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Offline Lawnmowerman

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KX500 lawnmower?
« on: October 27, 2010, 03:21:30 AM »
It runs. After a year building the machine it fired up today.
Never had something like a 500 motor.
And d**n,it's realy a beast..  :-o
Few things to take care of. The plating makes so much noise do to the vibrations i can't hear the engine.
The stroke of the trotle (pedal) is to small. Makes it very nerves to ride with..





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Offline bigbellybob

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Re: KX500 lawnmower?
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2010, 03:50:07 AM »
that's crazzzzy. i would love to slap some paddles on the thing and hit the dunes. can you all imagine that thing ripping a bowl at your fav dune spot.
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Re: KX500 lawnmower?
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2010, 04:10:10 AM »
That would be nice indeed.
But iam from Holland. The only thing i have is wet mud and gras,,

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Re: KX500 lawnmower?
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2010, 04:45:08 AM »
Nice beadlock rims!

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Re: KX500 lawnmower?
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2010, 05:22:44 AM »
Mowerman,
Glad to see it coming together for you finally! I am very curious on your pipe, it looks like you had to take out a good amount of the lead in pipe/header length & also on the outlet pipe length to make it fit. Do you know how much you had to take out? I will also assume this will rev unlike most big 500's.
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Offline Lawnmowerman

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Re: KX500 lawnmower?
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2010, 05:35:41 AM »
I had to shorten the tailpipe.
And i did cut the exhaust in sections. On the welds..
Shifted/turned them aroud a bit to get i right. Not much,but just a bit.
I think it didn't efect the performance much.
It's a Pro Circuit platinum btw.


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Re: KX500 lawnmower?
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2010, 09:44:44 AM »
If it's a mower, where is the blade?  :-D
The four stroke engine: That's one stroke for producing power and three for wearing the engine out.

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Re: KX500 lawnmower?
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2010, 10:03:59 AM »
Give me your adres en i wil ensure you there wil not be any gras left ..   8-)

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Re: KX500 lawnmower?
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2010, 10:07:20 AM »
Now thats a lawnmower I would be happy to use for once  :-D

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Re: KX500 lawnmower?
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2010, 10:13:10 AM »
This is a prototype.
Just to get the hang of it.
Me and my "two stroke mentor" are working on a complete homebuild engine.
Wil be a 6 cylinder boxer two stroke.
Using 6 KX85 cylinders. Wil be 100cc each.
Hope to get 180 to 200hp. And than a snowmobile vario drive.
Got 4 cyliners and 5 cranks at the time. So 2 cylinders and 1 crank to go.
Than we wil start casting the engine cases..
I wil make a topic when there is something to show with pictures..

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Re: KX500 lawnmower?
« Reply #10 on: October 27, 2010, 10:28:06 AM »
Wow what type of grass do you cut over there in Holland, No pun intended  :-D

look forward to seeing the new project

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Re: KX500 lawnmower?
« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2010, 10:43:07 AM »
 :-D It's green grass..

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Re: KX500 lawnmower?
« Reply #12 on: October 27, 2010, 11:16:11 AM »
Give me your adres en i wil ensure you there wil not be any gras left ..   8-)

Better yet, I'll give you my neighbors address  :evil:
The four stroke engine: That's one stroke for producing power and three for wearing the engine out.

Offline Larry Wiechman

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Re: KX500 lawnmower?
« Reply #13 on: October 27, 2010, 12:19:48 PM »

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Re: KX500 lawnmower?
« Reply #14 on: October 27, 2010, 09:54:10 PM »
By the way you need to post a vid off that thing running around a garden or field or somewhere that must be a lot of fun to drive