First post here to say hello and introduce myself. I live in South Jersey and will be riding primarily in the Pine Barrens - lots of sand. It's a great place to ride, but being street legal is a must. After looking around, I settled on the 2006 or 2007 KLX250S as my bike of choice.

I took my time and found a very clean 2006 with 850 miles on it. It already had an HMF pipe on it and was jetted perfectly, pulling much stronger than the other KLX250's I looked at. I've since added new bars & handguards, 3.7 gallon Acerbis tank, Kenda Trakmaster rear & Kenda Southwick front tires, front & rear rimlocks, folding mirror and smaller turn signals so I can wipe out in peace. I also set the suspension a bit stiffer to help in the sand.

So far I'm really pleased. I went with 100/100-18 on the rear for a light feeling and the bike feels great. I thought I'd go right to a 351 kit, but I'm going to hold off for a while. I also want to test a 13 tooth CS on the front. I tried putting it on last night and all I got was a backache - couldn't budge it even with a breaker bar.

Anyway, here's a few pics as it sits now.

Enjoy!
Rob

 

You got one of the good years!

Good luck, you will love it. Ride the crap out of it this season (get a skid plate!) and over the winter do the 350 kit. Best $500 you'll ever spend!

 

Looks like you got a clean bike.

cuz Larry said it perfectly. Ride it love it this year, do the 351 over next winter.

all the info you will ever need is right here on KF
Dan

 

That's a beauty and a great year.

Those CS nuts can be tough, especially the first time off. I remember using an extra long cheater pipe on the breaker bar. Uggghh!

Welcome to KF.

 

touch front tire against a wall...impact wrench with slight twist by hand...

 

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. That's good advice, ride it for a season then go for the 351 next winter. For $500 or so, its hard to pass up.

I spent some time searching old threads and it seems like I'm not alone on the CS Sprocket. I'll give it another go tomorrow armed with some of the tips I picked up on the forum.

 

I used a breaker bar, took a second breaker bar and wedged it in the rear wheel against the swing arm and put constant but even pressure on the bar. It'll break loose.

 

Nice Bike!

 

At lunch today (I work from home) I went at the front sprocket again. My impact wrench wouldn't budge it, but when I put the front wheel against the wall and wedged a long adjustable wrench between the swingarm and sprocket, it popped loose with a breaker bar and some pipe to add leverage.

Also had the time to T-Mod the two carb vent lines. Looks like it might be warm enough here in NJ to ride this weekend. Can't wait!

Thanks for the help.
Rob