Lukas 1990 Kawasaki KX500 rebuild in Italy

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It is looking better then new... I like it.
I should have had my frame powder coated before I put my supermoto together...
Oh well....

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Quoted from Lukas:
"Just sand blasted
New connecting rod
New bearings
New seals
One of these days the engine will be closed
FINALLY

I've solved the problems with link
The bracketa was wrong!
Now without space!"

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Looking good!
I knew you would figure out the bracket situation

Just a word of caution, If I sandblasted the inside of the cases I would take a Dremel tool with a wire wheel and go over all the internal surfaces.





You could use Scothbrite or SodaBlast them.
The ideal method is to Vapor Blast them, but more on that later.
This is what I found after I sandblasted my cases.



Don't want that gritty stuff in your engine cases...

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Freshly plated cylinder

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Nice clean up on the transfers and the floor ports

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Take a look at the boost ports and floor ports.
Also note the rough surface of the intake area... Nice...

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New plating is always so nice...

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last weekend I started the reassembly of the bike.
With a lot of patience and calm and a cold beer of course!
put the cylinder head bolts just do not lose them

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a few hours in the refrigerator and also the bearings are installed!

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at work I noticed that the radiator has left the lower attachment wrong! E 'straight instead of at 90 ° !!
So on Saturday I'll have to use welder to the change.
also the gear selector is wrong, this is for models after 1993 (larger diameter) and it is wrong on the clutch housing. Maybe it's a CR125

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Looks great!
If you want to use a after market shift shaft, You can replace the shift shaft with the newer larger shift shaft and you can use a shift lever from a KX450F.
You can also make your own clutch actuator arm with a longer lever so your clutch pull is easier like this..



As always your work is excellent.
Thanks for sharing.

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Nice swing arm build.

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Here is the latest pic updates from Lukas

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Very clean and neat work...
It makes me want to take my bike apart and start over.... Except for my engine

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