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General => Introductions => Topic started by: Swe_K5_89 on December 27, 2009, 08:47:05 AM

Title: Back on track..
Post by: Swe_K5_89 on December 27, 2009, 08:47:05 AM

Hi All,
Finally I'm back on track! After have been with out a MX bike for 20 years, I found what I have been looking for. A KX500 -89 in good condition. When I was racing before, I had YZ125 -82, YZ125 -83, KX500 -83, KX500 -85, KX500 -87. So it's perfect with a -89 now.. Due to that we move to a house of our own in -89 and some kids arrived, there was no time for MX. But now there is time again! Every thing is prepared for the comming season this summer. Since I live in Sweden it's cold and rainy right now.. Not so nice when you would like to drive just for fun.. But then I have time to do other preparations. Need some "fine tuning" after 20 years with out riding..   :-D

A picture of my "new" bike.

/Peter

Title: Re: Back on track..
Post by: Friar-Tuck on December 27, 2009, 12:00:52 PM

 Swede-K5,
  There are lots of us who have been away from riding for a long time and now are back. :-D
      It's difficult to explain to someone who never rode what great stress reliever a bike can be.
 All they want to talk about how dangerous it is.   Glad you are back, and you are in good company!
   Tuck\o/

Title: Re: Back on track..
Post by: maddoggy on December 27, 2009, 12:35:50 PM

welcome to kxriders.com, nice to have another member from far away. thats a very nice clean looking bike for an 89.

                                                                                                                                                                MADDOGGY

Title: Re: Back on track..
Post by: Swe_K5_89 on December 27, 2009, 06:55:34 PM

Thanks for the comments!
Have added some photo in the gallery:

http://www.kxriders.com/coppermine/index.php?cat=12182 (http://www.kxriders.com/coppermine/index.php?cat=12182)

Title: Re: Back on track..
Post by: Dutch-K5 Fan on December 27, 2009, 08:37:30 PM

Quote from: Swe_K5_89 on December 27, 2009, 06:55:34 PM

Thanks for the comments!
Have added some photo in the gallery:

http://www.kxriders.com/coppermine/index.php?cat=12182 (http://www.kxriders.com/coppermine/index.php?cat=12182)

That are great pictures Swe_K5 (Peter??).  Realy like the blue numberplates, remembers me off Hakan, Nicoll , Namur and Ettelbruck.

Good to see an old rider back in the seat!!


Dutchie (Peter!!) :wink:

Title: Re: Back on track..
Post by: don46 on December 28, 2009, 02:28:18 AM

Thats a great looking bike, my guess is it's either newer than an 89 or somebody changed the forks. The 89 was the last year of the right side up forks.

Title: Re: Back on track..
Post by: Swe_K5_89 on December 28, 2009, 03:59:51 AM

Think there is a difference on bike in europe and US. According to the serialnumber it's a -89. Other pictures of bikes from that year also have this fork. Maybe they used europe as a test  :-)

Title: Re: Back on track..
Post by: Swe_K5_89 on May 14, 2010, 08:33:20 AM

A picture from track. Really fun to be out there again!

Title: Re: Back on track..
Post by: Goat on May 14, 2010, 10:34:23 AM

Very nice looking bike. Welcome back to riding and to this excellent site. Tons of nice people here willing to help or just tell stories. I just recently got back into riding as well. After 9 years I couldn't take not having a bike anymore.
Cheers

Title: Re: Back on track..
Post by: The Flyin Hawaiian on May 14, 2010, 11:28:08 AM

Great looking bike! I always liked the blue euro side panels. Yes, the europeans got the upside down forks in 89. The US got 46mm conventionals. 90 was the 1st year for the US to get USDs.

Title: Re: Back on track..
Post by: Mikkomaan on October 15, 2017, 10:21:53 PM

Sorry for oftopic, but where you can see the bikes making year for serialnumber?

Title: Re: Back on track..
Post by: sandblaster on October 16, 2017, 02:35:01 AM

KX500  http://www.oem-cycle.com/KAWASAKIKX500BIKEID.shtml
KX250  http://www.oem-cycle.com/KAWASAKIKX250BIKEID.shtml