Let's see/review those 2019 kx450s

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MZ193 11/7/2019 6:29am
11/7/2019 6:29am
smezmx wrote:
Not really a four stroke person but i thought you guys may like this one...... [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/11/07/383694/s1200_IMG_4744.jpg[/img]
Not really a four stroke person but i thought you guys may like this one......


Is it me or does this look like a mx simulator render?
Lol.
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smezmx 11/7/2019 6:43am
11/7/2019 6:43am
smezmx wrote:
Not really a four stroke person but i thought you guys may like this one...... [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/11/07/383694/s1200_IMG_4744.jpg[/img]
Not really a four stroke person but i thought you guys may like this one......


MZ193 wrote:
Is it me or does this look like a mx simulator render?
Lol.
I have no idea what that means?.....Laughing Laughing Dry
cablemonkey334 11/7/2019 6:50am
11/7/2019 6:50am
Well this just happened,
bike just tipped over and now a nice hole in the case wtf.
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MZ193 11/7/2019 7:20am
11/7/2019 7:20am
smezmx wrote:
Not really a four stroke person but i thought you guys may like this one...... [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/11/07/383694/s1200_IMG_4744.jpg[/img]
Not really a four stroke person but i thought you guys may like this one......


MZ193 wrote:
Is it me or does this look like a mx simulator render?
Lol.
smezmx wrote:
I have no idea what that means?.....Laughing Laughing Dry
That it isn’t a real image.
Mx simulator is a mx pc game.
Anyway i’m feeling really sorry for cablemonkey334.

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soggy 11/7/2019 7:21am
11/7/2019 7:21am
cablemonkey334 wrote:
Well this just happened, bike just tipped over and now a nice hole in the case wtf. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/11/07/383696/s1200_22686.jpg[/img]
Well this just happened,
bike just tipped over and now a nice hole in the case wtf.
bummer atleast its just a cover though and not an inner case.
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smezmx 11/7/2019 7:44am
11/7/2019 7:44am
MZ193 wrote:
That it isn’t a real image.
Mx simulator is a mx pc game.
Anyway i’m feeling really sorry for cablemonkey334.
Oh shit.....thanks for letting me know......i'm such a dumbass....Dizzy
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MZ193 11/7/2019 10:01am
11/7/2019 10:01am
MZ193 wrote:
That it isn’t a real image.
Mx simulator is a mx pc game.
Anyway i’m feeling really sorry for cablemonkey334.
smezmx wrote:
Oh shit.....thanks for letting me know......i'm such a dumbass....Dizzy
No problem, you’re just prolly too old to know this things. I’m only 17.🙃
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smezmx 11/7/2019 10:59am
11/7/2019 10:59am
Thanks.....and now i feel older Laughing
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Cygrace74 11/7/2019 11:32am
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cablemonkey334 wrote:
Well this just happened, bike just tipped over and now a nice hole in the case wtf. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/11/07/383696/s1200_22686.jpg[/img]
Well this just happened,
bike just tipped over and now a nice hole in the case wtf.
Just looked and Kawi has a superceded part number for it so they adjusted something for a new cover. Maybe thicker or different material.
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lawson34 11/7/2019 11:52am
11/7/2019 11:52am
Anybody have trouble getting the fork caps off, I tweaked my front end and twisted the legs in the clamps... The caps look like shit now lol
MOTOXSTATION 11/7/2019 2:17pm
11/7/2019 2:17pm
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Anybody have trouble getting the fork caps off, I tweaked my front end and twisted the legs in the clamps... The caps look like shit now...
Anybody have trouble getting the fork caps off, I tweaked my front end and twisted the legs in the clamps... The caps look like shit now lol
When I changed my springs and oil in the forks the caps were on very tight. Some of the green on the caps did wear off during the process.
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lawson34 11/7/2019 3:57pm
11/7/2019 3:57pm
It dawned on me to break the top clamp bolts loose then it was effortless easy peasy!! I had 250 ml in both legs
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soggy 11/7/2019 4:03pm
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lawson34 wrote:
It dawned on me to break the top clamp bolts loose then it was effortless easy peasy!! I had 250 ml in both legs
yea you never want to loosen the top cap with the pinch bolts tightened. good way to crush the fork tubes.
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FortyHat 11/7/2019 4:04pm
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cablemonkey334 wrote:
Well this just happened, bike just tipped over and now a nice hole in the case wtf. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/11/07/383696/s1200_22686.jpg[/img]
Well this just happened,
bike just tipped over and now a nice hole in the case wtf.
Did the shift lever flex into it?
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lawson34 11/7/2019 5:00pm
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lawson34 wrote:
It dawned on me to break the top clamp bolts loose then it was effortless easy peasy!! I had 250 ml in both legs
soggy wrote:
yea you never want to loosen the top cap with the pinch bolts tightened. good way to crush the fork tubes.
My first rodeo bud, I always had a race shop in my town service the forks...
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lawson34 11/7/2019 5:23pm
11/7/2019 5:23pm
Have a torque drive clutch pack coming I ordered the cover too, are they really as good as people say?
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cablemonkey334 11/7/2019 5:33pm
11/7/2019 5:33pm
cablemonkey334 wrote:
Well this just happened, bike just tipped over and now a nice hole in the case wtf. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/11/07/383696/s1200_22686.jpg[/img]
Well this just happened,
bike just tipped over and now a nice hole in the case wtf.
FortyHat wrote:
Did the shift lever flex into it?
Yes

