KX 450 Grenade

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Edited Date/Time 10/9/2018 12:57pm
I was at red bud and there were a tonne of kx 450's that blew up
Bikes I saw were Desalle, Medaglia, Tomac, Searle. Probably a few more, what it is with that?
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Squirrelings 10/8/2018 1:31pm
10/8/2018 1:31pm
Medaglia has his radiator cap pop off and burning hot coolant obviously spayed all over him. Bike didn’t blow.
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Rotaholic 10/8/2018 1:32pm
10/8/2018 1:32pm Edited Date/Time 10/8/2018 6:06pm
On a positive I dont think any of them went bang, it looked like they all overheated, Still a terrible look for the green grenades.
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Bermworm 10/8/2018 1:34pm
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Was wondering the same thing absolutely gutted for them all because they were having great rides and you know they could feel their bikes going away from them.Was thinking oversized radiators may have helped but it did not look good for the mean green machines yesterday.
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-MAVERICK- 10/8/2018 1:49pm
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Even this little dude was bummed.

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mjskier 10/8/2018 1:53pm
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Ferrandis mentioned that in his second race he had to babysit his bike because the radiators got stuffed with sand/dirt and it started smoking.
Maybe the Kawi riders who had issues didn't heed the warning signs and gave it all.
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rikhek 10/8/2018 1:55pm
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The problem with the KX's is they're not KTMs. Oh, I forgot, the KX is the best bike as stated in the many shootouts. What a fucking joke.
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kb228 10/8/2018 2:05pm
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Running any bike in the mud is hard on the motor. Especially highly hopped up race engines. I believe a couple KTMs died as well.

Before dogging a bike, lets look at the bikes off the showroom floor. Theres an entire thread of owners saying how great their 19 kx450 is. Assuming the one you buy is remotely close to one raced at mxon is ignorant as hell. You spend $20,000 hopping up your motor on any brand and stuff the radiators and electrical plugs with sand and mud and see how long it lasts.
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scott_nz 10/8/2018 2:13pm
10/8/2018 2:13pm
Don’t sure if factory kawi eu had been running the new bike all year or not , but it was not a good look for sure. A number of other bikes blew as well , tough condition to keep the radiators clear
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Moto96 10/8/2018 2:13pm
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How come after all these years the factory mechanics cant keep sand and mud out of the radiators?

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ML512 10/8/2018 2:16pm
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scott_nz wrote:
Don’t sure if factory kawi eu had been running the new bike all year or not , but it was not a good look for sure...
Don’t sure if factory kawi eu had been running the new bike all year or not , but it was not a good look for sure. A number of other bikes blew as well , tough condition to keep the radiators clear
Desalle was on a '18 KX450F and so was Medaglia. Tommy Searle was on a 2018 that they rented from someone, and brought some part. Tomac was the only one on a 19 and they had an electrical or fuel pump problem on Saturday (note, the wheel wasn't locked, engine was free) and no problems on Sunday for them.

I'm pretty sure we can find a bike of every brand that had problems at this race. Jacobi's Husqvarna had problems, Calvin's Honda went bang at least once...
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KDXGarage 10/8/2018 2:40pm
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rikhek wrote:
The problem with the KX's is they're not KTMs. Oh, I forgot, the KX is the best bike as stated in the many shootouts. What a...
The problem with the KX's is they're not KTMs. Oh, I forgot, the KX is the best bike as stated in the many shootouts. What a fucking joke.
You sound like the kind of guy that would beat his husband. Please calm down.
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Falcon 10/8/2018 2:47pm
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Rotaholic wrote:
On a positive I dont think any of them went bang, it looked like they all overheated, Still a terrible look for the green grenades.
*Greenades. Wink
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I knew squirrelings and kb228 would post in here...Whistling
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scott_nz wrote:
Don’t sure if factory kawi eu had been running the new bike all year or not , but it was not a good look for sure...
Don’t sure if factory kawi eu had been running the new bike all year or not , but it was not a good look for sure. A number of other bikes blew as well , tough condition to keep the radiators clear
ML512 wrote:
Desalle was on a '18 KX450F and so was Medaglia. Tommy Searle was on a 2018 that they rented from someone, and brought some part. Tomac...
Desalle was on a '18 KX450F and so was Medaglia. Tommy Searle was on a 2018 that they rented from someone, and brought some part. Tomac was the only one on a 19 and they had an electrical or fuel pump problem on Saturday (note, the wheel wasn't locked, engine was free) and no problems on Sunday for them.

