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Offline Magnus

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Newbie from Norway
« on: March 23, 2011, 05:29:07 AM »
Hello fellow kx riders :-)
I am new on the site (though I must admit I have been a frequent guest) and would just like to say thanks to all of you for making this such a great forum..

I live in Norway and don't ride that often, only for fun and I sure ain't no pro :-D But still love to ride, just wish there was more legal places to do trail/woods riding like you have "over there"

My bike is an old 88 kx500 that i pretty much bought as a puzzle game with half the pieces missing :lol: But it runs great now and gets me from fun to scary in notime.. It isn't a beauty (then again no beasts are) but technically its been getting better with every paycheck.. just overhauled the shock with helpfull instructions found here :-)

Greetings from Norway
Magnus   

Offline don46

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Re: Newbie from Norway
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2011, 06:43:05 AM »
Magnus,

nice to have you on board, 88 was a good year, they were well suspended and had huge power.

You'll find most on here to be very helpful

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Offline Swe_K5_89

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Re: Newbie from Norway
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2011, 08:00:01 AM »
V?lkommen Magnus!

This is the perfect site for us KX riders. I live in south of Sweden. Not that far away.. Hope that we will get better weather with in soon. So that the season could start.
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Offline BREAD

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Re: Newbie from Norway
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2011, 12:08:05 PM »
Welcome aboard!  Pretty or not, throw up some pics.
Bill
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Offline Friar-Tuck

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Re: Newbie from Norway
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2011, 10:48:33 PM »
Magnus,
    There are more than just a few of us who bring home their bikes in "Puzzle" Boxes.    :lol:
Glad to have you with us.
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Offline Magnus

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Re: Newbie from Norway
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2011, 02:02:54 AM »
Thanks for the welcome everyone!

Swe_K5_8 : how is it getting parts in sweden? The parts i can find are very expensive, and used seems impossible. wonder sometimes if I am the only one here with a K5  :lol:

anyway, here's a pic of my bike (after a little field trip)

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Re: Newbie from Norway
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2011, 09:13:54 AM »
I have no problem with parts. The dealer that I use, is the one that I have used since the 80's. They deliver by mail with out problem. No idea how it is with used parts..
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Re: Newbie from Norway
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2011, 02:18:41 PM »
anyway, here's a pic of my bike (after a little field trip)


Mud makes everything pretty!   :evil:
Bill
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Offline alward25

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Re: Newbie from Norway
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2011, 02:27:09 PM »
Speaking of puzzles,  I bought mine in Idaho.  I live in Alaska.  I had my Dad pick it up.  I check shipping charges and figured it was cheaper to break it down and ship it in a few pieces.  Six boxes, 2 weeks and $275 later I was putting together a bike I had never worked on.  Got it all together and went for a sweet 60 mile ride.  Did not loose a bolt.
Yes, they do look better with some mud on them.
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