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joko:
 Motorad,  How does the new front end ride?

Motorrad:

--- Quote from: joko on April 16, 2011, 11:06:08 AM --- Motorad,  How does the new front end ride?

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Rides good...
The front is setup to kx450 desert race valving. and it is CLOSE.. very very Close..  tHE REAR... he did lots of magic on to make it keep up with kx450 front end goodies.. (helps when you have a good friend that runs a division of precision concepts).. 

Last trip out I hit a DITCH at about 65mph... and If it was stock KX suspension I would have been on the ground bleeding... instead I just bottomed out and kept on going..

Ill give a better indepth of how it works what I want to change etc after this weekend.. as I will be able to get some HOURS on the bike... (No more 2 gal motor wonders)

Good:
I think I have forks done by ZR1 racing but I'm not sure. I can't get it to bottom at all. I've flat landed 4th gear triple jumps and dropped off ledges that would've blown up my old 99 CR250 forks. I've said on a number of occasions that my k5 handling murders my old cr- by a long shot.

My problem is in the shock. It's fine for beginning type rides- like me after short hiatus, but once I start getting more comfortable and pick up the speed, there's a point when it starts to buck. If I were to hit a ditch at 65 it would buck me straight over the bars with authority and there's nothing I could do about it.

I'm happy with my forks per se, for my skill level, but I hate my shock.

Motorrad:
Bump to the top for JOKO

conbread:
i was wondering if you was able to run the k5 front wheel and brake setup, or did u have to run the 08 450 stuff???

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