KX Riders
Maintenance & Technical => KX450F / KX250F => Topic started by: KXDINO on September 06, 2015, 05:53:31 PM
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Well kawi done a good job on this new 16 450 , rode my son brand new one , they feel like a 250f to ride so light in the feeling , powerfull yet manageable makes my 14 450 feel heavy and clumbsy , putting on a fmf pipe when it comes in , another 3 lbs off . were going to throw this at my 2 k5 on a grass drag strip and see how they compare should be fun.
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were going to throw this at my 2 k5 on a grass drag strip and see how they compare should be fun.
sounds like an activity that should be video taped for our entertainment :wink:
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I been thinking about doing that foxy?
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excellent! 8-)
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ran the 16 against k5 yesterday , but I got to go on a 2 hour trip to the track so I tell what won etc . :-D
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Start off with kx450 16 stock except for fmf ti pipe against std k5 frame and 01 hybrid k5 , k5 shared fmf pipe , windowed pistons vf2 was in hybrid and stock reeds were in std frame plus a few other small options , all engines are fresh within 2 hrs , strip was moist sand with short grass , a lot traction so 2nd gear roll ons were the go even tried 3rd gear roll ons to try stopping unwanted wheelies , we tried a straight section than moved on to a section were we started on a sweeper which straighten up for as long as you want , maximum speed in top gear , gearing was standard on 450 and hybrid and 2 teeth more on std frame k5 , out come was 450 and std frame about the same with the hybrid slowly going away in top gear only and I mean about a bike length , so the 450 has come a long way as all these bike 3 pull the 13 to 15 models 450 easily as I tested my 14 against the 16 the weekend before , now we weighed the 450 16 against the hybrid k5 on the scales and came up that close it wasn't worth splitting hairs had a rmz 250 14 sitting around and it was heavier fuel level was about the same , wont give out the weight figures as it was a needle scales and are hard to be accurate but good enough to see if there is a fair difference , we had 3 riders swapping bikes and resuits were the same , all in all it was good fun , now I want to get a heap of 250 f and 2t together and see what they can do?