Recent content by LCDshovel2007

Okay, thanks again for the replies. I'm eager to tear it apart when I get back from out of town. If it is a dropped valve, then that's weird to me because when I last took the valve cover off I saw no damage. The offending cylinder's valves were all there (at least the stems were, lol) and the...

The engine on my 1994 (second gen) EX500 seems to have suffered some serious damage to at least the cylinder head, so I'm looking to buy a good replacement engine. Second gen preferred, but if you have a first gen one for a good price I'll definitely consider that too. Let me know, thanks!

Hey guys, thanks for your answers. I'm figuring the valve seats might be messed up and/or the valves are chipped? From what I could tell peering into the spark plug hole and poking around, the piston itself is solid. Forgot to mention that it does seem to push air back up when I'm cranking it...

Hi everyone, and thanks in advance for your help. I have a 1994 Kawasaki Ninja 500 (EX500) that only runs on one cylinder out of two. I was riding on the highway when I felt a significant loss of power and lots and lots of backfiring out the one side which ended up being bad. I figure I need a...