a few updates and new features,
http://www.vitalmx.com/features/2013...nd-KX250F,3276
a few updates and new features,
http://www.vitalmx.com/features/2013...nd-KX250F,3276
Forks look cool. Change of spring rate as easy as a few more pumps of air??
Can you let us know what you think of the 450 forks scott? Still a heavy beast though eh
yeah, the figures look worse than they did 5 years ago as they are quoting curb mass now, rather than dry weight, they are about the same weight that the 06 was, the fork has dropped the weight that the injection added,
will be interesting to see how the forks go, the motor is easily the best in the class and every magazine says it, the most comman mod that is done to them is to take HP out of the midrange
The best looking green machine ive seen in years. I wonder how reliable those forks will be in years to come..... Makes sense dropping out the springs the mountain bike guys have done it for years. And those little hand pumps are cheap and can pump up to some crazy PSI readings.
What shocked me was this
http://www.vitalmx.com/photos/featur...,58709/GuyB,64
The old split pin in the axle trick i thought that was long gone.
I'm surprised to see them going to air forks. Mountain bike forks I'm sure won't get anywhere near as hot as a KX450's...and I would've thought with air expanding as it heats up causing a few issues. I can tell you from experience that Fox Air Shox do just that. Will be better if nitrogen is used....but who has that on hand?
The air we breathe is 78% Nitrogen anyway, it would be interesting to see how hot they get. They have a lot more cooling then mountain bike forks because they are a lot larger and the bikes are going much quicker.
Your other problem is what PSI do they run at, I was told that compressors struggle to pump up to what is needed in some shocks i know my hand held shock pump for mountain bikes pumps up to nearly 300psi according to the gauge.
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