KDX 200 Question
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KDX 200 Question
Recently picked up a cherry '04 KDX 2-Honey. Here's the question: on the right side subframe, there's a small (1/2") angled hollow tube welded right below the side panel. What's it for? The reason for the question, I had an encounter with a sappling of which I had no relation, putting me in a compromising position. That little 'thing' ripped my riding pants. If it's there for no reason, as the Japanese sometimes do, will it compromise world order if I relieve said subframe of the protruding 'thing'?
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hey, thats my que for a funny anekdoteOregon Trail wrote:I thought it was an attempt to protect the rider from the exhaust at that point,
i was 16 at the time, and my main means of transportation was a 50 CC suzuki TSX (heavily modded and with a big bore kit of course)
money was tight those days and so i had 2 paperroutes to see me through
one was downtown and got done on a bycicle, the other was out in the country and got done on the bike
it was a mighty cold winter and my hands were freezing through my gloves, so i had taken up the habbit of waroming my hands on the expansion chamber
it was bound to happen sooner or later and sure enough, one morning i grabbed the pipe a little too close to the barrel and instantaniously melted the better part of my glove
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That small bent piece of tubing on the right side of the sub frame is of utmost importance. If that small piece were to no longer be there it would be a traumatic experience to even try to ride the bike. That piece is there to keep the calf from suckin. If you happen to notice, at no point does a calf (baby cow) ever suck on your bike. And you can be grateful for that small piece of bent tubing.
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it is for you to lift the bike rear end with your hand in case you kinda of stuck in the mud or etc. and in case of any crash, the tubing provide support for the side board panel. if it is really annoying just heat it up and bent it further inward. the japs are really good engineers. they dont just design something for nothing and increase production cost. not everyone is an idiot.
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i think its there to help protect the exhaust pipe in the event of a spill (i have seen something similar on another bike) i have also used this to help tie down the bike when transporting it around on a trailer..simply attatch the tie hook to this & strap the bike down with the tie over the seat...works well.