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Yes this is at the trail system maintained by the Blue Mountain Motorcycle Club (McNutt), Maple Ridge

Also a solid choice, a friend of mine has a bet 200, I rode it, it was a very well-balanced and fun bike, can't go wrong!

I think kawi could do really well with an updated KDX, I really enjoyed mine and generally like Japanese bikes. But as it stands right now they are all sooooooo far behind on everything except suspension.

@@TomKDirtMuppet Agreed. Take a kxf250 and use a similar chassis and suspension and actually build an off road 250 2 stroke motor for it with a carb and e start and they would sell like water in a desert.

It's a TSP map - I ordered the ERM from a local Canadian dealer (BRC in Calgary), and flashed it on the trail. It's an amazing gadget.

It is a 95 with a lot of parts off an 06, but amazingly factory 95 plastics were perfect - lots of purple.

its been a great bike! reliable, easy to ride, went everywhere. It was time for me to taste the orange though

We could really use some up in the mountains though. Going to be a tough fire season if no more comes before spring...

In terms of getting used to them I'd say the biggest thing is that your feet will be set a little wider on the footpegs, and the toes will be naturally a little more inward, which is a good thing for trail riding, and also why I got a bigger brake tip. One long ride is all it takes I bought extra pucks and longer bolts for my last bike, but never ended up using them, the one puck seems to be enough. If you are mostly dualsporting then extra pucks may be of benefit - less body movement on a dualsport. Riding Enduro I think they will get in the way if they are any bigger. The way they are now, the flat inner part of the boot is on the aluminium bracket, and the puck pushes against the last 1/4 of the boot just as it starts to round back around the calf, if that makes sense.

@@TomKDirtMuppet thanks for the info. That really helps. Can you recommend a good place to buy them ?

​@@drewellis9560I think the only place to get them is from Australia, from the manufacturer. I've always got them from them direct, never had to pay duty.

I went with a 50 because it was for sale on marketplace for dirt cheap. If I was paying full price I would go with a 48

Wow that’s some low gearing. 13/45 works super well for me. Remember these new bikes have completely different internal ratios, and they’re very close to the old bike’s 13/50.

​@@WASemiHardEnduro you have a very good point about internal ratios - I automatically put on a larger rear because that's been my go-to on many bikes. it does feel pretty low with the 50, I barely use the 1st gear. The second did feel a little tall with 45, and I overshot with the 50, that's for sure. Next round I'll probably go 47 or 48. Good thing gearing is easy to change :)

I've got the Husqvarna te300 pro and these engines are so good I can make the 45t work in the real technical areas but it's mostly what I do. The 48t was perfect without losing top end. I had a 50t laying around and right away knew it would've been too much . I've got a 18 Gasgas xc300 that I went from a 48t to a 50t because the gas gas just didn't lug off the bottom like the new bike. It's only money bud it's good to have options...lol. On a side note my brother has got an 89 kdx200 but needs new power valve gears I think but it ran good for awhile and is plenty capable but its just getting hard to find parts

​@@2fly1974 nice, always good to see a KDX around, but yes parts are becoming a problem. There is a fella out of UK that sells new powervalves custom machined, but they are pretty pricy, I think over $250. yes I'm thinking I will go back to a smaller sprocket sooner than later, or put on a 14 front. Only money indeed :)

I guess with the LED there's no harm in doing that, good point. KTM is backordered on those switches, I guess many are failing. You are the third person on various platforms who has mentioned theirs is inop, it's a thing I guess.

