V Force 4 Reeds

[smelonas]

Searched. Found nothing. Probing to see if anyone has tried the new plastic from Moto Tass. Have nothing against running a 3, might as well as if the 4 is worth the coin.

There's a whole long story behind the question, the short is that intake boot is fragged, didn't want to spend $80 for a new one, reeds were chipped, bought boyesen for the intake boot, did research, found they actually kill the KDX in its tracks in a certain sense, now looking to possibly machine rad valve down to factory intake shape and put v-force after of it, then port/port match the rad valve intake manifold. Again, more to it than meets the eye, this is a very far zoomed out synopsis of my current thought process . Lot of work and money for a stupid reed valve system. Again, there is more to the story that is irrelevant to if someone has tried the vforce 4.

Money and cost is a non-issue if you couldn't figure that out on your own.

Happy memorial day. Thank you to those that kept the world safe during the 20th century and all those before and after!

[KDXGarage]

I didn't even know they had started offering a "4" version for the KDX. They didn't when the "4" first came out. Cool to see that they do make one.

https://mototassinari.com/finder-results/v4r13g.html

[smelonas]

Then test subject I shall be..

[KDXGarage]

Let us know how it turns out. Thanks for spurring me to research it further.

[smelonas]

Problem is that riding season just ended here so will be 4+ months before I really get to experiment with this, but I will try to post my experience when it happens!

[KDXGarage]

Is it already that hot or law related??

[smelonas]

Is it already that hot or law related??

Yessir. Texas is under the torch right now. Which is odd because as I type this we are getting nickel size hail coming down like a downpour. But it's already 100 almost everyday, so I might hit the MX tracks, if they decide to open before noon, a few times this summer, but generally, the season is over here. I won't take the KDX though, probably the CR125

[KDXGarage]

Wow. That is rough. I think we are mid 80's of late here in north Alabama.

[SS109]

Yessir. Texas is under the torch right now.

You just gotta get up earlier! That's what we do here in Arizona. I like to be on the trail by 6am at the latest during the summer. I get out, hit it (25-40 miles), load up quickly, and home to the A/C!

[smelonas]

Yessir. Texas is under the torch right now.

You just gotta get up earlier! That's what we do here in Arizona. I like to be on the trail by 6am at the latest during the summer. I get out, hit it (25-40 miles), load up quickly, and home to the A/C!

I'm from Vegas. I know how it doesn't cool down at night, and riding really is not fun during summer. It actually cools down here at night, usually 70s, sometimes 60s. But the drive is long and the snakes are prolific out here. Bag of excuses, I know, but summer is when I get my maintenence/tear downs and house stuff done. I stay plenty busy, don't worry. Always have an excuse to work and not ride!!

[Chuck78]

Have you actually tried a RAD valve? They do quite well. I would much rather have aluminum than a block of plastic as my reed cage.

[smelonas]

Have you actually tried a RAD valve? They do quite well. I would much rather have aluminum than a block of plastic as my reed cage.

It's a quality piece, but it's quite obvious that the intake manifold is a choke point compared to the OEM tract. Would need quite a bit of porting to open the throat up to match OEM.

I havent ridden it yet, but I've developed an occasional bog in the mid range that I gave up trying to fix for the time being. I have one on my CR125 and that thing rips.

Plus I like trying new stuff and I have broken stuff I need to replace, so why not mess around. You won't find out trying what everyone else has already tried.