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[QUOTE="FLBusa, post: 753333, member: 42710"] Err... That's not entirely true. The difference between the KX and KDX steering stems is on the order of .050" and that's only on the last 2" of the stem. While there is moderate compression load on the stem most of the forces are on the bearings and triple trees. The remainder of the load is on the steel neck of the frame. You can most certainly make a new neck out of aluminum and have it just as strong as the KX stem. All you would need to do is reduce the inside bore by .050" to obtain the same wall thickness as the KX stem. IMO the reason the KDX stem is made from steel is stricktly cost. It costs more to make a light weight aluminum stem. Lutz... I did some checking and it turns out the a '95 KX125 uses the same lower bearing as your KDX does. KOYO 32006JRRS 55mm x 30mm x 17mm. The stems should press right in. As far as your brake goes... The parts diagrams on the buykawaski site spec the same caliper for both bikes but beware... mine was not the same caliper that was in the diagram. Mine has two thick fins cast into the bottom of the caliper and as a result I could not use a KX250 brake line. Instead I used a KX500 line that routes similar to the '95 KX125. One last thing... if you haven't checked and greased your steering head bearings on a regular basis... be prepared to buy some new ones. My bottom bearing was toast. :eek: [/QUOTE]
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