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Offline chrisxj

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egine vin not matching anything
« 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



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Re: egine vin not matching anything
« Reply #1 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)
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Re: egine vin not matching anything
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: egine vin not matching anything
« Reply #3 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
1989 zuki 500 zilla mx ported DR.Q pipe undercut gears and 41.5mm mikuni

85/86 KX500 death trap (restore)maybe

1986 honda XL600r all stock and red white and blue

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Re: egine vin not matching anything
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2011, 01:27:40 PM »
here's the pic you wanted to see of the motor kwakman
1989 zuki 500 zilla mx ported DR.Q pipe undercut gears and 41.5mm mikuni

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1986 honda XL600r all stock and red white and blue

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Re: egine vin not matching anything
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2011, 04:01:18 PM »
it is an 85.will find you a thread to look at,K.
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And the unbelievers did quake in their boots....

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Re: egine vin not matching anything
« Reply #6 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.
And lo, I did loft the front wheel and carried it forth to the unbelievers, and cast it down before them and said unto them ''look now upon the might of my throttle control ye pitiful cretinous ones''
And the unbelievers did quake in their boots....

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Re: egine vin not matching anything
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2011, 01:57:56 PM »
ok thanks kwakman i will look
1989 zuki 500 zilla mx ported DR.Q pipe undercut gears and 41.5mm mikuni

85/86 KX500 death trap (restore)maybe

1986 honda XL600r all stock and red white and blue