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Here's an article from an old DR magazine I dug out of the basement recently. Enjoy!

The scans (actually iPhone pics) aren't as legible as I would have liked. Sorry about that. I found a few other KDX articles (one more C and a couple E series focused), and I'll try to get them loaded up soon.

That's awesome. Thanks for posting those

sexpanther34 wrote:That's awesome. Thanks for posting those

+1!

Cool stuff.

One of my buddies had a KDX200 back in the day.
Jeeez....... Over 30 years ago!
We used to beat the crap out of our stuff. I was on a KDX175SR (?) or a Chapparal 1?? and very briefly on a Maico 250.
My other buddy was on a suzuki of some kind, a PE probably.
All three bikes broke and needed towing out regularly. That was part of riding.
We rode from Attleboro almost all the way out to Cape Cod one Saturday.
RR tracks, power lines, back roads.

Thanks for the trip dfeckel!

Cool!

Here is a big enduro comparo from Dirt Rider. They called it the "No B.S." because they actually waited for Suzuki to get them an RMX before having the comparison test. Other mags did their comparo using an RMX mock up because the real thing wasn't yet available.

Whew, that was a long article. But it was worth it to see that the KDX was victorious!

Thanks for that. Just bought my 'E' a couple of months ago and I like reading old reviews.

wow, this is awesome!

Awesome article. Thanks for posting! I love all the comparison articles from these bikes.

Not sure how they came up with 24hp for a stock RMX250 though????

I have ridden a completely stock RMX (Stock pipe, silencer, reeds, carb, piston). It was scary fast! Felt like an RM motor with a little more bottom end and slightly less top end.

I would have guessed it was 2-3 peak hp less than the RM motocross motor.

I've never ridden an RMX, but I've always read is that the stocker was heavily restricted. This article says it had not only a throttle limiter, but also a power valve limiter. I wonder if the stocker you rode had the limiters removed?

dfeckel wrote:I've never ridden an RMX, but I've always read is that the stocker was heavily restricted. This article says it had not only a throttle limiter, but also a power valve limiter. I wonder if the stocker you rode had the limiters removed?

That explains it. I'm not sure about a Power Valve limiter, but there was no throttle stop. I guess if it only opens up to 2/3 throttle or so, it wouldn't make much power.