Hi Im Lance

[bansheemaniac]

Hello Everyone i'm lance from pennsylvania.
I have been riding quads and dirtbikes for about 10 years now, mostly quads as im a rather large guy, 6ft 8in 300lbs.
But just last year i picked up a 1996 kx500 with a few mods, and being my first bike it woke me up quite a bit lol. But i think because im bigger, i found it to be quite controllable and a blast to ride. I'd like to place the heart of the beast aka the motor lol into a newer kx250 or cr250 frame, as my buddy who is a very expierienced rider/racer on a kx250 let me ride his bike last fall and i really enjoyed it because it felt less bulky and i was more comfortable with my long legs and huge body. Btw i ride every weekend at/in wellsville ohio aka yellowcreek, the pitts, wellsville etc.


Nice to meet you all
Lance

[hughes]

Welcome aboard. Glade you found kxriders.com / great people here and tons of kawi information.

[logans]

hey lance i have a question for you, i just purchesd a 89 kx500 and i am a big guy as well at 300lb. i havent had a chance to really ride it yet but do you think i will be able to control it? have you hit the power band yet lol? you plan on keeping the bike? thanxs

[bansheemaniac]

hey lance i have a question for you, i just purchesd a 89 kx500 and i am a big guy as well at 300lb. i havent had a chance to really ride it yet but do you think i will be able to control it? have you hit the power band yet lol? you plan on keeping the bike? thanxs

Ya you should have no problem controlling it, the power band is rather smooth, by smooth i mean it has power everywere and you can tell wen its going to hit, and yes i will be keeping mine for years to come. I had my suspension setup last november 4 my wieght, wow does that help, if i were you i'd do this: take the bike to a nice open field or dirt riding area were you can get used to riding the big kx500, go easy at first on the throttle, then pick it up little at a time get faster, but dont try to master the power all in one session. Take your time you be good.

Remember have fun and wear full protective gear,
Lance

[streetsweeper]

HI Lance, way to go bro welcome, glad you got your self a kx5. nothing like being at the right polace at the right time, enjoy your bike, have fun, just ride and the speed will come.  i will ping you when i head out that way.  from so cal Ruben C.

p.s. take good care of the kx5

[Friar-Tuck]

 Welcome Lance,
 That is good advice to the Logan,
  Throttle control was the the most important thing I found to keep from getting in trouble too quickly.
Other than that, these old motocross bikes can do just about any kind of riding you can throw at them with little modification. 
  There are some other things tall riders can do to help with the fit.   Tall seat foam, adjustable pegs and handle bar risers/offsets.   I'm not gonna tell you it will be cheap to swap out those things.
  Seat foam is about $60.oo  seat cover $40.00  fastway adjustable pegs are around $100.00
 bar Riser/offsets are around $80.00 and either an ATV bar or specialty type handle bar $100.00
    Welcome again
  Tuck\o/

[Bigtim]

Yo lance! Welcome to the site, you are now part of the best k x resource on the Internet , plenty here to learn from and share.  I'm in the same little boat as you, 6'6, down to 235lbs, I was 275 and my k5s are sprung for that extra tummy. I've posted about bar risers and which bar bends the supertall like best. I had 250s as a teen, but upon discovering the thrill of the 500, I wondered a loud " where have you been all my life". Check out the AF convertions if you want the best of both worlds.
What size riding boots do you wear? I've never met someone our size in anything smaller than a 14 or 15. I'm lucky enough to have some options in a. Sz15.
oh, yeah,  I'm in PA too. NW corner- Erie area. Welcome home!

[bansheemaniac]

Yo lance! Welcome to the site, you are now part of the best k x resource on the Internet , plenty here to learn from and share.  I'm in the same little boat as you, 6'6, down to 235lbs, I was 275 and my k5s are sprung for that extra tummy. I've posted about bar risers and which bar bends the supertall like best. I had 250s as a teen, but upon discovering the thrill of the 500, I wondered a loud " where have you been all my life". Check out the AF convertions if you want the best of both worlds.
What size riding boots do you wear? I've never met someone our size in anything smaller than a 14 or 15. I'm lucky enough to have some options in a. Sz15.
oh, yeah,  I'm in PA too. NW corner- Erie area. Welcome home!

Awesome, Tim we should hook up and ride some time, i wear alpinestars tech 3 in a 15, but luckily they run large, i wear sz17 nike shoes.    have you ever been to wellsville to ride? we go alot and i know my way around quite well.
I'd like to get my engine in a more newage frame, possibly an aluminum cr or steel kx250. just dont have alot of money to do so. do you guys think it would be better to make myk5 better for me with tall seat and all the other tall man upgrades or just say save dough and build a kx500/250 hybrid?

Thanx,
Lance   

[logans]

thanxs lance. hey could you tell me what kind of thing you did to your suspension? or did you crank up the rear spring?

[bansheemaniac]

I took it to a guy in my area he's an mxtech specialist, idk off the top of my head what he did but wen i get home from school today i can look in my kx file on my pc and see what all he did, i do know that he milled the inside of my forks to fit a larger set of springs, and the rear i put on a spring from my kfx700quad, seems to be working good so far but will proly need to get the rear specifically set though, i havent had the chance to ride since october because i broke 4 ribs when i went down in a rocky area. but i wioll let you know my setup when i get home today.


Glad i can help you out,
Lance

[Bigtim]

Never been to wellsville, actually never heard of it. Most of my trail riding is at Rocky Gap ohv area in the Alleghany Nat Forest. The only place I've ever ridden in Ohio is indoors at NEMX right by Trevor Vines place on 7. My heavy springs are eiabach, 5.6 rate, off the top of my head, and are for 265lbs, and some10wt fork oil. 96 and newer k5s( correct me if I'm wrong) went to a modern inverted fork design. I'm sure there are retrofit links here . I think you'll find any bike has the same size restrictions, they are all built to suit a5'9, 175lb rider. The 500 just has the little extra when you need it, to get us average sided riders moto ing with the 100lb backpack on.

[Bigtim]

logans on a 89, lance on a 96. Sorry for confusing myself

[bansheemaniac]

Tim, if you live in the erie area wellsville is 2 hours away from you, I live about 30 miles NW of pittsburgh. and wellsville is 30 min from my place to were we unload are bikes, its a great place to go, stuff for novice to expert/insane riders.
You will have to come check it out