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lawson34 11/9/2019 7:14am
11/9/2019 7:14am
Question when filling the cartridge up with oil do I work the fluid out until it stops coming out of the air holes
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DB97 11/9/2019 7:18am
11/9/2019 7:18am
lawson34 wrote:
Question when filling the cartridge up with oil do I work the fluid out until it stops coming out of the air holes
Yeah pump it until it stops and you can blow air in one side to clean better.
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the kid 857 11/9/2019 7:22am
11/9/2019 7:22am
cablemonkey334 wrote:
Well this just happened, bike just tipped over and now a nice hole in the case wtf. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/11/07/383696/s1200_22686.jpg[/img]
Well this just happened,
bike just tipped over and now a nice hole in the case wtf.
I did the same thing.... sucks
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the kid 857 11/9/2019 7:27am
11/9/2019 7:27am
So what is the overall consensus on gearing. I live at 6000 feet so I usually go up a tooth on the rear, but I hear good things on a 14 up front. Just looking for ideas,thanks.
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lawson34 11/9/2019 7:33am
11/9/2019 7:33am
lawson34 wrote:
Question when filling the cartridge up with oil do I work the fluid out until it stops coming out of the air holes
DB97 wrote:
Yeah pump it until it stops and you can blow air in one side to clean better.
And the adjuster do I tighten it until it gets snug then run the locknut up... I'm not sure how exactly to do this and keep them adjusted the same on both legs
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DB97 11/9/2019 7:43am
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lawson34 wrote:
And the adjuster do I tighten it until it gets snug then run the locknut up... I'm not sure how exactly to do this and keep...
And the adjuster do I tighten it until it gets snug then run the locknut up... I'm not sure how exactly to do this and keep them adjusted the same on both legs
Yeah. If you buy a service manual it has everything explained as well as torque values. I'll always buy one right away on a new bike.
MOTOXSTATION 11/9/2019 9:23am
11/9/2019 9:23am Edited Date/Time 11/9/2019 9:24am
lawson34 wrote:
And the adjuster do I tighten it until it gets snug then run the locknut up... I'm not sure how exactly to do this and keep...
And the adjuster do I tighten it until it gets snug then run the locknut up... I'm not sure how exactly to do this and keep them adjusted the same on both legs
DB97 wrote:
Yeah. If you buy a service manual it has everything explained as well as torque values. I'll always buy one right away on a new bike.
The owners manual should give you the information for the front suspension you need for maintenance. The service manual is going to be more detailed.
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lawson34 11/9/2019 6:22pm
11/9/2019 6:22pm
I finally pulled the plasti dip black paint off of my fmf can... stuff didn't fade or bubble what so ever..
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mnomis484 11/10/2019 9:58am
11/10/2019 9:58am
Since the pivots of my foot pegs often got filled with dirt and were stuck in the tucked up position often, and there are currently no aftermarket peg armors available for the 2019, i went ahead and made my own. Would definitely look better if they were welded with a proper TIG welder (i used MIG), but i think they should do the job.


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FortyHat 11/10/2019 10:26am
11/10/2019 10:26am
Nice work!
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Moto520 11/10/2019 10:52am
11/10/2019 10:52am
Those peg pivot covers look great. In a pinch use the Acerbis rubber pivot cover. They work great and are easily remove able for cleaning.

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