Kawasaki VIN Decoding - Help please

[Simo63]

I've done a search but can't seem to locate a Kawasaki VIN decoder.  Can anyone help with the following VIN's

Frame: KHI DX250C 000171
Engine: KHI DX250A 007866

and

Frame: KHI KX250B 000777
Engine: KHI KX250AE 011613


Thanks in advance

[Simo63]

Maybe my thanks in advance was premature 

C'mon guys surely someone knows how to decode these green things??

[grouty]

I have been looking since I saw your post. But have come up with nothing. Maybe the best idea would be to ring a long established Kawasaki dealer.
We have two very helpful ones here in the UK. Cradley Kawasaki and Corby Kawasaki. Fantasticly helpful stores staff, especially with the older bikes.

[Stevo17]

I don't know much about the KDX's but the second one is a 1982 KX250B1. Mine is KX250B 000687.

The KDX would be a KDX250C - 1983-85 model but which year I wouldn't know. With a low number like that it could possibly be a 1983 KDX250C1

[Simo63]

I have been looking since I saw your post. But have come up with nothing. Maybe the best idea would be to ring a long established Kawasaki dealer.
We have two very helpful ones here in the UK. Cradley Kawasaki and Corby Kawasaki. Fantasticly helpful stores staff, especially with the older bikes.

Yeah that was to be my next step Grouty as I have also searched the interweb looking for help but couldn't comeup with anything other than US info on later model stuff.

Thanks for your efforts 

[Simo63]

I don't know much about the KDX's but the second one is a 1982 KX250B1. Mine is KX250B 000687.

The KDX would be a KDX250C - 1983-85 model but which year I wouldn't know. With a low number like that it could possibly be a 1983 KDX250C1

Thanks for that info Stevo, it's a great help.  I previously thought the KX was a 1983 model but sounds like it's 1982.  Is it the "B" that signifies 1982?  If so does the "AE" on the engine signify 1981 or is it normal for the letters to not coincide?

I guess the same question relates to the KDX as the frame is designated "C" yet the motor "A".  Is this normal or are the motors and frames not matching?  Is this even possible that the motors are interchangable in certain years?

Sorry for all the questions, just trying to learn as much as I can about these green machines.

Cheers
Craig

[Stevo17]

I managed to find this on the KX engine numbers - looks like all the air cooled KX's from 77 onwards have the AE motor code

YEAR TYPE         ENGINE ID
1974 KX250 K2E 900001 - K2E 903675
1975 KX250 K2E903676 - K2E907900
1976 KX250 K2E907901
1976 1/2 KX250 KX250AE0018
1977 KX250 KX250AE0018
1978 KX250 KX250AE 000001
1979 KX250 KX250AE001801
1980 KX250 KX250AE0056
1981 KX250 KX250AE0082
1982 KX250 KX250AE010801
1983 KX250 KH1 KX250CE000001
1984 KX250 KH1 KX250CE002801
1985 KX250 KX250DEXXXXX
1986 KX250 KX250DEXXXXX
1987 KX250 KX250EE00XXXX
1988 KX250 KX250EE00XXXX
1989 KX250 KX250EE01XXXX
1990 KX250 KX250HE00XXXX
1991 KX250 KX250HE00XXXX
1992 KX250 KX250JE00XXXX
1993 KX250 KX250JE00XXXX
1994 KX250 KX250KE00XXXX
1995 KX250 KX250KE00XXXX
1996 KX250 KX250KE00XXXX
1997 KX250 KX250KE01XXXX
1998 KX250 KX250KE02XXXX
1999 KX250 KX250LE00XXXX
2000 KX250 KX250LE01XXXX
2001 KX250 KX250LE01XXXX
2002 KX250 KX250LE06XXXX
2003 KX250 KX250ME00XXXX
2004 KX250 KX250ME00XXXX
2005 KX250 KX250RE00XXXX
2006 KX250 KX250RE00XXXX
2007 KX250 KX250RE00XXXX

[Simo63]

I managed to find this on the KX engine numbers - looks like all the air cooled KX's from 77 onwards have the AE motor code

YEAR TYPE         ENGINE ID
1978 KX250 KX250AE 000001
1979 KX250 KX250AE001801
1980 KX250 KX250AE0056
1981 KX250 KX250AE0082
1982 KX250 KX250AE010801
1983 KX250 KH1 KX250CE000001

Awesome Stevo, was there anything on the KDX's?  Can you post a link to where you got that from?

THANKS

[Stevo17]

I managed to find it on this forum where a guy had already done the leg work via a nice Kawasaki dealer...

http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/780296-kx250de00xxxx-engine-id-what-year/

I didnt really do any searching for KDX info but I am pretty sure that the 83/84 KDX has the same engine code as the KX. The cylinder might have been different on the KDX, and a few other bits but its basically the same engine.

[GMC]

Maybe my thanks in advance was premature 

C'mon guys surely someone knows how to decode these green things??

Simo old mate, it’s not that we don’t like you, your question was important to us, we’ve just all been very busy that’s all. Our wives have been nagging to do stuff around the house. There was a good movie on TV, we had to take the dog for a walk, you know how it is.


From my receipts it seems that the frame No hints at the model
Your KX should be a B and the KDX a C

The 83, 84 & 85 KDX 250’s were all much the same bike.
Hmmm I just looked up and there was no KDX 250 C, only a KDX 200 C
KDX 250 A1 – 80
KDX 250 B1 – 81
KDX 250 B2 - 82
KDX 250 B3 - 83
KDX 250 B4 – 84
American lists don’t recognize the 85 but they were brought into Aust.

KDX 200 C1 – 86
KDX 200 C2 - 87
KDX 200 C3 – 88

As for the KX, the 82 was still air cooled, the 83 was the first watercooled