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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #75 on: January 26, 2013, 03:09:01 AM »
A little clean up after weld by my buddy Trav..





A little polish from CP&M



A little paint





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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #76 on: January 26, 2013, 03:10:40 AM »
A little more paint.



Done for now:



Perhaps a little Sharkhide to preserve it?
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #77 on: January 26, 2013, 09:05:26 AM »
you need to tie that beard up so it dosnt get tangled in that buffer :-D :-D
You will have to record what that sounds like when its running
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #78 on: January 26, 2013, 09:20:00 AM »
I'm glad this thread didn't disappear. Following along. Exhaust looks great. Going to hear that one before you see it.
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #79 on: January 26, 2013, 09:37:07 AM »
Quote from: tobys 2 strokes on January 26, 2013, 09:05:26 AM
you need to tie that beard up so it dosnt get tangled in that buffer :-D :-D
You will have to record what that sounds like when its running

I'm glad this thread didn't disappear. Following along. Exhaust looks great. Going to hear that one before you see it.

Yeah the guy that did the polishing usually tucks his beard into his shirt before he starts but I had just got through showing him some new buffing tricks and he was excited to try them out.
I use to work at that company for 12 years and I use to experiment with polishing after work for my own projects.

Thanks!
I'm glad it didn't disappear either.
I would have re-posted but it would have taken some time to get it done.
In fact, I'm very happy that we got back most if not all of our data except for the stuff posted in the last week or so.
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #80 on: January 28, 2013, 04:19:27 PM »
What a great build. Have not touched mine since installing the lighting stator. Not wired yet either. Really glad you guys were able to recover all the information you have. Very cool.
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #81 on: January 28, 2013, 04:25:33 PM »
Yeah, it's been fun.
I need to start spending some more time on it soon.
And then of course there's my AF build begging for attention too....
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #82 on: February 03, 2013, 11:14:33 AM »
I went down to the shop this last week to fire up the bikes since it had been a few months. The ‘runners’ are inside, so opened the door and moved one out. Dead battery. Since it had a LoJack system on it, I figured that was the cause. Charged the battery while I removed the LoJack. Still would not start. Load tested the battery. It is no good. Hmmm. Got a new one yesterday and decided to start them all today. Got to my TW200 enduro and found another bad (one cell shorted) battery. I am pissed as I am sure the battery is less then two years old, and the bike lives inside the garage. Decide to work on the KX5 project and am just not into it. Everything looks like a pain in the a$$ to accomplish. Think about selling it again. Dog walks up and wipes some of the sh!t he has been eating on my arm. Feel like beating the crap out of everything in the shop with a hammer.

Figured out I last ate at b-fast time. I am diabetic. This is stupid. Ate and checked on the battery purchase date of the bad battery in the TW200. 2006. Over six years old. Not too shabby! Things are looking up! Still thinking about the KX5 SuMo project though. Just not as into it as I should be. Not sure it will be worth much more if I finish it, and I can pull the MZB now and get about the same for the bike, but recoup most of my money on the MZB. Sigh. I am getting old…
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #83 on: February 03, 2013, 01:08:45 PM »
HANG IN THERE BROTHER!!! :-D
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #84 on: February 03, 2013, 05:13:43 PM »
No doubt, you just need to keep looking forward to the biggest smile on your face that you have ever had...  :mrgreen:
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #85 on: February 08, 2013, 09:55:42 AM »
I sent the crank out to Pinsonnault Racing for a rebuild using a IMS rod, weld, true, and balance.
And, I installed the left radiator screen.
I didn't want you to think that this project was going nowhere....  :-D

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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #86 on: February 08, 2013, 09:58:12 AM »
say....that's a nice triple clamp. :-D
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #87 on: February 08, 2013, 10:13:21 AM »
Yeah, I stole them off of alward25's bike   :mrgreen:
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #88 on: February 08, 2013, 10:16:49 AM »
aaaahhhh,haha...nice!!...he did have alot of nice stuff for sale.
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #89 on: February 08, 2013, 10:26:01 AM »
Yeah, I don't want to say how much of it is now mine  :-)
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