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Maintaining the KX500

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maddoggy:

--- Quote from: stock500 on May 08, 2008, 04:55:06 AM --- There is nothing like a big 2-stroke, if you don't mind getting a little vibration.

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--- Quote from: ttoks on May 08, 2008, 01:14:20 PM ---and half the fuel range of a 450 enduro bike..

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well, lets face it, we're not riding honda trail 90's here. it takes fuel to power these big monster 500's. you can keep on top of jetting and air filters and a few other things to help the fuel consumption a little but they are always going to be hard on the fuel mileage. it's just the price we have to pay for the honor of riding the k5.      MADDOGGY

KX500freak:
well spoken maddoggy ,

mine,s a big drinker too ,when all my buddy,s on 4 stroke get 130 km or more  :roll:
i have to fill up at 90 km or so

but its a thrill to ride and i even go as far as draggin an 1,5 gallon in a can on my back :-P
then a small container with castrol R2mix prepared in my pocket,
together with a new plug and homemade plugtool

ttoks:
i get about 75 k's to the tank, on a 100 k ride i took 4 liters on my back plus the 8 liter tank and got home with 1.5 liters left in total, my dads  KTM 450 EXC-R gets about 130k's from the 9 liter tank on the same trails, my Rm 250 gets about 90-95 k's on 8 liters, she's a thirsty girl alright, could be leaned out a tad though.

stock500:
I guess with gas prices the way they are people are getting more concerned with gas mileage.  It hurts when I go to the pump, but that feeling is long gone when my riding buddies won't stop whining about the marble sized rocks that I sprayed them with when I went by then on one wheel.

ttoks:
i hear ya about fuel prices, over here in aus, for one weekend away we spent $150 on fuel alone, $100 for the bikes, $50 for the car, we were running 6 bikes though, KX 500, RM 250, KTM 450F, KTM 250F, TM 250 and a YZ 125, half of the fuel went in the KX, i rode it most of the weekend though.

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