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I just finished my 97 CR500AF myself. I agree that the chassis was not Hondas greatest achievement however this is the CHEAPEST and EASIEST AF conversion. Took me longer to sell my 250 motor and buy a 500 motor. I found me a good local machine shop and the total conversion cost me about $150. Here i...

Roostius_Maximus wrote:48 pilot, DGN needle 172 main
I can't tell you how to cross that Kawi needle number

Cool.....I already have a DGN needle in the PJ that is currently on there. Thanks alot brother.

Hey everyone.....I have an extra PWK 39 that fell out of my KX500 and into my hands....hahahaha....can anyone give me a base to start with as far as main, pilot, needle, slide?.....I have not run the carb yet but I'd like to get the jetting as close as I can before I install the carb on the CR. I mo...

Just letting everyone know that I'm still alive and that neither my CR500 or KX500 have killed me.......you have to ride for that to happen...hahahha..... I work on wind turbines here in Tehachapi, Ca and I've been assigned to a new site performing "break in" maintenances on these things.....

Sposed to be a ride report about it on here today. Looking forward to it. Man that turned out nice & the second cooling routing looks loads better. Make's me envious of the ease of the gen1 builds. Also with your signature on KXRIDERS, I really expected to see a big block Chevelle in the garage...

Whoa!!!!! hold on a minute before you go to the fleabay....I think Bob gets a sweet deal on new PWK's set up and ready to run, get one of those instead of beginning with someone else's headache. We don't want to see the PWK jetting sux thread.......and my free advice will only cost you that P.O.S. ...

AlisoBob wrote:I say its time for a PWK.

The cost to fix the float needle and choke is prolly' 40% of the price to upgrade.

You might be right on that........It looks like its time for another trip to "Flea Bay".....

You should get a new float valve for the carb if it is constantly leaking through the overflow and your float height is set correctly. The vibrations kill them quickly on a 500. I had the same problem. You need a new choke too if it doesn't click when you pull it up. Have you tried cleaning it yet?...

Fkc ..... there strict as hell on period correctness in the vintage race scene. I tryd joining that KX500 site but they wont let you use a name with the #500 in it so fkc it, im asteroid500 on every forum im connected with, but the KX crew wont allow it so my product knowledge is not up to speck .....

Here is the updated route of my radiator hoses...... I figure it looks better and I can now visually see with the tank installed that they are not being pinched. I don't think I have cooling issues but i won't know till I ride the thing. I accomplished this with a series of spare hoses I had lying a...

I have never been a genius when it comes to jetting.....However my bikes always ran decent enough in the different conditions that I rode that jetting was never really a problem for me. 1 size up or down here or there always got things running good. For my first CR500 though I am not so sure. On the...

AlisoBob wrote:Naaaa all reeds will leak. Look for splits, chips, or cracks to tell if their junk.

The Honda reeds are tough to beat..

Thats a big 10-4 on that!! And keep yo eyes peeled for them smokeys...you copy?

I got issues Bob!!

Thinking about upgrading my reeds.....any thoughts out there Hoons? I've been seeing boyesen replacement reeds for like $40 and I've been seeing the whole Boyesen reed valve assembly for like $140. I've also heard that one way to test reeds is to pull the assembly out and fill it with water.....good...

By "stock" I mean stock carb and standard settings per Honda.... Air Screw 1 1/2 turns out Slow Jet 55 Main Jet 170 Needle R1368NS 4th position from top 4000 ft elevation Maxima Super M pre mix 40:1 I have not pulled the reeds yet to inspect them.....While the bike is down for the water pu...

Thanks Bob........I actually rerouted my previous hose setup....I'll post pics later.....I filled the cooling system with 50/50 distilled water and white vinegar to clean out any scale that might be in the system. I then ran the bike for 10 min and kept an eye on the radiator temp with a fluke infar...

OK.....I got good news and I got bad news..... First the Good.......Bike is done!! Once I picked the bike up from the Fab shop it took me about half a day to get her all together. Grimey old fabricator charged me $150 bucks and made me a head stay, swingarm spacers, welded on some motor mounts and m...

Ignore the brand on this dudes radiator shrouds and appriciate the terrain that he's ridding it through.....I liked it. This is for everyone who says "500 2 strokes are worthless, old shit that ain't for technical stuff"!!

http://youtu.be/KiokkPFb-IE

sky6709 wrote:

AlisoBob wrote:From the store, look west across the empty field towards the Fire Station. The house your looking at is the house I stayed in.......

Were you good friends with Caesar Chavez? lol

Of coure I know Chavez......that boxer dude right?....lolll!!

AlisoBob wrote:From the store, look west across the empty field towards the Fire Station. The house your looking at is the house I stayed in.......

Next to the Helocopter landing pad......good stuff Bob!!

AlisoBob wrote:I use to spend my summers in Keene.

There is a twisty road that goes from Tehachapi to Keene.....I ride my R1 track bike through there all the time and grab a bite to eat at the Keene Cafe.....good times.

I may be mistaken, and probably am, but I think the late Al Baker rode XR's in the Baja races. Of course, that was a very long time ago and the TT500, CCM and XR's were a novelty. Al Baker, Dan Ashcraft, Bruce Ogilvie, Chuck Miller to name a few....Honda's last victory in Baja was in 87.....Team Gr...

Too many moving parts inside a 4-stroke.....Brands aside team green dominated baja for almost a decade with their kx500 and being as close to the team as I was for all those years I can tell you that sometimes their motors were alot closer to stock than you would think.....In 1992 Honda took their ...

Too many moving parts inside a 4-stroke.....Brands aside team green dominated baja for almost a decade with their kx500 and being as close to the team as I was for all those years I can tell you that sometimes their motors were alot closer to stock than you would think.....In 1992 Honda took their x...

waste of a good engine between the legs of that squid!! I used to race up and down a road as well but at the time I was racing 1/4 mile at carlsbad raceway....

What are you using the bike for I will be trail riding with it.......Don't care too much about racing at top speed across the desert. I don't want it to be a dog either.... I have a 91 which is the close ratio as well and it does good in the dezert with the 14/48 gearing I run. I would run what you...