Nice vid, and glad that you were able to get some seat time on the KDX! After riding thumpers for quite a while, I bought a KDX 220 as a project bike 2 years ago. After doing a bunch of mods to it and liking it more and more, I traded my 450 for a really clean KDX 200, so now I have two of them. They work well for CO trails, especially my 220 that has a Lectron carb. I really need to do some riding further up north where you and Hermit were. I typically ride the 717 trails, along with the trails closer to Rainbow Falls.
pharettface Nice! I just got a DJI Osmo Action on Friday. My new Beta is due any day, just waiting to hear from Apex. Then I have to figure out how to edit things. 😬
pharettface I'm getting a 2021 500 RRS. I can't wait! I plan on just making videos for fun, share my exploring and to learn new skills (video editing). 😊
Nice little ride. I love my KDXs. My white 88-200, I bought new and still ride it. It's my favorite bike to ride and it's plated. 2 more green 88s and a 06 KDX 200. Ride safe my 2 wheel friends.
You mentioned you didn't think the kdx200 would make a good race bike but I beg to differ. Ever hear of a guy named Jeff Fredette? Check him out, I think you will change your thinking. These bikes could handle all skill levels and a few mods turned them into formidable weapons. Thanks for your review!
Got a WRR. Thinking about picking up a kdx200 for strictly gnarly woods. Nice review. Also, where did Hermit go? He had top notch humor. Bring back the Hermit!!!
The WRR was always a bike Hermit and I wanted to love but just could never quite get it right up here. I love the way they look, sweet looking bike. The KDX200 is an awesome bike once you get it dialed in for woods riding there really isn't a bike like it out there such a unique feel to it. I have some full on Hermit content coming!
Biggest mistake you can make. It's not KWX. It's actually a motocross racing bike tuned for endurance racing on motocross tracks. It's not designed or tuned for trail/woods riding. Hills have linear slopes. So you want linear gearing ⚙️ to match the linear slopes on hills. You do NOT buy a long distance motocross racing bike with its NON linear gearing. When are you idiots going to stop fooling yourself about endurance motocross racing bikes?
@@Gma7788 Once again this was never a Motocross bike. Last I checked by the 2000s two strokes were long gone from motocross nor were they competitive against four strokes twice their size. I can find tons of Kawasaki advertising material stating this is a woods enduro. Not to mention the bike works out here, its awesome to ride. Lay off calling people idiots on my channel.
Delicate power delivery. They divided the power delivery in half. You got 2 small power strokes instead of 1 big power stroke. Then they gave you a small engine. Kawasaki is a mid revs motor design. If you want high revs, you'll have to go with the Suzuki brand. Kawasaki"s don't require the revs to be high. Infant they have Kips, which is for low rev power. You belong in the low knowledge class. You stop trying to talk to people cause you have no wise words to say.
This is why Kawasaki and the other manufacturers ended the motocross racing endurance style bike manufacturing. You're misusing these bikes. They're not trail bikes or woods bikes. You don't want non linear gearing for trail riding. You don't want lazy steering performance for trail riding. You're crazy to be using endurance motocross racing bikes for trail riding. As soon as you get to a hill, those non linear gears will bog down the engine and you'll run out of motion. Your 2 small power strokes and high revs don't have enough power to get you up the hill. It's delicate power delivery. You don't want delicate power delivery to the ground. You want 1 big power stroke per cycle. You clearly have no idea what you're doing and who you're talking too.
I have no idea where you got the idea the KDX200 is or was a motocross bike. Even in the 80s the KDX200 was a Enduro bike best suited to slow knarly rough terrain. It excels at this very well especially in woods riding, for a 200 it has incredible down low torque and stall resistance. Kawasaki themselves in original advertising called it a "woods weapon". For the last generation KDX200s like this one they are purpose built woods machines. I've been riding this KDX on and off for years now and ultimately is what drove me to making a larger 300 two stroke my main enduro bike. Even on big hills both the bikes power and gearing has never been an issue. We do have a lot of those in Colorado. One big power stroke per cycle (four strokes) lends to flame outs, stalling, over heating, un-predictable power delivery at times in slow single track. That's why two strokes dominate the hard enduro market not to mention the massive weight savings. The KDX200 and 220 is well loved because of how well it does as a trail and woods bike. I've never seen anyone here that owns one hate it as a trail bike. I think I have pretty good idea of what and who I am talking to.
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I've got an '84 kdx200 thats in the process of a resto-mod as money is available. I love these kdx especially the air cooled earlier ones👍
Those boulders and rock formations are out of this world.
Nice video, the KDX is a timeless classic
No.
It was missold as a woods/trail bike when it can't do woods/trail riding.
Well it's good to see Hermit is still alive ! I didn't see a GoPro strapped to his head ?
Nice vid, and glad that you were able to get some seat time on the KDX! After riding thumpers for quite a while, I bought a KDX 220 as a project bike 2 years ago. After doing a bunch of mods to it and liking it more and more, I traded my 450 for a really clean KDX 200, so now I have two of them. They work well for CO trails, especially my 220 that has a Lectron carb. I really need to do some riding further up north where you and Hermit were. I typically ride the 717 trails, along with the trails closer to Rainbow Falls.
The kdx can't do trails or woods riding.
