PURPLE Triple Clamps (Not KDX)

[billie_morini]

The vendor hyperlinked below is selling anodized purple triple clamps. They offer no clamps for the KDX at present. But, you can have this done by a coating service or DIY.

https://www.motosport.com/dirtbike/trip ... 7422208li1

[Chuck78]

I've been eyeing up some used CRF450 RideEngineering triples to go from 23mm offset 2019+ KX450 offset up to an 8mm shorter (proper height for KDX & '02 & earlier KX frames), to 23.5mm offset as well as saving almost half a pound apparently over the stock KX triples...

Both bikes use the same family of 49mm Showa Twin Chamber forks, and clamping diameters are virtually identical.

I have held off because they used KX triples are $150 & the used Ride Engineering triples are $350-400+... BUT... Billie, your purple anodized post has me thinking I need to work harder to get more money out of this house sale so I can build a $6800+ KDX/KX hybrid worth $4700 resale, so that I can smash it up and crash it and tumble it down steep hill climbs and devalue it severely in 5 years time!!!!!

Right now, the vacant house is sufficing as a paint booth so I don't have to try and heat my garage up to 50° at great expense, or fumigate my entire house which I reside in!

Due to uncertainty in the economy and other political and economical factors, I really need to get back to working on the house as a second full-time job now that we're out of the bitter cold heavy snow accumulation winter spell...
Buddies are hitting me up already to start planning riding trips for April+! And I hate to see myself, year after year, wasting one of the two best riding seasons of the year, April May and early june, as well as September and October.... I never seem prepared for it due to extenuating circumstances in other facets of life! Winter season lack of motivation at Northern latitudes (short daylight hours in the winter months significantly affect motivation in many folks) seems to always get the better of me...

But thanks for posting up that!

The Xtrig Rocs triples I avoid due to the upper clamp bolts protruding towards the tank, which could affect clearance on KDX tanks as well as oversized KX tanks. The RideEngineering design is preferred for this area's clearance with both upper bolts forward.

[Chuck78]

Ahhh... It looks like the Honda are not available in purple, only the Yamaha... Perhaps they'll do a custom request, however? I'll probably stick to a used late model black Ride Engineering set for 23.5mm offset, to cope with my hard enduro tall "fatty cheater" front tire preference, as the 23.5mm offset vs stock late model KX 23mm helps bring the steering trail back to KX125/KDX specifications.

[billie_morini]

Chuck, you are to be commended for your exemplary logic:

" I need to work harder to get more money out of this house sale so I can build a $6800+ KDX/KX hybrid worth $4700 resale, so that I can smash it up and crash it and tumble it down steep hill climbs and devalue it severely in 5 years time!!!!!"