Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
How much longer will the K5 be top dog ?
PurPorc:
No, no, you're absolutely right, it is waaaaay to much.
Just thought i'd mention it.
:-D
eprovenzano:
No, I don't have the king K5, but I run its sibling, the green 250. We were riding the trails, and a friend had a YZF450. He thought he was top dog... until I continually showed him up on the hill climbs. After I showed him up, he asked to try the green beast... What he didn't know is I've regeared to my liking, dropped a tooth in the front, and added 2 in the rear. The bike is like a tractor... He almost flipped it the 1st time up the hill... after that he glided up on one wheel... He couldn't believe a 2 smoker, a 250 to boot (that's 7 years old), could do things better than his 450. Not to mention he has a whole lot more cash invested then I do... And mine is cheaper to maintain....
gowen:
I read about that 700cc beast, but heard it was a dog, due to the mass size of the cylinder, it was all lowdown torque(booo!) and a pain to start.
I am going to put my doubts on the KX,CR,YZ,RM500's being outdone powerwise as the EPA is coming in strong on the off-road community and there is only so much they can do without killing power.. I've got to admit that 4strokes are coming a long way, but when it is making the power stroke 2 times faster than a 4st.. that's hard to beat. Time will tell.
kiwikx500:
Nice looking bike the 700,more styley than anything out of europe.
Cheers for the link did not know they made 2 stroke dirt bikes that big in capacity.
Hard enough getting traction at times with the dirty5 little lone 200 cc more - could be over kill.
The low down power sounds fun to me though.
Bit of a try hard name the intimidator loololl my 5 is yelling from the garage BRING IT ON (once my coil arrives lololl) !
hughes:
ATK are built in the USA?? With Germen engines. ????????
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