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KX500 Bad reputation
serafin:
I think most people are intimitated by the power output of a 500. Personally it made me a better rider. I still blame the AMA for the death of 500 class.
Serafin
Hillclimb#42:
"Too Fast" Reputation is really it. They would say the same thing if you drove a funny car to the grocery store. :-DThe power is sorta overkill. That is the beauty of the k5. You will never really tame it all of the way. That is why you have to be careful letting people ride it, especially CR owners. The k5 has a powervalve and hits harder than just about any two-stroke. And I think if they have any point, it is that the 500's are way hard to stop.
BDI:
To much horse power is barely adequate. 8-)
Johnniespeed:
Hilclimb #42 is right, riding the kx500 in the trails is like driving a funny car to the grocery store. What a great way to get groceries !!! Now how can we get the funny car to go faster ?
kx666:
I keep getting people saying it is a useless bike.. or
there 450 will beat it... :lol:
a lot of guys my age if they ask what i ride they say somthing like "oh i didnt think i liked 4 -strokes" ...hmmm???
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