So..if I hadn't been on here talking to all you yahoos before I bought this bike, I SURELY would have crapped when I started it and heard that crazy, rattling, squirrel cage sounding Racket coming out of that motor!!!
But...I have already grown to love it...
Can anyone give me a brief description of what the KIPS does? Do the KX's have it also?
Speaking of the KIPS Rattle...
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I should be working but . . . so I will give you a quick description so you can search more.
Basically, the KIPS was Kawasaki's proprietary name for a power valve. I have heard other people refer to it as a butterfly valve.
Most modern 2 stoke engines have them.
I will leave it to others to describe how a power valve works . . . From my experience having a working power valve is critical to good riding. If your power valve is not working properly you dont have a lot of torque.
Basically your bike will zing around like a 125 cc motor.
Basically, the KIPS was Kawasaki's proprietary name for a power valve. I have heard other people refer to it as a butterfly valve.
Most modern 2 stoke engines have them.
I will leave it to others to describe how a power valve works . . . From my experience having a working power valve is critical to good riding. If your power valve is not working properly you dont have a lot of torque.
Basically your bike will zing around like a 125 cc motor.
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KXF 250 forks. RB Carb and Head. FMF rev pipe. Long live the KDX !!!
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I started my bike and left it idling for about 10 minutes (please let me know if this is a bad idea?)...and was across the yard, about 40 yards away digging some holes to put some plants in... I couldn't hear the exhaust...but I could sure hear that KIPS.... It made me smile...
Do the KX's of the KDX vintage do that? I dont remember hearing that? I saw a bike at an even the other day that didn't have any markings... on the side the motor...it said "Kips" but it didn't have a box sticking out like alll the KDX's I've seen? I assumed it was a KX... But like I said...I've never heard a KX rattle like that....???
Do the KX's of the KDX vintage do that? I dont remember hearing that? I saw a bike at an even the other day that didn't have any markings... on the side the motor...it said "Kips" but it didn't have a box sticking out like alll the KDX's I've seen? I assumed it was a KX... But like I said...I've never heard a KX rattle like that....???
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