rebuild, but not a honda

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » July 26th, 2009, 11:02 pm

SWEET, thats a cool idea.
Looking forward to that one.

xtremeslide · Post by **xtremeslide** » July 29th, 2009, 11:06 am

100hp honda wrote:

The 95 KTM is the most beautiful bike that KTM did,do and will do

i was in love with that model

yota · Post by **yota** » July 30th, 2009, 2:07 pm

the 95 thru 97 linkage bikes were pretty good except for the fork. the zokes were not my favorite. if I still had one I would put a newer fork on it. the 96 360 was a good motor, when they went to 380 I thought they went backwards with the motor. the PDS suspension that started in 97 with the 200 Jackpiner anniversary model although ok for offroad was not that good until 2008.

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » July 30th, 2009, 2:14 pm

one good thing about the older mxc and exc, they both came stock with 130w lighting coils. take fuel tank off, plug light in, put fuel tank back on, let there be light

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » July 30th, 2009, 2:21 pm

yota wrote:the 95 thru 97 linkage bikes were pretty good except for the fork. the zokes were not my favorite. if I still had one I would put a newer fork on it. the 96 360 was a good motor, when they went to 380 I thought they went backwards with the motor. the PDS suspension that started in 97 with the 200 Jackpiner anniversary model although ok for offroad was not that good until 2008.

did you read the 440 test on page 5 ? 440 used the same fork as the 550. decoster did a 500 shoutout and the 550 had the best fork.

. my '96 forks feel mushy, but someone may have altered them previously, also i got looking and they arent the same as '95 boingers, the axle is in a different location i think.

caseyracing222 · Post by **caseyracing222** » July 31st, 2009, 8:07 pm

[/quote]my '96 forks feel mushy, but someone may have altered them previously, also i got looking and they arent the same as '95 boingers, the axle is in a different location i think.[/quote]
Marzocchi forks seem to be too soft on all the bikes they come on

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » August 15th, 2009, 10:38 pm

base gasket was fubar on the 440 so i took it apart to have a peek (it started to suck in around the transfer area). piston and nikisil look great so im slapping it all back together tomorow with just a new gasket .....remember the motor is going on its 15th year of service

. plated cylinders are the shizznit

. evidently if you keep enough oil going through the cylinder the topend could last indefinatly. all in all im pretty impressed. anyways on with the story, i figured out how ktm was getting mad topend power from the 440, the exhaust measured 202*. 440 exhaust is actually bigger than 550 by about 1/16". its a good size hole for only 70mm stroke. my cr500 with drag port is roughly about 200* so that gives you a idea what ktm was thinking when they built the 440.

for some reason they added holes

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » August 16th, 2009, 3:10 am

Won't be long and you will have to go to KTMs Anonymous.

For the KTM addiction.

xtremeslide · Post by **xtremeslide** » August 19th, 2009, 4:59 am

100hp honda wrote:

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » August 19th, 2009, 9:47 pm

well i heard some good news tonight from my freind. he beat me to the punch and has succesfully finished transplanting a honda rod into a ktm. he said the bike is running good and everything is working awesome so far. also said the new rod didnt add any extra vibration.

. im pretty excited considering this was nothing more than a idea on paper a few months ago.

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » August 19th, 2009, 9:56 pm

WOW! I hope all this works out really well for both of you.

It doesn't matter who does it first, as long as it works great.

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » August 19th, 2009, 10:09 pm

he had the money to fund the project before me so its all cool. i think its going to change alot of things in the world of older ktm bikes. the mathematics of the whole process are actually pretty straight forward, thats the nice part about it all.

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » August 19th, 2009, 10:32 pm

It only took a couple of blokes stuffing around with alloy frames and CR500 engines, we all know what happened next.

This will be the same sort of thing, once the word gets out it can be done and its not that difficult.
It will help out owners of older KTMs.

Probably the best part is it will help ensure Honda will keep producing parts for the CR500 engine.
The more stuff they sell, the less likely they are to stop production completely.

I HOPE!

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » August 23rd, 2009, 3:42 pm

what a pain in the ballz

. alot of 13/15mm bolts. got a new base gasket installed and cylinder on but i dont have the 15mm torque adapter for the cylinder nuts. have to get the tool from the mac tool truck next week. guess i could do brits method........use a cresent wrench and strip the nuts out

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » August 30th, 2009, 7:57 pm

this is taking alot longer than expected, just isnt enough hours in the day. had to take everything apart and do the usual inspection then put it all back together. got the motor back together and in the frame finally after waiting for a gasket and tool. i forgot to mark the stator when i pulled it off so i had to re-time the damn thing, wasnt that hard but caused some extra delays. ignition, carb, and rads are back on, got all the hoses hooked up except one. got a few more odds and ends to do. cant wait to turn this sucker loose it should be a screamer

. i got a radvalve for it too but it needs some new reeds so i put the stockers back in for now.

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » August 31st, 2009, 12:10 am

I see you also have a hillclimb bike, is that a must have to be a member here.

KTM seems to be coming along nicely.

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » August 31st, 2009, 7:22 pm

dude i went to the ktm store tonight. them new bikes are fawkin SWEET

. too bad they dont have a big 2stroke anymore

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » August 31st, 2009, 10:35 pm

100hp honda wrote:dude i went to the ktm store tonight. them new bikes are fawkin SWEET . too bad they dont have a big 2stroke anymore

Dude admit it you are addictted to KTMs.

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » September 1st, 2009, 7:56 am

once a katoomer always a katoomer, he'll be selling the hondas now

That 440 porting is sick as hell, with the additional exhaust ports, drilled additional upper boost ports, look at the size of the lower boost ports! do you have any pics of the transfers?

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · September 1st, 2009, 8:36 am

I gotta get me one of those 550s, i'd hang one of the sets of 450 plastics on it and make it look new
too bad they're all so far away

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » September 1st, 2009, 1:24 pm

check it out. 550 with new plastics. looks badass and its for sale. i would do something like this if i could find a good deal on the plastics.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=450118

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » September 1st, 2009, 1:35 pm

dannygraves wrote:once a katoomer always a katoomer, he'll be selling the hondas now

That 440 porting is sick as hell, with the additional exhaust ports, drilled additional upper boost ports, look at the size of the lower boost ports! do you have any pics of the transfers?

not selling the 500 honda. theres 6 transfers same as the 550.

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · September 1st, 2009, 1:42 pm

Thats exactly the kinda plastics i'm talking about. theres atleast 6 sets of used plastics + some new ones, both orange+black sets sitting in the farm shop that likely wont get used. Idoit cuz burnt like 10 sets of 250f plastics a few weeks back.

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » September 2nd, 2009, 3:20 am

Burnt them? WHY?

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · September 2nd, 2009, 6:45 am

16+ has no sense of reason, basically an idiot

BannedCR500Riders.com

rebuild, but not a honda