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Hey gang, I'm a noob to this site, but not to forums in general, so I did use the search function, but trying to find out what the differences in a 2006 KDX200 are to previous years. I bought this bike it was almost new, but did not come with any sort of manuals or tools, just trying to build my information toolbox! Any other tips you wanna throw in here for me is welcome too!

Thanks in advance!

If memorry serves me right from 95 to 05 only difference is BNG (Bold New Graphics) Everything else is the same...

89-94 "E" models were all the same except for forks of the 93 and 94's and an extra waterpump seal on the 90- 94's and 95 and up "H" models were all the same with the exception of stiffer clutch springs on the 96 and up models ....

Bold new graphics each year though!

Ok, cool, I am actually glad to hear the only real difference is 'BNG'! That means finding parts is easier... I noticed on Fredette's site alot of his products only go up to like 2003 and wanted to make sure my bike was compatible.

Thanks guys, looking forward to learning more and being able to contribute.

Welcome to the KDX smokers lounge flux_capacitor! Go post a picture of that pristine bike in the Members Bike Profiles forum so we can all drool.

Welcome!

Next to free things to start:

Get manual if you don't have one

Grease whole bike

Search tool is your friend. Read up on how to jet your bike, and read up on suspension stuff. If you plan to do any mods to your bike, my personal recommendation is to start with suspension. Almost no one can giv er all she's got with the factory susp.

Thanks guys, I'll go post some pics. Suspension I can tell already is on the list of things to do. Reckon I need to go get a manual, too. What's a good place to get one? My local dealer is a joke and I won't give them any money on principle.

I am having one issue I can't figure out...

Whole bike is stock, low hours, but there is some spooge dripping where the pipe meets the muffler... everything is welded shut on the stock system and no way to check the packing for blowback which dirt bike dad recommended to me on a local forum... When I say dripping I actually mean blowing all over the swingarm, rear brake caliper, and rotor. Should I RTV the gap shut where the pipes meet? Or is that a bad idea? 2 strokes are so different than my big bore thumpers!!!

Thanks again guys.

BNG?

But....but....but....I happen to know that isn't the ONLY thing that changes over the later years.

SOME frames are different colors!!!

sheeesh...BNG the only improvement....my heavens......


How could anyone buy a KDX as new as an '06 and be selling it already? Who'd they steal it from? I don't suppose they would say............


Yep! What fuzzy said..mostly: Grease it, tune your suspension (with or without modification), jet it properly.

I'd guess FRP doesn't update his catalog labels 'cuz they don't matter.

Well...unless you're buying frame paint or ordering BOG!

But wait...there's more!!! Not all FUEL TANKS are the same color, neither!

"Whole bike is stock, low hours, but there is some spooge dripping where the pipe meets the muffler"

Not at all unusual.
There should be a rubber collar that seals the joint between the pipe and the silencer. That collar has two grooves in it that zip-ties fit nicely. Pulled tight, they will keep oil from leaking out there.
The silencer can be drained of excess oil through a bolt on the bottom near the back.
You may want to open the carb and write down what jets are installed. If truly stock it is probably a bit rich.

RTV works there. Maybe the OEM collar is missing? You can use a piece of whatever fits to replace that collar if you wish. The OEM piece is spendy. I use a section of Hi-Temp hose from NAPA..similar to 'green-stripe' hose.

There is no packing in the OEM silencer.

Get the jetting cleaned up and that problem will go away (the drippy spoos).

Took only a quick look, but I don't see OEM manuals on the web. Likely they are available only from dealers..don't know for sure. There is an on-line version...5 years for $35..available with a click on the top-right of this page. It has some very nice pictures, 'fer sure. I'm old...I like a printed manual I can write things in, dog-ear corners, and misplace.......

Welcome, Flux! Love Hobbs!!!

canyncarvr wrote:
How could anyone buy a KDX as new as an '06 and be selling it already? Who'd they steal it from? I don't suppose they would say............

I bought an 05 last year. It was in immaculate condition. The original owner won it in a contest. He didn't want a dirt bike and did ride it much so he traded it in on a quad. A friend of mine bought it and rode it a couple years. He got the four-stroke bug and sold it to me. Eventually he got sick of the four-stroke and came back to two-strokes, an orange one, but still a two-stroke. I rode it for a year and then took it apart and sent the parts all over North America where it lives on.