Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
KX5 Resale Value
Rick:
Heck, I even like it in the woods. A lot of folks have switched to the 4 strokes, but I get more power with less weight. On top of that, it's cheaper to fix, and requires lots less maintenance.
Mark, I switched to the Zipty kit with the KX250 shrouds, a 1993 KX250 rear fender, and before the end of the year will have the new style front fender. I get a lot of double takes from folks who think it is a KX250 until I kick big green to life. No other bike shakes the ground like a big 500.
Way too much fun...
Rick
Torch654:
I just thought I would dig this thread up and add my 5c. I don't really care if people think it is "obsolete looking", I am still trying to come to terms with liquid cooling and upside-down forks. However I only think of this as I pass a new 4 stroker and think of him how uncomfortable it must be to be sitting on the gas cap. :shock:
hughes:
I hope to pick up a newer 500 next year. I have been watching prices on e-bay and you can get a sweet 01-02 500 for under 2500.00.
Johnniespeed:
Maybe it looks like an old bike, maybe its too big, maybe the resale value is low, maybe it is too much power, I am going to keep mine and I would like to buy a second one.
When I unload the bike on a Saturday morning at a staging area, people say things like, wow, why dont you buy a modern four stroke? ,Wow why would you buy a bike that has no national class to race in ? Why would you buy that big of a bike? THEN at the end of the day while loading up the bike, all those that have been roosted say, That bike kicks butt, or that bike flys, That bike is untouchable fast. It only take a little demonstration to get people to see just why I own one. ( or two hopefully)
The bike is overkill on tight single tracks, but with a little throttle control it works just fine. I paid $4,600 for it , August of 2004. It was worth every bit of that. I just wish Michigan riding season was a little longer, I think I will only be riding for a few more weeks, then I will be waxing the skis for winter.
hughes:
You need to move further down south. We ride year round. It just gets a little muddy in the winter months.
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