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1989 kx125 restoration master thread
queen of spodes:
Earlier this year I bought a project bike not knowing what all I would get into. I've asked for some help along the way but thought I'd share a few pics of the bike before I got it and now that I am working on it.
Here's the bike from the Kawasaki brochure:
left side
and the right side:
I have no illusions about my resto coming close to showroom quality, but I hope to get it in the same ballpark.
queen of spodes:
Here are a couple pics from a previous owner.. from what I learned this bike had been passed around to a couple people after being rescued from a bad owner. Nobody wanted to dive in, and after taking it apart I see why!
note the 88 graphics on the radiator shroud
Next, strip down
queen of spodes:
Some close ups of years of abuse/neglect
Doesn't look so bad here?
Check out that sprocket!
right side. engine was drooling fresh oil from somewhere...
swingarm was dirty but serviceable
footpegs & mounts trashed
queen of spodes:
Carb & boot crusty
lots of corrosion here, but the bike put out a nice fat blue spark
orange RTV, tell tale signs of shade tree mechanic
clutch pack looked pretty good considering the outside of the engine and frame
queen of spodes:
had to grind down the sprocket welding to get the cases apart
no idea what was going on here... the more i looked at this bike the less I tried to think about it. haha.
source of the oil leak - cracked drain plug threads. have to find some different cases...
crank and rod looked ok and spun freely. sending it off to get rebuilt with OEM conn rod & bearing kit
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