I just got back into woods riding after alomst 10 years away from it (mountain biking instead). My last bike was an 89 YZ 250 done up for the woods and hare scrambles, flywheel weight, suspension re-valving, etc, great all around bike.
This year I purchased a used 99 kx 250 partially setup for the woods (skid plate, bark busters). After riding our eastern trails in one of the wettest springs ever, I added a flywheel weight. The bike was still too powerful and suspension over damped for tight woods. The guys I'm riding with are all on kdx's and moto-x 125's, and at the end of the ride I'm wiped out and they are still having fun. Watching them do tight turns and nasty obstacles I questioned my riding ability. Then it came to me, a 250 mx bike is too much for tight eastern woods, I need a kdx too.
I found a mint 2000 kdx 200, not even broken in. It sat for so long it had sludge in the bowl and clogged pilot circuit. My first ride I was like a new rider, I can't believe how easy these kdx's are to ride. The power is respectable, but a bit mellow. Besides removing the air box snorkel, what are the top 5 best mods you can make to this bike? Thanks and glad to be back riding dirt bikes again.
This year I purchased a used 99 kx 250 partially setup for the woods (skid plate, bark busters). After riding our eastern trails in one of the wettest springs ever, I added a flywheel weight. The bike was still too powerful and suspension over damped for tight woods. The guys I'm riding with are all on kdx's and moto-x 125's, and at the end of the ride I'm wiped out and they are still having fun. Watching them do tight turns and nasty obstacles I questioned my riding ability. Then it came to me, a 250 mx bike is too much for tight eastern woods, I need a kdx too.
I found a mint 2000 kdx 200, not even broken in. It sat for so long it had sludge in the bowl and clogged pilot circuit. My first ride I was like a new rider, I can't believe how easy these kdx's are to ride. The power is respectable, but a bit mellow. Besides removing the air box snorkel, what are the top 5 best mods you can make to this bike? Thanks and glad to be back riding dirt bikes again.