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kx100pro

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What's your height and weight?
« on: June 10, 2003, 03:05:04 PM »
Just wonder the size of the average 500 rider. I am getting one soon, but several people say I'm too small at 5'7" and 170lbs.  I am pretty sure I will cut down the seat foam and  lower the rear shock and soften up the suspension. But on my previous 500, I didn't do any of that and only found the size of the bike a problem if I had to stop while climbing a steep hill. This was usually because I ride with my younger brothers and they would fall in front of me :)
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ShanMan

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« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2003, 03:53:27 PM »
I'm not tall at 5'10", but I am stocky at 240 lbs. I think the KX5 and I are pretty well suited for one another...but then hey, i also have an XR50 pit bike that I like to cruise around too. Go figure!  :lol:
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« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2003, 05:31:40 PM »
5'9" @ 198. I was 235 when I got the bike, but after dropping some tonnage I can say it has only gotten better :lol:
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mikesmith

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« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2003, 08:09:16 PM »
Im 5"10,185lbs with no problems.If you rode a 500 before it should be easier this time,have fun!
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What's your height and weight?
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2003, 04:07:07 AM »
GEEZE!  Gettin' kinda nosy there aren't ya?

OK, picture Arnold Schwartzenegger in his Mr. Universe type physique.  Then you'll have NO idea what I look like. :lol:

5'9" x 175# w/a 30" inseam.  (But I lowered my bike maybe 2".)
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yzmike

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What's your height and weight?
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2003, 05:25:10 AM »
I'm also 5'7" at 180. And man these bikes are tall!  Soften up as much as you can and still maintain the geometry you like, I find the seat too wide,this hinders my reach to the ground, so I'm trying to bolt on a 250 seat and side panels, the thinner, narrow seat really does help.
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sdkx500

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« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2003, 05:37:17 AM »
Went to the doctor last week.  I measured up at 6 foot 4 and 272 lbs.  I need to drop 20 to 250 which is a much better weight for me.  I have a friend about your size that has a cr500 and rides circles around me (ie up vertical cliffs)

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kxtaz

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« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2003, 02:15:50 PM »
im 4'3" tall and weigh 317lbs.
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« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2003, 05:56:14 AM »
5' 10" and just under 13 stone which is errrrrrrrr........
about 196 pounds I think.

Just a few pounds less than that :)
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DrMojo

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« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2003, 02:35:00 AM »
Me too......  5'7" and 160......what a ride.   At first the big 5 seems quite the "reach" yet once you spend time on it.....no problem.  My bike is stock and all I needed to do was set the sag properly for my weight and all was fine.  Starting the bike took a little practice too and took me a while to master.  Starting requires managing the bike on the tips of the toes.  

For the smaller rider, who can learn to ride the 500, you can easily loft the bike and really clear the jumps.  The bike really gives the rider a lot of confidence (maybe too much) if you respect the power.  I ride mine like a four stroke when needed and spend most of the time in 2nd or 3rd during practice on the track.  

I love the bike.  Just to give you an idea of how manageable the bike is, after 20 years being off a dirt bike (my last bike was a Maico 400!) by the end of my FIRST day back at it, I was clearing 20 foot table-tops! :shock:   What a rush.  It all came back, must have good muscle memory or must be insane.

So, stand on the tips of your toes and go for it.
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NVR-FNSH

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« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2003, 07:07:32 AM »
6'4"/255lbs - need to drop ~20lbs.  I"ve owned/ridden an '88 XR600, '90 KX500 & '99 WR400 - all just wee little bikes.......

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leewinsor

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« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2004, 12:25:59 PM »
5'9''/142 - yeah, I'm pretty small. The 500 is a real nice bike for me, though. This is the third bike I've owned - started out 3 1/2years ago on a 1985 CR-60 at age 16. Then to a 2001 CR-250 and now to this beaut...
Lee
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FastKX500

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« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2004, 02:36:18 PM »
Im 16 and im 5'11 170 lbs, my bikes actually sitting to low for me, I need to raise it up..
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mikesmith

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« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2004, 08:40:18 PM »
Try a taller seat foam.
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NastyNick

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« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2004, 03:28:50 AM »
6'3" @ 250lbs.  I need to drop about 25 more pounds
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