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KX 500 for beginners?

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oic0:
I'm a total noob as has been established. Last weekend I took my KX500 to some technical trails with mud, ruts, roots, ditches, hills, water, etc... It really wasn't that bad. It is jetted well on the low end (Fat on top) so I just lugged it in the woods like a four stroke. It happily played along. I did kill it about 5 times but 3 of those times were when I had the clutch in staring at an obstacle trying to figure it out. The other 2 times were from just letting the revs drop down to nothing while going slow :D I agree it is a little heavy and not that agile, but the motor felt like an endless well of torque happy to pull me up a hill from near stall rpms. The funny part is the more I rode the bike the lighter and more maneuverable it felt. Before the day was over I was getting pretty good. I personally felt that after just a few rides with almost no previous experience, I could probably complete a hair scramble on the thing. I would probably get last but I would have a blast and probably finish (so long as there is no mud, I refuse to ever go through mud again, see below). I attribute a lot of that to my size though. I wear 34 - 34 pants and am 235 lbs. The bike fits me well. If I couldn't flat foot the thing I probably wouldn't be able to ride it at all.

 I did have an accident (my first ever) in the mud where I fell over into a mud hole (and filled my engine with mud *cry*) but that was just me trying to cross a mud hole I should never have tried on any bike. I tried to make it down a narrow edge (with 1ft deep mud) and fell over into the main hole dodging a tree.

95formula847:
Ill put in my 2 cents since i went from a kx125 which i sold 18 months ago... to my kx5 which i got 2 months ago. When i go ride i know the entire time that i need to watch my right wrist cause this bike will whoop your a$$. Going from a 125 to a 500 def should cause you to be very cautious. But now im startin to tear around on it and gettin more comfortable.

First thing you need to buy are riding boots. They do tear your foot up if you try to start it in a any other tyoe of shoe. Especially if it doesnt start right off the bat. With riding boots its cake.

This is the first thing i have ever bought that i dont think i can ever sell to get something better. It is the best and nothing can touch it power wise.

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