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3/12/2021 11:59am
Hi everyone, I thought I would make a thread for a 500 build me and my buddy Brandon Meier are doing. We’ve build many bikes in the past and I haven’t really documented them to share here. So anyways, this kx500 I found on Facebook and had pretty good bones to work with. Made the 12 hour round trip and got it home. We started by tearing it all the way down and assessing what needed to be replaced and what could be saved. I run a bike repair business here at my shop and do vapor blasting, cerakote coatings, tig welding, and complete rebuilds, so this bike was going to get fully restored.
In the past, we’ve built a 97 rc kx125, a 1991 kx500, countless 02-07 cr125’s and 250’s, a few 500af’s a 96 kx250 for a buddy of ours to race unadilla rewind on. And currently a old team green kx250 for Brandon that’s almost done and coming out great.
Back to the 95 kx500. The bike ran decent when I picked it up, so we knew there wasn’t anything major wrong with it other than the common case damage from the chain coming off. So I started by tearing the engine apart, making a list of anything we needed to get ordered and sent the cylinder off to get replated. A good friend of mine here local is a master with crankshafts, so I brought the oem crank over to him to check how true it was. It was spot on and the rod was in great shape. Ordered up new crank bearings and bearings for the clutch actuator where the case damage was. I tig welded the case and blended it. Vapor blasted the center cases, cylinder and head and cerakoted the engine covers and water pump. Completely cleaned and inspected every part and reassembled the engine with specbolt hardware. Here are some pics of when we got the bike and the engine when I got it finished up
In the past, we’ve built a 97 rc kx125, a 1991 kx500, countless 02-07 cr125’s and 250’s, a few 500af’s a 96 kx250 for a buddy of ours to race unadilla rewind on. And currently a old team green kx250 for Brandon that’s almost done and coming out great.
Back to the 95 kx500. The bike ran decent when I picked it up, so we knew there wasn’t anything major wrong with it other than the common case damage from the chain coming off. So I started by tearing the engine apart, making a list of anything we needed to get ordered and sent the cylinder off to get replated. A good friend of mine here local is a master with crankshafts, so I brought the oem crank over to him to check how true it was. It was spot on and the rod was in great shape. Ordered up new crank bearings and bearings for the clutch actuator where the case damage was. I tig welded the case and blended it. Vapor blasted the center cases, cylinder and head and cerakoted the engine covers and water pump. Completely cleaned and inspected every part and reassembled the engine with specbolt hardware. Here are some pics of when we got the bike and the engine when I got it finished up
The Shop
Rode a KX500 at Unadilla, in 2019, first time on one, really nice very vibey.
Do you - or Brandon - restore pipes as a service for customers? I've got a Pro Circuit Works exhaust for a '91 KX125 which needs to be brought back to life.
We can discuss by text if it's easier.
Pit Row
Great work man!!
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