I am looking at getting a KX-110 for my almost 7 year old son. Now this would be his first bike but he does have an ATC-70 that he has learned how to shift and control so after reading the reviews I thought the KX would be the way to go because size wise it fits him better then the xr-50 or pw-50 but I don't want to spoil this experience for him by getting too much bike. Any suggestions?
Kx-110
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Do a search for klx110 or klx-110 - there are a ton of posts in the mini-forum in this regard.
check this link http://www.dirtrider.net/forums3/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40533&highlight=klx110
check this link http://www.dirtrider.net/forums3/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40533&highlight=klx110
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CAn't go wrong here, we have had ours since it hit the show room last year, zero problems, my son is only 7 and has no trouble with it, his friend is 10 and rides a pw80 and loves the 110 when he gets a chance to ride it. It does have a lot of power, one of the magazines rated it as the fastest of the ttr 90 , xr70 and some other bike, but its very controllable. Hoepfully they will make an even better mini thumper soon.
CAn't go wrong here, we have had ours since it hit the show room last year, zero problems, my son is only 7 and has no trouble with it, his friend is 10 and rides a pw80 and loves the 110 when he gets a chance to ride it. It does have a lot of power, one of the magazines rated it as the fastest of the ttr 90 , xr70 and some other bike, but its very controllable. Hoepfully they will make an even better mini thumper soon.
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I just read somewhere that there is a 4th gear hiding in there somewhere and that by removing a restrictor plate, you can really open this little bike up !
The Honda Pilot
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just bought mine today..neet bike put about 1.5 hours on it. im really gonna like this for a pit bike. Styling is GREAT ! looks just like the bigger brothers being the kx 80,125
The Honda Pilot
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Anybody know of a company making aftermarket exhaust yet for this bike ?
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Hopefully I will tune the carb and get a bit snappier throttle response.
KLX110
We finally got to ride the KLX110 for over 35 miles at the Hatfield Mcoy Trail System, Had one Major problem, Whenever we crossed water 3-6 Inches deep the bike would die out for about 20 seconds & then come back alive fine. ?? Doesn't make sense that it would get something wet that would kill the engine, but then it would fire back up almost as quickly as it died, very frustrating when the 7 year old, can't kick start it well. Its a 2002 model, I didn't expect it to die out in mud puddles like that, it was not submerged or anything, just up to the bottom of the motor for maybe a few seconds, as we crossed some big mud holes ?? Any ideas of what it could be ??
We finally got to ride the KLX110 for over 35 miles at the Hatfield Mcoy Trail System, Had one Major problem, Whenever we crossed water 3-6 Inches deep the bike would die out for about 20 seconds & then come back alive fine. ?? Doesn't make sense that it would get something wet that would kill the engine, but then it would fire back up almost as quickly as it died, very frustrating when the 7 year old, can't kick start it well. Its a 2002 model, I didn't expect it to die out in mud puddles like that, it was not submerged or anything, just up to the bottom of the motor for maybe a few seconds, as we crossed some big mud holes ?? Any ideas of what it could be ??
The Honda Pilot
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There is a small vent tube that comes through the skid plate...could it be sucking in water ? or when you submerge the bike that hose cant breathe and cuts off the motor...could be one of those ?
NOPE
Today, I let the bike idle and sprayed water on the front area of the motor, I have narrowed to a few areas, one is a small cylinder shaped object mounted under the gas tank that the spark plug wires run to, the other is just a set of wires with a connection under the gas tank. It acts just as if the bike is flooded when you spray water on the front of the bike ?? Could water be entering the carb somehow ? and causing the VERY temporarily sputter & dieing ? It goes away as quickly as it comes, but it is enough to kill the bike if you blast through a mud hole in 2nd. NOT GOOD. I'm sure its simple fix though. Finding and maybe spraying with silicone ??
Today, I let the bike idle and sprayed water on the front area of the motor, I have narrowed to a few areas, one is a small cylinder shaped object mounted under the gas tank that the spark plug wires run to, the other is just a set of wires with a connection under the gas tank. It acts just as if the bike is flooded when you spray water on the front of the bike ?? Could water be entering the carb somehow ? and causing the VERY temporarily sputter & dieing ? It goes away as quickly as it comes, but it is enough to kill the bike if you blast through a mud hole in 2nd. NOT GOOD. I'm sure its simple fix though. Finding and maybe spraying with silicone ??
The Honda Pilot
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Let us know what you find.
Water Trouble
I sealed off everything with Silicone spray & wrapped a few connections with plastic. I'm going to let the silicone dry overnight and test it out tommorow with the good old water hose. I'll be emailing Kawasaki as well, the New bike shouldn't die after traveling through a mud hole. These were not knee deep either, just average water crossings. We love the bike otherwise though.
I sealed off everything with Silicone spray & wrapped a few connections with plastic. I'm going to let the silicone dry overnight and test it out tommorow with the good old water hose. I'll be emailing Kawasaki as well, the New bike shouldn't die after traveling through a mud hole. These were not knee deep either, just average water crossings. We love the bike otherwise though.
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Jsmith just the head pipe...or the muffler to KILLER ! mine will be on order asap if true.
Update
A mechanic at a nearby Kaw shop told me it almost had to be water getting to the plug somehow, otherwise it would not start back so quick ? The plug wire is snapped on Tight, I don't see how water could get up under it ? I suppose I will try to seal around the outside of it better with silicone and see what happens.
A mechanic at a nearby Kaw shop told me it almost had to be water getting to the plug somehow, otherwise it would not start back so quick ? The plug wire is snapped on Tight, I don't see how water could get up under it ? I suppose I will try to seal around the outside of it better with silicone and see what happens.
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ill try that tonight .
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Ok I put it through some extensive testing. I had submerged the bike halfway up to the seat in mud/water....no problems, after that I washed the bike really well and didnt have any problems with it running while washing it. This thing has to put up with alot of my abuse. The other day I was railing a berm on my mini bike track I was in 2nd wide open and caught a root on the shifter....bent the shifter really bad and threw me into the bars then over. Hurt like crazy but I got up and took the bike over to the garage and bent the shifter back and kept riding. Several times last week I bailed in mid air off of the bike letting it crash to the ground. Nothing has broken yet that I know of. I cant wait to find a less restrictive exhaust for this bike. I took out the core in the muffler and ran it pretty much straight piped and this thing has better snappier throttle response.
