Turning the 2024 Kawasaki KX450 from a good bike, to a GREAT bike

[@slidewide1999]

Blows me away that the KTM group is the only manufacturers that can devise a reasonable air filter setup.

[@jpesicka999]

And all 3 KTM group bikes use a different airbox. Stupid but they had to have the KTM be the raciest.

[@mfronczak238]

Yamahas lol

[@slidewide1999]

@@mfronczak238not bad, but anything that falls off the filter during a change still goes straight down the intake.

[@99Yeti]

@@slidewide1999or water

[@johng6586]

Ya that is crazy. Ktm/wp/pankl have made stupid mistakes over the years (ktm fan). I wonder how they havent screwed this up yet.

[@Pompomgrenade]

The works connections skid plate on my machine was the best investment made...in 2000😂

[@mxrevival]

The good old days!

[@1976ondy]

Thanks for sharing this, this is actually the dream for KX450 lovers

[@JacksonD489]

Good stuff Josh and Josh! These are the suggestions the consumer needs... Thanks for all that you guys do!

[@brianbroekaert7172]

Whoa..waterpump seal at 14hours.. My 22' FX350 Husky now has 130hours, won the 24hours Numb Bum Ice race, 1x Off Road Ontario championship, some EnduroX and just did the NY 24hours....still all stock, oil and air filter changes thats it. Not a single valve ajustment yet!

[@Sleepy.Time.]

Josh & Josh show

[@CodySimoncelli-of7xx]

Mind blowing that this brand new bike needs all this help. Kawasaki needs to get rid of their r&d team. I wanna say none of these are issues on older bikes. Not a single soul I know complained about pulling a seat to change an air filter. I’m starting to agree with Suzuki’s approach here (minus not having e-start)

[@h20mxracer222]

Ive got a '22. As an older 50+ vet rider i like the earlier model. Hoping Kawi fixes some of these issues soon. Then maybe ill consider a new one. Im seeing them advertised around $6k which is a great buy. Thanks guys.

[@Quadz10]

So that’s what Jmo did to my Husky front brake! Thee old MPPL trick 🤣

[@NickW90]

Have you guys ran fcp mounts on a 21-24 crf450?

[@Pompomgrenade]

Don't over tighten your rear fender bolts or just swap them for zip ties. Buttery style😂

[@rantANDrave1987]

Kawi always gets ripped in the quality/durability department

[@stevesmith756]

That was funny

[@OtisFlint]

They cheap out on simple things. The rebates on them are more than enough to fix the small issues

[@kentr2424]

They've always had problems with the plastic, chain rollers, chain guide and swingarm protector. Whatever formula they're using for their plastic needs to be replaced!

[@magicmickey89]

Bike is 5999 all over the place right now..

[@elcucuygarage]

MSRP on ol green is ridiculous.

[@Timmo2fiddy]

Get yourself a Hinson Oil Fill Plug.

[@jp094283]

Dude that airbox design is identical to the cabin filter on my wife’s minivan 💩

[@reedgalbraith6508]

Dude..

[@juanpabloortiz3515]

The low end mellow power may be fixed by removing the rubber lid under the battery and by using the rideology app. I recently tried a couple of maps and the improvements where noticeable.

[@Mechashiva76]

I wish kawasaki made an enduro version of the kx450. the klx is just a completely different bike. maybe a headlight/taillight kit for the kx450 is the way to go :P

[@DTM45]

So many variables with the engine mounts, fork springs, triple clamps, etc etc . Haven’t owned a kx since the tac fork engineering. My point, keep it simple friends.

[@johngray722]

Best way to tune a 2024 kx450 don’t buy it buy a left over 2023 kx 450

[@raymondsiewert2720]

All the things they are changing to try and make it a 23 " steering rake and trail 😊

[@jessejames14]

It takes big juevos to enter that race in the first place, but to go for Larocos leap is a different story. It sucks when you come up short.

[@haskinhardman4445]

15 hr clutch?? I have 117 hrs on my stock tc 125 clutch. Works great. And im too big for a 125 and clutching all the time.

