Adding Power To My Enduro Bike With Crazy Results
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2019
- In this video, I have my 2004 KDX220R all the way torn down and ready to get rebuilt. I have sent some key engine components to get worked on by Fredette Racing. After I replace a couple needed components and get the bike serviced, I take it out for a quick ride to test the power and to see how much power we have gained from the engine porting. Stay tuned for some more riding videos on this bike and more modifications to the CR125r.
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Awesome dude, sounds like a blast!
Good rocky, dusty, bumpy trials in Mexico 😂
I like cafe racer, motard, scramble and your video!
i ride ohvale mini bikes
I like riding at capitol forest or cle elum, my dad runs a kdx 220 kx 125 hybrid and it is lit
Excellent video! A lot of people don't know this, but the KDX200 would out run the 220 in stock form. The 200 actually had a larger carb, and resulted in a little more speed (not power, the 220 had more low end). Most people would put the carb off the 200 onto their 220s, which turned it into a beast that the 200 couldn't touch. The more you know. :) Oh btw...the way you record putting a bike together is almost ASMR level. Very relaxing and "gotta watch"." Really nice! -LBz
I miss the old days (1980’s) of late night, pre-race, top end jobs after hours at my dads shop. Sometimes with friends, sometimes alone and zen-like. I miss the simplicity and the ritual of two stroke maintenance.... it was a big part of the racing experience for me. I did my first top end at 11 years old on my 1978 YZ80, I used an old magazine article to walk through it😂👍.
Much the same here my friend! Good times indeed!
Nice video young man. Love to see the younger gen working with their hands and learning. BUT...."won a lot of races on a KDX" !! Dude, Jeff Fredette is dirt bike royalty in the off road world ! Nobody can match his ISDT / ISDE record ! Look it up , sure you'll find it interesting . And keep up the good work .
Same thing here. 220, done by Fredette. Head, cylinder, power-valve, carb...but I added a rad-valve on Jeff's recommendation. He did my suspension also for my weight and ride style. I am a former class A racer, (YZ 250 2-stroke) and love this bike. There is not a KTM, Gas Gas, Beta, Husky or Sherco I can not keep up with, but for thousands less. Good video.
I have a retro-full on KDX build. It was stock for many years, and then I had Jeff Fredette do the cylinder (ported and polished), head (milled and shaved) carb (bored it to 36mm) because it is a 220, revalved my shock, did goldseals and protech springs on my forks, I did a K&N filter and drilled holes in air box, added an FMF rev pipe, all aftermarket plastics, and when I was done many riders in the dual sport I do thought it was a NEW KDX. Not NOS new- but like a 2018 KDX cause that is when I finished it for the dual sport. That day someone from NJ offered me 4200. for it. How does it go??? AMAZING. Like a 250 or 300 woods bike. As a matter of fact, I pass many 10K Euro bikes all day long. 125 ,miles in the woods for each dual sport I do. Never lets me down.
Great video. So nice to see someone actually clean something before they put it back together. I see so many people changing parts, and not taking a few extra minutes to clean stuff off. That drives me crazy. You did it right!
Thanks for watching man!
Nice video bro! You definitely got some more juice outta that thing! 💥 💨
When my bike broke in practice I had to do a single track race on a kdx 220 and that thing rips! It absolutely loves trails and I was blown away by how well a 90s bike performed
Back Store right on I needed that up date thank U!👌👍
Man, killer work on the edits. I'll bet you have more time into filming and editing than actual repair times. I can't imagine combining the both! Great work, keep it up. Oh, and the KDX's are sweet bikes, I've always wanted to ride one.
Top workmanship as always
Absolutely awesome! This is the bike I want. I am a beginner and I have read a lot of good and great things about this bike. So this is the one that's on my bucket list.
Nice bike I had a 2001 did alot of mods but never could get enough power out of it so I got a 97 Yamaha yz 250 wr that was the best bike I ever owned
I had an 02 KDX220. With an FMF Gnarly pipe and Q series silencer plus rejetting it ran much better than stock. The Kawasaki stock parts; bars, levers, shift lever etc were pretty grim so I replaced those as well. It was a great bike for tight woods even though the front suspension was a little soft.
dude... this is a phenomenal video....
I just got a 2001 KDX 220R and most of this work was done prior but I have no experience and this video was great!
I owned three KDX bikes and loved them all. I had my 220 ported and it gave it more top end but took away some of the bottom but by adding a Boyesen Rad valve it brought the bottom end back. The two mods combined was a nice boost of power through the full range. Hope you do well on it. A Gnarley pipe was also a nice addition.
