Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 11:44 pm
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Sean Colliers KX500 build
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This will add several hours to this build but it's for Sean, Why not?
Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 7:50 pm
Yes.... It's getting a ridiculous attention to the minutest detail 
And Jason has not even started to clean the case yet...
And Jason has not even started to clean the case yet...
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Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 3:15 am
I've has a few people ask if we are going to polish the cases.
The answer is a emphatic no....
These will have a super clean factory finish when we are done vapor blasting them.
This is always a trouble spot around the output shaft.
Especially when a wide chain and small sprocket has been used.
But as you can see, Jason has really cleaned this area up
It came in looking like this..
The answer is a emphatic no....
These will have a super clean factory finish when we are done vapor blasting them.
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Especially when a wide chain and small sprocket has been used.
But as you can see, Jason has really cleaned this area up
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Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 3:18 am
More clean up...
How much is too much?
Ask Jason... I have no idea...
How much is too much?
Ask Jason... I have no idea...
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Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 3:52 am
Posted by Oscar Cota on Facebook.
I want to take some time to thank those who have contributed to our effort so far. Your gratitude is appreciated and will not be forgotten. I recently took Sean out to LACR for a test on his current KX500, a friends KX500 which was built by KX Guru Racing, and my personal KX500 and CR500AF to gather data. All four of these 500's are built differently and we now have an excellent idea of the motor we will be building and the type of power that Sean is looking to get. Throughout the day I took footage using a hand held camera and I have Go Pro footage of Sean riding all 4 bikes. The footage that I took during the test is currently being edited and will be posted for everyone's viewing real soon. Once again, Thank you all.
I want to take some time to thank those who have contributed to our effort so far. Your gratitude is appreciated and will not be forgotten. I recently took Sean out to LACR for a test on his current KX500, a friends KX500 which was built by KX Guru Racing, and my personal KX500 and CR500AF to gather data. All four of these 500's are built differently and we now have an excellent idea of the motor we will be building and the type of power that Sean is looking to get. Throughout the day I took footage using a hand held camera and I have Go Pro footage of Sean riding all 4 bikes. The footage that I took during the test is currently being edited and will be posted for everyone's viewing real soon. Once again, Thank you all.
Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:14 am
Didn't end up doing much on Sean's build today... Sorry Sean... But we did get the head cleaned up and ready for some mods...
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Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 8:47 am
Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 1:35 am
I can't wait...
Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 3:13 pm
Here is the 97 KX250 carb we are working with..
I'm not saying that we are going to use it but from all indications it would be a good carb to run.
I'm going to get it cleaned up in the ultra sonic cleaner and put it on my 500 for some testing..
I'm not saying that we are going to use it but from all indications it would be a good carb to run.
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Re: Sean Colliers KX500 build
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 5:18 pm
The crank is prepped (Cleaned and a basic polish) and ready to go to Motorrad so that he can balance the assembly.
Motorrad will be removing a lot of the weight from the piston assembly and less from the crank then what we normally do.
It is time consuming and very expensive to do.
But there are other benefits as we will be discussing in the future.
Motorrad will be removing a lot of the weight from the piston assembly and less from the crank then what we normally do.
It is time consuming and very expensive to do.
But there are other benefits as we will be discussing in the future.
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