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Offline alexander-vmann

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what year is my rear hub?
« on: August 22, 2015, 07:26:32 AM »
so i was going to change sprocket on my rear wheel but the new one dont fit, it was a talon sprocket and on the back it said it would fit a 83(or 82)-02 kx500 but it did not fit mine? the sprocket that was on was a sunstar 51-KS 6, so what can i buy as a replacement?
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Re: what year is my rear hub?
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2015, 10:37:27 AM »
The center of your hub will have a "R" and some numbers.
What are the numbers?
The four stroke engine: That's one stroke for producing power and three for wearing the engine out.

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Re: what year is my rear hub?
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2015, 11:23:04 AM »
The center of your hub will have a "R" and some numbers.
What are the numbers?

on the brake disc side it says ''e 2'' there is a r but its not as clear as the e and is not followed by any numbers, i could not find anything between the spokes, the hub migth have been painted and if the number is ingraved it could the coverd
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Re: what year is my rear hub?
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2015, 05:46:37 PM »
On the sprocket side is there one bearing or two?
The four stroke engine: That's one stroke for producing power and three for wearing the engine out.

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Re: what year is my rear hub?
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2015, 03:38:20 AM »
no it looks to be just one, im getting really confused and frustraited,  the sprocket i got was bougth for a 2005 kx250f but on the package it clearly says ''83-97 kx500'' and now i cant find a replacement for the old sprocket, and i dont think it's got many hours on it left, is there a chance my hub is not a kx500?
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Re: what year is my rear hub?
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2015, 03:09:41 AM »
so sunstar told me that the old sprocket came from a honda meaning i got a honda wheel on my kx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s
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Re: what year is my rear hub?
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2015, 07:14:41 AM »
so sunstar told me that the old sprocket came from a honda meaning i got a honda wheel on my kx

I've been wondering about that...
cause I've got old rear sprockets from my '90, '93, '95, '97, and my current '00 250....and all of them interchange with my '95 500.
Excuse me, ma'am...but you've got extremely nice legs!!!...what time do they open???                                                                                                               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8tCgN3aryQ

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Re: what year is my rear hub?
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2015, 09:10:34 AM »
so sunstar told me that the old sprocket came from a honda meaning i got a honda wheel on my kx

I've been wondering about that...
cause I've got old rear sprockets from my '90, '93, '95, '97, and my current '00 250....and all of them interchange with my '95 500.

i think sprockets for 125 and up is universal as long as you buy them for the rigth brand, if they made the first sprocket work why put research and development in to making a new one?
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Re: what year is my rear hub?
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2015, 09:14:02 AM »
so sunstar told me that the old sprocket came from a honda meaning i got a honda wheel on my kx

I've been wondering about that...
cause I've got old rear sprockets from my '90, '93, '95, '97, and my current '00 250....and all of them interchange with my '95 500.

i think sprockets for 125 and up is universal as long as you buy them for the rigth brand, if they made the first sprocket work why put research and development in to making a new one?

not necessarily....my old '88 sprockets are a different bolt pattern.
Excuse me, ma'am...but you've got extremely nice legs!!!...what time do they open???                                                                                                               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8tCgN3aryQ

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Re: what year is my rear hub?
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2015, 12:04:16 AM »
i got my new wheel from radmfg today, looks sweet! it's the first time im running excel, i think i got the green spacers for free  :-D just got to get my self a bridgestone tire now, and rip! 8-)
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