Howdy. Just bought myself my first dedicated dirt bike yesterday, a 1998 KDX220 in v.good condition. I'm 38 and have been riding on road (and dual sport) for a long time.
I narrowly missed out on a couple of super nice ones with lots of extras but this one is pretty much stock which is probably good for my beginning status.
The one thing that is broken on it is the rear brake caliper shield (white plastic). It's broken in multiple places and probably beyond epoxying. I saw a few a/m aluminium ones when Googling, is there one in particular thats recommended (and cheap :-)?
Also, I saw that the JCV disc guard is no longer (home) made. Is there a reasonably priced solution to protecting the front and rear brake disks? They seem fairly flimsy. I'm a bit worried about pulling a bonehead and damaging them but I guess it all depends on the cost of replacement vs cost of the protectors (and weight).
Finally, I need to go order copies of the manual and supplement from the dealer unless anyone has a spare used copy for sale??. I saw people selling CDs on **** (a bit lame). I guess from this there is a pdf/electronic copy knocking around which would be useful for desk/pc reference.
Any other tips/suggestions for a new rider welcomed. I gave the bike a very good checking over and it was adult owned by a decent guy.
Thanks
Tony
I narrowly missed out on a couple of super nice ones with lots of extras but this one is pretty much stock which is probably good for my beginning status.
The one thing that is broken on it is the rear brake caliper shield (white plastic). It's broken in multiple places and probably beyond epoxying. I saw a few a/m aluminium ones when Googling, is there one in particular thats recommended (and cheap :-)?
Also, I saw that the JCV disc guard is no longer (home) made. Is there a reasonably priced solution to protecting the front and rear brake disks? They seem fairly flimsy. I'm a bit worried about pulling a bonehead and damaging them but I guess it all depends on the cost of replacement vs cost of the protectors (and weight).
Finally, I need to go order copies of the manual and supplement from the dealer unless anyone has a spare used copy for sale??. I saw people selling CDs on **** (a bit lame). I guess from this there is a pdf/electronic copy knocking around which would be useful for desk/pc reference.
Any other tips/suggestions for a new rider welcomed. I gave the bike a very good checking over and it was adult owned by a decent guy.
Thanks
Tony