Class of 96 here. Pipe reeds and a lectron will pump them up.
Excellent job on the video bro, love it.
Great bike, I have 06 KDX 200. AND LOVE IT
Great video, good job!
Good job mate !!
Thanks man!
Beautifully shot and edited video. I had a kdx 250 which I loved but was a tank. Then moved onto a KTM exc 300 which I seem to have to work more on. My adult son has a 2002 kdx 220 which is in great shape with several aftermarket changes. He never wants to sell it to buy newer, so I bought a modern Kawi fender for him for XMAS and a KLX style headlight...installing them tomorrow.
Muito legal, Tenho uma dessas aqui no brasil.
Great video Adam thanks for sharing. From me and my family in N/Ireland.
No problem! I’m glad you guys enjoyed ✌🏼
So crazy, I love it
Javier Miralles Thank you very much!
Really nice video!🔥
Thanks bro🤟🏼
Sweet Bike!
Awesome content bro!! 👍👌
Sweet looking piston
Cool man!, you got a new subscriber on this video.
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed the content.
Great videos bro, keep up
Thank you!
Kdx's were awesome I miss mine.
They still are.
nice video nice bike you are a great continuous like that :D
My cousin has a 1989 kdx200, hes had it for years. Still runs. We fire it up at Thanksgiving every year.
Why, is it like a turkey bike?
Little tip when running tubes keep the lock nut for the valve stem up tight to the cover this way you'll have a chance to see if your tyre spins on the rim without ripping your valve stem off which can leave you stranded
Excellent video man, that thing sure looks like a lot of fun, pops wheelies like nothing! Haha
Yeah she’s got some power!
Anyone who owns a KDX should have Fredette Racing Products on speed dial. Kawasaki calls Jeff for advice. He is as good as it gets on KDX info, work, and Products. I own one he built and it's a great bike.
Great job son! Well said on the head shaving. Only thing I caught you on was installing the reed valve you should have put all the bolts in before tightening them down? That way you don't end up with the last ones being off center/alignment and cross thread them going in.
Other then that perfect! I know not a big deal but it will catch up with you eventually. Bad habits always have a way of biting you in the ass at the most inopportune time, lol.
Good Job !
Nice video. The only other item I would ALWAYS suggest you check is piston ring end-gap. Not enough makes for a bad day.
My 01 Suzuki rmx250 is an absolute weapon
Same as an rm250 but with different suspension shit ton of bottom end 18” rear wheel and full road compliance
NICE VIDEO
i heard about a cheap mod by drilling holes in the air cleaner. I went crazy and just cut a huge hole and put a screen on it. It was awesome and my jumps were 15 feet further. (2000 kdx 220).
This give the wish to ride! good job, but now must remake the frame, ;-)
I have a kdx220 I’m from England I love it
Your running rich Bro.
Nice bike
Great video Adam. Get rid of the top of the airbox. That snorkel steals a lot of HP
Dope bike 👌
Thanks man🤟🏼
Nice work. The biggest advantage the pumpkins have is weight.
Great video I love the bike. Now you,ll be able to pull a higher gear with the added torque. I have a good cleaning tip for next time, use Spray Nine instead ofPurple Power. PP will discolor aluminum and make it dull, Spray Nine does not and its a much better product you can buy it at Walmart next to the Purple Power, trust me on that one, especially for new bikes. Also when cleaning plastics to get stain and scuffs off use mineral spirits and a clean rag it woks great. Then finish off with some SC1 if you want to beautify. Thanks for posting this vid now I want a KDX next to my KTM 300. 👍✊
Great video! I have a 1996 KDX200. I'm very interested in the Fredette enginge work. I'm about due for a new piston, maybe I'll send the cylender off to Jeff. I was planning on a Lectron carb as well. Do you have any experience/thoughts on that vs the Fredette carb mods? Also, have you done or do you plan on doing any susspension mods? KX Upside down fork swap? Looking forward to more KDX content. Keep up the good work!
Awesome video man. I have a slight obsession with the KDX. I have 3 220's an 200 and a 220 hybrid (220 motor in kx125 frame)
The great bikes will do that to you.
Hi buddy great vid any chance we can see some more on this bike? I'm currently working on mine (and it's my first build) I've learnt a lot form your vids would be cool to see some more in depth stuff on the kdx!!
Ditch that black air box cover, ( the one with the snorkel on it), that will let more air in, you might have to re-jet it, but more air and fuel equals more power!
