Maintenance & Technical > KX250 / KX125
2007 KX250 retro build
queen of spodes:
Last weekend I met someone selling a 2007 KX250 for a price I couldn't refuse. Bike was clean and thankfully, PO had not installed Renthal swingarm stickers (pet peeve!). Bike looked good, felt good, and ran well.
I grew up in the 80s, my favourite riders were Ward, Lechein and Matiasevich (and Bailey but that's for another build). I have a soft spot in my heart for the 88 KX's, so that's where this build is heading. Maybe. Hat tip to BobPA for his '03 KX125 old-school build, which helped inspire me today.
A few years ago I restored a 1989 KX125 and frequently ran into NLA parts, so I'm looking forward to working with a machine with better parts availability.
Here's the bike as I bought it. Still has OEM linkage and triple clamps. Suspension has "JO Suspension" decals but I'm not able to find a shop under that name.
Dissembly pics to follow.
queen of spodes:
Will probably shelve the R304 and opt for a quieter Turbinecore II silencer. Loud Pipes Close Trails!
PPO had a chain break which then broke the center case. The welds look good, but the PO used a little patch of JB weld to fill a spot the previous repair missed. I've ordered new center cases from Kawasaki.
Sticker on the back side of the front numberplate. Is this anyone here?
queen of spodes:
On order so far:
* OEM centercase set
* New UFO plastic kit
* Pro Circuit linkage
The plastic kit comes with white side number plates. Anyone know where I can get green side numberplates?
umberto:
I got my green side plates from eBay. They are made by UFO.
sandblaster:
Very nice bike.. Congrats.
I can't wait to see it done.
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