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03-09-2005
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Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: southern California
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KX 500 Chronology
Does anyone know where to find the history of the KX 500? I know it didn't change much from 1987 to 2004 but there were still some upgrades except bold new graphics such as the change from conventional to inverted forks. If not a history I'm trying to match up some triple clamps and forks. The triple clamps are supposed to be for 1989 but they're bigger than my 1988 model but I don't think they're big enough for inverted forks. Does anyone know the O.D. of the inverted fork upper leg?
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03-10-2005
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Cruising In Fourth Gear
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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If memory serves the 88 kx 500 had 43mm forks and the 89 had 46mm fork tubes. So if the triple clamp is for a 89 it should measure 46mm. They went to a 41mm inverted fork in 1990 which would be a lot larger but I don't have a measurement for those. In 93 or 94 they went to a 43mm inverted fork and then changed to 46mm inverted in 1997 and they haven't changed since!
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