KR500-At last it's running!!!

r1-daz · Post by **r1-daz** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:33 pm

Oh my God!!!I've just taken it for its first blast.
It is a bit of a handful,it pulls like a train and keeps pulling,the upside down gearshift will take some getting used to(nearly head butted the top yoke twice on the up shift and it went down

)

I think i have created Frankensteins monster

Casualty is imminent,start the ambulance!!

Bikemike · Post by **Bikemike** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:12 pm

Brilliant, that's exactly how it should be

It would have been very disappointing if you had reported back that it was a docile well mannered thing.
Well done for having the balls to do it =D> =D>

Mike

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:36 pm

Don't leave us drooling here, please post a video, would love to see it on the move [-o< [-o<

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:18 pm

Daz Have you thought about a set of risers and renthals

A bit more work for you but I think it would make it easier to ride and improve the chances of serious back wheel action

love it mate.

symtec23 · Post by **symtec23** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:49 am

pablo wrote:Daz Have you thought about a set of risers and renthals

I have gone this way with my naked and it makes it fun to ride in twisties etc, but I have noticed that having bars and risers (with kr1 engine) amplifies the vibes that you feel on the right hand. It never used to bother me with clip ons but 20 minutes with the bars, and my fingers ar numb. Also has made the bike a wheely monster of the line in first, and second, so it could make the 500 too much of a handfull, as theres no weight over the front end to keep it down.

r1-daz · Post by **r1-daz** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:32 am

Symtec23 is right,putting renthals on would move weight backwards making it very user un-friendly.I do prefer the clip-on riding position for taming the beast.
To be honest with the gearing i've got (15/38 sprockets),wheelies won't be too much of problem,it's the tallest gearing i could put on with the CR500 low ratio gearbox,it just pulls from idle like nothing else.
It reminded me very much of my old RG500 but with a little bit more torque,that's the closest description i could give of what it's like.

Mikkel · Post by **Mikkel** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:00 pm

Is there an update to this topic?
How did it run apart front the first trial? Was it taken to trackdays? Etc...

Denmark wants to know

headcoats · Post by **headcoats** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:25 pm

I know R1 Daz and he sold it ages ago

Mikkel · Post by **Mikkel** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 11:01 pm

Thanks...
But do you know why? Was vibrating too much? An untamable beast or...?

Post by **500bernie** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:49 am

Hi

Jimmy Deakin bought it, it was back up for sale on here a while back
viewtopic.php?t=7598

Cheers,
Bernie

r1-daz · Post by **r1-daz** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:10 pm

Mikkel wrote:Thanks...
But do you know why? Was vibrating too much? An untamable beast or...?

I had to sell it to fund other projects.
The vibration wasn't too bad and it was still reasonably rideable (depending on what you're used to).

I've built another bike with an engine swap recently(not a KR

) and i've built a supermoto so i've been very busy

headcoats · Post by **headcoats** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:46 pm

r1-daz wrote:
Mikkel wrote:Thanks...
But do you know why? Was vibrating too much? An untamable beast or...?
I had to sell it to fund other projects.
The vibration wasn't too bad and it was still reasonably rideable (depending on what you're used to).

I've built another bike with an engine swap recently(not a KR ) and i've built a supermoto so i've been very busy

What about Freddy

r1-daz · Post by **r1-daz** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:08 am

The Freddie Spencer replica will be my next priority,it will be back from the welders next month which gives me 5 months to get it ready for the TT =D>

headcoats · Post by **headcoats** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:57 am

How come your lurking on these pages again Dazza

Mikkel · Post by **Mikkel** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:07 am

Thanks for the update

I allways had a crush on the big 1-cylinder 500's