1983 Yz490 Motorcycles for sale in Woodland, Washington

Kawasaki : KX 1983 Kawasaki KX500 A1 Rebuilt, sorted out and race ready…really!

$3,900

Woodland, Washington

Original, low hour first year KX500. This bike is a low hour bike with all the original running gear right down to the tires when I purchased it. It was rolled into a shed 30 years ago because it would not kick over. A tooth broke off the kick start idler gear and locked up the mechanism. I replaced the idea gear with a NOS gear. I disassembled, cleaned and inspected everything on this bike. Frame was in great shape, cleaned and left as is. Engine has a freshly plated and ported cylinder by Eric Gorr, well jetted new Lectron Carb, 84 head to eliminate the detonation prone head on the 83, stock pipe is in like new condition and was bead blasted and repainted. Silencer repacked. I replaced the original 83 clutch assy with one from a 84 KX 500. The 83 used bushings and the 84 used bearings. New plates and springs. Front forks rebuilt with all new seals, bushings and oil. Rear shock rebuilt and re-sprung for a 220-240# vet intermediate rider with Race Tech seals and oil. A heavier Eibach spring was installed. All the swing arm bearings and shock linkage was disassembled (still had lots of the original grease) cleaned, inspected and re-greased. New chain, DID ERT-2 and sprockets. New wheel bearings on both ends, new Dunlop tires front and rear, MX-31's I believe or a mixture of 31's and 51's but both new. New brake pads and shoes front and rear, front caliper rebuilt w/new seals, new bars. Also includes a complete rebuilt YZ 490 DLS front end, w/all new bushings, seals and Race Tech Emulators. This bike also comes with a complete 83 YZ 490 front end with the double leading shoe front brakes, YZ forks were rebuilt wit hall new seals, bushings and oil. YZ forks have Race Tech emulators installed and also has a new front MX-51 tire. This was done so that the bike could be raced in several different classes within vintage MX. 30 minutes to swap from the drum to disc brake front end. New seat cover, original is in nice shape but really slippery. Bike comes with all receipts, removed parts and owners service manual. Rare bike that you don't see at the track every day. Bike was sorted out on the practice track then raced at the 2014 Boise Inter-AM to confirm it's ready to go. You will not be disappointed. Why am I selling the bike? I'm a Maico guy and need to fund my next project. Write with any specific questions.