KLX's - a shared disease

[Noel]

Figure I might put this in here for those that don't go to the competition pages
A KXLX

Noel

[geraldo]

very nicley done , but seems a lot of trouble to go to to end up with a bike that wouldn't handle as well as a standard KLX , maybe just putting that front end straight on to the KLX might have been a better option  , that said would be happy to have the KXLX in my shed

[Muecke]

Hi,

does anybody know where I can get the rubber between the motor and the carburetor for KLX 250 1981?
Sorry but I do not know the correct English word.
thanks a lot.

[cyclegod]

Hi,

does anybody know where I can get the rubber between the motor and the carburetor for KLX 250 1981?
Sorry but I do not know the correct English word.
thanks a lot.

Bike bandit in the US still list the "intake manifold" for less than $20US

http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcycles/kawasaki-motorcycle-klx250-klx250a2-us-1980/o/m3721

[Muecke]

Sorry, i'm searching for the rubber between motorhead and carburetor .

[geraldo]

mikuni still make aftermarket manifolds , available in28mm to 44mm , we sell them here in NZ for $40 to $50 NZD retail , what size are you after ??

[grouty]

The inlet manifolds do come up on ebay every now and again. I picked one up for mine (N.O.S.) for around £25.
The Kawasaki part number is 16065-1024
Standard Mikuni ones may fit, but I have not explored this avenue yet.
Whilst on the subject of KLX's....... where is Derail these days. Not heard from him for a while.
Mine is now running the best it ever has since I bought it in 83. Done the 262cc conversion, and put it's first new cam chain in. (It's only done 7200 miles from new)
Should be even better when I get the time to put the Megacycle cam in.

[Muecke]

do you have links to the ebay auctions?

[derail]

Hi Muecke, you may have found one by now but as Geraldo suggests, you can buy one that will fit from Mikuni. There not exactly the same because many motorcycle manufacturers make their parts slightly different sizes so you cannot go straight to a third party and buy the replacement part. About 5 minutes with a round file elongating the mounting holes fixes that however.
If I have done it right, you should be able to read the table below The bolt hole for the klx rubber flange is 6 mm and from the centre of one hole to the next is 67mm. I use a 36mm carb so run an I-VM34-200-1
The critical dimension is the carb spigot (outside diameter) of the carb that goes intothe rubber flange

Hi Grouty, I have been off line for a while - trying to find something to nake a vintage road race bike out of. Good to hear your 262 is going well, I will send you some photos of mine next week


Cheers, Derail
 

RUBBER MOUNTING FLANGES
 
Part Number 8.5 MMBolt  Carb Bore  Carb Spigot  Flange Throat     Typical Carb Size
                       Hole          Size     Diameter      Depth
   
I-VM28-200-1   60   30   35      28                    26-28   
VM30/288   57   30   37      23                    26-28   
VM32/205   75   34   40      32                    30-34   
I-VM34-200-1   60   36   40      25                    30-34   
I-VM36-200-1   70   40   43      25                    36-40   
I-VM38-200-1   75   40   43      28                    36-40   
I-VM40-200-1   75   46   52      32                    40-44   
I-VM44-200-1   84   46   52      26                    40-44   
KHS-004                70-75   40   43      28                    36-40   
HS42/018-42   70-75   42   45      25                    42   
HS42/018-45   70-75   45   48      25                    45   
HS42/018-48   70-78   48   51      25                    48   

[derail]

Grouty and JC, Hopefully this time I have attached a picture of the KLX260 from its best angle- I think

[derail]

and its bigger brother

[Muecke]

Hi,

nice KLX!

Can you tell me which swingarm, sideplates and "exhaust manifold" are used on the KLX?

Do you have some more detailed photos??

Thanks
Muecke

[JC]

Thanks Derail.

Twin exhausts on the 260? Tell/show me more!!

Looks like new frame colour too. Are they silver-grey frames now? (not too clear in the pics)

How does the 260 fair in competition?

[NRD]

Hey Derail
What sort of forks on the 300? They look like XR Honda.
NRD

[LWC82PE]

does anyone know where you can get Rods/ rod kits for the KLX? im told they are NLA and i know some one who needs one but cant find one anywhere.

does a KLT rod fit?