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FPMXer:
Going to pick up a nice 95' KX500 tomorrow. It comes with extra's and is built for hill climbing minus the extended swing arm. The guy is on vacation and won't be home till late tonight or I would pick it up today. But for $950 u can't beat it. He told me it's got a rev limiter for 1st and 2nd gear so it goes right up most hills without lifting the front wheel until you hit 3rd then hold on! Anyone know about this rev limiter? I will post pix tomorrow when I bring it home. :mrgreen:

FPMXer:
Here she is like mentioned. The camera battery is shot and I was only able to get one.

Hillclimb#42:
That may be a story, FPMXer, it would not need an extra rev limiter. There is a rev limiter in the ignition, but only to prevent an engine failure. You wouldn't want any restrictions hillclimbing. If it was used for competition hillclimbing, it would be equipped with a deadman switch that has a tether that hooks to your hand or roost protector then kills the ignition, if you bail.
  I would guess a 93 by the forks, but a very nice find none the less...

KXsidecar:
Hello FPMX,

I saw that bike for sale and thought about it myself. I didn't need another KX though. Price racing was out of Vegas or Pheonix. They were a desert racing team and won some championships on KX5s. Your KX5 is a desert setup. From your pic I can see a steering dampner and oversize tank, that would have to be one mother of a hillclimb.
Looks like a great deal at that price.

FPMXer:
Price racing is also located in San Diego. I'm just stating with the seller told me is all. I'll find out as soon as I go through her real good and get it out on some dirt. I'll mostly ride it in the desert and VET style tracks. The suspension is super plush. I'm gonna take that green tank off and put the bigger desert style with a screw on lid. I'm also gonna put the FMF Gnarly on too. I'll have to replace the reed to carb boot as the one on there is cracked and looks pretty bad. She does kick right over and run but I don't want it to fail while riding.

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