Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
reasons to NOT sell a kx5
81cr450:
I can fully agree with the dated handling, its just a little funky. You'll totally mis the power though. Sounds like you need to part it save the good bits & do an af or sf conversion. I like having something under my throtle hand though, littler bikes just dont cut it, I mostly hill climb & trail ride though so...
slow600:
I thought about doing an af conversion, but would have to go through the same hassle again to get a street title
snoopjonnyjon:
I still find in some high speed situations that no bike I have ridden handles as well as my KX500.
Do you have "The most interesting man in the world" commercials in USA?
"I don't always ride high speed trails... but when I do, I prefer a KX500."
I'm also a huge fan of the dated styling, and scoop rear fender. It has a classic look, and anyone that has even a sniff of a clue about bikes can spot a KX500 with it's goofy bend expansion chamber and scoop fender from 100 yards.
Polar-Bus:
--- Quote from: snoopjonnyjon on June 02, 2011, 08:15:05 AM ---I still find in some high speed situations that no bike I have ridden handles as well as my KX500.
Do you have "The most interesting man in the world" commercials in USA?
"I don't always ride high speed trails... but when I do, I prefer a KX500."
I'm also a huge fan of the dated styling, and scoop rear fender. It has a classic look, and anyone that has even a sniff of a clue about bikes can spot a KX500 with it's goofy bend expansion chamber and scoop fender from 100 yards.
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For me, once I got the chassis dialed in to handle "user friendly" at 60+ mph on logging roads, I agree with you, there is no better fierce kick in the pants feel of whacking the throttle at 50 mph, and the engine is just starting to get into the meat of the powercurve. I've on more than one ocassion powerslid under hard throttle at 50 mph around long sweeping corners and it's just an amazing feeling.... when ever I mention I own a KX500, people look at this wirery 155 lb bald guy and just look dumfounded than I have little fear of such a brute of a bike. I just say, the key to total happiness with a 500 2 stroke is maturely knowing exactly when to wack the throttle and when to NOT whack the throttle... :-o
454SS:
--- Quote from: snoopjonnyjon on June 02, 2011, 08:15:05 AM ---I still find in some high speed situations that no bike I have ridden handles as well as my KX500.
Do you have "The most interesting man in the world" commercials in USA?
"I don't always ride high speed trails... but when I do, I prefer a KX500."
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Stay thirsty my friends...yup we have that commercial.
No other bike dominated like the kx in high speed desert situations. Honda got up there because kawi left. :-D
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