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Offline 1989kawasaki

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Re: kx500sf project
« Reply #180 on: March 20, 2011, 01:58:20 PM »
Quote from: Rooster452 on March 20, 2011, 01:55:17 PM
Quote from: Motorrad on March 18, 2011, 08:38:03 PM
Cant wait to hear how you like that balanced crank!


Nice basket... Im looking for one myself....

That is a nice clutch basket. Let me know if you find them. I'd like 2!

what? find mitaka baskets?
here you go

http://cgi.ebay.ca/MITAKA-Clutch-Basket-Kawasaki-KX250-1990-91-KX500-86-04-/390294771007?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item5adf61953f
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Re: kx500sf project
« Reply #181 on: March 21, 2011, 10:23:35 AM »
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+1 Ride it like u stole it!

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Re: kx500sf project
« Reply #182 on: April 08, 2011, 06:28:03 PM »
bike is almost finished now. brakes on, new plastics and decals. i have a new seat cover to go on and i have to to some work on the rad plastic as they are a little too wide with the over size rads on moded frame mount, but can be sorted easy. as you can see the is some mud on the bike, i had about half an hour riding yesterday. i felt right at home on the kawasaki. since my last kawsaki about 5 years ago i have had a ktm380 98, cr125 2001, crf450 08 and rm125 05. prior to that i had always had kx's. i had forgoten how good the kwaks are, they just seem to suit me. the motor pulls very well the crank work was well worth it, i would equate the vibs to that of a bad 250. but seem to get alot batter as i get up the revs alittle. heres some pics sorry should have cleaned it. i will post 1 last pic of it totally finished
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Re: kx500sf project
« Reply #183 on: April 08, 2011, 07:08:44 PM »
Quote from: jonny500 on April 08, 2011, 06:28:03 PM
bike is almost finished now. brakes on, new plastics and decals. i have a new seat cover to go on and i have to to some work on the rad plastic as they are a little too wide with the over size rads on moded frame mount, but can be sorted easy. as you can see the is some mud on the bike, i had about half an hour riding yesterday. i felt right at home on the kawasaki. since my last kawsaki about 5 years ago i have had a ktm380 98, cr125 2001, crf450 08 and rm125 05. prior to that i had always had kx's. i had forgoten how good the kwaks are, they just seem to suit me. the motor pulls very well the crank work was well worth it, i would equate the vibs to that of a bad 250. but seem to get alot batter as i get up the revs alittle. heres some pics sorry should have cleaned it. i will post 1 last pic of it totally finished

50% balance factor would run smoother higher in the rpm range...

Looking good!...

Get it sorted, and dialed in.. you will love it even more!


Please post more than just "one last pic" of it finished... post alot of them... some in the air, some in the mud... so on..

I like pictures.. (reason my build thread is FULL OF THEM)
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Re: kx500sf project
« Reply #184 on: April 09, 2011, 05:28:55 AM »
We've been for a run today and I shot a few videos of jonny500.
All can be found on my youtube page http://www.youtube.com/user/Madr0cker
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Offline 1989kawasaki

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Re: kx500sf project
« Reply #185 on: April 09, 2011, 05:34:18 AM »
A+  on the bike, i love it!  8-)
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Re: kx500sf project
« Reply #186 on: April 09, 2011, 07:30:45 AM »
Cool!
  Looks sano too--plus such a good handling frame--good on ya
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Re: kx500sf project
« Reply #187 on: July 18, 2011, 05:29:55 AM »
Johnny i bought the exact same rads for my 01 500 and had some big problems with the stupid china crap! first they didnt bolt up properly so i had to re drill holes then the rad shrouds didnt fit properly and when re doing the hoses i noticed that my pipe was hitting the hose ! I emailed them and reamed out the guy got the rads for free with my money replaced
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Re: kx500sf project
« Reply #188 on: October 20, 2011, 05:32:22 AM »
how are those rads holding up? ive got some new china rads for my cr250 project and i was wondering if they are any good
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Offline jonny500

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Re: kx500sf project
« Reply #189 on: October 20, 2011, 06:03:00 AM »
i really havent used the bike much. its got about 3 hours on it max. but so far so good
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Re: kx500sf project
« Reply #190 on: October 24, 2011, 03:22:16 AM »
Quote from: jonny500 on September 30, 2010, 07:02:39 AM
thanks for the flywheel info. does anyone have one for sale.
bit more today drilled the rear swingarn/engine mount

quick question.. do you absolutly have to split the cases when you drill it to 17mm?
also why do you have to drill out the swing arm mount anyway? if im using everything from my kx500 im trying to understand why i wold have to do so. any help understanding this would be great. thanks
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Re: kx500sf project
« Reply #191 on: October 24, 2011, 05:10:37 AM »
 the cases can be drilled together, in fact its widely believed on here that its better to drill them together. remember my build is different to yours i used the 250 swing arm. i would say if your using the 500 swing arm then you will not have to drill the cases at all. however the 250 frame has 17mm holes for the 17mm swing arm bolt, imo to make a good job of it you will have to use some custom made washers 17mm 0n the out side and 15mm on the inside to sleeve the holes down. i would say the first thing you should do is get the 99-02 frame so you can have a look at what is needed, we need junk man to chime in this, you could try pm to him. if not im sure we will sort it out
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Re: kx500sf project
« Reply #192 on: October 24, 2011, 06:15:26 AM »
Quote from: jonny500 on October 24, 2011, 05:10:37 AM
the cases can be drilled together, in fact its widely believed on here that its better to drill them together. remember my build is different to yours i used the 250 swing arm. i would say if your using the 500 swing arm then you will not have to drill the cases at all. however the 250 frame has 17mm holes for the 17mm swing arm bolt, imo to make a good job of it you will have to use some custom made washers 17mm 0n the out side and 15mm on the inside to sleeve the holes down. i would say the first thing you should do is get the 99-02 frame so you can have a look at what is needed, we need junk man to chime in this, you could try pm to him. if not im sure we will sort it out

o ok.. well that would make sense wouldnt it lol.. thanks for clearing that up. also good to know i can drill it without splitting the cases just in case i go another route.
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