1987 kx 250

[bens87braap]

Hi guys picked up a sweet 1987 kx 250 im in Australia.  One fork is bent and will not retract looking for replacment but im thinking that maybe the forks are not from a  87 as i have twin piston caliper.  Can someone please confirm with me that the forks im after are actually 89 model as thats the only model made with twin piston caliper before the upside down forks in 90??   I could be wrong new to this group.  Oh how do i add a pic of my bike?   not the best on the PC thanx guys

[Foxx4Beaver]

welcome to the site bens87....here's a link to help posting pics...

http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,10040.0.html

let us know if for some reason you can't get it to work, and one of us will get your pics posted for you.

[bens87braap]

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b501/ben_brown5/2013-12-29181947_zps91c2d75b.jpg

[bens87braap]

thanx fox4 i think that worked

[Foxx4Beaver]

you're welcome....yes the dual piston caliper was introduced in 89.

good looking 87 by the way!!

[bens87braap]

the bike was sitting in peices for the pic got it all going very fast bike but after 3 weeks bent fork trying to keep the front down lol maybe a little aggresive on the rear brake after the front was in what seemed like the point of not return.  Im sure thats not what bent the fork but it slammed down hard and didnt retract i will now try find 89 forks parts are hard to come by lucky i have 2 sets of plastics originals and UFO brand new items too great site u will see me floating around asking for advise on my newest beast 

[Foxx4Beaver]

send the member Sandblaster a PM....he might have some parts you're looking for....browse around his site....


http://www.oem-cycle.com/kawasakimain.shtml

[bens87braap]

checking site now thanx

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b501/ben_brown5/vlcsnap-2014-03-10-09h25m26s22_zpsf8e261c6.png

braaaaaaaaaappp

[bens87braap]

no 89 forks but he has the original 87 head stem triple clamps thanx could be another option problem is i pay more for postage to Australia then for the item lol its been like that for the whole build which i might add has taking 8 years to get 3 week ends ridding haha thats dirtbikes

[Foxx4Beaver]

just keep checking e-bay as I'm sure you do already....who knows, someone on here might have what you need too...or you could always upgrade to a newer set of upside downers

[bens87braap]

ok next problem is actually id my bike im only told its a canadian model 87 but lots of 87 parts dont fit  engine no kx250ee00786   frame kx250E-0008263 which u would think would be an E1 ??

[bens87braap]

COUNT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT 10 CHARACTERS. Compare the 10th character of your VIN with the chart below.
If your 10th digit is a "V", look at the chart and find "V".
Your bike is a 1997.
If your10th digit is a "3", look at the chart and find "3".
Your bike is a 2003.
1980 = A   1981 = B    1982 = C    1983 = D     1984 = E   1985 = F
1986 = G   1987 = H    1988 = J   1989 = K     1990 = L   1991 = M
1992 = N    1993 = P    1994 = R   1995 = S     1996 = T   1997 = V
1998 = W   1999 = X    2000 = Y   2001 = 1    2002 = 2   2003 = 3
2004 = 4   2005 = 5    2006 = 6    2007 = 7    2008 = 8   2009 = 9
2010 = A   2011 = B   2012 = C   2013 = D   2014 = E   2015 = F
2016 = G   2017 = H   2018 = J   2019 = K   2020 = L   2021 = M


makes no sense to my numbers???

[Foxx4Beaver]

here check out this...

http://www.oem-cycle.com/Find_Out_Year_of_bike.shtml

there's some VIN threads if you go to the home page of this site, and scroll down to the "Maintenance & Technical" headline...at the bottom of that section you'll see "What year?VIN.#"

[bens87braap]

yes but it tells me to count the tenth digit left to right its a 8 im pretty sure its not a 2008 like the chart shows me

[Foxx4Beaver]

yeah it sounds like you've got a non U.S. bike there...maybe someone else can assist you with that, as I'm unfamiliar with the international stuff...a phone call to your Kawie dealer might be of some help too.