New KX420 - sweet as !

[Stevo17]

Check out this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261124627802

[Tony T]

Definitely a nice thing, but why would the front number plate and left sidecover be a different colour?

[TM BILL]

Theres been some talk on other forums about that bike , there is some sceptisism ( is that a real word   ) about it being what he says it is  

Going by the plastics i can now assume that kwaka plasics fade with age not sun damage . If thats been in a crate for 30 yrs i cant see much sun getting in  

[Stevo17]

Yeh I noticed the different colour plastics. The front plate looks much darker, I have seen NOS front plates come up for sale that are not discoloured - still a nice bike tho !

[Simo63]

Due to the fact that I'm not badly colour blind, I also noticed the different coloured plastics.  Not wanting to nit-pick but the paint on the frame doesn't look to have survived very well either .. looks to be failing in a number of places.

I guess if it's genuinely out of a crate 3 years ago (and making the assumption that the crate was stored in a dry place), then the only conclusion to be made is that they deteriorate without use or UV exposure.

And thinking that through, these bikes were race bikes not road bikes, built to be used (and abused) for a season and then replaced with the next best thing.  Maybe manufacturers didn't put too much thought into the longevity of paint and plastics, more likely they spent their money on bringing the latest race technology to the punter.  Makes sense if you think about it.

[Davey Crocket]

Imagine what you could make if you wrecked it?.....food for thought.

[TeeBone]

A little bit of Devils Advocacy here, but why ONLY the number plate and LH side panel are discoloured?? Surely, if as surmised, these plastics will deteriorate without use or UV exposure, shouldn't they ALL be looking a tad tainted? 

[smed]

Whether or not it is genuine is debatable but it definately has been badly stored,As well as the plastics it has a rusty chain,tarnished fasteners & the lower fork legs clear coat or whatever the finish is peeling off,perhaps it came from Chernoble Kawasaki

[JohnnyO]

That's bizarre to have 2 plastic panels fade but not the rest. Maybe those panels were taken from the bike when new and not replaced till a later date with nos faded plastics?

[GMC]

The colour change is not all that bizarre for Kawasaki's.
That colour fade is normal for left hand KDX175 side covers.
Have yet to see a good L/H cover yet the other plastics are always good.

They must have been using a bad mix of plastic for some parts.

The weathered look also makes it more genuine to me, it would be nigh impossible to store a bike for that long and not have it deteriorate in some way.

[firko]

The KX420 is nice but the sellers other bike is waaaay more interesting. Joel Smets 1997 title winning Husaberg.
                                     http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Husaberg-Factory-Husaburg-1997-World-Championship-winning-Joel-Smets-Factory-Husaburg-FC600-3-speed-/261124639669?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item3ccc3dcbb5#v4-36       
                                     

[Doggy Digger]

"Brand New ! 1981 Kawasaki KX420 A2 Brand New ! build for crate 3 years ago !"

Brand new; my arse.
It looks like shit to me ... I can see rust glowing through the "WD40-for-photo" on exhaust pipe.
Probably been stored in a basket case for 30 years, after first having
been caned when new.

Hmmm.  Apparently I'm feeling a little snippy today!

[Davey Crocket]

Now your talking, has a 99 seat on it and 98 type grahics....be interesting if he has the proof of it being the geniune article...Ill look harder. The future of VMX fellas.

[jerry]

I'm with you Rog! That pipe looks suss. I'm grumpy too after waking up from night shift. Cheers Jerry

[Slakewell]

A couple of things.
he says built from the create 3 years ago. So the plastic has had time to fade. Its in the UK so it maybe different from our model?