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KX450F vs. KX500
kayx250:
I have to post this....I originally was not going to post this becuase I know im going to be called a liar or whatever but here it goes while at pismo dunes this last weekend I dragged a few tricked out 450 quads( one in particular bored, camed, piped, jetted..ect., but it did have a stock swingarm, scared the crap out of me when we both took off and at about 3/4 down the track I look at my side and he was right there!?!!?!?? :-o ) and a couple 250 2-strokes and some other 450 4-strokes and low and behold I spot a kx500 about 300 feet away and I just have to race him so I haul arse over to him and pull up right next to him on the starting line of the drag strip at pismo and I hold up 5 fingers and ask "Is that a 500?" and he just plainly said Yep.... so I said lets have at it and we both pull down the slope and rip off and me being all nervous about racing a 500 I gassed the crap out of it and get a little squirly off the line and he gets about 1-2 bikes ahead of me off the start and we both pick up a tiny wheelie down the whole track thru the woops and I creep on him the whole 2-4th gear pull thru the woops and at the end I had about a 1 bike lead....
Now I know I have to account that I dont know the condition of the 500...like how it was actually running, what mods it had, if he sucked at dragging ect....ect all I know for sure was it was a kx500 it had a pipe and silencer and a 10 cupped paddle...also I have a feeling the suspension helped me get down the track quicker compared to 15 year old suspension but what happened...happened.
well theres my experience....let the flaming commence :roll:
Also I forgot to mention but after I first raced him he signaled me over to race again and about 100 down the strip my bike popped out of gear and I almost endowed over the handle bars and he jetted off and I didnt see him again after that :?
GDubb:
I missed what you were riding... ?
-G
kayx250:
a bone stock 2008 kx450f
stewart:
traction is a big deal... sounds like you did great ..thanks for the story
k5abuser:
if you raced less than 300 feet he probabley wasn't hooking up yet even though he pulled you out of the hole (2nd gear launch). its simple . your atv 355 lbs and about 38 hp . stock kx500 / 225 lbs 55 hp . stewarts kx 500 /100 crank horse+. on the dyno it pulls 48 mph to 98 in under 4 seconds straped down with a 225 lb rider sitting on it . it just wont hook up till your topped in 4th gear sometimes 5th .i out ran a honda NSX CAR once in my 3 banger geo metro . he had his chance but he didn't hit the gas. :lol: :lol: :|
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