front rim replacement for 88 KDX200

[FLAWLESS]

Hi guys I am new to this list so Howdy!!

I recently bought a 88 kdx 200, I checked the rims and they were fine.
I have since done a few small jumps, no higher than 8 ft, and I have noticed some cracks on the rim.

I was wondering if there are any other modern bikes with similar wheels or rims?? In paticular a 2002 cr250????

If not I am looking at paying for a rebuit DID rim for about half of what I payed for the whole bike........ ouch

Cheers for the help
Justin

 

[jaguar]

Yeah, good rims aren't cheap but they beat a hospital visit.
A 21x1.60 front Excel rim goes for $130. What was the D.I.D. price?
I think when you said "rebuilt DID rim" maybe what you meant to say was "rebuilt wheel with DID rim" because rims don't get rebuilt.

 

[FLAWLESS]

Yeah, i meant wheel rebuild.
Im in Australia and the DID is around the $220 AUS.

 

[David Trustrum]

So find a 2nd hand wheel from a breaker. Check the yellow pages or bike mags. You probably won’t find an 88 wheel so just get a suitable rim the right size, they are all 36 hole on all but oddball pommy bikes (& some early Kaw road bikes I think). Then either send it to someone to rebuild or do it your self which is not that hard.

 

[andrew]

How badly is it cracked? DID is not the best rim on the market, but they're not that bad either. Mine got a tiny crack on one side, so I drilled a very small hole right at the end to stop it spreading, then put a bit of silicon in it to keep the water out. It worked, that was three years ago...

 

[David Trustrum]

If he’s jumping it 8ft then ain’t no way I’d suggest you do on an old bike esp with a duff rim. Often they delaminate from sitting with water in them for a while.

 

[JasonWho]

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[FLAWLESS]

Fellas,
On that topic of how high should I jump with an 88 model??
The back susp is a little soft at the moment and the cylinder is wound up all the way.
I was wanting to do a bit of MX riding, especially doubles and table tops. I've only done medium size stuff now. I have seen people eat it on landings as some bikes jumps back up. My bike doesn't seem to want to do that, but I don't want any hospital visits!!
How high could I go?? asumming landing on gravel or hard ground??
I find that sand is not a problem with medium size jumps.

Cheers
Justin

 

[David Trustrum]

Well a mx bike has an extra couple of inches travel & newer bikes have better suspension than older bikes even without the wear & tear age will bring. An 8ft jump is pretty damn high for something to go wrong, if you miss the landing point & have to rely on the suspension for a dead landing I think your kidneys would not be happy.

If this is what you want to do I would save for a late model mx bike. A lot of people get hurt so I would use the tool for the job, not a forest specialist bike (for which the kdx is premo).

 

[JasonWho]

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[dell30rb]

A suspension upgrade will do if you want to jump the bike. The kdx has full travel suspension, its just very soft. A good suspension company can hook you up with stiffer springs and a revalve.

If MX is going to be your main thing, I would suggest just buying an MX bike.

 

[David Trustrum]

The kdx has full travel suspension

And yet an old kdx sits a full 3” shorter than a modern mx bike. :think:

Hmm. . . how can this be? :debil: