Australasian Dirt Bike — June 2017

144 |JUNE 2017 http://www.adbmag.com.au

RAINED

OUT

HOW TO RIDE /ADBGARAGE / WE RECOMMEND / TECH / KIDZ KORNER / USED RIDE

ITHASDONEnothingbutrain
andtosayI’mgoinginsaneisa
serious understatement.
Everything keeps getting rained
out orcalled offandallthe
private tracks are completely
soaked orunderwater.
There is nothingworse than
lookingat the weather report
when you are hangingto ride
and seeingnothingbut rain
forecastfortherest ofthe
month. MywifetellsmeI’m
mopingaround the house like a
grumpyoldman.
Even shecan’twaitforthe
raintoclearsoshecanget rid
ofme.TheonlyridingIhave
been abletodowasatmy
training schoolswhich,mightI
add, havebeen inthemud.
Riding inthemudcan
actuallybequiteenjoyable,but
cleaning your sledwhen you
gethome isdreadful.The
KX250F actuallydoes quite
wellinthemud.Beingsolightis
ablessing asthebikedoesn’t
end up weighing a tonne when

all themudhasbuiltupthe way

a450Fdoes.

Thelittlemotorhas plentyof

rev and power to keep the bike

motoring along. You just have

toavoidthebigbogholesas

much as possible so the 250

doesn’tget sucked down. It’s all

about momentum and ifyou

can keepthe bike movingand

revvingwithout stoppingthen

the bikeperforms well.

Four-fiddies usuallylike to

overheat and dumpaheapof

coolant when mud ridingbut I

haven’thadthisproblem with

theKX250F.Thebikewas

workinghardinthemudbutit

never overheatedordropped

any coolant.

CLUTCH

Even the clutchgot a workout

but after I spentafewhours

with thepressure washer

blastingthe mud away I

changed the engine oil and, to

my surprise,itwasstillingood

conditionanddidn’tsmell like

burnt crispssothisgives me an

indication that the clutchplates

held upwellandarestillin

goodcondition.

Afterthatmud, thestock

chain isn’tlookingtoopretty

andtherearBridgestone

Battlecross is showing some

wearbutthebrakepadsstood

uptotheslushreallywell.In

fact,they are still looking new.

Theplastics andstickerkit

have a few extra scratchesbut

after a washandasquirtwith

some silicone they come up

shiny and new again. The KX-F

is still in top shape and hasn’t

givenmeanygriefasyet.

It has been veryreliable

and easyto live with and I

have been enjoyingit the

whole time. Fingers crossed

the rain stops andIcanstart

gettingafewdryridesinover

thenextmonthbecauseI’m not

surehowmuchmoreofthis

wetweatherIcantakebeforeI

go insane.

Mat Boyd

REAR GUARD

SO FAR...

HOURS:

35

MODS THIS MONTH:

None

MODSNEXTMONTH:

None

IT’S BEEN A BAD

MONTH FOR BOYDY

1

2

K AWASAKI K X250F

RRP:

$ 10 , 499

WARRANTY:

None

DISTRIBUTOR:

Kawasaki Australia

INTERNET:

http://www.kawasaki.com.au

( 02 ) 9684 2585

MAIN:Wegot one dry day at the start

ofthemonthto shoot thisshot

1.The KX250F wasgreat in the mud

2. Boydy went awful close to taking
   out ourflash!