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Marque Remarks => Kawasaki => Topic started by: tommorth on June 30, 2008, 05:44:12 pm

Title: early 80s klx250 are they any good ??
Post by: tommorth on June 30, 2008, 05:44:12 pm

 have found one leaning against a mates house goes aparently but needs a brakes and suspention looking at and maybe clutch, was it might make a good project + swingarm looks cool
 Are they any good ? felt a lot lighter than my old twin shock xr

Title: Re: early 80s klx250 are they any good ??
Post by: geraldo on June 30, 2008, 07:59:05 pm

most people will agree that the KLX was one of the sweetest handling bikes ever made and was also bleesed with excellent suspension, sounds great until you ride one and realise how slooooooooooooow they are !!!
seriously - a great playbike

Title: Re: early 80s klx250 are they any good ??
Post by: Maico31 on June 30, 2008, 08:02:18 pm

Geraldo you pretty much nailed it there. I had one in 1980 and it was so slow that i put a big bore 300 kit in it, that made it go but then it started breaking gearboxes!

Title: Re: early 80s klx250 are they any good ??
Post by: TM BILL on June 30, 2008, 08:24:13 pm

You can always tell a KLX rider they have flys on the back of their helmets  :-[

Title: Re: early 80s klx250 are they any good ??
Post by: oldfart on July 01, 2008, 04:32:10 pm

But with a few mods ( cam - exhaust - twig the timming a bit ) and they will kick arse

Title: Re: early 80s klx250 are they any good ??
Post by: tommorth on July 03, 2008, 07:43:19 pm

i wouldn't be able to over bore it much as then wouldnt be eligble  for the sub 250 class and even as a 300 i'm sure it would just b silly against 500f and 250+2t especialy with me being so slow

it never ceases to amaze me how many new parts are still available for old dirt bikes  oem shocks for these can aparently be bought for $300.98 us each  not cheap but still

oldfart  do you know who makes cams for these bikes ?

Title: Re: early 80s klx250 are they any good ??
Post by: JC on July 04, 2008, 04:13:09 pm

Megacycle in USA still list cams for them on their website

Title: Re: early 80s klx250 are they any good ??
Post by: oldfart on July 04, 2008, 05:12:30 pm

Your onto em mate  ;)