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NaughtyCats · Yesterday, 11:02 PM

Hey all, figured Id go for the intro. Im considering a KPX250 due to the specs, price, and almost non-existent negative reviews(at least from what Ive found so far). Started riding Hondas at about 8 years old and have had a variety of dirt and street bikes, all Hondas, for most of the 30+ years since. Started shopping the CRF300 Rally this fall, but the KPX250 really has my curiosity piqued. Wife and I will be empty nesters in 2-3 years and plan on picking up the dream of some pretty major road trips with a good amount of trail/off road jaunts along the way. We have lived all over the place from Alaska, Colorado, Mexico, and a variety of others but currently in Wisconsin. We have a lenghty list of places we wanna hit on motor bikes, but she is pretty inexperienced on them yet.

My thinking is to grab one of these KPX250's now for her to get more experience and comfort on before we are really ready to do anything major, and also for me to put thru the ringers and decide if I love or hate it or if I wanna go back to my beloved Hondas. Are there any riders doing serious trips on these bikes? Everything I can find on youtube seems to be pretty new bikes, or people mostly messing around off-road or just around town. Its a bit of a struggle for me to envision these being true adventure worthy bikes, but Im a big fan of having my mind changed! Thoughts, ideas, suggestions? Thanks a bunch, and looking forward to the journey!

**JerryHawk250** · Today, 07:17 AM

Welcome aboard! You can't go wrong with the KPX. Several members on here own one. The quality of the Lifan bikes are hard to beat and American Lifan stands behind what they sell with a two year part warranty. The only draw back of the KPX is that it's a talk bike. I'm 5'10" and can't flat foot it. But who cares. Lol I still love the bike.

NaughtyCats · Today, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

Welcome aboard! You can't go wrong with the KPX. Several members on here own one. The quality of the Lifan bikes are hard to beat and American Lifan stands behind what they sell with a two year part warranty. The only draw back of the KPX is that it's a talk bike. I'm 5'10" and can't flat foot it. But who cares. Lol I still love the bike.

Is anyone lowering these? I cant find much online. She fits on a crf250 pretty well, and they are listed as 34.8", only about 1/2" lower.

**cheesy** · Today, 08:45 AM

Hiya.

Yesterday, 11:02 PM	#1
NaughtyCats Join Date: Nov 2024 Posts: 2	New here! Hey all, figured Id go for the intro. Im considering a KPX250 due to the specs, price, and almost non-existent negative reviews(at least from what Ive found so far). Started riding Hondas at about 8 years old and have had a variety of dirt and street bikes, all Hondas, for most of the 30+ years since. Started shopping the CRF300 Rally this fall, but the KPX250 really has my curiosity piqued. Wife and I will be empty nesters in 2-3 years and plan on picking up the dream of some pretty major road trips with a good amount of trail/off road jaunts along the way. We have lived all over the place from Alaska, Colorado, Mexico, and a variety of others but currently in Wisconsin. We have a lenghty list of places we wanna hit on motor bikes, but she is pretty inexperienced on them yet. My thinking is to grab one of these KPX250's now for her to get more experience and comfort on before we are really ready to do anything major, and also for me to put thru the ringers and decide if I love or hate it or if I wanna go back to my beloved Hondas. Are there any riders doing serious trips on these bikes? Everything I can find on youtube seems to be pretty new bikes, or people mostly messing around off-road or just around town. Its a bit of a struggle for me to envision these being true adventure worthy bikes, but Im a big fan of having my mind changed! Thoughts, ideas, suggestions? Thanks a bunch, and looking forward to the journey!
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JerryHawk250 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 11,714	Welcome aboard! You can't go wrong with the KPX. Several members on here own one. The quality of the Lifan bikes are hard to beat and American Lifan stands behind what they sell with a two year part warranty. The only draw back of the KPX is that it's a talk bike. I'm 5'10" and can't flat foot it. But who cares. Lol I still love the bike. __________________ 2024 Linhai 300 ATV 4x4 2023 Lifan Lycan 250 Chopper 2023 Venom Evader 2022 Lifan KPX250 2020 Kawasaki Vulcan S (Sold) 2004 Honda ST 1300 2016 Black Hawk 250 (sold) Keihin PE30 carb,125 main,38 slow.Pod filter,ported & decked head 10:1 CR,Direct Ignition Coil,15/40Sprockets,NGK DPR8EIX-9,De-Cat,Dual Oil Cooler,Digital Cluster 2016 Cazador180 XL 2014 Coolster150 JerryHawk250.com My YouTube Channel
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