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Rumor is it’s gonna have KYB
All I'm worried about is vibration with the aluminum frame, please have a counter balancer.
If a 300, it would have to have a cb, the excessive vibs would deter riders from buying one.
A 300 kit added a substantial amount of vibs to my yz 250x
Definitely gonna be counter balanced without a doubt
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Not a single mention of weight savings on the new 85/112..... These companies advertise to the moon if they save 200g somewhere. That frame and larger forks certainly do not scream weight reduction.
as far as the mystery big bikes, I dont know how you could imagine designing a new 2t from scratch without a counter balancer.
I think the weight watching is not as important as people thought. Look at all the weight KTM has gained over the last ten years.
According to Kawasaki, there is a 4lb savings from the 2025 to the 2026 KX85 model.
Just because KTM ruined their chassis design in 2023 doesn't mean that weight isn't important
It obviously plays a part it just doesn't seem like manufacturers are obsessed with shaving weight like they were in the mid 2010's. I am not an engineer so at the risk of being called an idiot I would hazard a guess that CG is just as important to pay attention to when saving weight.
Man, 4 lbs is a lot on that little bike, especially with stiffening the fame, going to beefier brakes, suspension (larger shock shaft, etc), and larger foot pegs.
Where could they have pulled that from?
✅ Switched to decent aluminum handlebars
What else?
Aluminum steerer tube and aluminum rear sprocket as well the handle bars.
Yes, the CG is important, as is the distribution of weight relative to the CG. But the total weight is also important. Each will play a different role in different scenarios. For acceleration and braking, the actual weight is all that really matters; CG location and weight distribution (within reason) is irrelevant. For cornering and throwing the bike around, CG and distribution come into play much more, but overall weight still very much matters.
I just want it to set right on a regular MX stand. That lower frame cradle has sucked since the 80s.
Someone above pointed out the forks could actually be lighter because of thinner wall thickness needed in the material. No idea if it’s valid in this case.
Which is why I didn't include it in my list of things they beefed up.
I didn't miss the inference, I was just going off your requirements which exist in the market now (2T, alum frame w/KY
. So what is it about a KX 2T that you think is going to be better?
Absolutely. Why they can't stop that big single piece of frame downtube above the exhaust port is beyond me. That would make it easy to have a center port exhaust also. But no, that big single tube goes all the way from the steering tube to the footpegs. Probably easier to manufacture though.
yes and I was saying that the forks could be an area where weight was saved if what that other poster said is correct.
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No idea if it will be better, but a new modern design from an old manufacturer interests me. The YZ is basically a 2005. Pretty safe to assume it will be fuel injected, counter balanced and e-start. Since my last RM250 ive had 14 ktm two strokes mixed in with a bunch of 4s, and though I obviously like them a change would be welcome...
Hilarious that the kx85 has a 220mm rear brake rotor now, same size as the KTM big bikes (which overheat easily).
Dam who was it that called it
parties over guys Lumpy called it everyone go home. 🙄
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6eEmC831xWSDU89qtkLGgP?si=S_SgiBbISTiRwIjj29sngg&ct=147&t=147
This chat from last year with Kyron Bacon (Aussie EnduroGP for Kawasaki Italy) has a read-between-the-lines component. The ‘27 bike will be an FI 300 2t Enduro.
Not the same as his currently available KL-Service KX300X 4t, raced in EnduroGP of course.
It is odd they tease it then go silent. No pictures, no release, nothing.
Round 1 of GNCC is next weekend, wonder if they’ll have anything setup there, or if they’ll drop some type of PR for it, since half the reason they’re making the 300 is for the Woods/GNCC guys
tomorrow.
based on nothing but a gut feeling.
No reason what so ever? 😂
Yep. Fully prepared to be wrong. It was just a hunch.
Don't get your hopes up. Few more months?
I’m excited to see what it will be but I won’t be buying one so when it comes out it will be cool but that’s about for me. Will be interesting to see how it looks and stacks up against the competition.
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