250 shock question

[stevea100m]

Will the shock out of a 2003 Kx 250 fit in a 2008 Kx250f. I am building an AF from the ground up and can get the two stroke shock cheaper.

[royceymon@hotmail.co.uk]

i dont think so i had a 2003 kx250 and have a 2007 kxf 250 they look different fromwhat i can remember , best way check with an ohlins dealer if you get stuck ill ask my local ohlins chap in uk

[stevea100m]

kind of another weird question but does anybody know if the 2006-08 kx450f tank will fit the same years 250f? I want to put an over sized tank in my AF and would like to get a 3.1 450 tank but i need to know if it will slide into the frame. Any help is appreciate.

[sandblaster]

Hello.
According to the book, it will fit the following:
2006  KX 450F
2007  KX 450F
2008  KX450DF
It may bolt up with the 250F but I have never tried.

[livenlife699]

Most of the kxf parts are interchangeable and if the shock fits the kx450 it will fit the kx250f just might not be sprung right. Browse ebay they have a great selection and alot of the kx/kxf parts run the same price besides complete frames.

[stevea100m]

Thanks guys. Im tryin to track down a stock 450 tank to try it before i buy one. I race harescramble and my kx250 ts the way it is right now has a 3.1 gallon tank so if the 450 fits then im not losing fuel capacity.

[royceymon@hotmail.co.uk]

i presume harescramble the same as enduro in the uk ,what time do you ride for? when i was doing enduros ( 3 hours ) on my kx250f i would have to fill up mid race and still have a bit left at the end , dont think i would like a bigger tank ,makes it heavier and not so easy to flick through the wood sections . when i had my kx250 with a larger tank i still had to fill up through the race and it was a monster to handle with the extra fuel! i rode in the over 40s expert class , without being rude it depends how quick you ride on the fuel consumption front. we do sometimes get a "sprint scramble" event but thats two 1 hour races ( not back to back).

[stevea100m]

A harescramble here is a 3hr multilapped race. My 03 kcx250 and my 125 both have 3.1 gallon tanks and i dont notice a difference between the stock tank and the IMS tank. Im riding it in the pro class here in michigan so havin more fuel is always a plus. I usually have to fill up at the half hour area and ill have just enough left at the end.

[royceymon@hotmail.co.uk]

Hi steve wot kind terrian are your mitchigan tracks like ? easy going or heavy wood sections have you any pictures? my kx250 was an 2003 as well def 450 eaters espesh on the starts .do you do dead engine starts as well , sit on the bike/run to the bike? if you look on the net the people i used to ride with is "track n trail" (uk)

[royceymon@hotmail.co.uk]

coming out of a woody bomb hole!!

[royceymon@hotmail.co.uk]

my old kx250 2003

[stevea100m]

For us its dead engine while you sit on it. One track used to do a start where you you stood in front of the bike with both hands on the handle bard and you had to run around it and start. As far as what the tracks are like some are just moto tracks with a short woods section tossed in and some are 12 mile long woods tracks.

[stevea100m]

 heres the trust steed

[Dutch-K5 Fan]

Don't know if a 450f tank fits a 250f. I know that the radiatorsheelds are different.
If it would work you have more chose of size and models. Please let us know.

I have a IMS tank for my AF, but have to modify it.
The piece thats markt hits my radiator at the left site. When you realy whant a bigger tank.Buy one when you build your bike, or you'll have to modify it like me



Dutchie

PS: now with the pics.

[don46]

Will the shock out of a 2003 Kx 250 fit in a 2008 Kx250f. I am building an AF from the ground up and can get the two stroke shock cheaper.

the shock may fit, but even if it does go for the 06, 07, 08, 09, or 10 250f, the suspension is Showa and works really well, in fact there are many people buying the Showa stuff and transplanting it to the 450f, it works well.