Alright well I'm a little late to this party but I have a TX500 project going on right now for a client that has been put on the back burner because we found out it needs a new top end. My client is actually considering purchasing a newer bike and we just start over with a different bike and simply sell me the TX for what we have in it so far which really isn't that much.
I need to know if anyone has a source for the top end parts such as piston kits, cam chain, valves (not sure if I need to replace them but it would be good to know if any replacements exist), gasket sets, etc...
Thanks for your help, also Is it the consensus that running the bike without the balancer is the ideal way to go? Mine seems to have a lot of slop in that chain and I'd much rather ditch the starter and giant battery all together and just run a small Lithium-Ion instead. I haven't pulled the top end off yet cause I wasn't sure if the cam chain can be replaced or not.
Again thanks for your help. This what she looks like so far...