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sandblaster:
Condition and mods being equal 0-50mph the kx250 will keep right up, after that, the K5 starts to stretch it legs and it's bye bye.

Camo:

--- Quote from: sandblaster on May 23, 2011, 01:32:40 PM ---Condition and mods being equal 0-50mph the kx250 will keep right up, after that, the K5 starts to stretch it legs and it's bye bye.

--- End quote ---

In the deep dune sand as well? Not really what I wanted to hear.

sandblaster:
The deep soft sand is where my K5 lives.
Lots of guys can keep up until I hit the upper part of 4th and early part of 5th gear.
After all you can only accelerate so fast.
Where the K5 shines is in longevity on the sand.
It does not have to work very hard to get it moving and keep it moving.
Ride the K5 with a bunch of 250's for a day.
They are always going wheee....shift.... wheee... shift... wheee.. shift
The K5 goes Brahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Not to mention the K5 geometry just makes the K5 stick better in the corners... at least for me...

Camo:
I understand what you guys mean now. After it gets picked up and it's officially mine, I'll order my back tire set up and share it with you guys.

How long can you ride on a tank of fuel in the dunes with the K5? The furthest we ride at one time is at St. Anthony from Idaho Dunes RV Park to Devil's Dune and back... riding and tooling around all the way with stops at Choke Cherry and Thunder Mountain (Crapo Hill).

husky333:
i am new to this site, but have had 7 kx500s over the last 2 years, mainly 1988 - 1992. i currently have a 2003 model that i am trying to sell. its a minter with lots of bling on it and procircuit suspension. i bought it from a guy in Arizona and shipped it over here to England. the bike is awesome and real fun to ride, but at 46 years old i think its too much bike for me. (i am currently building a couple of "specials" for next years vintage MXDNat Farleigh Castle,... hand made swingarms, alloy tanks, cone exhaust and alloy airbox/subframe etc.) once i have posted enough times on here i can put some pics up.

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