Hi all,
I have a '97 KDX220. A while back, I bought a rear wheel that was supposedly for an '00 or '01 KDX220. I went to install it last night, and when I got to switching the brake rotors over, I found that the two wheels have different sized brake rotor bolts. I was under the impression that there were no changes other than "Bold New Graphics" from '97 to current on the KDX...
I'm wondering if Kawasaki switched to smaller bolts as a weight savings, or if maybe the PO of my '97 drilled & tapped the hub to accept larger bolts when istalling the aftermarket brake rotor (unknown make)...
If you could do a very quick favor for me, I'd appreciate it. Can you check your brake rotor bolts and let me know if it takes a 5mm or 6mm allen wrench to remove them, and let me know what year your bike is? This will help me clear up what year wheel I have, and what route I need to go to get a functional brake rotor on the bike. Unfortunately, the rotor on the new-to-me wheel is badly warped.
thanks!
Craig
cfaison@electricnixon.com
I have a '97 KDX220. A while back, I bought a rear wheel that was supposedly for an '00 or '01 KDX220. I went to install it last night, and when I got to switching the brake rotors over, I found that the two wheels have different sized brake rotor bolts. I was under the impression that there were no changes other than "Bold New Graphics" from '97 to current on the KDX...
I'm wondering if Kawasaki switched to smaller bolts as a weight savings, or if maybe the PO of my '97 drilled & tapped the hub to accept larger bolts when istalling the aftermarket brake rotor (unknown make)...
If you could do a very quick favor for me, I'd appreciate it. Can you check your brake rotor bolts and let me know if it takes a 5mm or 6mm allen wrench to remove them, and let me know what year your bike is? This will help me clear up what year wheel I have, and what route I need to go to get a functional brake rotor on the bike. Unfortunately, the rotor on the new-to-me wheel is badly warped.
thanks!
Craig
cfaison@electricnixon.com