Thanks to some help, I managed to get my buddies bike running, then I rode it, then I bought it! Man, what a difference this bike is to the well-kept/setup 1993 KX125 I was riding up till about 3 years ago (been out of the moto biz that long, yes, sad).
Now, onto the questions... I have searched for a lot of this stuff and have some mixed answers but I'm hoping to get some direct suggestions here.
First off, I'm about 165lbs, Intermediate skill, and ride mostly (if not all) woods. Rocky, New England woods. As far as I can tell, the bike is bone stock and doesn't have a ton of time on it.
Initial bike thoughts/questions...
1st gear seems a tad high - gearing suggestions?
In response to above - are these bike really jetted that far off that a re-jet will make up for some gearing? Some reading suggests ~maybe~?
Fork is pretty harsh mid-stroke. Are TE springs too soft? Should I drop oil level first? 5wt vs 7.5wt? I need to do fork seals in the near future so can also do some re-valving too and have found various stacks on the board. Suggestions?
This bike has all the e-start garb on it and the kick starter. Battery is shot. Do I replace with another tiny YTR4A-BS or something else? Will this bike have a harness for lighting (planning ahead for enduro use)? Will a Tusk lighting kit (or similar) bolt up without charging issues?
Seat is slippery! Who makes a decent-quality gripper seat for the '05's?
Thats going to do it for now. Thanks in advance for the help and I look forward to becoming another proud Husky rider!
Now, onto the questions... I have searched for a lot of this stuff and have some mixed answers but I'm hoping to get some direct suggestions here.
First off, I'm about 165lbs, Intermediate skill, and ride mostly (if not all) woods. Rocky, New England woods. As far as I can tell, the bike is bone stock and doesn't have a ton of time on it.
Initial bike thoughts/questions...
1st gear seems a tad high - gearing suggestions?
In response to above - are these bike really jetted that far off that a re-jet will make up for some gearing? Some reading suggests ~maybe~?
Fork is pretty harsh mid-stroke. Are TE springs too soft? Should I drop oil level first? 5wt vs 7.5wt? I need to do fork seals in the near future so can also do some re-valving too and have found various stacks on the board. Suggestions?
This bike has all the e-start garb on it and the kick starter. Battery is shot. Do I replace with another tiny YTR4A-BS or something else? Will this bike have a harness for lighting (planning ahead for enduro use)? Will a Tusk lighting kit (or similar) bolt up without charging issues?
Seat is slippery! Who makes a decent-quality gripper seat for the '05's?
Thats going to do it for now. Thanks in advance for the help and I look forward to becoming another proud Husky rider!