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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #25 on: September 15, 2015, 11:54:12 pm »
Finished installing my freshly rebuilt and revalved shocks:





Also you can see my new LSR Anti-Vibe +1 +1 stem on there.... another pic of the stem:



When I rebuilt my Zilla 5 years ago (wow that long already), I used a Stainless Steel bolt/nut set.  The first area I had an issue with was a finger tight tank bolt that galled and tore out the nut to mount the front of the gas tank to the frame.  Well I've been using a bolt and nut in that area ever since.  I have been sick and tired of getting a wrench to the nut when R&Ring the tank.

Some of my other quads use a slide in front with bolts at the rear of the gas tank mounting method.  I modified my stock tank to do the same.  Here is a zoomed picture from above where you can see the left side in place.



I'll probably add several pictures in my build thread showing the areas I modified.

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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #26 on: September 18, 2015, 08:40:48 am »
Pushed her around the garage a little.

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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #27 on: September 19, 2015, 07:48:15 am »
Looks good Rogue I gave up on mine a few months back and sold it to build up an R. 363 Sphinx motor built by Hybrid Engineering pipe built by Matt Shearer 40mm billet Smartcarb knock on wood no issues yet.

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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #28 on: September 19, 2015, 05:06:12 pm »
I sat on mine and made engine noises.  Been in the rebuild process for a year now.  Funds are tough to come by
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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #29 on: September 21, 2015, 10:16:03 pm »
Cool Skeans1.  Thought about building up a TRX also..... but, just bought a sand rail that needs some work.

Zillicious, yep totally understand the funds thing.  I had saved up and sold off some toys when I built mine in 2010.  Now its just a little here and there.

Well spent a little time tonight on the Zilla.  Got my mounting hardware from LSR and got the bars and hardware bolted on for fitment.








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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #30 on: September 22, 2015, 02:16:06 pm »
I like how that setup looks. One of these days, I'll do something similar to one of my Quadracers.
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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #31 on: September 22, 2015, 07:07:05 pm »
Thanks.  Now I just have to figure out a good looking mount for the Vapor computer and the LED light.

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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #32 on: September 24, 2015, 01:56:56 am »
Not too much tonight.  Hooked up and ran the clutch and throttle cables.  Have a new hood that I am modifying, so I don't have to twist it when R&Ring the damn thing.  I'll see how it works when I get some more parts delivered.

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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #33 on: November 05, 2015, 05:00:17 pm »
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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #34 on: November 08, 2015, 10:37:17 am »
I've done and spent a lot and still have a lot to do. LOL Money pit.

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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #35 on: November 08, 2015, 10:38:21 am »
Without my crappy plastics.

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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #36 on: November 10, 2015, 05:18:45 pm »
I installed a Dr q pipe v1 and cut the ears off. Next the right chain rollers and jetting.
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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #37 on: December 09, 2015, 12:08:17 am »
New sprockets, chain installed and adjusted.  Changed the oil.

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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #38 on: December 09, 2015, 08:38:37 am »
I've done and spent a lot and still have a lot to do. LOL Money pit.

Yea but at least you get to watch a tired LT500r become a beast.

I blew a lot of money back in the day about the time i bought my zilla.  My zilla is all i have to show for it all and im glad i have it.

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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #39 on: December 11, 2015, 03:20:33 pm »
It's definitely worth it. LOL

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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #40 on: February 06, 2016, 08:50:03 pm »
Shipped motor  for a full rebuild all the goodies cant wait to get it back.

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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #41 on: February 07, 2016, 12:45:44 am »
Stared at it, contemplated tearing it down again to fix up some faults. Decided not to and called it a day.

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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #42 on: February 07, 2016, 11:09:50 am »
Repacked the silencer  for my 500 today.
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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #43 on: February 09, 2016, 07:46:06 am »
i walked into my garage and looked at it today.

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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #44 on: February 19, 2016, 12:02:11 am »
painted my frame on my 88 zilla ford sonic blue.  machined my spindles to accept Honda hubs.  contemplating on weather to use my set of ris designs billet pegs or buy a set of pegs from unhinged atv 
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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #45 on: February 22, 2016, 07:23:24 pm »
painted my frame on my 88 zilla ford sonic blue.  machined my spindles to accept Honda hubs.  contemplating on weather to use my set of ris designs billet pegs or buy a set of pegs from unhinged atv 

How did you get lucky enough to score a pair of RIS Designs foot pegs? Seems like that guy burned a few guys on their dealings with that business.
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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #46 on: February 23, 2016, 01:51:49 am »
I have had them for a while I bought em for my 87 zilla. But I ended just using my stock ones on that one because I kept hitting the top of my foot on the pegs when I kicked it over. Honestly I think they are a crappy design the bolt for the right peg has to be so damned long for it to mount id be scared to death to hit any major jumps with them and it not break off.
there is a company in Georgia that makes some pretty nice pegs for atc 250r,s and trx 250r,s called unhinged atv I bought a set of their pegs for my 87 250r and they are badass they offer them in steel and stainless I talked with them a while back about the possibility of making some for the lt 500,s since nobody else does and apparently they took my advice because they offer them on their website and on their e-bay store now here is a link if you happen to be interested  http://www.ebay.com/itm/1987-1990-Suzuki-LT500R-Quadzilla-Foot-Pegs-with-Integrated-Kick-Ups-UnhingedATV-/301678815549?hash=item463d75693d:g:nbQAAOSwgQ9Vlrrm&vxp=mtr
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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #47 on: February 23, 2016, 07:38:28 am »
those are similar to my roll design ones.  look a bit narrower though.  Nice find!

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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #48 on: February 23, 2016, 11:00:05 am »
Or you can just buy the modified roll design pegs for the 500 I have for sale.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/mpo/5454410149.html


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Re: What have you done to your Lt500 today?
« Reply #49 on: February 23, 2016, 05:30:55 pm »
anyway to get a set of those for an 88 250?

 

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