Let's see/review those 2019 kx450s

Moto520 wrote:

Anyone know if the full shop manual is available anyplace?

Moto520 wrote:

Anyone know if the full shop manual is available anyplace?

DB97 wrote:

I bought the service manual hard copy. Think I got the part number off kawi site and had my dealer order it.

Moto520 wrote:

Did they have it in stock? I heard backordered.....

dancolvin633 wrote:

I removed the jutter spring and replaced it with a standard fiber. I personally didn’t like the feel and went back to the jutter spring.

Moto520 wrote:

Anyone know if the full shop manual is available anyplace?

DB97 wrote:

I bought the service manual hard copy. Think I got the part number off kawi site and had my dealer order it.

Moto520 wrote:

Did they have it in stock? I heard backordered.....

Click588 wrote:

Anyone know if any company’s are making plastics yet for the 19? Ready to start ordering stuff but still havnt saw that much.

Nystrom7 wrote:

Acerbis has it on their website in various colors. Dont know if they are available though. They seem not to answer questions, i asked Them about...

Acerbis has it on their website in various colors. Dont know if they are available though. They seem not to answer questions, i asked Them about frame guards for the 19 in August.

DB97 wrote:

I bought the service manual hard copy. Think I got the part number off kawi site and had my dealer order it.

Moto520 wrote:

Did they have it in stock? I heard backordered.....

D_Mash336 wrote:

google 2019 kx450 owners manual

It will open a full service manual online that is really user friendly to navigate.

Moto520 wrote:

Did they have it in stock? I heard backordered.....

D_Mash336 wrote:

google 2019 kx450 owners manual

It will open a full service manual online that is really user friendly to navigate.

Moto520 wrote:

I'm seeing the owner's manual but not the shop manual. My local dealer explained that they print them on demand with an order.

Jbulz wrote:

I got my shop manual about a month ago. Took a few weeks to come in. It is the thickest dirt bike shop manual I've ever...

I got my shop manual about a month ago. Took a few weeks to come in. It is the thickest dirt bike shop manual I've ever seen and even goes into detail on how to rebuild the starter motor internals lol.

mnomis484 wrote:

Does anyone know if the clutch from the previous generation (16-18) would fit? Almost no parts for the 19 available over here yet... Put 10 hours...

Does anyone know if the clutch from the previous generation (16-18) would fit? Almost no parts for the 19 available over here yet...

Put 10 hours on it now, and love it! Great bike, handles like a dream, corners almost like my previous suzuki!
However, the forks are too soft for my liking (added about 20ml of oil each leg and made it a bit better) and the left leg already looses a bit of oil.
Unfortunately the chain roller disintegrated after 4 rides, just like it has always been on the kawis...

mnomis484 wrote:

Does anyone know if the clutch from the previous generation (16-18) would fit? Almost no parts for the 19 available over here yet... Put 10 hours...

Does anyone know if the clutch from the previous generation (16-18) would fit? Almost no parts for the 19 available over here yet...

Put 10 hours on it now, and love it! Great bike, handles like a dream, corners almost like my previous suzuki!
However, the forks are too soft for my liking (added about 20ml of oil each leg and made it a bit better) and the left leg already looses a bit of oil.
Unfortunately the chain roller disintegrated after 4 rides, just like it has always been on the kawis...

DB97 wrote:

Finally got the rekluse torq drive installed as well as slave cylinder. Not going to ride till next weekend so ride review will have to wait...

Finally got the rekluse torq drive installed as well as slave cylinder. Not going to ride till next weekend so ride review will have to wait. I also took apart my a kit shock, plan on switching internals in a week or two.

DB97 wrote:

Finally got the rekluse torq drive installed as well as slave cylinder. Not going to ride till next weekend so ride review will have to wait...

Finally got the rekluse torq drive installed as well as slave cylinder. Not going to ride till next weekend so ride review will have to wait. I also took apart my a kit shock, plan on switching internals in a week or two.

D_Mash336 wrote:

Whats your thoughts on the clutch? Also how do you like the exhaust?

DB97 wrote:

Finally got the rekluse torq drive installed as well as slave cylinder. Not going to ride till next weekend so ride review will have to wait...

Finally got the rekluse torq drive installed as well as slave cylinder. Not going to ride till next weekend so ride review will have to wait. I also took apart my a kit shock, plan on switching internals in a week or two.

D_Mash336 wrote:

Whats your thoughts on the clutch? Also how do you like the exhaust?

DB97 wrote:

Didn't get to ride last weekend, Saturday will be the first ride with it. Exhaust makes a big difference as well as looks and sounds good.

D_Mash336 wrote:

2019 KX450 Control ISSUES So I ordered protaper 1 1/8 bar mounts for the bike, they use a larger nut making it extremely difficult to install...

2019 KX450 Control ISSUES

So I ordered protaper 1 1/8 bar mounts for the bike, they use a larger nut making it extremely difficult to install. Also the stud that the bar mounts use are way longer than stock. They actually hit the electrical bracket on the left side of the frame they are so long. I would avoid these for this bike.

