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was at the mx track last weekend

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godswrath:
well i was walking around and low and behold a 93kx 500 for sale. i was sitting in the stands just looking at it. one of the things i have heard from different forums was starting a kx5 was or could be a problem. a few hours went buy and the owner went over turned the gas on in in 2 pretty seemly easy kicks fired right up. well i was talking to his brother and he said everything on the bike was orginal even the piston and all eternals. seemed to look like it had really been riden. then he said it dosnt ride like normal kx5s that it was as snappy. kinda lost interest at that point seems most from what i hear are k5s are a beast and that everything on it had not ever been changed so i shunned away from it. any ideas why it would be so easy to kick over and would you be leary if you came across the same bike? i have seen youtube vids where guys are pretty much killing themselves to start one. had no mods at all.

snoopjonnyjon:
Mine was always nice and easy to start. Compression was per spec in the service manual. Any other 500s I lined up against were pretty much neck and neck, so I don't think it was too tired. However, it is being rebuilt now, so I will see if it still starts this easy.

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greencannon:
smooth or snappy it does both, ask any real kX500 lover, it's all in the throttle hand.
If you know the starting ritual then it's easy to start one hot or cold. I still find it easier to fire than a 450

blueoval:
My 2000 k5 has stock compression - around 150 psi.  When starting it cold I have learned that putting it in gear, rocking it a little to turn the engine over a little will draw fuel into the cylinder and then it almost always starts first kick.  It is not all that difficult to kick over, but it does take a good strong kick. 

godswrath:
well being that he said even the piston was stock made me wonder. i have pretty much seen in other areas where the top end is pretty much done every year.  it sounded good and all but i havnt been in dirt bikes long enough to know what to really look for.so i am on alot of forums

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