Greetings:
New here, but have been around KX's my entire motorcycling life (31 years). My first KX was a new 83 125 purchased from NY Kawasaki on Jamaica Ave in Queens circa 1984. Long gone and long missed. About 3 years ago my nostalgic longing turned into compulsive searching, resulting in my garage, shed, and basement being transformed into a refuge for wayward KX's: 82 125 (Colorado), 83 125 (New Jersey), 84 125 (Indiana), 83 250 (New York), 88 250 (Michigan), and 85 KX500 (Illinois). I've vowed to close the doors once a 84 250 and 89 125 find safe haven... But who knows, A4/A5s occasionally seek refuge too!
The 83 and 84 125s have been restored/rebuilt to ride and vintage race . The 83 250 and 85 500 are current projects. 82 and 88 are resting comfortably, maybe I will wake them next winter. The 250 rebuild is going fairly smooth and should be complete in may. The 500 has been a bit more difficult. Was hoping to have the 500 ready for the 2014 Rewind at Unadilla, but ran into too many problems after tearing it down. Amazing how, "Fast, runs great" on Craigslist equates to dangerously lean, totally worn, and scary to ride, because there is no oil in the fork or shock (it's all on the brake rotor!)... Anyway, that is part of the excitement I guess, the hunt and discovery phase; emotional.
I've posted a question regarding the 500's idle gear in the "500 original" forum. Hoping someone could enlighten me on an idler gear parts swap.
I look forward to dishing on pre-90 KX's!
Cheers,
Jason