Also, I ordered a set of Renthal Twinwall bars (997 bend). Just a heads up, the controls did not fit in the space provided. I managed to get them all on with the holeshot button directly ontop of the rubber seal of the bar, this was as far to the right as I could put it. The clutch was all the way to the right as well, but this still put the lever in a bad spot to be pulled.

I also installed the ODI lock on grips to the new bars.. Turns out the CAM used by ODI has a smaller diameter and is narrower than the stock kawii throttle tube. This caused slightly different pull (open/close) and it added a ton of side to side play within the throttle housing unit.

Gonna switch back to stock stuff for now until I can do a little more research. Might end up going with the Ride eng. bar mounts and mika or tag bars.

D_Mash336 wrote:

Whats your thoughts on the clutch? Also how do you like the exhaust?

DB97 wrote:

Didn't get to ride last weekend, Saturday will be the first ride with it. Exhaust makes a big difference as well as looks and sounds good.

dancolvin633 wrote:

Did you find your Ti6 system to be really loud? I can’t barely stand the noise of mine... ??‍♂️

dancolvin633 wrote:

Here’s some pics of mine. Just finished it for the most part. Still have some Cerekote work to do. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/12/12/309538/s1200_A0598FD5_C738_4E1C_B964_6D186E9F16C9.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/12/12/309539/s1200_999B1B61_73E4_4DCB_A8AF_6F74E923BB45.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/12/12/309541/s1200_42FF0DD3_AD73_4E34_BBFD_AE10E4D617D9.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/12/12/309540/s1200_55BA623C_DE7E_4490_A942_01E4C97A1E67.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/12/12/309542/s1200_91C32A38_E7B4_4671_AE5C_007C07DE52E0.jpg[/img]

Here’s some pics of mine. Just finished it for the most part. Still have some Cerekote work to do.

DB97 wrote:

Finally got the rekluse torq drive installed as well as slave cylinder. Not going to ride till next weekend so ride review will have to wait...

Finally got the rekluse torq drive installed as well as slave cylinder. Not going to ride till next weekend so ride review will have to wait. I also took apart my a kit shock, plan on switching internals in a week or two.

D_Mash336 wrote:

2019 KX450 Control ISSUES So I ordered protaper 1 1/8 bar mounts for the bike, they use a larger nut making it extremely difficult to install...

2019 KX450 Control ISSUES

So I ordered protaper 1 1/8 bar mounts for the bike, they use a larger nut making it extremely difficult to install. Also the stud that the bar mounts use are way longer than stock. They actually hit the electrical bracket on the left side of the frame they are so long. I would avoid these for this bike.

Also, I ordered a set of Renthal Twinwall bars (997 bend). Just a heads up, the controls did not fit in the space provided. I managed to get them all on with the holeshot button directly ontop of the rubber seal of the bar, this was as far to the right as I could put it. The clutch was all the way to the right as well, but this still put the lever in a bad spot to be pulled.

I also installed the ODI lock on grips to the new bars.. Turns out the CAM used by ODI has a smaller diameter and is narrower than the stock kawii throttle tube. This caused slightly different pull (open/close) and it added a ton of side to side play within the throttle housing unit.

Gonna switch back to stock stuff for now until I can do a little more research. Might end up going with the Ride eng. bar mounts and mika or tag bars.

D_Mash336 wrote:

2019 KX450 Control ISSUES So I ordered protaper 1 1/8 bar mounts for the bike, they use a larger nut making it extremely difficult to install...

2019 KX450 Control ISSUES

So I ordered protaper 1 1/8 bar mounts for the bike, they use a larger nut making it extremely difficult to install. Also the stud that the bar mounts use are way longer than stock. They actually hit the electrical bracket on the left side of the frame they are so long. I would avoid these for this bike.

Also, I ordered a set of Renthal Twinwall bars (997 bend). Just a heads up, the controls did not fit in the space provided. I managed to get them all on with the holeshot button directly ontop of the rubber seal of the bar, this was as far to the right as I could put it. The clutch was all the way to the right as well, but this still put the lever in a bad spot to be pulled.

I also installed the ODI lock on grips to the new bars.. Turns out the CAM used by ODI has a smaller diameter and is narrower than the stock kawii throttle tube. This caused slightly different pull (open/close) and it added a ton of side to side play within the throttle housing unit.

Gonna switch back to stock stuff for now until I can do a little more research. Might end up going with the Ride eng. bar mounts and mika or tag bars.

dmm698 wrote:

I just installed a set of ride engineering 21.5mm clamps last night on my 19. I had a set on my 16 with a kit spring...

I just installed a set of ride engineering 21.5mm clamps last night on my 19. I had a set on my 16 with a kit spring forks and used a pair of mika metals mounts because I bent the stock posts in a get off. They were a lot longer as you described. I actually installed the stock bar mounts in the ride clamps last night as I could tell the mika metals ones would be way to long. You could always just shorten the threaded portion?