just got my kdx up and running

kdx895 · Post by **kdx895** » 03:12 pm Apr 14 2011

HERE IS THE STORY.
I WAS SEARCHING CRAIGSLIST WHEN I CAME ACROSS THIS PEARL A 1989 KDX 200E HALF BURRIED IN SNOW NEVEREVEN CLEAND OFF FOR THE PIC THE ADD READ 89 KDX 200 RAN 2 YEARS AGO NO COMPRESSION 500 NEG. SO I WENT AND CHECKED IT OUT.
AFTER PULLING UP TO AN OLD FARM HOUSE ON THE EASTEND OF LONG ISLAND THE BIKE WAS EXACTLY LIKE I EXPECTED STILL SITTING IN THE SNOW TIRES DRY ROTTED CHAIN RUSTED, BENT BARS AND LIKE THE ADD SAID NO COMPRESSION. AFTER INQUIRING ALLITTLE MORE ON WHAT HAPPEND PRIOR TO MOTOR FAILURE I FOUND OUT THAT THE GUY RAN STAIT GAS AS IF IT WAS A FOUR STROKE SO I OFFERED 200 FOR THE BIKE NOT KNOW ING HOW BAD THE INTERNAL DAMAGE REALLY WAS 15 MINUTES LATER I WAS LOADING IT UP AND TOOK IT HOME ..
THE NEXT DAY I PULLED THE HEAD OFF HOPING TO JUST REPLACE THE PISTON AND RINGS BUT THAT WASNT HAPPENING THE RINGS MELTED TO THE PISTON SCORED THE CYLINDER WALL AND MELTED THE REED CASE AND AND AND KIPPS COVERS AS WELL AS SHREDDED THE THE KIPPS GEARS.. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FAOUND OUT THE THE 95 HEAD HAD UPGRADED THE KIPPS VALVE CONFIGURATION AND PRODUCED SLIGHTLY MORE HORSE POWER SO I BEGAN SEARCHING LOOKING FOR DETAILS ABOUT THIS MOD AND FOUND NONE BUT FIGURED I WOULD ATTEMPT IT ANY WAY.
I GOT A CLEAN 95 HEAD OFF EBAY PURCHASED 95 TOP AND GASKET AND PISTON SET AND DROPPED IT ON I WAS SO HAPPY IS SLID RIGHT ON UNTIL I RELIZED THE KIPS ACTUATER SHAFT DIDN'T LINE UP SO AFETER COMPARING PARTS DIAGRAMS THIS IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH
THINGS I NEEDED
95 HEAD JUG
95 HEAD
95 SPARK PLUG
95 INNER CLUTCH COVER
OUTER CLUTCH COVER AND GASKETS
WATER PUMP SHAFT AND PROP ALONG WITH COVER
VERTEX B SIZE PISTON AND RINGS FOR 95
TOP END GASKET KIT AND 2 SMALL WASHERS TO EXTEND THE CLUTCH PUSH PIN SO IT CAN REACH THE INNER CLUTCH LEVER
IN THE END
I ALSO REPLACED THE THROTTLE TUBE
CHAIN
TIRES SOME RENTHAL BARS AND A NEW HEAD LIGHT
3 WEEKS LATER IT RUNS GREAT SAVE A TWO STROKE!!!!!!!

Post by **scheckaet** » 03:24 pm Apr 14 2011

please don't write in caps it's like you're yelling .
Nice find on the bike.

rbates9 · Post by **rbates9** » 04:58 pm Apr 14 2011

scheckaet wrote:please don't write in caps it's like you're yelling .
Nice find on the bike.

+1 no need to yell.

Post by **KDX Butterfly** » 05:11 pm Apr 14 2011

rbates9 wrote:
scheckaet wrote:please don't write in caps it's like you're yelling .
Nice find on the bike.
+1 no need to yell.

+2

Post by **Julien D** » 06:46 pm Apr 14 2011

KDX Butterfly wrote:
rbates9 wrote:
scheckaet wrote:please don't write in caps it's like you're yelling .
Nice find on the bike.
+1 no need to yell.
+2

+3

And welcome to the forums
And I'm still waiting on pics of that thing!

sped66 · Post by **sped66** » 07:26 pm Apr 14 2011

WELCOME!!

kdx895 · Post by **kdx895** » 04:51 pm Apr 27 2011

sorry bout the caps got pics not sure how to post them on here

Post by **Julien D** » 05:43 pm Apr 27 2011

go to photobucket.com, set up a free accunt, upload them there, and then put links here.

No worries about the CAPS, good to have ya here!

J

kdx895 · Post by **kdx895** » 09:49 pm Apr 27 2011

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/n623/kdx895/

h series head 89 lower pics of motor and my bike

just bought new michelin ac10 tires front and rear old onds were dry rotted i wil updated pics soon thank for looking

Post by **Julien D** » 05:34 am Apr 28 2011

Post by **Julien D** » 05:36 am Apr 28 2011

Post by **Julien D** » 05:38 am Apr 28 2011

darn sure fits. I never figured that kips area at the front of the jugg would clear the downtube. Did you have to alter any motor mounts or anything?

kdx895 · Post by **kdx895** » 09:05 am Apr 28 2011

no it deffinity was tight but it slid right on the biggest problem was once i had it on the kipps actuater arm was on the wronge angles so i replaced the inner cover ,actuater arm, outer cover and water pump assembly

kdx895 · Post by **kdx895** » 09:08 am Apr 28 2011

i did have to use some flat stock to make a bracket to secure the head to the rear upper mount the original head attached to

kdx895 · Post by **kdx895** » 09:15 am Apr 28 2011

oh and thanks for posting those pics

Post by **Julien D** » 09:38 am Apr 28 2011

Yeah no problem! I looked into doing this swap back when I had my E series cylinder re-plated and all. The powervalves on the E series have plagued me with issues. However, since repairing another cylinder and installing it, I have not had another power valve failure, so that's good. Sometime in the future I might look into this swap though. Maybe start collecting parts on ebay!

Thanks for sharing!!

J.

kdx895 · Post by **kdx895** » 09:52 am Apr 28 2011

I WORK AT PARTS COUNTER AND I FOUND ALOT OF THE STUFF WAS CHEAPER ON EBAY THEN FOR MR TO PAY DEALER COST DEFFINLTY THE AY TO GO I EVEN LUCKED OUT ON THE CYLINDER IT WAS ALREADY PORTED AND THE SELLER DIDNT EVEN KNOW

kdx895 · Post by **kdx895** » 09:52 am Apr 28 2011

dam caps lock

Post by **scheckaet** » 10:11 am Apr 28 2011

kdx895 wrote:dam caps lock

Post by **dfeckel** » 10:43 am Apr 28 2011

I found some Cragslist gold last weekend when a fellow posted "KDX parts" that included an almost complete H series motor. The only missing bits were the stator, clutch assembly, pv governor, and the toothed gear thingee that mounts atop the pv actuator shaft. Oh, and it spun its transmission output shaft bearing. The top end is perfect. The crank and main/small/big end bearings are perfect. The transmission and related parts are fine. The cases escaped any damage from the bearing parts rolling around in the tranny. $100. :)))

Sadly, a new toothed gear thingee for the pv actuator shaft, at $72, almost doubles my outlay for this conversion, but hey--I'm not complaining! I might just rebuild the whole motor and drop it into the hybrid when my left side sub valve goes. Probably just a matter of time.

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just got my kdx up and running

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