I did a partial trade on this 2003 KX500 and wanted to do a few mods. I haven't checked the compression yet, but it seems ok by the feel of the kicker. I'll check it this weekend when I get the tank and stuff off. Some of the mods to come are IMS pegs, Plastics, V Force Reeds, complete wheel set up for dunes, rotors, Paddle, torque spacer, grips, and a bunch of OEM stuff to tighten it up.
Anyway, I always wanted to do a progress build and post pics of the transformation. So here is what it looks like right after I bought it. (After I removed all the stickers).
And please excuse the mess in my garage, I just moved
Grey
Here is after I started removing a few things. These things including the kickstand which I haven't removed yet will be in the for sale section after I hit 10 posts.