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Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 4:49 am
by Sandblaster
Hopefully these will never be a issue for Sean again.
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Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 4:52 am
by Sandblaster
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Steering dampener post
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Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 4:53 am
by Sandblaster
Lower engine mounts...
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Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 4:58 am
by Sandblaster
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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Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 5:01 am
by Sandblaster
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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Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 5:03 am
by Sandblaster
Oh, these are nice..
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Finally... Some progress..
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Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 4:54 pm
by Sandblaster
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
Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 4:56 pm
by Sandblaster
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...
Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 5:01 pm
by Sandblaster
Check out that Pro Action suspension... Nice!
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It glows....
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Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 5:06 pm
by Sandblaster
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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