KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX100 / KX85 / KX80 / KX65 / KX60 => Topic started by: sbg on December 22, 2005, 12:32:20 AM

Title: What year to buy?
Post by: sbg on December 22, 2005, 12:32:20 AM

I am in the market for a kx100 and would like to know if and when significant changes were made, and if any years of the bike were noted for anything specific.  
 
Is there a cut off date that I should should avoid going past?
 
Thanks.

Title: RE: What year to buy?
Post by: Saner on December 23, 2005, 12:40:31 AM

As far as I know, there hasn't been major changes to the motor since they actually came out.  Since there's really no other 100cc mx bikes (besides the RM100 which is actually a KX anyway), they really have no competition to out-do.  In 1994, they switched to inverted forks.. Other than that, I think the major changes were purely cosmetic.  

If anyone has anymore information, please chime in.  I'm no expert, but this is what I gathered while doing research for my KX100.

Check out this site to see all the different years they came out.
http://www.bikepics.com/kawasaki/kx100/

Good Luck!
-Saner

Title: What year to buy?
Post by: sbg on December 23, 2005, 06:39:52 PM

Thanks a lot Saner, much appreciated.
 
 :D

Title: What year to buy?
Post by: Saner on December 24, 2005, 06:11:10 AM

No problem, good luck!

Title: What year to buy?
Post by: sokal on February 01, 2006, 02:22:50 PM

If Its not  to late try for one 98 or later they have the power valve and I think a smother power band. my sons is a 97 w/o the valve and you need to keep it "on the pipe" even with a flywheel weight.