2StrokeNoob L Plate Warrior
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thx1138 World Chat Champion
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you need to look after that KMX 125 I used to have one and I loved it, and I'm jealous. I ride a 300cc 2 stroke Beta XT now.
Check it over, make sure it's in good working order, and not too buggered about with - most of them were thrashed to within an inch of their lives, and were then tinkered with to go faster. They are quick bikes once deristricted, and if you are on L plates, might be illegal
Have a look at the rear suspension, if it is original and in good order, chances are it hasn't been ridden roughly off road, if it has been replaced, might well be a cheaper non adjustable pattern part.
Personally I would use a decent synthetic 2 stroke oil, change the gear box oil as often as you are supposed to.
Er, yeah, you pretty much said it, engine braking is almost none. How much you need to adjust your riding style depends largely on your riding style. So, do you usually do what CBT derek told you to do, brake, brake, brake, brake, brake, select gear, shoulder checks, poodle round turning , change gear gently accelerate away. Or, do you go hacking towards a junction, cackling to yourself, and change gear at the last moment, and then slide in with your boot out? Cos you might come unstuck.
Sit right up forward, further up the saddle than you normally would, don't bother with engine braking, it is there - but it is almost non existent. If the brakes are set up correctly, it stops on a sixpence. Don't ride like a complete eejit and you won't flip it pulling away. They are nice easy bikes to ride to be honest. |
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