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kx500 on the street

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stujordan:
Cush hub is rubber buffers that dappens the shock/torsion applied to the rear huband by extension the nipples and spokes and rim....like on a klr650 (best enduro in the world).

If u dont use a tire that gets a great deal of traction...u should be fine as far as the rear hub is concerned...

01_5hunna:
no, it doesnt have one of those, just googled it. its all stock except the previously mentioned

motopunk:
with the stock gearing 14-47 you could ride it on the road thats a good compromise for everything...  if you want to have a faster bike you have to gear it up to 14-40 or simply add a 15 or 16 sprocket to 15-47 or 16-47 ... 

you could simply calculate the rate of the gearing that you want. divide the rear sprocket and front sprocket.

for example:  47 / 14 = 3,357  thats the gearing rate.
 if you want a faster gearing the rate must get smaller like: 47 / 15 = 3,133 
 if you want more torque for offroad or mx, the rate must be bigger like 50 / 14 =  3,571

and now i wish you much fun by testing the right gearing for your needs...   8-) 

Polar-Bus:
Be carefull about running a 16T front sprocket, I tried it when I was goofing around with gearing for high speed ice runs, and you can't run a 16T on a stock case. The sprocket guard bosses interfere with the chain. If you want to saw off the posts then you are ok. The biggest I could fit was a 15T. You have a ton of choices with the rear , so no real need to run a 16T up front. I ran 15/45 and that was pretty good for high speed blasting at lesser rpm's on logging roads. Keep in mind as you gear higher for speed you loose a fair amount of acceleration..

sandblaster:
Running a 16T on my Supermoto....
No issues except I had to move my shift lever down a spline or two so I didn't grind it while up shifting  :-)

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