Hello from Massachusetts

[GREENKAW24]

Hey all, my name is Todd, and I'm from West Warren, MA. I race hillclimbs in the New England District and also compete nationally. I come from a family with multiple national and multiple multiple New England Points Championships in hillclimb, with myself winning a National and a points championship. I race a 1991 KX500 that is heavily modified from its '91 state, meaning only the engine, part of the frame, and rear hub are original on the bike. I also race a 1998 KX250 with a 310 kit, and a 1998 CR250. I also own a 2004 CR250 and my wife has a 1999 KX125, so there are plenty of green machines in the garage. I think this site is great from what I have seen so far, and I am looking forward to sharing info and learning with the rest of you KXriders.

[GREENKAW24]

Hillclimb #42, I myself have only raced in one Pro NAHA race, but my father, uncle and 2 cousins have raced AMA Pro. What I meant by nationally was the AMA Sports National Hillclimbs, that are held once a year, in '08 it was held in Waterford, Ohio.

[DoldGuy]

GreenKaw24,

Welcome to the forum. I am fairly new here myself, and have enjoyed all of the clean topics. Want to here more on your Green Machines, who did your 310 kit? I also have a K5 and a 2 fiddy.

[GREENKAW24]

I got the 310 kit from my friend who use to race pro dirt track. My uncle actually put the sleeve in it years ago for him. It is a '91 cylinder on the '98 bottom end, which is the same thing my friend did with it, he put it on his '98 bottom end. I had my uncle port it and set the compression for high rpm, but I tried using a kx125 ignition on it and it did not work very well. Not enough advance on low end with the 125 ignition. So next season I will be running it with the 250 ignition. The KX500 is in an altered 91 frame that now fits the 03-07 KX250 seat and plastics and I'm using the 47mm Showa front forks, and 50mm Showa rear shock with no linkage on the custom swingarm.

[DoldGuy]

GreenKaw24,

Do you still have the power valves operational? I have a 90 cylinder that had me thinking to try on the newer bottom end, very curious of this setup. What bore size are you running? Stroke? I would like to see some pics of the setup, pm me for a email address.

[GREENKAW24]

I don't have any pics of the setup yet, but I could take some. The power valve is locked open and the center flap was welded at the hinge and the whole thing was ground so it didn't protrude into the bore and also so it didn't protrude down in the exhaust port. If I remember correctly I don't think it would work anyways with the big bore. We don't need the power valve much for our type of hills out here. On my 500 anyways I didn't notice any difference in my holeshots whether it was functional or locked open.The bore is 74mm with the '72mm stroke of the '98 bottom end.

[gianni2takt]

hello from belgium

[Hillclimb#42]

Hillclimb #42, I myself have only raced in one Pro NAHA race, but my father, uncle and 2 cousins have raced AMA Pro. What I meant by nationally was the AMA Sports National Hillclimbs, that are held once a year, in '08 it was held in Waterford, Ohio.

  Ahh, yeah, I thought about that later. I think I saw you at the NAHA here in Indiana. Yes, No? " At the Brown County East/West Shootout? Nationals is basically Pro-level. I always think of it as super high level of competition, and had a brain fart. I would have went, but they weren't having stock classes, and you had to be pre-registered. Some guys from here, still went, and i heard thet took some late entries, and had stock classes. Still, they spent alot, and faced some serious competition. Heard where they're having it this year?

[azdirtrider75]

Welcome to the site Todd. I just recently joined too. Great site

[drewh14]

Howdy! I'm in MA too. Westfield. Its two towns over from springfield.

Warren's only a hop skip and jump away, right?

[GREENKAW24]

Hillclimb #42, I myself have only raced in one Pro NAHA race, but my father, uncle and 2 cousins have raced AMA Pro. What I meant by nationally was the AMA Sports National Hillclimbs, that are held once a year, in '08 it was held in Waterford, Ohio.

  Ahh, yeah, I thought about that later. I think I saw you at the NAHA here in Indiana. Yes, No? " At the Brown County East/West Shootout? Nationals is basically Pro-level. I always think of it as super high level of competition, and had a brain fart. I would have went, but they weren't having stock classes, and you had to be pre-registered. Some guys from here, still went, and i heard thet took some late entries, and had stock classes. Still, they spent alot, and faced some serious competition. Heard where they're having it this year?

Yeah I went to the East West Shootout in 07. I raced the Amateur race and Pro race. That was alot of fun. Yeah the Nationals are pretty intense, I didnt fare that well last year out in Ohio, I wasn't set up right. I don't remember if they had stock classes. This year it is going to be in New Ulm, Minnesota. That's a long trip, I don't know if I'll be out there for that one yet.

[GREENKAW24]

Howdy! I'm in MA too. Westfield. Its two towns over from springfield.

Warren's only a hop skip and jump away, right?

Yeah basically that, it's not that far.