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My KDX is now PERFECT!

Jetting... spot on

Suspension... Perfect (for 16 year old tech.)

Handling... great

Clutch... OMG! (thanks Inda)

Time to ride!





Ahhh, The Dez...

Too bad somebody put those butt ugly black rims on it

Nice bike, but you may want to blow that huge dent out of your desert pipe. I never understood the whole "black/gold/blue etc. rims" thing. As soon as you spoon on some new tires, won't they be all scratched up?

gregp wrote:Nice bike, but you may want to blow that huge dent out of your desert pipe. I never understood the whole "black/gold/blue etc. rims" thing. As soon as you spoon on some new tires, won't they be all scratched up?

It's not a dent, it's an optical illusion caused by the camera and the angle of the sun.. I'll put a woods pipe on it as soon as the snow melts.

Everyone knows black rims are lighter, stronger and faster than the rest .

All show and no go

gregp wrote: I never understood the whole "black/gold/blue etc. rims" thing. As soon as you spoon on some new tires, won't they be all scratched up?

I put black Excels on the CR250 my son races (HE wanted them - not me!). If you're just a little careful you won't scratch them installing new tires.

The black rims kind of grow on you. I have stock rims on my CR250 but I've been thinking that black rims would look good on a green and black Kawasaki. I may install some black Excels on my KDX once I'm done swapping the forks, doing a top end job, having RB Designs work his magic on the head and carb, replacing all the bearings in the suspension linkage, etc., etc., etc...... i.e. I like the look of the black rims and think that they would look good on my KDX200, but they aren't very high on my to do list.

Mr. Wibbens wrote:All show and no go

I beg to differ. The color black has been proven to be faster in laboratory tests. Lighter too. Sorry the facts don't lie.

Scratched black rim? Hello, Mr. Sharpie!

NIce

KDX4ID wrote:

Mr. Wibbens wrote:All show and no go

I beg to differ. The color black has been proven to be faster in laboratory tests. Lighter too. Sorry the facts don't lie.

if black wheels are lighter? are they not powder coated? how are they lighter that bare {cleared} aluminum? ...........and if thats the reason everyone likes "black" wheels.............well if hot pink wheels was faster would you run them???? ............i just think that colerful wheels are just for looks, and people run what they like.

they always look dirty to me, so why bother

Plus the only way to make a 220 go fast is push it out of an airplane at about 10,000'

gregp wrote:Nice bike, but you may want to blow that huge dent out of your desert pipe.

TORQUE dent

With all my respect

kdxmaniac wrote:

KDX4ID wrote:

Mr. Wibbens wrote:All show and no go

I beg to differ. The color black has been proven to be faster in laboratory tests. Lighter too. Sorry the facts don't lie.

if black wheels are lighter? are they not powder coated? how are they lighter that bare {cleared} aluminum? ...........and if thats the reason everyone likes "black" wheels.............well if hot pink wheels was faster would you run them???? ............i just think that colerful wheels are just for looks, and people run what they like.

Black wheels are lighter and faster. Scientists have a formula to measure such things. Just like they can measure and predict Global Warming.

Mr. Wibbens wrote:they always look dirty to me, so why bother

Plus the only way to make a 220 go fast is push it out of an airplane at about 10,000'

terminal velocity is about 60mph... but yeah...that is faster than a 220 will go....

Vinyl seems to add horsepower to the rice rockets why wouldnt a black wheel be quicker?

kdxmaniac wrote:

KDX4ID wrote:

Mr. Wibbens wrote:All show and no go

I beg to differ. The color black has been proven to be faster in laboratory tests. Lighter too. Sorry the facts don't lie.

if black wheels are lighter? are they not powder coated? how are they lighter that bare {cleared} aluminum? ...........and if thats the reason everyone likes "black" wheels.............well if hot pink wheels was faster would you run them???? ............i just think that colerful wheels are just for looks, and people run what they like.

i want some hot pink rims if they make me go faster! i mean, i'm REALLY slow yet, being new and all to riding!!!!

All the hot pink stuff only fits 220's so you're SOL.

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fuzzy wrote:All the hot pink stuff only fits 220's so you're SOL.

fuzzy wrote:All the hot pink stuff only fits 220's so you're SOL.

i am sure i could have them powder coated. maybe then the old guys out ridin' KTMs might be able to see the pink and not try to pass on a narrow hill!

thanks for the hand up wib!

:)