[@jesussoto6855]

But 15 h of riding hard? or just using it?

[@johng6586]

What is power flow?

[@Roctwn16]

Team green ☝🏽

[@Pompomgrenade]

It seems like; If you have to add rake to the front end and run the rear wheel all the way back... That thing's not stable in the first place😅

[@raymondsiewert2720]

What Model Rinaldi tire on the rear ? Was using AT 81, but they are discontinued and l don't like the new AT 82 "s price or performance!

[@joshfout1078]

I agree with you, I’m Loving the rinaldi rs47 front and rear for moto. Also your wallet will thank you 😂

[@sakariputtonen2683]

So basically everything that kawi factory made, you guys unmade.

[@Sleepy.Time.]

its not like Kawasaki factory riders are on stockers, every bike has flaws and MXA presents solutions

[@kyleb6325]

A clutch every 10 hours? Wtf haha

[@TheCnelson3]

Keefer says every 6 or so on his Yamaha. I really think it’s more about the rider than parts quality. Apparently Roczen is super easy on clutches.

[@dhprojects3296]

I probably have 80 hours on mine lmao

[@MrJokkoma]

The new Yamaha 250f is said to need new cam chain every 10 h. That's way to early in my opinion.

[@StayTunedMoto]

Pro racers change clutch between motos. They ride bikes the way meant to be ridden

[@raymondsiewert2720]

Mr. Fout needs to get out of the Sun ! 😮 Looks like Red Man 😅

[@joshfout1078]

Gotta burn to bronze baby!!

[@raymondsiewert2720]

@@joshfout1078 😆😜

[@fabriziograziani2765]

💚

[@bobhannah9944]

the KX450 bikes are 6299.00 here

[@OGLD]

Where?

[@OtisFlint]

@@OGLD everywhere

[@stkyfngrszmooth]

I used to race a Suzuki RM 125, and the day before a big race, my bike blew up, but I was able to borrow a KX 125 from a friend. That bike handled like crap and I felt like I was sitting on top of a skyscraper. I couldn't get it to corner for the life of me, and the brakes were a joke. You couldn't pay me to ride one of these.

[@OtisFlint]

So let me get this straight, because your buddies poorly setup, 20+ year old kx125 was a POS, this 2024 KX450 must also be a POS...man, wait until you learn about 1990s KTMs .

[@stkyfngrszmooth]

@OtisFlint I had a '90 KTM, and I liked it. It wasn't a Suzuki, but it was world's better than anything Kawasaki put out. Once a turd always a turd.

[@christerstefansson3249]

That was 20 years ago.

[@tactical1224]

A lot of this has to do with the size of the rider. This makes sense if you are a shorter rider. The Kawi always is a great fit for taller riders...

[@stkyfngrszmooth]

@tactical1224 This makes perfect sense because I was 5' 5" 135lbs and that thing was ridiculously tall.

[@johnnymckissick2735]

Sounds like it needs alot….

[@Pompomgrenade]

Do you think that KX450 will still be a functioning machine 24 years later? Hell no. It takes a two-stroke for that

[@CodySimoncelli-of7xx]

Agreed. Bikes haven’t gotten better since the mid 2000’s for probably 95% of consumers.

[@gateneller9465]

Who keeps a bike for 24 years 😂 that’s not very safe on track

[@Sleepy.Time.]

@@gateneller9465 i have a 89 KX500 that is cleaner and more sorted than any bike not sitting on a showroom floor....so that is 35 years

[@hondaman3317]

This is silly 😂

[@chordle1605]

So basically buy a Yz450x

[@marcozuffada]

weight same as beta😂😂😂😂

[@Jb-mp1in]

kiwis always seemed cheap with hardware

[@stevesmith756]

Shame on you Kawai. Added weight and doggy engine and suspect reliability. You guys forced me to another color

[@reedgalbraith6508]

Your loss.. I own one love it.. coming off 20 450 fx. Kawi much better in my opinion.