kawasaki Cycling - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support

Sounds like it's idling to fast! there is a knob on the right side under the gas tank to adjust the idle.

Being a mtn bike it probably had flat pedals or lock-in SPD. Either way, pedals dont come in sizes, the shoes do. A pair of pedals will fit ANY bike, just select the type you want. Just be careful when screwing on, there is a LEFT PEDAL and a RIGHT PEDAL. They screw on in oppposite directions.!

You eneter "route chain on bicycle" into a search engine.

Web search "shifter cable maintenance"

1st The brakes: Once you have ran the cable through appropriate cable holders and to the brakes-you hold the brake calipers shut-remove excess slack from cable by pulling on it with pliers and back off a little before tightening the nut holding the cable(amount you have to back off tension depends on how strait your wheel is).
The Front Derailer doesn't usually have adjustment so you put the gear lever in top gear-loosen the nut holding the cable-push the derailer into the right position-remove slack from cable with pliers then tighten the nut.
The Rear Derailer: will need to be done the same way if your running a new cable..*But there is a screw on the derailer near the junction of the 2 parts that adjusts the position of the derailer- so you can do minor adjustments-**NOTE-there are 2 screws- 1 changes the position in or out and the other changes the angle**

With wishing to be rude Lee, if you don't know how to get a piston barrel, you shouldn't be attempting to replace it yourself.Ring your local Kawasaki dealer.

Run the question "how to change gears on a bicycle" through a Search Engine for videos.

The shifter cables can get rusty or gunky, too. Any friction inside the shifter housing is bad news.

Google "lubricate shifter cables"

http://www.ehow.com/how_7905108_lubricate-cable-shifters.html

Hi, you're doing it right. If there are no threads on the pedal, it would be best to take it back or buy another set of pedals. Threads can be cut on the existing pedal using a die, but it isn't worth the effort considering the cost of a new pedal. Please let me know if you have more questions, and thanks for using FixYa.

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Bike shop, eBay, Performance Bicycle catalog? Look for a 26-inch MTB wheel with a Shimano 7-speed cassette body on it. If that makes no sense, take it to a bike shop and get it right the first time. They'll also have the special tools to transfer your gears to the new wheel.

Wanna see what's involved?

http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/categories/cassette-and-freewheel-service

Check the maintenance schedule in your owners manual or on www.ex-500.com. The 500 requires a valve adjustment and carb sync every 8000miles. Spark plugs should be checked and replaced, if fouled at the same time as the valve adjustment.

have to un plug the belt rev liminater plug on the top of belt box then find the grey and black plug above ity unplug them switch them turn ke on for about 10 seconds then put them back the way they were it should take care of all your problems

You shouldn't have to disassemble the shift levers. Remove the cable from the cable clamp at the business end. Push the cable a bit toward the shift lever. The little barrel end of the cable at the lever end should raise itself out of the lever, then you can just pull the whole cable out. Make sure your replacement cable and cable sleeve are about the same length as the originals. The new cable can be longer because you can cut it off later, but the cable sleeve should be pretty close to the same length as the original - maybe 1/4 inch longer would be ok.

Hello,

It is worth $138.95

Yes you can also buy its parts on ebay.

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