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Do you match the Tail Tech to the bike or the forks?
Posted: 12:31 am Jun 26 2007
by RTSinDallas
If you swap forks and front wheel, what do you match the Trail Tech to, the bike or the forks?
Thanks
RT
Posted: 01:02 am Jun 26 2007
by quailchaser
I assume your looking for which particular unit to put on your bike. What Trail tech unit are you looking to install? Endurance, Vapor? I used the same unit for the KX that I used on the KDX for the Endurance unit. RickD put a Vapor computer on his KDX with KX forks and wheel. Not sure whick machine specific unit he used.
Trail Tech is a top notch company with great customer support. Give them a call, they will be more than happy to work to find the right set up for your machine.
Posted: 01:02 am Jun 26 2007
by MXOldtimer
"EDIT" I understand now.
I had the Endurance on my KDX.
When I did my fork swap I reused the KDX caliper which already had the sensor mounted & brake rotor so everything worked fine.
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Posted: 01:40 am Jun 26 2007
by RTSinDallas
I'm looking at an endurance model, unless the vapor is the way to go. Do the units consist of the the head unit and a wheel sensor, only? Or, do they have a connection to the CDI or flywheel? What makes it model specific? It sound like , with the endurance, you would need to match the front end, not the motor. But, the vapor needs a way to read the revs.
Posted: 08:29 pm Jun 26 2007
by Colorado Mike
I reused my Endurance on my KX front end after the change, but the magnetic volt supplied for the original KDX rotor won't fit the KX one. Luckily they supplied a stick on magnet with the original mount kit. I epoxied that in place, and it works fine, but I'd rather have the correct volt.
If you are ordering the stuff from scratch, I would order it based on which brake rotor you are using.
Posted: 10:02 pm Jun 26 2007
by MXOldtimer


Colorado Mike wrote:I reused my Endurance on my KX front end after the change, but the magnetic volt supplied for the original KDX rotor won't fit the KX one. Luckily they supplied a stick on magnet with the original mount kit. I epoxied that in place, and it works fine, but I'd rather have the correct volt.
If you are ordering the stuff from scratch, I would order it based on which brake rotor you are using.
Oops! That's true I forgot, I had to order another magnetic rotor bolt since the KDX has a larger bolt and wouldn't fit the KX hub.
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Posted: 10:05 pm Jun 26 2007
by Indawoods
It's not a bolt... it's a volt! Right CM!

Posted: 10:07 pm Jun 26 2007
by Colorado Mike
eggsackly.
Posted: 10:32 am Jun 27 2007
by RTSinDallas
Alright, If I understand correctly, you need to match the front brake rotor bolt size, with the Endurance kit.
It looks like, on the Trail Tech website, that the Vapor has a lot more sensors that could be bike specific. And it would be easier to get the kit for a KDX, and just order the correct rotor bolt sensor for the wheel you use. I am leaning towards the Vapor, for the added functions.
Now, to confuse matters further, I read on another forum, that Trail Tech has a new (after vapor) computer coming out. Does anyone know if this is true?