I want to fine tune my kdx200 for my dual sporting riding

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I want to fine tune my kdx200 for my dual sporting riding

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I've got my 95 kdx 200 dual sport ready and do a lot of trail connecting and riding the back roads. I just ordered a new 14 tooth cs sprocket. I'm running stock 13/47 right now. I don't like how it rides above 50 right now for a longer run on the street. the vibration gets to you after a while. I hope the 14 tooth helps give me a little more speed/less rpm. I don't want to give up a lot of low end though. I almost bought a 15 tooth but I wanted to try the 14 1st. I also bought a new 110 link x-ring chain so we'll see how that install goes soon. I want to tighten the rebound on my front forks as well. Is that simple. I have my manual but I haven't gotten into tuning the shocks they worked good when I was strickly dirt. Maybe a little plush. Right now tho, under braking and such they need tightened up. Any help or suggestions are appreciated. One more thing. The bike came with that pro circuit pipe. I want a new silencer. Should I stick with pro circuit and what about it being a spark arrestor.
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The rebound is not adjustable on the stock forks - only compression.

Except for doing something with the oil level/ oil weight. That controls the rebound.

For silencers, pick what you want - FMF or PC, but get somethging with an S/A. I ran the FMF 'Q' on my KDX and it was very very quiet. The TCII is also spark arrested.
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How much is my gearing going to change going from a 13t to a 14t cs sprocket. and am I wise by not getting a 15 tooth.
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Not sure if the 200 will pull 15/47. You'd get a higher cruising speed, but top speed may remain the same as the bike may not have the balls to ring out sixth gear with a ratio like that. Plus, that's a lot of clutching once you get on the trails.

Give the 14 a try and report back :wink:
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Are you RB'd? Might be sumthin to do to help...
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No the only mods that I know of are the pipe and air box lid removed.
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On the street with 14-47 I could cruise 55-60 I even liked it in the woods but mine is a 220 very different my brother had a 04 200 I don't think it would have been as happy. You have to remove bead locks to get out most of your vibration at 55mph with stock forks and 1 bead lock in front my bike would bounce hard enough to see daylight under the front wheel :shock: The way I got mine to stop vibrating on the road was in the bed of a f-250 very nice this way. My nuts go numb at the thought of 4-5 miles of pavement :grin:
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No its not bumpy due to the bead locks. Its hardly bumpy. Just vibration. Now that I can dual sport it I'll only trailer it for long rides. I hated loading it up all the time to go to the trails. I can't see that adding 1 tooth to the cs sprocket change the gearing that much. It has way too much torque as it is. 1st is almost pointless. Hopefully this helps.
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Have you tested the 14T yet?
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Haven't got it yet. Waiting on a shipment from RM. I have an x-ring chain and some new filters on the way also.
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I got my 14t cs sprocket yesterday along with a new x-ring chain and filter. It definitely makes going 50-60 on the road more pleasant. My old chain was very worn and stretched. Like almost 2 inches!
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