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Jumping the KX 500
KX Newfie:
I have had 2 Brand New K5's in the past 10 years. Then i got into MX. I know they are powerful straight line bikes, & not bad for moderate terrain.
I'd just like to have a go at my track that's all.....& it isn't a supercross track....it is a MX track.
I'll find out soon enough.....soon as the snow goes :x
I can also tell you that a modern 450 MX bike is nothing to sneeze at either :-o
TheGDog:
Nothing to sneeze at, certainly.... but a modern 450 MX bike can still be easily taught a lesson in humility by your standard run-of-the-mill 250cc 2-stroke production MX machine.
Against a K5... it'd be a total spankin! (As long as the K5 rider knows how to keep traction)
The only difference that would turn the tables would be that a very tight supercross style track would give an advantage in handling to the 450. But that could be easily overcome by a savvy rider making line choices that favor a K5 powerband.
Kawasakinut:
--- Quote from: TheGDog on March 12, 2008, 03:58:34 AM ---Nothing to sneeze at, certainly.... but a modern 450 MX bike can still be easily taught a lesson in humility by your standard run-of-the-mill 250cc 2-stroke production MX machine.
Against a K5... it'd be a total spankin! (As long as the K5 rider knows how to keep traction)
The only difference that would turn the tables would be that a very tight supercross style track would give an advantage in handling to the 450. But that could be easily overcome by a savvy rider making line choices that favor a K5 powerband.
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g dog i agree that a savy 250 rider can spank a 450. i believe 10% bike 90% rider. i remember when i bought my brand new 1999 kx 125 and took it to this guys private member track. well i let him take a spin a couple times and i was in awe of how fast he could make my bike go compared to my newbie self. forget about suspension and braking. i believe its all about throttle. if ur willing to give it more longer u will win on almost any ride. everyone talks of the hookup of the fourstroke verses the two stroke thats were the clutch control and throttle control of a well versed rider can play a big role in the outcome. just because you go to the track with a shiney new bike and new riding gear doesn't make you an expert rider.
bigbellybob:
--- Quote from: kayx250 on March 12, 2008, 01:46:04 PM ---I believe a k5 is an extremly fast bike but I dont feel with and equal rider on a modern 450 and a kx500 the k5 would have a chance in hell on a mx track. A modern 450 has 20 years of innovation in them i mean a modern 450 will break better, its lighter, far mor nimble, go thru woops better, jump better/farthur/faster i mean the whole susspenion is lightyears ahead, and on a track might even accelerate better...its not all about how much hp a 500 makes.....the new 450s power goes straight to the ground and not with wheelspin the power dilivery is phenominal and very easy to control and put to use.
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you must be smoking something because a 450 is anything but light. and most have very peaky power curve and don't like to be chugged. + they stall easily in corners
long live the 2 stroke
KX500freak:
my race partner in saison 06 rode crf 450
he could keep traction due to the softer powerband on 450,
but like someone said if you can keep traction with the holy K5
no one i say no one would keep up with that bomb,
and kx500 design is timeless
crf,s come and go :-D
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