cjncustoms
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- Location
- West jordan
I like it. Makes me want a bike again!!
Another KX250 Project...
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Tonkaman
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- Location
- West Jordan
Well I broke down and paid to have the forks rebuild, they needed a little more than just seals and fluids...
What else did it need that you couldn't do?
So when I ordered the front sprocket I was confused about what tooth count I should order to get the same as stock...?
I'll bet it would be hard to find a replacement with a tooth pattern like the one in the photo. Id get one with one more tooth, you won't regret it [emoji12]
Only a psychopath goes riding just for fun after a race!!
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
I meant Sunday, after church before I go home. That would be crazy to ride after a race.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
I don't think I couldn't have done them. I think it was just bushings additionally, but he said one of the tubes was slightly out of round and he fixed it. I have no idea how.
Tonkaman
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- Location
- West Jordan
How would you even know they were out of round?
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
He said the fork seal didn't fit initially. I'll ask him next time how he fixed them. I imagine it involves something more delicate than a hammer though which is how I'd do it.
rholbrook
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- Location
- Kaysville, Ut
I like the clean look of the graphics.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Shiny
and expensive
Also I got a chance to do 42 miles on this ripping around some gnarly offroad and WORCS race course stuff in Cedar the other day and it rips, makes great power on the bottom end, low enough gear to rock crawl, the suspension is excellent (albeit a little stiff for a light weight guy like me on hard enduro with stock clicker settings), turns well, and the power is VERY smooth with the Gnarly pipe it gets on the pipe very smoothly.
I really really like it. It starts REALLY easy too.
The only downside is it doesn't have wide enough gearing to go 80 but... that's not really a downside (unless your trying to chase Ronnie and Luke).
and expensive
Also I got a chance to do 42 miles on this ripping around some gnarly offroad and WORCS race course stuff in Cedar the other day and it rips, makes great power on the bottom end, low enough gear to rock crawl, the suspension is excellent (albeit a little stiff for a light weight guy like me on hard enduro with stock clicker settings), turns well, and the power is VERY smooth with the Gnarly pipe it gets on the pipe very smoothly.
I really really like it. It starts REALLY easy too.
The only downside is it doesn't have wide enough gearing to go 80 but... that's not really a downside (unless your trying to chase Ronnie and Luke).
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- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Farewell.
I put this thing up on a whim and it sold in a day. I'm kinda bummed. Oh well onto the next one.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Well here is the next one. I'll post it here because it's a Kawi
2000 Kawasaki KDX 200
Runs well. Looks like junk.
The seat... looks like a dog chewed it and then somebody recovered it. Haha this will be a challenge.
2000 Kawasaki KDX 200
Runs well. Looks like junk.
The seat... looks like a dog chewed it and then somebody recovered it. Haha this will be a challenge.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Some redeeming points.
New Maxxis tire.
FMF Gnarly pipe and Turbine Core Q silencer.
New grips
Everything else is junk.
New Maxxis tire.
FMF Gnarly pipe and Turbine Core Q silencer.
New grips
Everything else is junk.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Ok.
Torn down to pressure wash
and after what seemed like $100 in quarters and a can or two of degreaser and scrubbing (a kitchen dish scrubber is my tool of choice).
Starting to shape up.
Torn down to pressure wash
and after what seemed like $100 in quarters and a can or two of degreaser and scrubbing (a kitchen dish scrubber is my tool of choice).
Starting to shape up.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Ever wonder how a two stroke works?
Spec is 90-150psi Hot
I got 132PSI (then 135 psi) cold. This number should bump about 10 PSI hot, so the compression is basically as if it has a brand new piston.
I actually pulled the pipe and spark plug and physically looked at the piston and cylinder. It has no scoring and no blow by. The skirt and rings look great and there's still some cross-hatching on the cylinder. Not much if any carbon on top of the piston so it's probably jetted pretty well too.
