my kxt500

[djcheez]

well here it is. done for now. later will be an extended swingarm, new headlight plastic, paint and chrome. talk about rippin your arms out of the sockets and ridin wheelies in 5th gear, wheeewwwww what a rocket!!!!

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[plkmonster2]

holy cow! nice job dj!

[HemiChallenger71]

That's a definate sleeper, how hard was the install? and what problems did you run into?

[Jeb]

Glad I got to see the ebay reprint shroud decals on a Tecate before I bought any. They look good but are not quite as exact a copy as he made them out to be.

Great Job! I love the stock look about it. Excellent ride !! :D

[djcheez]

i guess i didnt realize the stickers were different than original. i know the 86/87 are different. it was a very easy conversion to do. i like that it says 250 on the stickers and noone knows it is really a 500

[84250r]

Awesome Job! What year kxt 500 motor is it?

[djcheez]

86

[Jeb]

dj, the difference in those shroud decals from stock is that the dark blue stripe is too thin and the white stripe too thick. Also, in the Kawasaki label there is less white between the letters. very minor stuff. When we saw those auctions come up, my wife and I got out my original shrouds and fenders with the stock decals to compare to the ebay decals. There's a few other minor things with rear fender stickers too. again I must stress they do look great. If it had been my auctions, I wouldn't have claimed they were exact replicas.

That's probably my favorite 500 conversion I've seen! In my opinion, You can't beat the stock look of it.

[J.D.]

That is one sweet machine dude!! Wheelies in 5th gear you say? Does it pull 'em with no problem?(meaning can you just be crusing in 5th, snap the throttle and have front end lift?)

[djcheez]

yup 5th gear wheelie is correct. im sure if it had a longer swingarm it might be a lil harder but itll do it no problem. the only thing im gonna change is the swingarm. im gonna make it 8 inches longer and get rid of the linkage setup. just gonna run a direct mount shock. other than that i want it to look stock. oh well about the stickers. i guess if you cant get originals these decals will do. yeah if the guy said exact copies then i think they should be that. oh well

[86waterpumper]

Awesome looking conversion man that thing is wicked! Did the motor fit right in the frame, or did it have to be modified at all? Oh, and the stickers are not an exact copy, but they are the same deal as the reproduction shrouds the guy is making and selling on ebay. Not original quality, but without any other options you have to take what you can get. I may get a set of those stickers myself. The biggest thing that bugs me about them is the green above the letters where it should be white. But hey not like you can order them up from kawasaki lol.

[djcheez]

the 86 kx500 was a direct bolt in. just made new mounting brackets for the top. its tuff to access the spark plug with the tank on though, and the upper left radiator hose is a bit tricky to work out. dont know why more guys havent done this. it seems much easier than the atc500r conversion. you cant even tell a 500 is in there unless you look closely and see the gigantic cylinder. if you didnt know better it would fool many people.

[djcheez]

oh well here is my drag quad that i just finished redoing. i think i posted a pic. before but here is the updated pic. for those who like drag racing

[J.D.]

WHOA!! :shock: What kind of engine is that on there? Is that lil blue bottle nitrous????

[liquedfire440]

i love the kawa green :D :D

[plkmonster2]

wish i could see the pic of the drag quad, but i still love that 500! it looks KILLER! haha dumb aol

[djcheez]

plkmonster. huh??? i didnt follow.
anyway its a kawasaki h2. 750 triple 2 stroke on yes, nitrous. i love kawi green so i added a bit to it.

[plkmonster2]

sheeze! that thing is sweet! i could see it now, usually aol kicks me off when i load a lot of pics. haha, nitrous, it must be a 10 sec for the 1/4 mile? or less?

[HemiChallenger71]

I'll guarntee it's faster thatn 10's, what she run?? There are a lot of those bikes that run down at Milan drag way...

[djcheez]

havent run the 1/4 or 1/8th. i might try thr 1/8 sometime but its mostly for the 300 ft. sand drags. im gonna run the 330 ft. asphalt in k.c. also this year. when i get it tuned right i should be at 200.h.p. the bike wheighs 370 lbs. also. cant wait to get out and have some fun

[86waterpumper]

so what do it run the 300 foot in???

[84250r]

when i get it tuned right i should be at 200.h.p


make sure you wear ALOT of gear.

[djcheez]

well i dont want to talk times until i have the slips to prove it. however i believe that when tuned right it will be a sub 4.0 bike. the fastest h2 ran like a 3.65. but we shall see this season

[DIGGER DOG]

very sweet drag quad that 750 tripple brings back alot of memories
i used to have a suzuki gt 550 triple back in the day also had a rd 350

[Cokera]

Yeah that is really nice! If you extend the rear how will it change the ride? Sorry still a newbie on the trikes.

[plkmonster2]

if he keeps the shock in the same place, the raer will sag, and it will be very smooth ride, but it would bottom out quickly. it will keep it from doing unwanted wheelies, and make the whole trike more stable.

[djcheez]

im gonna get rid of the whole shock/ linkage and go with a direct link shock. i'll wait till i get that done and see how long of a shock i need. i'll prolly have the same amount of travel when completed

[plkmonster2]

cool! keep us updated! :-D

[Cokera]

Thanks I want more stability and it looks good. Although the lean is cool the way it is.