LAISAMX450 2025 - Race
Tuned for Boves - adds: hardpack, technical
Kove MX450 2025 - 75 kg, Intermediate, Neutral, Race - Boves
Set this first
Fork: Compression
- Stock value
- 12 clicks
- Recommended
- 15 clicks
- Change
- 3 clicks softer than stock
clicks out from fully closed
Reason: level Intermediate - condition Race - Boves
How to test it: Change Compression only, nothing else. Then ride the same section or the same number of laps as before and watch whether exactly the behaviour that bothers you changes. If it gets worse or less settled, put the value back.
- Fork: Compression15 clicks3 clicks softer than stockcomputed
- Shock: Sag105 mmOEM
- Shock: Low-speed compression8 clicksverified
- Shock: Rebound10 clicksverified
- Fork: Rebound10 clicksverified
15 confirmed settings available.
Released reference setup, confirmed by an expert · Well documented
Referenced (not linked):- Kove MX450/MX450R Manual de Usuario (Spanish, official Kove document distributed by Kove Maipu): front fork rebound p. 50, rear shock settings pp. 53-55, tire pressures 16 psi front/rear (2026)
Last reviewed: 10 Aug 2026
A starting point to verify on the bike - not a safety guarantee. Change one thing at a time and check on track. How LAISA derives this →
All recommended changes
In order, biggest deviation from the stock value first. Take them one at a time.
- Fork: Compression3 clicks softer than stock
12 clicks15 clicksclicks out from fully closed
Reason: level Intermediate - condition Race - Boves
How to test it
Change Compression only, nothing else. Then ride the same section or the same number of laps as before and watch whether exactly the behaviour that bothers you changes. If it gets worse or less settled, put the value back.
All technical values
Complete settings, technical data, components, gearing and geometry - including the adjusters that exist on the bike but do not carry a confirmed value yet.
| BrakeNissin Hydraulic Disc Brakes | ||
| ChainOEM Chain | ||
| Chain length | 118 links | OEM |
| ChassisOEM Aluminium Twin Spar Frame | ||
| Fork height in clampstube protrusion above top clamp | 0 ring | OEM |
| ClutchOEM Wet Multiplate Clutch | ||
| ECUBOSCH Engine Management | ||
| ForkKYB Dual Chamber 48 mm Fork | ||
| Compressionclicks out from fully closed | 15 clicks▲ +3 | computed |
| Reboundclicks out from fully closed | 10 clicks | verified |
| Spring rate | 5 N/mm | OEM |
| HandlebarOEM Handlebar | ||
| ShockKYB Piggyback Monoshock | ||
| Sagloaded, rider in gear | 105 mm | OEM |
| Static sagwithout load | 35 mm | OEM |
| High-speed compressionclicks out from fully closed | 2 turns | verified |
| Low-speed compressionclicks out from fully closed | 8 clicks | verified |
| Reboundclicks out from fully closed | 10 clicks | verified |
| Spring rate | 54 N/mm | OEM |
| SwingarmOEM Aluminium Swingarm | ||
| TireOEM MX Tyres | ||
| Front tire pressure | 1.1 bar (15.95 psi) | verified |
| Rear tire pressure | 1.1 bar (15.95 psi) | verified |
| TransmissionOEM Final Drive | ||
| Front sprocket | 13 teeth | OEM |
| Rear sprocket | 49 teeth | OEM |
After the ride
Tested a change? Record what happened. LAISA stores it against this bike and this condition. The recommendation above does not adapt to it automatically yet.
About this baseline
For a 75 kg Intermediate rider with a Neutral style, the Race baseline for the Kove MX450 2025 at Boves shifts one of 15 computed settings away from the OEM standard. The biggest shifts: Compression 15 clicks (+3 vs OEM). Values come from OEM defaults, your rider and condition factors and 6 verified reference setups.
Value provenance: OEM = manufacturer specification · verified = confirmed by an expert · reviewed = editorially reviewed reference · community = confirmed by the community (median of at least three public setups) · computed = automatically derived by the LAISA engine. Automatically extracted and unconfirmed values never appear on public pages.
No public community setups yet for this bike and condition.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a good Race setup for the Kove MX450 2025?
For a 75 kg Intermediate rider with a Neutral style, the Race baseline for the Kove MX450 2025 at Boves shifts one of 15 computed settings away from the OEM standard. The biggest shifts: Compression 15 clicks (+3 vs OEM).
How much race sag for the Kove MX450 2025?
As a starting point, 105 mm of race sag at 75 kg rider weight. Measure with a helper and set it via spring preload.
What tire pressure for the Kove MX450 2025 in Race conditions?
As a starting point: 1.1 bar front, 1.1 bar rear - computed for a 75 kg Intermediate rider. Check cold and adjust in small steps by feel.
What gearing (sprockets) does the Kove MX450 2025 run?
As a starting point, 13 teeth front / 49 teeth rear. For more acceleration go larger at the rear (or smaller at the front); for more top speed, the reverse.
Are these values safe to ride?
Baseline values are starting points generated from OEM defaults, rider weight, skill, style and conditions - not safety guarantees. Verify on the bike, adjust step by step and ride within your limits.
Baseline values are starting points generated from OEM defaults, rider weight, skill, style, and condition - or lifted from an expert/verified setup where one exists (see the provenance badge). They are not safety guarantees. Verify on the bike and ride within your limits.