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Offline mar67655

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need help any difference in frame years on the k5?
« on: December 13, 2008, 07:14:17 AM »
Im thinking of using a 1993 frame om my 1998 k5 any info will help

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Re: need help any difference in frame years on the k5?
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2008, 07:40:13 AM »
93 KX500 frame? There shouldnt be any difference in the frame. I think the only difference between those two bikes was fork diameter. I'm not sure if that difference affected the steering stem or not. Is everything you have off of a '98 or just the motor going in a '93 rolling chasis?


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Re: need help any difference in frame years on the k5?
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2008, 08:10:18 AM »
Yeah i want to transplant everything on my 98 especially the forks .I found out my 98 has a lien on it ive owned it about a year when the # were run it came from the guy i bought it from but it has a lien anyway i can buy a complete 93 running k5 for 500 appreciate your help

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Re: need help any difference in frame years on the k5?
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2008, 08:26:57 AM »
Do you want to sell one of the motors?

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Re: need help any difference in frame years on the k5?
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2008, 09:52:52 AM »
Same frame, possibly different fork diameter.

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Re: need help any difference in frame years on the k5?
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2008, 02:17:24 PM »
do you think my 98 triple clamps will work in the 93 frame so i can use the 98 forks

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Re: need help any difference in frame years on the k5?
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2008, 07:24:37 PM »
All the steering head parts I could find to compare on Kawasaki.com had all the same part numbers so I would think your 98 triple clamps should bolt right up to the 93 frame.


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Re: need help any difference in frame years on the k5?
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2008, 07:54:17 PM »
do you think my 98 triple clamps will work in the 93 frame so i can use the 98 forks

As long as the triple clamps are from the same year as the forks you are fitting it should line up fine.