I would like that security as well, for sure. I may add another button somewhere because apparently a large oroportion of starting issues have to do with poor handlebar switches.

yeah the 50 *almost* fit. I got the chain and sprocket for less than the price of the chain alone, so i'll put up with it for the time being. Next round i'll go 48 for sure. Stock chain is brand new, thanks for confirming that i'll just need the sprocket!

it sold ridiculously fast, to a fella who had 3 KDXs already :) people sure love them, as did i, but it was time

I went with Carapaks 5mm down, 10mm back. They fit my large fit really well. There was enough room in the brake pedal adjustment to place it where i wanted it

Suspension was not bad, and probably would work well for a lot of people, especially with a revalve. But it was much too stiff in the forks for the terrain i ride, and how i ride it. If i picked up the pace, it felt really good, but i'm not fast at all, mostly 2nd gear, so the action was beating me up. For GNCC, hare scramble, that sort of stuff i think it would do well, not for these trails though. With the clickers backed out a lot of force was being transfered to the spring and it felt spongy. It is amazing how much difference it made. One of the trails in the video (i did not post it complete though, just a few snippets) i was 25% faster with new suspension over stock, and i wasnt even thinking about timing it, just turned on the gopro and rode it as normal. Then i checked on my computer. Arm pump is reduced, it is deflecting much less. So for my weight, and my terrain, it made a big difference. Still have to figure out the oil level to get another inch of travel out of the forks though. At 350 cc now, will try 300 today.

it's a 200! Love the bike but its getting long in the tooth. I just bought a '24 XC-W though :)

@@TomKDirtMuppet nice! I've ridden my friends 24 te300, you're going to love it

Thanks! I use the convention of date-area-trail for all my videos, so the trail name is "With God", and being a one-way trail there is only one direction it can be ridden. I will put this info in the description in the future as i realize not everyone knows the riding areas or where to find the information

Thanks! Every time I meet someone new on the trails, there is a high likelihood that they will say "I had one of these back in the day!" I'm a new dirtbike rider, so it works really well for me, maybe one day I'll upgrade, but for now it rides better than I do :) The trails are close to the city and built in the 70s, on active forestry managed land, so no new trails are getting built and they have been heavily used and rutted/eroded for decades and decades - trail maintenance volunteers can only do so much. Makes for a good challenge!

@@TomKDirtMuppet Those are some difficult traits, you would do good on some Colorado single track. I have several bikes and a new Beta 300rr replaced the KDX. Keep it up 👍!

Thanks! The trails are close to the city and built in the 70s, on active forestry managed land, so no new trails are getting built and they have been heavily used and rutted/eroded for decades and decades - trail maintenance volunteers can only do so much. Makes for a good challenge! This is the least "flowy" riding area where i live, but also the closest to my house, so I end up there all the time.

Thank you! The camera is a GoPro12, but it took me a little while to understand how to make it look good - out of the box it did not do great. It came down to doing some work on the computer in GyroFlow and Premiere. I capture in 8:7 4k/60 with stabilization turned off, and then stabilize/reframe in GyroFlow, because that allows for better result - more cropping can be done than in-camera, and that can be adjusted. Another important thing I found is that TH-cam uses different codecs for 1080p and 1440p - the latter is a lot better, so I upload in 1440 - even though 1080 looks good enough on my computer, the platform will rob quality.

@@TomKDirtMuppet ok interesting I’ll have to check out gyro flow …keep the beautiful videos coming 🍻🤙

I learn lots too 😂

Good leaning hurts a bit :)

These trails were built by dirt bikes specifically to ride single track over the last 50 years or so. Every once in a while you see people hike them, but it is rare.

Thanks! I'm not very good at this yet, but really enjoy learning and going back to the trails that seemed impossible and actually making it.

It sure can! Rides better than i do ;)

It is a 95 KDX200. I like it a lot - it has very easy power down low, i rarely eat it if i make a throttle mistake. If you wind it out it can rip, but i have it jetted for low-to-mid performance, so up high it is mellow. I did gold valves in the forks and the shock (both old style KYB units) and they are really good for this 1st and 2nd gear stuff. As it stands right now i can't outride this bike, so will keep it for the foreseeable future, or until i can't get parts anymore. I rode a KTM300, and it was awesome, but i can't use it to its full potential, nor would i want to keep throwing 13K against rocks all day...

Thanks! I though the KDX would be a stepping stone to a more modern bike, but the more i ride it the less i see a need to upgrade :)