@@Gma7788 The author clearly states the KDX works well for our trails LOL. This is a man coming off a 450 I think he knows what he wants in a bike.
Nice trail/area you are riding through.
Nice ride! I was not poopin' while watching, but the comment made me laugh. 😂 Did you use your new Insta360 to film this? 👍
Haha Nice! I did yes I think I have worked into a pretty nice system with using the insta 360
pharettface Nice! I just got a DJI Osmo Action on Friday. My new Beta is due any day, just waiting to hear from Apex. Then I have to figure out how to edit things. 😬
Editing is for sure the hardest part. Really depends on what you are looking to do with your footage or channel. Which model of beta did you get?
pharettface I'm getting a 2021 500 RRS. I can't wait! I plan on just making videos for fun, share my exploring and to learn new skills (video editing). 😊
Nice little ride. I love my KDXs. My white 88-200, I bought new and still ride it. It's my favorite bike to ride and it's plated. 2 more green 88s and a 06 KDX 200. Ride safe my 2 wheel friends.
And you still don't realise you bought an extreme motocross racing bike that is terrible for trail riding and bad for Woods riding.
@@Gma7788 Yea, right
You mentioned you didn't think the kdx200 would make a good race bike but I beg to differ. Ever hear of a guy named Jeff Fredette? Check him out, I think you will change your thinking. These bikes could handle all skill levels and a few mods turned them into formidable weapons. Thanks for your review!
Quite talented man. But I suppose I mean in modern times someone wanting 300 two stroke power and suspension isn't getting it with a KDX.
Yea ktm guys are righties only. "Grip strength" yea Thats why they gotta go hydraulic clutch lol. (No leftie action)
Got a WRR. Thinking about picking up a kdx200 for strictly gnarly woods. Nice review.
Also, where did Hermit go?
He had top notch humor.
Bring back the Hermit!!!
The WRR was always a bike Hermit and I wanted to love but just could never quite get it right up here. I love the way they look, sweet looking bike. The KDX200 is an awesome bike once you get it dialed in for woods riding there really isn't a bike like it out there such a unique feel to it. I have some full on Hermit content coming!
Biggest mistake you can make.
It's not KWX.
It's actually a motocross racing bike tuned for endurance racing on motocross tracks.
It's not designed or tuned for trail/woods riding.
Hills have linear slopes.
So you want linear gearing ⚙️ to match the linear slopes on hills.
You do NOT buy a long distance motocross racing bike with its NON linear gearing.
When are you idiots going to stop fooling yourself about endurance motocross racing bikes?
@@Gma7788 Once again this was never a Motocross bike. Last I checked by the 2000s two strokes were long gone from motocross nor were they competitive against four strokes twice their size. I can find tons of Kawasaki advertising material stating this is a woods enduro. Not to mention the bike works out here, its awesome to ride. Lay off calling people idiots on my channel.
Stay on that pipe son
Delicate power delivery.
They divided the power delivery in half.
You got 2 small power strokes instead of 1 big power stroke.
Then they gave you a small engine.
Kawasaki is a mid revs motor design.
If you want high revs, you'll have to go with the Suzuki brand.
Kawasaki"s don't require the revs to be high.
Infant they have Kips, which is for low rev power.
You belong in the low knowledge class.
You stop trying to talk to people cause you have no wise words to say.
@@Gma7788 Honestly you've had even less wise words to say...
what front vender did you use
thats a polisport universal fender i think
or the stock
What hand gards?
Cycera Rebound handguards.
Genuine Kawasaki hand guards
@@pharettface foolish.
@@Gma7788 The hand guards? LOL
This is why Kawasaki and the other manufacturers ended the motocross racing endurance style bike manufacturing.
You're misusing these bikes.
They're not trail bikes or woods bikes.
You don't want non linear gearing for trail riding.
You don't want lazy steering performance for trail riding.
You're crazy to be using endurance motocross racing bikes for trail riding.
As soon as you get to a hill, those non linear gears will bog down the engine and you'll run out of motion.
Your 2 small power strokes and high revs don't have enough power to get you up the hill.
It's delicate power delivery.
You don't want delicate power delivery to the ground.
You want 1 big power stroke per cycle.
You clearly have no idea what you're doing and who you're talking too.
I have no idea where you got the idea the KDX200 is or was a motocross bike. Even in the 80s the KDX200 was a Enduro bike best suited to slow knarly rough terrain. It excels at this very well especially in woods riding, for a 200 it has incredible down low torque and stall resistance. Kawasaki themselves in original advertising called it a "woods weapon". For the last generation KDX200s like this one they are purpose built woods machines. I've been riding this KDX on and off for years now and ultimately is what drove me to making a larger 300 two stroke my main enduro bike. Even on big hills both the bikes power and gearing has never been an issue. We do have a lot of those in Colorado. One big power stroke per cycle (four strokes) lends to flame outs, stalling, over heating, un-predictable power delivery at times in slow single track. That's why two strokes dominate the hard enduro market not to mention the massive weight savings. The KDX200 and 220 is well loved because of how well it does as a trail and woods bike. I've never seen anyone here that owns one hate it as a trail bike. I think I have pretty good idea of what and who I am talking to.
This dude has crippling autism, he has literally posted this same comment on 20 other KDX videos 😂
Well said!