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Offline misfit

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« on: December 17, 2009, 08:25:08 pm »
ive got one, ive bebuilt it, ive restored it. it seems that there are bugger all people who haved owned one. so, whos had one, whos still got one, did anyone modify one. ive only ever seen one other one other than mine apart from pictures of other ke's
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« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2009, 09:21:51 pm »
I had a KE175, I rebuilt about 7 years ago from a wreck but she was sold off for a miserable $350. I'd rate them right up there with the TS185..very very similar to ride ;)









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Re: ke175
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2009, 09:33:13 pm »
 :D :D
Hey Doc, have you got red hair in that first photo??? Or is it just the photo?

But I suppose, at least you've still got hair........................  :-\

btw a couple of good photos there.  ;D
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Re: ke175
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2009, 09:57:42 pm »
The Kawasaki KE 175, and KE 125 are great bikes, love them.
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Re: ke175
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2009, 08:45:00 am »
Misfit, is yours the rotary valve model like Doc's or the later reed valve engine?
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Re: ke175
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2009, 02:58:00 pm »
When I was a kid my dad had a 125. What a great bike. Went everywhere you wanted it to. Even with uni tyres on it. Some great memories chasing that bike on trails & in the scrube on my XR80 & later a YZ80
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Re: ke175
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2009, 11:49:31 pm »
mine's a rotary valve JC. its a 76 model, looks like Doc's might be a 77 model judging buy the white guards. am i right Doc?
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Re: ke175
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2009, 11:52:35 pm »
hey Doc what type of shocks were on your ke? mine strangely enough had the same accessory tail light when i bought it
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« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2009, 04:10:43 am »
Misfit, I can't remember what year mine was but the tank was originally metallic blue (albeit scratched and dinged hence it was painted red as that's all I had at the time ;)) rear guard was a painted early KX80 item from memory the shocks were Marzocchi's fitted with lighter Mulholland Interpart springs and the tail light was an MCS 'TY1' or TY style item. Unfortunately this bike doesn't exist anymore, the engine went into some spastic minibike and the rest was tossed away :( a friend managed to salvage a few bits before it hit the dump and I still have these bits tucked away..the left sidecover and the airbox/battery box assy and a few small bits..small consolation from another bike I should never have sold ::)
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« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2009, 10:25:01 pm »
if it was blue it was either a 77 or 78. green and orange were the only colours available in 76 (mines green!). yeah im chasing a different pair of shocks for mine. my sl125 has mulhollands, and if i were to fit them with progresive rate springs i think they would be great for the ke. also considerering ts185 shocks....
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