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Marque Remarks => Kawasaki => Topic started by: YUMASTEPSIDE on August 16, 2008, 08:45:47 am

Title: Nice thumper
Post by: YUMASTEPSIDE on August 16, 2008, 08:45:47 am
Very nice KL250 in 78 RM125 frame for sale on Evilbay.......................Typical........I have a '78 KL250 motor in the shed and I just gave a '78 RM roller away to Quicky...........looks like a straight forward swap too !!

                      Roger
Title: Re: Nice thumper
Post by: shortshifter on August 16, 2008, 05:01:18 pm
Yeah I noticed it too.I would have thought the 250 engine was too tall,but there you go.There is also a PE roller with a Yamaha mono rear end on ebay also.I could see your 250 engine in that but what would you call it?Wonder what the reserve is on the thumper?
Title: Re: Nice thumper
Post by: geraldo on August 17, 2008, 07:31:19 am
isn't it a shame Kawasaki didn't pick up on bikes like that and put the KL motor into a nice handling MX chassis with alloy swingarm and great handling , they could have called it , ooooh say - KLX250 !!
seems like a lot of shaggin around when KLX's are still reasonably easy to find
Title: Re: Nice thumper
Post by: YUMASTEPSIDE on August 17, 2008, 09:02:21 am
Yeah, but buying over the counter takes all the fun out of it !!!.........especially when you've already got this and that in the shed and all you have to do is work out how to put them together !


                      Roger
Title: Re: Nice thumper
Post by: Tim754 on August 18, 2008, 05:28:45 pm
Awesome power..... of the KL250 would rip the RM frame apart  :D   In my opinion the KLX250  was certainly one of the most wasted  good handling frames in dirt bike history. ;)
Title: Re: Nice thumper
Post by: YUMASTEPSIDE on August 20, 2008, 07:52:08 am
shortshifter.............not a bad looking job..........how the hell would you fit the air filter???????????
Title: Re: Nice thumper
Post by: Muecke on August 21, 2008, 06:48:20 am
Does anyone know which exhaust and manifold have been used here?
Title: Re: Nice thumper
Post by: firko on August 21, 2008, 10:41:16 am
That's a nice little KL/RM hybrid but I bet he's selling it because he's sick of coming last. That would have been a far better conversion using an XL Honda engine. Still, personal expression is the spice of life and who am I to judge after building a 250 Ducati MXer. 
Title: Re: Nice thumper
Post by: Muecke on August 21, 2008, 03:20:23 pm
That's a nice little KL/RM hybrid but I bet he's selling it because he's sick of coming last. That would have been a far better conversion using an XL Honda engine. Still, personal expression is the spice of life and who am I to judge after building a 250 Ducati MXer. 

So you mean the exhaust is RM ??
Title: Re: Nice thumper
Post by: firko on August 25, 2008, 03:23:27 pm
The frame is RM.
Title: Re: Nice thumper
Post by: shortshifter on August 26, 2008, 12:48:49 pm
This bike went pretty cheap,only two bids one was mine,was then snaked by a mate(not really a problemas hes a good friend and will let me have a ride?).Has a few issues which need sorting I believe so we"ll see what its like when it gets here and should be able to answer a few questions.
Title: Re: Nice thumper
Post by: shortshifter on September 17, 2008, 12:34:59 pm
Starts well,runs nice,back shocks a bit saggy.Its a real nice looking conversion.Pipe looks to be a custom straight to a muffler.Runs on avgas.Is the bottom end/gearbox on these engines basically a Z250 cause that what it looks like from the outside?Firko,I dont know about coming last cause the guy who bought it hates that!
Title: Re: Nice thumper
Post by: Muecke on September 17, 2008, 03:55:23 pm
Does anybody know which type of exhaust pipi is on the black bike at the top of this side??
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Post by: evo550 on September 17, 2008, 06:21:12 pm
Looks home made.
Title: Re: Nice thumper
Post by: shortshifter on September 19, 2008, 08:01:31 am
Muecke,Evo is spot on the pipe is custom?homemade going into what looks to be a homemade muffler.Nice job.
Title: Re: Nice thumper
Post by: holeshot buddy on September 20, 2008, 11:09:16 pm
bike makes its debut at tamborine tommorow
will try and steal a ride keep you posted ;D
Title: Re: Nice thumper
Post by: rm1976 on September 25, 2008, 08:06:20 pm
hey guys the kl rm goes good rear shocks are toast but engine pulls hard brakes are perfect handeling is great holeshotbuddy gave it a run and smoked a few of the 500s go the hybred and watch out