BUILDING A STREET LEGAL KX500 SUPERMOTO
- Sandblaster
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Re: BUILDING A STREET LEGAL KX500 SUPERMOTO
A little grinding after weld (My buddy Travis):
A little sanding after grinding:
A little finish polishing:
A little paint..
Stay tuned
A little sanding after grinding:
A little finish polishing:
A little paint..
Stay tuned
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Re: BUILDING A STREET LEGAL KX500 SUPERMOTO
Almost done:
Before and after:
Before and after:
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Re: BUILDING A STREET LEGAL KX500 SUPERMOTO
Oh man!
This is getting ridiculous, I love it
I bet thing is gonna rip when you get it done.
This is getting ridiculous, I love it
I bet thing is gonna rip when you get it done.
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I sure hope so...
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We all know that racing stripes add Horsepower....
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One stripe down.
I'm sure that adds about 5 HP
Now I will wait till tomorrow to paint the other strip as I have to let it dry or I'll pull off the existing stripe with the tape
I'm sure that adds about 5 HP
Now I will wait till tomorrow to paint the other strip as I have to let it dry or I'll pull off the existing stripe with the tape
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haha...you've really put some thought and a handful of time into this!....I remember when you posted this idea on KXriders,it started out a whole lot more basic than this!!.
I like it,can't wait to see it bolted up!!
I like it,can't wait to see it bolted up!!
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Thanks!
Yeah I wanted to do a two part build on it.
Kxriders crashed before I could post the updates.
I went to their site today now that they are back up but they still have some missing data including my build....
I think the data is there but Danger will need to do some mods before it will be visible.
I hope so any way...
Yeah I wanted to do a two part build on it.
Kxriders crashed before I could post the updates.
I went to their site today now that they are back up but they still have some missing data including my build....
I think the data is there but Danger will need to do some mods before it will be visible.
I hope so any way...
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Re: BUILDING A STREET LEGAL KX500 SUPERMOTO
Ok here is a picture of the final product.
The first mod was quick and easy.
The second mod was a bit more work then I thought.
Although it would really help if I could weld aluminum myself and had some decent tools for cutting the aluminum.
I used a sawsall, jigsaw, and a bench grinder for most of the work on this so it takes a while
But hey, an extra 25 HP for the muffler and an additional 10 HP for the racing stripes, (5 HP each) it's a real bargain
If I were going to do another the only thing I would change would be the angle of the muffler.
For some reason (Just how it looked?) I used a 53 degree angle.
A 45 degree angle would have given me a bit more internal baffling and screen to work with and slightly less cutting once I got it apart.
But over all I am very happy how this turned out.
My next step on the muffler is some final polish and then I want to coat it with a product called Sharkhide Metal Protectant.
Look for that on a future product review.
The first mod was quick and easy.
The second mod was a bit more work then I thought.
Although it would really help if I could weld aluminum myself and had some decent tools for cutting the aluminum.
I used a sawsall, jigsaw, and a bench grinder for most of the work on this so it takes a while
But hey, an extra 25 HP for the muffler and an additional 10 HP for the racing stripes, (5 HP each) it's a real bargain
If I were going to do another the only thing I would change would be the angle of the muffler.
For some reason (Just how it looked?) I used a 53 degree angle.
A 45 degree angle would have given me a bit more internal baffling and screen to work with and slightly less cutting once I got it apart.
But over all I am very happy how this turned out.
My next step on the muffler is some final polish and then I want to coat it with a product called Sharkhide Metal Protectant.
Look for that on a future product review.
If bikes are for kids I'll never grow up.
- foxx4Beaver
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Re: BUILDING A STREET LEGAL KX500 SUPERMOTO
tell ya what....for only having primitive tools to work with,it looks pretty damn good!!!....nice job!!
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