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During lockdown I've rebuilt my MT500 and using parts from a 350 I've added electric start.
I shortened the front down tube by cutting a section out so as to keep the mounting points and welded the original primary filter, turned down into a cylinder, to the bottom of the tube and used an oil feed pipe from the 350. This seemed to be close to the way the factory had done for the MT500s supplied to the Canadian forces. I added a rectangular section to the front to tidy up my extended shoe and to add reinforcement. This later caused clearance problems for the exhausts and some of it had to be cut away.


I have also added a sidestand to the left hand side and altered the centre stand. It is now easy to roll onto the stand without risks of slip discs and ruptures.

Please help, I can't get my images to appear on my post.
Thanks in advance,
Sween

sween wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:15 am

Please help, I can't get my images to appear on my post.
Thanks in advance,
Sween

Don't it's a nightmare, I cant do it , too many pixies

mt bandit wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:29 pm

Too many pixies.

Probably too many Stellas in your case.

I upload photos like this:

-upload to postimages.org, select a small resolution or they’ll be huge.

- copy the generated link for forum hotlink.

-paste the link into your forum post.

There is an inbuilt photo thing on the forum, I’ve never used it.

MT500 Electric start conversion
Post by sween » 26 Jan 2021 0215

https://postimg.cc/p5L4ZC6v
During lockdown I've rebuilt my MT500 and using parts from a 350 I've added electric start.
I shortened the front down tube by cutting a section out so as to keep the mounting points and welded the original primary filter, turned down into a cylinder, to the bottom of the tube and used an oil feed pipe from the 350. This seemed to be close to the way the factory had done for the MT500s supplied to the Canadian forces. I added a rectangular section to the front to tidy up my extended shoe and to add reinforcement. This later caused clearance problems for the exhausts and some of it had to be cut away.
https://postimg.cc/LYt27xDZ
https://postimg.cc/56NCMRGJ
I have also added a sidestand to the left hand side and altered the centre stand. It is now easy to roll onto the stand without risks of slip discs and ruptures.
https://postimg.cc/ThPd2vRt
https://postimg.cc/XXXWSK8h

I think that's worked.
Thanks Laurence

sween wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:33 pm

Thanks

Looks good.




You should see the shit show of a conversion that Arceye sorted out a few months ago...

Laurence wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:20 pm

You should see the shit show of a conversion that Arceye sorted out a few months ago...

That takes some beating.

Thats a different way of doing it.
Looks a good solid job.