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2021 Kawasaki KX450X Top 5 Mods

Written/Tested By: Gary Sutherlin The 2021 Kawasaki KX450X has been a bike I’ve been interested in putting some time on ever since Kawasaki decided to jump back into producing an off-road 450. I don’t care who you are, but there’s something nice about rolling up to the track or trails not having to worry about…

ByKris KeeferSeptember 28, 20210Comments

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2021 250 MX Baseline Stock Suspension Settings Bible

Here is your one stop shop for some baseline suspension settings for all (except the Suzuki) the 250 motocross machines. These settings are a great start for anyone between 150-180 pounds. If heavier springs are needed the below specs will specify this. If you’re asking yourself ,why not gives some specs for riders under 150…

ByKris KeeferFebruary 23, 20210Comments

Bike Brands Kawasaki KiT Motocross

Top 5 Mods To The 2021 Kawasaki KX250

We have just over 25 hours on the 2021 KX250 and so far we really love this machine. The KX250 is one of our favorite 250F’s to ride due to the work the Kawasaki R&D engineers made to the 2021 model . Although there will be a follow up article soon with some ECU and…

ByKris KeeferNovember 30, 20200Comments

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How To Save Your Subframe On Your 2019-2021 Kawasaki KX450

By: Matt Sirevaag (AKA Vaaaaaaag) You just took ownership of a new KX450 and you want to change the engine characteristic with a new exhaust. However when listening to Keefer rant on the Pulp MX Show about A-Ray giving away mufflers like he’s Oprah on a Christmas special has you hesitant. You may wonder why…

ByKris KeeferOctober 8, 20200Comments

Bike Brands Kawasaki KiT Motocross

2020 Kawasaki KX250 Top 5 Mods

Kawasaki did a great job for 2020 on improving the KX250’s overall engine character as well as getting a much better suspension spec. Kawasaki made changes to the engine, went to a bigger throttle body, switched to KYB suspension, updated the brakes, changed the low front engine mounts, and shortened the headpipe by 30mm for…

ByKris KeeferJanuary 7, 20200Comments

Bike Brands Kawasaki KiT Motocross

2020 Kawasaki KX450 Top 5 Modifications

Joe Oehlhof is in charge of the 2020 Kawasaki KX450 Keefer Inc. test machine. I like that Joe is hard on bikes and can really test the limits of certain parts of a machine. I asked him to send me his “Top 5” modifications that really improved the 2020 KX450. I didn’t want Joe just…

ByJoe OehlhofDecember 13, 20190Comments

Bike Brands Kawasaki KiT Motocross

2020 Kawasaki KX450 Vet National Race Bike Build (Part Two)

Written By: Joe Oehlhof For part two of this build I got a bit more detail oriented and involved some high-end parts, which provided some big gains, but before we get into that, I’ll give a quick review of how the Dubya Vet World Championship went for me. I ended up 5th overall, not too…

ByJoe OehlhofNovember 13, 20190Comments

Bike Brands Kawasaki KiT Motocross

2020 Kawasaki KX450 Vet National Race Build (Part One)

Written By: Joe Oehlhof Five months ago, Keefer says to me while we were out riding, “Hey, you should race the Vet National.” I responded back with, “Nah, it’s too much work getting ready for it. I don’t have the time.” Of course immediately after Kris is done flapping his lips, his wife Heather chimes…

ByJoe OehlhofOctober 28, 20190Comments

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2020 450 MX Bracket Shootout “The Podium”

As long as I can remember, shootouts have been a staple in our industry. I remember being an 11 year old kid reading about the 1987 80cc Shootout in Dirt Rider Magazine and then proceeding to ask my dad for a Honda CR80 because it was the winner. Little did I know that just because…

ByKris KeeferOctober 6, 20190Comments

Bike Brands Kawasaki KiT Motocross

2020 Kawasaki KX450 Review/Baseline Settings

The 2020 Kawasaki KX450 is exactly the same as the 2019 Kawasaki KX450, but the 2020 version just has more green. Kawasaki focused all of its R&D efforts on the KX250 for 2020 so the bigger brother just got a few more green plastic pieces, but that doesn't mean we didn't hit the R&D’ing hard.…

ByKris KeeferAugust 25, 20190Comments

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