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Old 06-14-2023, 04:15 PM   #1
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KPX 250 Stats at 5000 Miles

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5000 Miles in 8.5 Months
7 Oil Changes
5 Valve Checks
4 O Ring Chain Adjustments
94% of Miles on Road
35 mph Overall Average Riding Speed
215 miles Longest Single Day Ride
60 mph Highest Speed
Avg ~ 84 mpg
1 Drop
0 Serious Issues
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Old 06-14-2023, 04:41 PM   #2
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Oh, go ahead and rub it in. lol Glad somebody gets to ride.
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Old 06-15-2023, 05:26 AM   #3
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5000 Miles in 8.5 Months
7 Oil Changes
5 Valve Checks
4 O Ring Chain Adjustments
94% of Miles on Road
35 mph Overall Average Riding Speed
215 miles Longest Single Day Ride
60 mph Highest Speed
Avg ~ 84 mpg
1 Drop
0 Serious Issues
Awesome! I have over 1000 miles and have done some pretty hard riding in the trails. The only issue I had was a bad battery.
Bike is holding up well for me too.


 
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Old 06-15-2023, 01:07 PM   #4
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Does the KPX have a comfortable seat or uncomfortable seat? I was asking due to your 'longest single ride of 215 miles' in particular.
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Old 06-15-2023, 02:04 PM   #5
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Does the KPX have a comfortable seat or uncomfortable seat? I was asking due to your 'longest single ride of 215 miles' in particular.
I found it too narrow and uncomfortable. I have no "natural padding". But Jerryhawk suggested a Maddog seat pad (from Amazon), and that did the trick.
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Old 06-15-2023, 02:30 PM   #6
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My KPX is doing quite well as well. I haven't had any issues other than a bad battery as well. I'm around 1,000 miles. I ride it to work all the time, alternating between it and the Goldwing. I average 78 mpg. Good to see she will roll thousands of miles more LOL. As far as the seat, I found that if I slide back on the seat a tad to the more wider point of the seat it's much more comfortable. Is it as comfy as a Hawk or Brozz seat? No, but it works ifn yer back side gets sore stand up a while LOL
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Old 06-15-2023, 04:22 PM   #7
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Does the KPX have a comfortable seat or uncomfortable seat? I was asking due to your 'longest single ride of 215 miles' in particular.
The seat is not bad the problem is its not flat and slopes down a little bit and its worse if you're sweating. For longer rides, I wear cycling liner shorts and one of these ventilated seat covers. The 215 miles I did was with 168 miles of dirt road so it was slower and I was in the saddle for over 8 hours of a 10 hour day.

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Old 06-15-2023, 06:21 PM   #8
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How much seat fabric overlaps and fixes to the base?

It might be possible to add a layer of foam to fatten up the seat and flatten the slope.

If its already a firm proposition then it might not be suitable for an adjustment...


 
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Old 06-16-2023, 12:51 PM   #9
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I don't think I could do 200mi straight on the stock seat. My backside starts hurting by about 1hr of riding. I definitely think it needs a pad for longer rides.


 
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Old 06-17-2023, 09:47 PM   #10
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I found it too narrow and uncomfortable. I have no "natural padding". But Jerryhawk suggested a Maddog seat pad (from Amazon), and that did the trick.
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My KPX is doing quite well as well. I haven't had any issues other than a bad battery as well. I'm around 1,000 miles. I ride it to work all the time, alternating between it and the Goldwing. I average 78 mpg. Good to see she will roll thousands of miles more LOL. As far as the seat, I found that if I slide back on the seat a tad to the more wider point of the seat it's much more comfortable. Is it as comfy as a Hawk or Brozz seat? No, but it works ifn yer back side gets sore stand up a while LOL
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The seat is not bad the problem is its not flat and slopes down a little bit and its worse if you're sweating. For longer rides, I wear cycling liner shorts and one of these ventilated seat covers. The 215 miles I did was with 168 miles of dirt road so it was slower and I was in the saddle for over 8 hours of a 10 hour day.

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I don't think I could do 200mi straight on the stock seat. My backside starts hurting by about 1hr of riding. I definitely think it needs a pad for longer rides.
So, it seems like a seat pad would help out in comfort. Thanks for your guys' input!
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Old 06-17-2023, 10:41 PM   #11
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How to get a richer fuel mixture

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5000 Miles in 8.5 Months
7 Oil Changes
5 Valve Checks
4 O Ring Chain Adjustments
94% of Miles on Road
35 mph Overall Average Riding Speed
215 miles Longest Single Day Ride
60 mph Highest Speed
Avg ~ 84 mpg
1 Drop
0 Serious Issues
I have the 23 KPX 250 & love it, but need a richer fuel mixture. I looked at the service manual, but didn't see it there. Please advise.


 
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