Maintenance & Technical > KX250 / KX125
'99 KX250 Rehab (Budget Rebuild)
Foxx4Beaver:
--- Quote from: ecdeyzel on September 28, 2015, 09:47:39 PM ---A new OEM boss is heavily overpriced, as well as the whole kick start mechanism.
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what's "overpriced" in your neck of the woods?
here in the U.S. a new boss for the '99 250 lists for either side of $55 USD...
and a complete kicker mechanism lists for either side of a $100 USD...
ecdeyzel:
--- Quote from: SOHC on September 29, 2015, 09:06:12 AM ---Could you get the kick start leaver welded up and grind and file it back to match the steel part?
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Hey SOHC. Thanks for the reply. Thats kind of what I thought of doing, but the top part of the boss that goes into the kickstart is a bit of a weird fit. Its very difficult to get in or remove, but swivels on the boss ok, which I guess is all that matters at the moment. Guess if I am not willing to spend like $65 on a new boss, thats the only way for me to go. Unless I can find a kickstart off another bike, like Yamaha, that will fit the Kawi.
Any idea which bikes and years are interchangeable?
Ed
ecdeyzel:
--- Quote from: Foxx4Beaver on September 29, 2015, 12:22:49 PM ---
--- Quote from: ecdeyzel on September 28, 2015, 09:47:39 PM ---A new OEM boss is heavily overpriced, as well as the whole kick start mechanism.
--- End quote ---
what's "overpriced" in your neck of the woods?
here in the U.S. a new boss for the '99 250 lists for either side of $55 USD...
and a complete kicker mechanism lists for either side of a $100 USD...
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Hey Foxx. I see its more or less like $65 for a boss and $1300 for the whole kickstart mechanism. It's a lot for me to fork out when there is so much more important things to spend my money on, so guess I will just try and make the parts I have work for me. I am seeing my dad in 2 months so will ask him to weld up the boss for me to make it stop the kickstart arm in the right places. That should work.
Ed
SOHC:
You might be able to get a good used one off ebay, I have got a few parts from ebay in like new condition,
Actionman:
The kx boss is a piece of garbage. Strips wayyyyy to easily.
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