What bike do you ride?
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Depends on the year. On the ktm sxf, they stopped offering a kickstart kit recently. If i recall correctly, 2013 450sxf has old case so a kickstart kit can be added.
2013 dungey replica and 2014 450 sxf,xcf has the new (outer and centre)cases which saves 1/2 pound and can't have a kickstart fitted. If your fc450 is a 2014 or 15 (ktm years), then I believe the same applies and you can not get a kickstart.
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No love for the smokers in your poll ??
I have a 2014 factory edition 450 SXF, and I wouldn't bother with the kick starter. I have one of these:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/like/4009150...=true&hlpv=2&chn=ps&lpid=116&ops=true&viphx=1
Less than a pound, and works great for cold starts.
I just snagged a Factory edition 2016 450 SX as well! do you know the stator output and how many watts heated grip draw?
Dono what output is, but the dealer said I could do heated grips or a light, but not both on at the same time. I've got a battery powered led light I plan on mounting onto handlebars. It will get me back to the truck. We don't ride at night
What bike? Even if not, you may as well still get both heated grips and light. It's surprising how much you do not need heated grips. When you have them off, you can be running the light (for visibility from the front; not because it's dark).
And if you need a LOT of light because you do get caught out in the dark, you have it and just don't run the grips on that run back. A stand-alone battery light likely won't give much light, won't last long, or is pretty heavy. By getting a light on the bike, you eliminate that.
the output on the SX is 35 watts, what we don't know is the bikes amp draw and the excess available power. Also Trail Tech is working on a stator kit which solves the issue.
I tried running heated grips on my 2014 FE 450 SX, and the stator was not large enough to run the heated grips, kept making the battery go dead. I upgraded to a YZ450FX shortly after so I didn't play with it much after that, but you might be able to wire them differently and get them to work at a lower power level.
Timbersled...
It is truly amazing the ease of riding a Timbersled. I have been riding sleds for 8 years and within 1 hour was able to ride a Timbersled in the same areas. We took 4 new people out on Timbersleds and everyone said they are awesome and the learning curve is immediate.
It is truly amazing the ease of riding a Timbersled. I have been riding sleds for 8 years and within 1 hour was able to ride a Timbersled in the same areas. We took 4 new people out on Timbersleds and everyone said they are awesome and the learning curve is immediate.
Battery gloves, best bang for buck!
Mounting a leftover Raw on my 2014 500 exc and can’t wait to rip up the cascades here in WA. This is my first setup and I have been researching how to dial the bike in. One question I haven’t got an answer to is if I fall in love with snow biking, which I’m sure I will, can I upgrade the suspension on the Raw to something like an LE or is buying a whole new kit necessary? Snow is falling in the mountains and I’m getting stoked.
I believe you can just add shocks if you choose. Tss is big also. There were also a few other differences but i think they were insignificant. Honestly though, you will be stoked on the raw. If i were you i would try to get on some other kits in different conditions and compare for yourself. You might want to spend money in other ways next year.
Hey, I got the hybrid bike from Aurumania. Not sure if I am on the right thread though.
Can I ask what you linked there? It doesnt go anywhere.
I have a the same bike with a Camso kit that I just purchased and haven't ridden. I'm new to the sport and I'm curious what you carry the helps you with starts.
Thanks
New this year after 25 years on sleds.
Lots of us have changed bikes since the beginning of this post , Maybe we need a 2018 version to see what people ride right now.
This a really strange poll. It seemx like it has been changed but now there are 5 different ktm 4 stroke choices but no 300 choice? Does it really matter if your riding a ktm 525 or a 530? Come on. Lets redo this for 2018 and do it right or get rid of this silly thing.
