First ride! My wheel and axle came in.........actually my wheel came WITH an axle after the auction stated it didn't have one, so now I've got a spare.
Anyway, it went together really well. I will will need to modify my steering stops slightly, everything else is a bolt on using a combination of parts from the KDX and the KX. The KDX fender worked, my acerbis headlight worked, the KDX brake caliper works great, I also used my upper brake line guide from the KDX (oops, not a bolt on, I had to elongate one bolt hole on the guide, but that's because I used it at the lower triple clamp instead of the top).
It felt good riding, probably valved a little stiff (stock I think). I'll have to take it out to some good trails or the track to really see the difference. I forgot to measure my original front ride height, so I may have to play around with the fork height.
My personal opinion (don't kill me!) is that for slow trails, and "survival" type enduro settings, the flex in the KDX forks is not a bad thing. I would NOT have attempted this swap except that I need my 1 bike to do everything, which includes higher speed trails with deep whoops, and my occasional trip to an MX track with the kids. The KDX forks did scare me in those two cases, flexing under load in fast whoops and bottoming uncontrollably in bigger (> 3'
) jumping.
All forks flex somewhat, my trials bike has tiny forks compared to a KDX and they flex alot, which is great for the intended riding style.
All that to say this........ I've got a very nice set of KDX forks (with .44 springs and the shim stack mod already done!) up for sale. They'd be great for someone that wants the mods but doesn't want to attempt doing it themselves! (Great sales job, huh?)
More info later!
