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[QUOTE="whitesands26, post: 698244, member: 36778"] Well, First let me say that I really do like all motorcycles in general and I always want to get the best bike that meets what is important to me and I'll gladly get another brand if they step up to the plate (I've owned many other brands of bikes in the past and wouldn't hesitate to get a different one)....All of the 2004 jap motocross bikes are great performers right off the showroom floor....Each bike has it's strong points where it may outperform another in a particular area...However, there are other things to consider that just performance alone. This might anger a few individuals but I find the Kawasaki to be of lower quality than the Honda....The KX runs great and handles great but when I look at the bike with a detailed eye the Honda just appears to have a cleaner design...I've had Kawasaki's in the past and I've had trouble with the alignment of parts...You take different parts apart and when you go to put it back together you find that it doesn't easily align...Tolerances seem to be a little off...The welds on the frame are sloppy...The exhaust hangers look cheap....Everyone that I know (myself included) that performs regular maintenance on the KX's they've had left the bike looking "worked on". Nut's and bolts having a softer compound than some of their competitors become rounded very easily...My buddy that does MX bike maintenance only really dislikes it when he has to work on a KX because in his own words "you're working on it and some small part breaks, then you've gotta order it and wait for the part to finish the job". The transmission oil plug is made out of a very soft rubber...Change the oil enough and it will eventually twist off when you're trying to remove it..No big deal really, but if you're about to go riding and that happens and now you've gotta go all the way to the shop, get the part, take rest of the plug out if you can...Oh wait.....The track is now closed...That's o.k.....You can wait a another week to ride...lol..I've heard several different people complain about the soft rubber transmission oil plug. I really don't like plastic ignition covers either. If you do regular maintenance you need to go ahead and buy a complete set of some sort of high quality nut and bolts...After a few times tightening the bolts lose their integrity and easily work their way lose..Torque the nuts down to the exact torque and the bolt snaps...Now you've gotta get the old bolt out of the hole...Do this at the track a few times and it gets old. Anything can go wrong with any bike...But there seems to me more difficulty's associated with some of the other brands...It's like, you've got a failed part, wouldn't you rather have the failed part that's made of gold ? In my opinion you are getting much more for your money when you buy a honda...If I'm going to spend 5 grand I'd rather it go to something that's higher quality and is a little more trouble free. I don't reccomend the KX (or RM) unless you can get a really good deal. [/QUOTE]
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