Sean Colliers KX500 build

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Hopefully these will never be a issue for Sean again.

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Steering dampener post

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Lower engine mounts...

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Received the head but it needed a bit of work...
I sure could have used my Vapor Blaster but I used what I had...

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No lapping compound or surface plate.... So, a little sand paper and a piece of glass worked in a pinch..

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We had some nice triple clamps but no steering stem..
So into the press this one went..

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Beautiful

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Oh, these are nice..

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Finally... Some progress..

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Suspension linkage... Everything was cleaned in the bucket and every bearing and seal was replaced.

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Emig dog bones were used to help change the KX500 handling characteristics..

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With about an hours worth of scrubbing these sure came out clean

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A little more progress...

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And a little more..

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Hey... there is a little something different about that swingarm...

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Check out that Pro Action suspension... Nice!

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It glows....

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Jason is hooking up the boot to the inlet side of the carb.. Always a pain when dealing with a 20 year old piece of rubber and using a 10mm reed spacer... But, a lot easier to do it now then after the bike is built

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Oscar taking Brutes old KX500 Super Moto out for a spin before we start robbing parts off her..

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