old old suzuki 500 dirtbike mod question

[KASCHAK]

hey my friend just got this old old suzuki 500 dirt bike its a four stroke and this bike kicks my 400 in 1 2 3 gear he needs do get it running right its stalls at full throttle. but if we put this motor in a quad frame will it rip do you think??

its prob not as fast as your 400s motor just feels that way because its lighter you could try it tho might be cool, what model bike is it

[KASCHAK]

no this thing rips in frist second and third gear. we dont know it has all metel gastank and fenders. primer. its really light tho. its a suzuki i know that much. i think i will beat the 400. mine is in 3rd when that is in 2nd pinned both. it probly has 5 or 6 gears. its his first bike hes kinda on the poor side but hes a really cool kid. its a nice bike for being a 85 or so. it has the same motor setup as the 250 where the compression release is and it activated when you kick it. the motor looks like a new motor tho. its a really nice motor. it has one of those seets that are like long and completly flat. but its quick. i didnt ride it yet either.

its probaly a old DR

[heavy_d]

In 1983 and 1984, Suzuki made a RM500 with the same engine as the zilla! Go pick up one of those death machines.:D

[heavy_d]

here it is take the engine out of one of these if you can find one:rolleyes: or just find a zilla in real crappy condition cosmetically

[hondafox440]

The bike is probably an 81'-83' DR500. If so, it's a 5 speed capable of about 80MPH in a bike frame. Motor for motor it is probably heavier than the 400EX, and not too much more power. I would do some simple mods to your 400 like an air filter, pipe, and silencer before you go swapping engines.

[KASCHAK]

we were thinking about puttin it in a suzuki quadsport frame. think she would rip or just rip its self apart? it probly rattle its self apart like the zilla does. well its not even mine its up to the kid what he wants to do.

[heavy_d]

pretty much all quadsports are around 300lbs, my 86 is 298lbs, most of of the dr500s are heavier, i got this off of suzukicycles.com

DR 500 S 1982
Wheelbase: 1456 mm (57.3 in)
Ground Clearance:
Dry Weight: 148 kg (326 lbs)
Engine type: Air-cooled 495 cc single SOHC 4-stroke. 32.5 hp/ 6.500 rpm, 3,81 kg-m/ 5.700 rpm.

DR 500 1981
Seat Height: 870 mm (34.3 in)
Wheelbase: 1470 mm (57.9 in)
Ground Clearance: 270 mm (10.6 in.)
Dry Weight: 128 kg (283 lbs)
Engine type: Air-cooled 498 cc single SOHC 4-stroke. 36 hp (26 kW)/ 6.500 rpm, 42 Nm (4,3 kpm)/ 5.000 rpm.

zillas don't rattle apart Kaschak