Jeff Sexton
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- Sep 7, 2001
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It is tempting to take the entire front end off my KX250 and slip it on the KDX200, but I think it might be hard to sell a KX250 with a KDX front end on it!
Or pull a Fredette and put the KDX motor in the KX frame...Jeff Sexton said:It is tempting to take the entire front end off my KX250 and slip it on the KDX200, but I think it might be hard to sell a KX250 with a KDX front end on it!
Jeff Sexton said:Like kx250kev, I also have an '02 KX250 and an '04 KDX200. I've never been a motocrosser, always trails and some hare scrambles. I spent a small fortune making the KX a decent trail bike - Race Tech gold valves, shock spring, dual stage reeds, 11 oz flywheel weight, etc, etc. The bike is a blast to ride, but my arms and shoulders hurt for days after a good long ride or a 2 hour race.
I bought the KDX last year as a compromise backup bike. My son rides in the 86-200 B class and I ride in +40 B class. Normally he rides a Husky 125 and I ride the KX250. Honestly, I was hoping he'd fall in love with the KDX200 and we'd finally be all green, but it didn't work out that way. He's still the lone holdout - won't give up the Husky - have to admit it's a lot of fun. Anyway, I started riding the KDX when we just went out play riding and a funny thing happened. My hands don't go numb and my shoulders don't ache for days. I guess I'm just getting old.
Anyone looking for an '02 KX250?
Okiewan said:Or pull a Fredette and put the KDX motor in the KX frame...
how do you think the KDX 220 compares to the KDX 250? My G/F just got me a 250 to use as my woods bike. I'm not finding alot of info on it.xsnrg said:When the KDX220 locked up on us a few weeks ago (it was overdue for a topend), I was riding with two other guys, one more experienced riding a '02 or so YZ250 and the other on a 91 KDX250. So my friend let me ride his YZ250 and I got to experience the kind of wild power that the KDX220 does not have. It was thrilling and I had a blast ripping around our trail circuit on it, but wow, I can see how it would be very tiring to ride for a whole day...especially in our technical sections.
Looking forward to see how the 220 perfoms with a fresh engine rebuild.
lepper said:The jury is still out on if this is worth doing. The ergo's of the KX is different, center of gravity. The tank holds less fuel, the rear rim is 19 " reducing torque, likelyhood of pinch flats.
Benefits... it weighs less and you gain the suspension.
Just put a KX frontend on it. It's cheaper and requires less modification.
BTW.. sometimes a heavier bike is better in the woods for traction. ;)
Jeff Sexton said:My hands don't go numb and my shoulders don't ache for days. I guess I'm just getting old.
lepper said:If you say so... already been down this road. :cool:
Not ever bike benefits from MX ergos my man... and a KDX was designed that way for a reason. Something you obviously know more about than several years of R&D. :|