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Offline Goat

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85 k5 upgrade to newer cylinder with kips?
« on: January 28, 2010, 11:56:34 AM »
Sorry if this has been covered before. I have spent the last couple days trying to find an answer to this question and no luck. I recently traded some car audio for a 85 KX500 and it has 48psi compression. I can't find a new piston but found rings. Is it possible to put a newer jug on the 85 bottom end? If so, What all would be required to do it?  With the parts being so hard to find if this idea wont work I will be putting in the new ring, and cleaning it up and probably selling it.
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Re: 85 k5 upgrade to newer cylinder with kips?
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2010, 03:45:43 PM »
Goat....There's '83-'85 pistons kits all over e-bay for dirt cheap.
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Re: 85 k5 upgrade to newer cylinder with kips?
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2010, 04:05:14 PM »
I have not found any standard bore pistons though. Closest I have found is +.25mm I spend quite a bit of time on ebay and craigslist looking for parts and bikes to fix and sell.
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Re: 85 k5 upgrade to newer cylinder with kips?
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2010, 04:05:36 AM »
cant put kips on 85 cases as there is no drive for the powervalve, even tho it may 'fit'. hope this helps.K.
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Re: 85 k5 upgrade to newer cylinder with kips?
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2010, 08:41:06 AM »
I didn't think about that. Thanks for the info.
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