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i just got a '98 kdx 220. its relatively brand new with very low hours. it has a fmf gold series burly pipe, turbine core 2 spark arrestor, skid plate, did er gold chain, and Sprocket Specialists sprocket kit. other then these changes are ther any others that should be made for it to run in peak condition. im a decent rider but i dont want to give it anymore power until im used the the power its got. i just want to keep it maintained and to keep it running at peak. and what are the costs. im a minor living at hme with a fairly low budget, but ill take any suggestions as far as what i can do. thanx

Get it jetted right and the suspension set up for your weight.... the two best mods in the world!

We can help you with all of that if you give us some information about your weight and how and where you ride. What elevation are you riding at?

The FMF pipe might be a Burly but what is stamped on the top tab? K-30 or K-35? One is a woods pipe and one is a desert pipe. How many teeth on your sprockets? 12 or 13 on the front? 47, 48, 49, or 50 on the rear?

Oh...and WELCOME to the site!

Welcome to the site!

General recommendations are usually:

clean and grease swingarm, linkage and steering bearings

switch to aftermarket piston (220 piston reliability has proven to be suspect), and during this time thoroughly clean power valve system

remove or cut away majority of air box lid

properly jet carburetor

fresh fluids all around (radiators, transmission, forks, shock)

making sure and/or getting proper stiffness springs for forks and shock

buy a service manual and lube/grease items regularly

cost varies depending on tools required, but most of those are low cost and keep you from higher costs down the road (maintain now with a little money or replace later, spending a lot of money)

Jason just listed pretty much item by item the first mods (low $$$) for getting your 220 dialed in. So i'll just say Welcome to the site!

-Maurice

If you don't have a pipe guard and hand guards I would add them. After greasing everthing that needs greased go put some wear on the tires.
Welcome aboard.


bob
kdc200

To add to Jason's list: be sure air presure in tires is correct. I had a faulty air pressure gauge; a high dollar one too, and it was off by 7 lbs!!!! So when I though I had 12 psi, I really had 19 psi. What a difference I felt once I discovered this. It was like a whole new ride with far superior traction.

One other thing; take a tiny screw driver out with you and open the bleeder screws on the tops of your fork legs at each ride. The air pressure does affect fork performance.

And welcome to the KDX site too.

Oh yeah! Definitely check the air pressure in the tires. I didn't do this when I got my '94, and I was wondering why it would not get much traction. After a couple of days, I checked it, and each tire had 30 psi. :eek:

Jason wrote:General recommendations are usually:

clean and grease swingarm, linkage and steering bearings

Don't gloss over this part 'cuz it's not bling. Do it now or pay MUCH more later. Actually, I'd be surprised to find there were NO problems with it already. LOTS of time for a '98 to chew up several items..seeing as a brandy new bike ridden for a couple months will....

Properly adjusted suspension is more important that more 'go'. If you can't stay ON the thing, more ponies is a waste of time.

Besides, taking the thing apart to service the bearing assemblies will provide some good quality-time with your machine!