Just bought 01 kdx 220, piston? manual?
Posted: 12:13 am Apr 08 2010
Hi all,
Great site a ton of resources!
I just purchased a 01 220 from the original owner and the bike appears to be in very nice shape! He didn't ride the bike very much and it seems like he was very delegant with regards to keeping up on maintenance. However, the engine is stock, never been touched.
Should I be replacing the stock piston regardless of how the bike runs? Do these 220's really break the stock pistons that frequently? What else should I be checking, replacing before I start riding?
I'm also looking for a service manual, where is the best place to find a service manual other than the online manuals? They seem rather hard to find?
The bike runs great and I'd like to keep it that way!!
Thanks for the info!
Heath
PS I've been sitting in my garage beer in hand, taking long looks from every angle and I have to say these KDX's are great looking machines so nice to own one!!!
Great site a ton of resources!
I just purchased a 01 220 from the original owner and the bike appears to be in very nice shape! He didn't ride the bike very much and it seems like he was very delegant with regards to keeping up on maintenance. However, the engine is stock, never been touched.
Should I be replacing the stock piston regardless of how the bike runs? Do these 220's really break the stock pistons that frequently? What else should I be checking, replacing before I start riding?
I'm also looking for a service manual, where is the best place to find a service manual other than the online manuals? They seem rather hard to find?
The bike runs great and I'd like to keep it that way!!
Thanks for the info!
Heath
PS I've been sitting in my garage beer in hand, taking long looks from every angle and I have to say these KDX's are great looking machines so nice to own one!!!