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Offline Foxx4Beaver

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Re: Need Help With Tire Selection, KX 500. been out of the sport for to long
« Reply #15 on: August 03, 2015, 01:47:38 PM »
do I set up my sag before doing anything else with the settings?

yes, get the sag set 1st...other wise it'll be just like pissing DI-rectly into the wind! :wink:
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Re: Need Help With Tire Selection, KX 500. been out of the sport for to long
« Reply #16 on: August 03, 2015, 01:55:15 PM »
thanks for the help! I will repost here and let you guys know if it helped or not. im sure it will because its something I haven't done yet since I rebuilt it. Heres the bike I rebuilt:

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Re: Need Help With Tire Selection, KX 500. been out of the sport for to long
« Reply #17 on: August 03, 2015, 01:57:26 PM »
good lookin scooter....I like the black swing arm.
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Re: Need Help With Tire Selection, KX 500. been out of the sport for to long
« Reply #18 on: August 22, 2015, 06:46:51 PM »
My '98 K5 has a Maxxis Maxcross SM on the back. It digs in mud, sand, soft dirt & rocks.  These get better traction worn out than some new tires.  They are sort of made like a paddle tire and they work like it.