You need to pull that snorkel off and drill some holes in the air box lid with the desert pipe. Many just take the lid off with the 36mm bored-out carb, rev pipe and porting.
Love it
KDX200 in '83, liquid cooling in '89. 220R intro'd in '97. I have a mild 03 220r stocker and a wild '97 FRP/FMF/USD 220R AMA race bike. KDX200/220R - most fun per $
Yes 83 to 97. Was 200. Then came the 220. I've had 8 in last 30 years. Love them all from 175 to 450
The 200 was 1983 to 2006. The 220 was 1997 to 2005.
Bike sounds good man. My mikuni started leaking gas out of the bowl and it ended up being a old cracked oring inside the carb. Theres a brass jet looking thing that the float needle rides in. It has an oring on the outside of it that can let fuel come past, unregulated, if its old and cracked.
I will check that as well. I think I saw that in the rebuild kit.
Great video. I've had. 8 kdxs-from the 175 to the 450kdx-in the past 30 years unstoppable bikes.the only thing I have to disagree. Racing for those 30 years. Is the kdxs-did not go under from ktms-and in the woods. It's all about the rider. I've beaten bikes costing 5 times more doing harescrambles- with 4 of those bikes. I'm racing a 1983 kx250 nearly 50 hp- and it still shreds newer bikes both 2 and 4 strokes with ease nothing better then spinning the tire while wheeling the competition!
Thanks for sharing man. It’s always fun to beat someone when they seemingly have the advantage. Why do you think they stopped making them?
@@adampaganelli4891 a new one today would have to cost 10,000
Oh I remember these bikes I begged my parents for one when I was oh about 12. I knew the KX was too much money but I thought maybe they could swing a KDX but no dice.
Pro-tip, clean the rust off your pipe with a sos pad then hit it with some vht hi-temp clear coat. No rust... Did that on my last pro circuit pipe. Easy to clean and doesn’t rust.
SMOKERS!!!!!!!
you are the best
Thank you!
hey Adam when are we going to see a four stroke build?!?!? can't wait to see more of the old cr!
I’m doing a quick flip video on a four-stroke coming soon! Should be the next video released!
just looking at to get a kdx200 or 220 got a te250i tpi and honestly i kind of just want to go back in technology. worries free to take care of, cheap, and dam reliable..more than the ktms and husky.
The 200 is actually faster then the 220. It rev's out a lot harder and higher. The 220 it's good for low end torque
Ive always wanted one of these KDX 200/220 i have a newer ktm 300 and i love it. You shoukd install a fan for the radiator on this bike
Nice man. This bike is a ton of fun super light and agile and very cheap. But will never be the same as a ktm 300.
More power is always a good thing :) But i would have done the suspension. Put some mid to late 2000 usd forks on that ting. cheap and easy mod that makes a ton of difference on the handling of the bike.
Yeah I agree. I will be updating the chassis next season
Good good😎👍
Thanks man!
I bought a kdx250 last year as i didnt get round to having 1 as a kid. OH YEAH! Makes my crf250l feel like a low powered heavy turd, which it is.
the ravedaddy I ride a 250L as well and watch these videos to remind myself what riding an actual dirtbike was like
@@danwilliams5530 aint that the truth! Ive had mine 5 years now and still havnt pulled a wheelie, just clutch slip. my CR250 does them off idle. :(
watch out on the ontake side if it is too smooth it can make the gas come in by dripping instead if a mist!
also where can i buy a torque wrench like that one because im working on a raptor 350 and need to tighten the clutch basket to 8nm or 70lbs
Get that mix ratio right and it will have better power for sure. Im sure your breaking it in mixed rich tho. Sweet Bike ! Excellent Video
Yessir! Thanks
Dynos have proven that two strokes actually make more power with near factory recommended mixture ratios. 32:1 is very common. Jetting has more effect on smoke levels than most realize. Jet it correctly, run factory mix ratios, and enjoy it.
Looking forward to the frame swap next season 👍. I used to own this exact same bike and just never pulled the trigger on a donor KX or CR, have you decided which direction you're gonna go?
I have not I still have a good amount of research to do. But I think it should be a fun project that’s not terribly time consuming
If you want to clean up that pipe CLR and a brown scotch bright pad works wonders
I would but the rust has eaten through the plating in most spots so I am thinking of getting a new one next season
Sticking that overflow tube up is going to make the carb fill up the bottom end with fuel. be carefull
Some great work being done here looks like a very professional top end rebuild, just curious, is the KDX always that smokey or is it running rich for the run in period?