I'm pretty sure we can find a bike of every brand that had problems at this race. Jacobi's Husqvarna had problems, Calvin's Honda went bang at least once...
Desalle smashed a hole in his water pump cover after taking sewer out. That’s what paulin said
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twizzler 10/8/2018 3:11pm
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Did anyone race a Suzuki 250 or 450? Other than Pastrana on a RM250 2 smoke I didn't see nor hear of any rider on a Suzuki.
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Rotaholic 10/8/2018 4:03pm
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twizzler wrote:
Did anyone race a Suzuki 250 or 450? Other than Pastrana on a RM250 2 smoke I didn't see nor hear of any rider on a...
Did anyone race a Suzuki 250 or 450? Other than Pastrana on a RM250 2 smoke I didn't see nor hear of any rider on a Suzuki.
Lopes JGR
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boston_jorj 10/8/2018 4:04pm
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Rotaholic wrote:
On a positive I dont think any of them went bang, it looked like they all overheated, Still a terrible look for the green grenades.
Laughing out loud “green grenades” ?
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280driver 10/8/2018 4:34pm
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drok577 wrote:
I was at red bud and there were a tonne of kx 450's that blew up Bikes I saw were Desalle, Medaglia, Tomac, Searle. Probably a...
I was at red bud and there were a tonne of kx 450's that blew up
Bikes I saw were Desalle, Medaglia, Tomac, Searle. Probably a few more, what it is with that?
There was only one ‘19 there and it had an electrical failure. I️ saw plenty of bike of all brands smoking and several have failures. It happens.
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-MAVERICK- wrote:
Even this little dude was bummed. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/10/08/293258/s1200_42173404_1533038530130004_6599400554901908578_n.jpg[/img]
Even this little dude was bummed.

Laughing
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robkinuk 10/8/2018 4:46pm
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Wonder if the KX450cc blowups will hurt sales of 2019 models in dealers showroom's????
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Eddieg15 10/8/2018 4:47pm
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scott_nz wrote:
Don’t sure if factory kawi eu had been running the new bike all year or not , but it was not a good look for sure...
Don’t sure if factory kawi eu had been running the new bike all year or not , but it was not a good look for sure. A number of other bikes blew as well , tough condition to keep the radiators clear
ML512 wrote:
Desalle was on a '18 KX450F and so was Medaglia. Tommy Searle was on a 2018 that they rented from someone, and brought some part. Tomac...
Desalle was on a '18 KX450F and so was Medaglia. Tommy Searle was on a 2018 that they rented from someone, and brought some part. Tomac was the only one on a 19 and they had an electrical or fuel pump problem on Saturday (note, the wheel wasn't locked, engine was free) and no problems on Sunday for them.

I'm pretty sure we can find a bike of every brand that had problems at this race. Jacobi's Husqvarna had problems, Calvin's Honda went bang at least once...
Either way. Green out numbered the rest period!
Jeremy Macbeth 10/8/2018 4:49pm
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robkinuk wrote:
Wonder if the KX450cc blowups will hurt sales of 2019 models in dealers showroom's????
Reading is hard.
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Squirrelings 10/8/2018 4:53pm
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I knew squirrelings and kb228 would post in here...Whistling
I simply added a fact cool guy.
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KDXGarage 10/8/2018 5:05pm
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twizzler wrote:
Did anyone race a Suzuki 250 or 450? Other than Pastrana on a RM250 2 smoke I didn't see nor hear of any rider on a...
Did anyone race a Suzuki 250 or 450? Other than Pastrana on a RM250 2 smoke I didn't see nor hear of any rider on a Suzuki.
MAN! EXCELLENT POST and thought. That makes me want to go back and check. I see the comment from another poster about Lopes, but as far as what was shown during the races...

AHHHH!!! I just remembered, Pastrana! That is one more.
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ktmdan 10/8/2018 5:11pm
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drok577 wrote:
I was at red bud and there were a tonne of kx 450's that blew up Bikes I saw were Desalle, Medaglia, Tomac, Searle. Probably a...
I was at red bud and there were a tonne of kx 450's that blew up
Bikes I saw were Desalle, Medaglia, Tomac, Searle. Probably a few more, what it is with that?
4 blown up kawasakis would be 936 pounds (not including mud) which is only 42.4% of a metric ton.
4 yamahas on the other hand...
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kb228 10/8/2018 5:37pm
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seth505 wrote:
I knew squirrelings and kb228 would post in here...Whistling
Squirrelings wrote:
I simply added a fact cool guy.
Logic is difficult for some people.
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seth505 10/8/2018 5:41pm
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seth505 wrote:
I knew squirrelings and kb228 would post in here...Whistling
Squirrelings wrote:
I simply added a fact cool guy.
kb228 wrote:
Logic is difficult for some people.
For what it’s worth, you both seem to post good stuff other than the kawi loving/ktm hating.
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Markopolo400 10/8/2018 5:41pm
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ML512 wrote:
Desalle was on a '18 KX450F and so was Medaglia. Tommy Searle was on a 2018 that they rented from someone, and brought some part. Tomac...
Desalle was on a '18 KX450F and so was Medaglia. Tommy Searle was on a 2018 that they rented from someone, and brought some part. Tomac was the only one on a 19 and they had an electrical or fuel pump problem on Saturday (note, the wheel wasn't locked, engine was free) and no problems on Sunday for them.

I'm pretty sure we can find a bike of every brand that had problems at this race. Jacobi's Husqvarna had problems, Calvin's Honda went bang at least once...
There was one other guy on a 19.

It seemed like every bike was steaming at one point during the weekend. I walked through the pits on Sunday morning after the B main, and I saw some of the plugged radiators first hand, they were completely blocked with dirt.
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kb228 10/8/2018 5:42pm
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Squirrelings wrote:
I simply added a fact cool guy.
kb228 wrote:
Logic is difficult for some people.
seth505 wrote:
For what it’s worth, you both seem to post good stuff other than the kawi loving/ktm hating.
One thing i do hate is orange bikes. KTMs and Harleys need to go away
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