Spec is 90-150psi Hot
I got 132PSI (then 135 psi) cold. This number should bump about 10 PSI hot, so the compression is basically as if it has a brand new piston.
I actually pulled the pipe and spark plug and physically looked at the piston and cylinder. It has no scoring and no blow by. The skirt and rings look great and there's still some cross-hatching on the cylinder. Not much if any carbon on top of the piston so it's probably jetted pretty well too.
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- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Silencer. Eeeesh. Lots of work into this.
First I cleaned it, then buffed with steel wool and WD40, then full tear down, cleaned the turbine core and perforated core, then reassembly with high temp RTV and new packing.
And new stickerzzz, rivets and hardware.
And it's as good as new!
Turbine Core Q is kinda cool: I learned it's basically a Turbine Core II with more length and and extra perf core (just on the turbine) to make it quieter, but still the same boost is HP over stock.
First I cleaned it, then buffed with steel wool and WD40, then full tear down, cleaned the turbine core and perforated core, then reassembly with high temp RTV and new packing.
And new stickerzzz, rivets and hardware.
And it's as good as new!
Turbine Core Q is kinda cool: I learned it's basically a Turbine Core II with more length and and extra perf core (just on the turbine) to make it quieter, but still the same boost is HP over stock.
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- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Plastics: Usually I'd replace these, but they are salvagable.
Before:
After degreaser and 500 grit on the big scratches, working my way to 1000 grit wet, then 1500 grit wet and plastic restore.
I did this on the tank too; it was a little oxidized.
Before:
After degreaser and 500 grit on the big scratches, working my way to 1000 grit wet, then 1500 grit wet and plastic restore.
I did this on the tank too; it was a little oxidized.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
The seat was... too much work to restore so I got a new one.
Why box it when it ships so well in it's current shape...?
Snazzzzzzyyyyy
Why box it when it ships so well in it's current shape...?
Snazzzzzzyyyyy
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Also FMF Gnarly Pipe restore.
Before:
After:
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- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
The forks leaked, the seals and dust boots where junk.
And these studs are broken.
The P.O. gave me fork seals so here I go.
The fluid was basically mud.
So full rebuild: with all new wear parts, oil and dust seals.
and instead of 5w fork oil I bumped it to 7w to get the forks a bit more damping (they're pretty soft for spirited riding). (530cc in case anyone cares).
and bonus, it's registered till February of next year.
And these studs are broken.
The P.O. gave me fork seals so here I go.
The fluid was basically mud.
So full rebuild: with all new wear parts, oil and dust seals.
and instead of 5w fork oil I bumped it to 7w to get the forks a bit more damping (they're pretty soft for spirited riding). (530cc in case anyone cares).
and bonus, it's registered till February of next year.
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- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
The rear fender was garbage and the stock light expensive.
Luckily UFO makes a reproduction part, unlucky for me: it's expensive.
but it's a super high quality piece, nicer than OEM Kawi I think.
and filter got cleaned
Luckily UFO makes a reproduction part, unlucky for me: it's expensive.
but it's a super high quality piece, nicer than OEM Kawi I think.
and filter got cleaned
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Sprockets and chain were poo.
New Partzzzzzz.
Again all my bikes get a case saver, this one already had one.
and new chain and sprockets are on and looking very nice.
Also had to get a chain adjuster cam as one was missing.
All mocked up.
At this point I think I may possibly swap the bars and I'm looking pretty hard at a newer KLX 450 headlight and switch gear. (Kinda like Steve had on his Hybrid bike).
What do you think? I think it's pretty sharp.
New Partzzzzzz.
Again all my bikes get a case saver, this one already had one.
and new chain and sprockets are on and looking very nice.
Also had to get a chain adjuster cam as one was missing.
All mocked up.
At this point I think I may possibly swap the bars and I'm looking pretty hard at a newer KLX 450 headlight and switch gear. (Kinda like Steve had on his Hybrid bike).
What do you think? I think it's pretty sharp.