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Maintenance & Technical => What year? Vin.# => Topic started by: chrisxj on August 31, 2011, 07:32:05 AM

Title: egine vin not matching anything
Post by: chrisxj on August 31, 2011, 07:32:05 AM

   guy said it was an 89 but the 10#was a g so that means an 87 but for the engine i cant find any matches my engine number is kx500be001048 can one of you guys enliten me on the year



                     Thanks
                             Chris

Title: Re: egine vin not matching anything
Post by: Friar-Tuck on August 31, 2011, 08:36:17 AM

  Oh my....On page 32 of my clymerM447-2  There is an engine number list.
It is Showing 1985  KX500 B1   KX500BE000001- 001800
   So I'm Seeing your bike engine is #1048 of 1800 for 1985.
Tuck\o/

This is the same info I see in Sandblasters engine Id charts (sticky'ed  above)

Title: Re: egine vin not matching anything
Post by: kwakman on August 31, 2011, 09:10:17 AM

thats definitely an 85 motor, non powervalve type, but don't let that put you off,have heard many folks say the b1 was a quick bike....K.

Title: Re: egine vin not matching anything
Post by: chrisxj on August 31, 2011, 02:54:11 PM

that sucks no power valve im so so spoiled on a power valve after ridin the 500 zilla for 6 years but i think i heard it on hear that the head desighn and the flat top piston made good power. once i get it runnin will it have much of a power band to it? how will it act? never had a non power valve engine all my toys had power valves

Title: Re: egine vin not matching anything
Post by: chrisxj on September 14, 2011, 01:27:40 PM

here's the pic you wanted to see of the motor kwakman

Title: Re: egine vin not matching anything
Post by: kwakman on September 15, 2011, 04:01:18 PM

it is an 85.will find you a thread to look at,K.

Title: Re: egine vin not matching anything
Post by: kwakman on September 15, 2011, 04:06:06 PM

search for the ''whats the most power you've seen from a k5'' thread, second page.the guy is describing a modded 85,(the bits about bigger bearings refers to his mates  ex Thorpe engine) that with some love and porting apparently went rather well.Enjoy!K.

Title: Re: egine vin not matching anything
Post by: chrisxj on September 16, 2011, 01:57:56 PM

ok thanks kwakman i will look