Any point in running a 19" back wheel?
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Any point in running a 19" back wheel?
I got a 00 kx125 for the forks. Is there any point swapping the back wheel as well?
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Re: Any point in running a 19" back wheel?
Not for woods riding.
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Any point in running a 19" back wheel?
NOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!
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Re: Any point in running a 19" back wheel?
Guess thats a negative then.
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Re: Any point in running a 19" back wheel?
Put the KDX motor in the 125 frame
newbbewb wrote:^what he said.
*side note...I'm drunk, so try to read what I'm trying to say, instead of what I actually typemasterblaster wrote:Man 6 riders you rock.
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Re: Any point in running a 19" back wheel?
Nah not into that. I love my KDX. But have been thinking that alloy subframe would go well on the KDX.6 Riders wrote:Put the KDX motor in the 125 frame
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Re: Any point in running a 19" back wheel?
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As for the 19" rear, the overall tire height between a 18 and a 19 is about the same. In the larger rim you end up with shorter sidewalls which could increase your risk of flats, although plenty of MX bikes run around the desert and woods with out much problem.
I have long wondered why Kawi didnt go with a removable subframe especially since its frame heritage came from the KX side. A bent subframe is what led me to build my hybrid. I looked at doing a chop job and just using the KX subframe, but it ended up looking like more work than just building the hybrid. Now that I've ridden it I don't think I'd go back to a KDX frame.robkdx wrote:... But have been thinking that alloy subframe would go well on the KDX.
As for the 19" rear, the overall tire height between a 18 and a 19 is about the same. In the larger rim you end up with shorter sidewalls which could increase your risk of flats, although plenty of MX bikes run around the desert and woods with out much problem.
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Any point in running a 19" back wheel?
Mount up a different type of tire and have that rim ready for a quick swap. For example I use a trials tire most of the year except when I run a few winter races when I want a knobby tire because of the heavy mud and speeds.