This Bike is AWESOME! 2024 Kawasaki KX250F - First Ride and Suspension Testing

[@coldsteeloffroad]

Few unsolicited recommendations from my experience: -In general, clickers shouldn't be used to try & adjust how the bike is steering (over/under); use either fork height or sag to add/remove weight on the front. Clickers should be used primarily for sus feel/performance, not handling (exception would be if losing traction over rough terrain or excessive pitching loading the front under decel/braking). -It's possible you are too soft on the fork COMP & riding in the softer part of the stroke making it feel stiff and/or the fork is riding lower due to too much REB damping... have you tried going stiffer COMP from base setting and/or faster REB? You look like a bigger feller, I don't think you should be 20-out on fork COMP, but maybe. Just sounds sus to me for a stock 250 setup. -The 103 sag is just Keefer's recommendation on what works for HIM... I'd set my fork height/sag/clickers @stock base settings & try +/-2 to 5mm more/less sag & see how it feels. From there, I would adjust clickers to get a ballpark feel then play w/fork height to get the turning feel/traction/stability l'm after. @ridejbi put out a video recently talking about when to make sus changes Vs. chassis changes. Also, you are not a beginner rider, my dude. Hope maybe this helps. Hitting NFMX tomorrow & will be glad to help out if you happen to be there & want it 👍🏻 Nice bike, but hate to see you leave red for green.

[@smauller623]

Realize why I only make the trip to NFMX when everything else is closed or has a race. That track sucks so bad jump faces are trash in couple hours and it’s like your riding braking bumps down and up jump faces.

[@coldsteeloffroad]

​@@smauller623aw, come on man, it ain't that bad 😂. It is an "easier" track to ride, but is fun to push yourself on & safer for the novices/beginners/supervets/casual riders. I do wish the tables were longer to match the speed of the track, but it forces you to either learn how to scrub or be stuck going slower (I'm still working on it myself). I took a peek at your Waldo video from not long ago and that thing was dryer than a popcorn fart & rough looking. Never been to Waldo & am sure is a great track, just not that day. They all have their quirks. Not trying to bust your balls, man. Happy ridin'!

[@smauller623]

@@coldsteeloffroad idk I use to go to NFMX all the time after riding GPF, sunshine and Alma hard to drive further for a track that just gets smeared like PB on toast lol. I think the last Waldo video I went later after they had a vintage race so it was already beat down from a race.

[@coldsteeloffroad]

@@smauller623 Oh, I get it man, I wouldn't go out of my way to go there if something else was closer & better. I'm currently up in Bluffton, SC & it's a 2h15m drive down there... so is just about everything else, but at least I'm centrally located to hit tracks from FL to upstate SC & GA. Sucks that Paradise in Fairfax, SC isn't open much anymore... only 1 hour away 😔. Hopefully moving to upstate SC soon & have Hannah Creek 1.1 mile & Club Mole Creek 4 miles from the house I'm tryin' to buy 🤘🏻

[@smauller623]

@@coldsteeloffroad oh nice! Yeah if pax trax was open I would’ve tried there met a buddy halfway to here to just be able to log some hours.

[@smauller623]

We’ll be at NFMX tomorrow also 🤘🏽