Ive been keeping an eye out for a 86 KX250 for a while now. I bought one new at the end of 86 and converted it to race enduros with. I installed a wide ratio 4th and 5th gear and did the typical enduro mods. I raced it throughout the 87 season in enduros, harescrambles and even the Blackwater 100. I ended up trading it in in feb of 88 on a new 88 KX500. I never saw the bike again but always had a soft spot for it as it was my 1st, of many, converted MX'rs that I used for enduros. Fast forward 26 years to last sunday. I was at the Nesco Vintage Bike Show and Swapmeet (Hammonton NJ) selling stuff and looking around. I even had my 80 PE400 in the bike show. As I made my way down one row I ran into a friend of mine. As we were talking, I noticed a sad looking 85 or 86 KX sitting in back of a trailer. I walked over for a look. When I got up to it I couldnt believe what I was looking at! That sad looking KX was my old 250! It was in rough shape, plastics were badly weathered, the pipe was missing as was the rear wheel. Other than that it was all there. It still looked pretty much the same as when I traded it in! The engine was all there and not locked up. Needless to say I bought it back for $40! Ive been gathering parts for some time to build another one like it I never even thought that I would find my old bike by accident! I kept the original tank and shrouds from it and they are in near new condition! I sold it with a IMS tank. I cant wait to start the resto on it! Oh and my PE400 trophied also!