Just running rich the smoke dies down a lot once the bike is warmed up.
@@adampaganelli4891 jetted up right with 50:1 she wont smoke at all..
@@mustardproductions3531 that messes with maintenance cycles though right? Makes the engine wear a little quicker? I’ve leaned mine out to 36:1 but but I desperately need to rejet, just trying to decide where I’d like to set it
good video. just wondering about the ring gap, did you trim the rings?
These rings did not require. I made a video on two stroke top ends I’m which I discuss this topic.
That carbon is because its lean. You want more piston wash on top of the piston. You should see clean spots where your transfer ports are.
Pull the snorkel out of that airbox lid and cut a big while in it. These bikes run really good with a pipe good reeds and jetting. Never should’ve sold mine
Wiseco kits never come with wrist pin bearing. Inconvenient but they never have, I just always order an oem when I order a piston/ring/gasket kit
They allways came with my kits several years ago...
I wouldn't think there is much cost to a wrist pin to exclude it from the kit.
@@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443 I think he meant the small end bearing.
How much did Fredette Racing charge you for porting the gead and cleaning the powervalve? Thanks for the great content!
How did you like the Starcross 5 front on the 220? What rear tire/size did you run with it?
My 220 has all the FRP work and it's completely in attitude different from stock. It's in a freakin' big hurry now and runs like a lumberjack's competition chain saw. I had to gear up to keep the revs low
and the front end down.
I am new to modern 2 strokes. WHat does the "power valve" do?
Get rid of the airbox snorkel and add holes to the cover and screen it all against debris. Classic kdx improvement
Was it worth the money to do the work on the cylinder? I have to tear mine down to clean the kips and on the fence about the work.
The adjustable power valve on these bikes makes a huge difference in performance range. Nice bike.
Thank you!
I have a 99 KDX220R that came with the Wisco piston, FMF everything, and freshly rebuilt engine. To that I added Ron Black's high compression head and a Lectron carb. My friends complain that it's hard to keep the front end down. The Lectron carb really transforms that bike in a big way.
You should take that block out of your reeds. And bend the plates till they touch the crank case when you reinstall , let’s things flow
The bike wont even start if you do that
Please explain
Is it the starter block ?????
The Reed plates makes it so The fuel mixtaure doesnt go back through The carburator
They Open up all The Way and Then closes again
Had a 94”, basically the same bike they made till they didn’t. Had a v force reed cage,a pipe and silencer and it ran great. The suspension and chassis are just not capable once you really start pushing these bikes. Great trail bike but no extreme terrain would be fun. Possible but it’s a heavy bike.
Did you have to mess with the jetting after the engine work?
Notification sqwaddd
you can do a series of videos or you rebuild a 125 yz please
Great video ‘. What Reeds did you use ? Looked to be stock ?
Stock for now. Might try a vforce set up in the future but for now it honestly feels pretty good
I have an 04 220 that im looking to tear down for new Crank bearings and Piston Change Etc’. I figure i might as well send Cylinder and HeAd out for JF porting and Head work . You have A contact there or Link to follow . ?
Hey, you ride this bike at Walker Valley at all? I just picked up a KDX 200 and got my first ride in out there...
I do not.
Nice rebuild Adam, done with care. Are you putting the motor into a KX125 chassis at any point?
Considering it. I will need to do more research before I decide what direction to go
05 KX125 onwards is a straight forward conversion. You need to relocate lower mounts and make new head stays. And adapt the pipe. It would be a sweet combo though.
mixture looks a little rich.. try 50:1 torco oil.. unless your smokin out the guy behind you on purpose.. It will give you crisper response as well. Plus an fmf gnarly rev pipe converts the KDX into a racing machine. Just go 1 leaner on the main. Check Jeff Fredettes KDX tips. He give you optimum jetting defaults.
Nice instructional video with good tips. Only thing I would add for my 2 cents is sometimes the rings should also have the openings in the rings staggered on the piston so you don't have the 2 openings right on top of each other in the same spot. Is that a wives tale or is there some benefit to that?
Two stroke rings are pinned
Is it ported and polished and raised compression like 200psi , you'll need to run gold label green with octane booster or add 2stroke octane booster and 200psi. It doesnt sound like it
Nice vid only thing I'd recommend is mentioning the ring gap spacing on the piston
No! Rings on a two stroke have a specific location to avoid getting stuck in a port.
@@brycedavis907 yep sorry that's what I was referring to