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[QUOTE="penguin, post: 149660, member: 17399"] Having owned 3 KLX's I guess I could give you a little help. The KLX is the bike of choice for vertically challenged folks. Both the XR's sit a little higher and that can be a problem in some situations. Things to watch out for are: hard starting(valves out of adjusment), bent footpegs, leaking fork seals, or generally poor condition. I would steer clear of a bike that has been heavily modified, stay with a stocker and modify it to suit you and your skills as they increase. The first thing to do on a KLX, in my opinion, is to replace the kickstart idler gear, You can get this part at Stroker racing([url]http://www.strokerspeed.com/[/url]), it is the one really glaring weak spot in an otherwise fine machine. The gear can break and do serious internal damge to the engine. If the gear has not been replace and it is over a year old , it needs to be done immediately. The next thing I would do is toss the restrictor plate on the end of the muffler, if it is still there. Second you can remove the top cover on the airbox. This will give you some free horseppower. before going nuts with oversize headers, mufflers or pumper carburetors, the next modifcation would be to beef up the suspension. Since you are just starting out the stock suspension should be fine.. As your skill increases and you start tackling rougher terrain at faster speeds, you will want stiffer fork and shock springs and perhaps a revave on both ends. The bikes are pretty bulletproof, except for the idler gear, if they get even minimal maintenance. [/QUOTE]
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