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got my pipe yesterday.
Posted: 05:30 pm Dec 26 2005
by the trail rider
i got my desert pipe yesterday. i know the number should be on the tab
k-30 right. but i got a weird number on it 095-020056. for some reason mine doesnt have the number on it or they switched numbers. i also got works connections radiator guards, a moose skid plate, and acerbis handguards. i also got a works connection rear caliper guard to replace the cheap plastic ones. i am going to go to my local parts dealer and get the rest of the stuff in a few days. you know wiseco piston, reeds, jets, and a gasket kit and a manual, i couldn't have got a better christmas gift.
Posted: 05:45 pm Dec 26 2005
by m0rie
Thats a great christmas gift. Now hurry up and get the rest of it installed and let us know how you like it.
Posted: 06:39 pm Dec 26 2005
by the trail rider
trust me i will as soon as i can.
Posted: 07:54 pm Dec 26 2005
by the trail rider
hey but what about the number thing. i didn't have k-30, i have 095-020056, any body else have this and are sure it is a desert pipe.
Posted: 08:47 pm Dec 26 2005
by GS
According to FMF, that is the part number for a "desert" Gnarly pipe.
See:
https://www.fmfracing.com/products/cata ... egoryID=57
Be happy!
Greg
Posted: 08:49 pm Dec 26 2005
by the trail rider
man i didn't even think about checking the site. thanks for that now i am sure that is what it is.
Posted: 12:20 pm Dec 27 2005
by canyncarvr
The -30 (rev) -35 (torque) stampings are how FmF marked their pipes for years. Very rude of them to not
tell us in advance they were changing their numbering method!
FmF has had more than a reasonable number of 'problems' when it comes to the two pipes they make for the newer KDXs. Yeah...I suppose it's hard to keep all of those different pipe models straight...
Their catalog listings have been confusing for years, they have mixed up the profile definitions between KDX models. some pipes aren't marked at all..and they have
incorrectly marked pipes in the past, too.
If your pipe is about 14" in circumference at the largest part of the bell (where the two cones meet), you indeed have a rev profile pipe.
Note the pictures of the two pipes on the FmF website. For both listings the pic is the same... a -35/torque/020057. That's very helpful (not really)!!
So...what you
see ain't necessarily what you
get!
You might think about a set of rad braces...
The KDX rads can get pretty smushed by the bike just falling off the kickstand.
YeeHAw!! More stuff!!!
Have fun!
Posted: 01:58 pm Dec 27 2005
by the trail rider
yeah i did get some rad guards. are those the same things as braces or something different.
Posted: 02:09 pm Dec 27 2005
by Indawoods
Very different.
Posted: 02:16 pm Dec 27 2005
by the trail rider
anyone have a picture of these on your bike to get a general detail of what they do and what i need to buy.
Posted: 05:14 pm Dec 27 2005
by canyncarvr
Below is a pic of a rad brace:
Note the NAME of the pic (in properties). Maybe it's not stolen if I say it CAME from
here?:
Anyway, a brace goes BEHIND the radiator and acts as a mounting support. A guard goes in FRONT of the radiator, and acts as a ...well..guard. They (the pair of 'em) keep 'things' from poking holes in or otherwise damaging the radiators.
Works makes a good brace. Well...I like mine anyway.