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Offline russ

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« on: March 18, 2011, 03:12:03 PM »
this is the startin of my first kx 500 rebuild, here are some pics of the new and improved motor lol hope you guys like
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« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2011, 03:12:54 PM »
please tell me what you guys think
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« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2011, 03:18:15 PM »
awesome 8-)
is the frame painted or powder coated?

how come you polished the motor?
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« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2011, 03:24:42 PM »
the frame is painted i paint planes for  a liven so it was cost free, and i polished the motor just to make it easyer to keep clean i ride in the mountains and it is bog hole after bog hole so it gets pretty dirty and pls it looks awsome and it shows my pride
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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2011, 05:15:02 PM »
Looks good.

Anything inside the motor yet? (notice there arnt case bolts, head bolts etc)...

Do we get to see another motor build?  Always entertaining...
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« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2011, 05:17:46 PM »
holy! i did not notice that there were not nuts and bolts on it  :-o
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« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2011, 05:23:30 PM »
this is what the piston i took out of it looks like and the inside of the cylinder, i still have to send the cylinder away for platein
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« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2011, 05:28:59 PM »
man... that looks terrible. good thing its being plated, and dont forget to buy a weisco piston
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« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2011, 05:30:30 PM »
Few more rides and it would have looked REALLY bad...
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« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2011, 05:33:11 PM »
next month it goes in cant wait
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« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2011, 05:36:55 PM »
Quote from: Motorrad on March 18, 2011, 05:30:30 PM
Few more rides and it would have looked REALLY bad...

yeah i bet...
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« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2011, 05:37:31 PM »
Quote from: russ on March 18, 2011, 05:33:11 PM
next month it goes in cant wait

where are you sending it too?
i sent mine to cv tech aab
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Re: rebuild
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2011, 05:40:33 PM »
Kaw rider gets a good deal on plating and window piston.. 

If ya want to save some $$ going that route..
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« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2011, 05:41:49 PM »
too bad engines are not see through, so you can see if there are any problems. and prevent an engine faliure
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« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2011, 05:47:40 PM »
also when they replate the cylinder they will probably glass bead blast the outside of it ,making it look just like my cylinder

the pics below are before and after
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