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Mint 02 500 Setting up for moto!
MRDART:
Nice riding!
I get an itch to twist my wrist...
Am I right to say that the rear end looks a bit soft ?
edgar_kx3:
--- Quote from: MRDART on July 01, 2015, 08:14:29 AM ---Nice riding!
I get an itch to twist my wrist...
Am I right to say that the rear end looks a bit soft ?
--- End quote ---
Thanks, and yea it is some. It is sprung right but it needs valving bad. The newer forks are out performing the rear, its not to balanced out right now. Still a lot of fun though.
Polar-Bus:
I just couldn't justify a $1k revalve and respring on a $1500 KX500. Problem with me is I only weigh 160 lbs and no matter what I did as far as clicker adjustments the suspension felt to mushy off the bottom through mid stroke, then got violently firm too quickly near the end of the travel. Tried some different kg springs and got my bike "good" but certainly no mogul masher... Then there's the imfamous KX sloshy front brakes that just adds frustration. I just said "I'm done dicking around with this bike" and bought a bone stock 2008 YZ125 and just ride the bag out of that bike in total comfort and confidence !
KXDINO:
Polar why don't you put a set of gold valves in ya k5 , do it yourself save you heaps , as for the front brake , careful bleeding with oversize disc works wonders , the later master cylinder seem to be better for some reason to the one on my kx450 14 is the best of kawi I ever had , I have one off a cr250 , could be about 98 vintage , worked good , bled easy but the hose would hit the handle bars if you have the levers down a bit like I like them to be , so I change back to kx one and put a kit through it and bleed it well.
edgar_kx3:
Its all in what you want i guess. My 500 is a novelty bike, just to play on from time to time and make squids look bad...with the newer forks all it really needs is some shock work. which isnt brutely high, As far as front brake im running a master and line off a 2013 450 with the stock 500 caliper on a standard size rotor off a 2011 450(seeing my whole front wheel is off a 450). stops just as good as my 450.
I got a KX450 if i want to go into race mode. As far as fun factor id rather go half as fast on my 500, just because.
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