Is kx 500 1994 complete a good swap

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Is kx 500 1994 complete a good swap

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There's a deal to aquire this, I haven't had trouble with what I have just thinking ahead, still pretty knew but getting out a lot and I'm loving it. I would post more but I always get this spamhaus thing after I post , then I have to remove my IP from some blocklist idk what it is kinda annoying. Thanks to all on this site for all you do.
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What are they asking on the forks?

I don't think any spamhaus thing has anything to do with this site.

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Sorry 03 220

250 for forks triples stem..., fender, wheel, caliper extra, so don't know what extra means, yeah I'm sure it's my stupid prepaid phone plan
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Oh and thank you sir for the shock rebuild kit,
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I think that is what I paid for 96 KX 500 forks. Good swap for riding fast. Not needed for slower trail riding.
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You're welcome.

That is not super cheap, but not super high. I guess that is the going rate for a front end. I know people are asking an arm and a leg on eBay for anything dirt bike related, it seems.
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Thanks guys, yeah I think I will hold off until I outgrow what I have, plus with the new springs and oil and shim mod and rebuilt shock, this thing is excellent for me and my riding style. Thanks for the great advice
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Also just so I can remember, what is the best, easiest year for a swap, I thought I remembered 1990, 91 being the most straight forward
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Well, 1991 is the last year for a straight swap for KX125 and KX250. If you had a new in the box front end from 1991, it is still 30 years old technology.
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KDXGarage wrote: 07:17 pm May 22 2021 What are they asking on the forks?

I don't think any spamhaus thing has anything to do with this site.

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Spamhaus IP blocking is written into this forum's software apparently:

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I went through the same thing with Spamhaus recently as well. When I wasn't posting for a few days here and there a few weeks back it was because of them. Julien D and an IT security guy looked in to it and could find nothing that should be triggering a block on the forum but it somehow does.

I talked with Spamhaus many times about this and they said it was some sort of malware/spyware associated with Android systems (including things like Fire TV) but it was, at that time anyway, still unidentified. It kept blocking me so I had to start resetting my router each time so I could get a new IP address. I've been lucky and haven't had to do it for about a week now. I wish there was a known solution for this issue.
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