing...

[DoldGuy]

yah, part it out. maybe i could finally seal the deal on getting a set of wheels from somebody.

Maddoggy,
PM me on what you are looking for I might be able to help out.
DoldGuy

[RM_Rider14]

Buyer beware.  Should have looked over the entire bike prior to the swap.  I see this as the buyers fault, not the seller....

[s5pablos]

Buyer beware.  Should have looked over the entire bike prior to the swap.  I see this as the buyers fault, not the seller....

ye mate cos im about to strip his k5 in his garage to check his crank seals lol

[Monster Malibu1]

If the seller was any kind of a man he would've told you everything that was wrong with the bike and then you could've made your decision.

[don46]

Seriously, even though the frame is cracked, you still got a better deal, no matter how good your 92 kdx was you still came out on top of the deal. he now has a 92 kdx, karma, seriously that was the worst KDX kawasaki made you should be happy. now you have an opportunity to do a AF or SF  500, not sure where  your located but I might be able to come up with a stock frame. or you could clean up the crack reweld it and gussett it it probably never break again

[bob larry]

Ya most times a weld repair is 10 X stonger if done right.

Keep it.  Strip it right down and rebuild it.

[RM_Rider14]

Buyer beware.  Should have looked over the entire bike prior to the swap.  I see this as the buyers fault, not the seller....

ye mate cos im about to strip his k5 in his garage to check his crank seals lol

  And the excuse for not seeing a broken/welded frame?  Reason enough I would have passed on that *deal*.

[s5pablos]

cos its under tank

[s5pablos]

its well on way now:) glad i kept it and didnt sell it cheap, engines done now butstill not sure about the frame cant wait to get it on field and its still weeks away, gona be a nice christmas prezzy for me

[sandblaster]

Glad you kept it, everybody should have at least one