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Offline reklessj

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Re: 90 KX250 rebuild
« Reply #105 on: May 21, 2016, 01:59:01 AM »


LOL just illegal street use, i never plan to use it off road ever :)

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Why?  :?
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Re: 90 KX250 rebuild
« Reply #106 on: May 21, 2016, 03:20:59 AM »
Quote from: SOHC on May 20, 2016, 06:43:12 PM
LOL just illegal street use, i never plan to use it off road ever :)

don't want to get it dirty eh? :lol:
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Re: 90 KX250 rebuild
« Reply #107 on: May 21, 2016, 05:59:20 PM »
Yes I dont want to make it dirty.


The CDI has failed for some reson, I replaced a bad source Coil and now the CDI packed up
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Offline reklessj

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Re: 90 KX250 rebuild
« Reply #108 on: May 22, 2016, 07:01:30 AM »
Quote from: SOHC on May 21, 2016, 05:59:20 PM
Yes I dont want to make it dirty.


The CDI has failed for some reson, I replaced a bad source Coil and now the CDI packed up
You realize it is a DIRT bike it's okay for it to get dirty! :? :lol:
Kawasaki makes street bikes too
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Offline SOHC

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Re: 90 KX250 rebuild
« Reply #109 on: May 23, 2016, 03:12:13 PM »
CDI is good I just had the source coil wired round the wrong way, its sparking now.


I don't think Kawasaki have ever made a road bike I like the look of.
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Offline reklessj

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Re: 90 KX250 rebuild
« Reply #110 on: May 23, 2016, 03:18:23 PM »
Glad u got it fixed!! If it's going to only be on the street don't waste money on any kind of knobbies
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Offline ecdeyzel

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Re: 90 KX250 rebuild
« Reply #111 on: May 23, 2016, 07:42:49 PM »
If you want to ride road but also still want something that can perform well offroad I highly recommend the Mitas E-09 tire. I have it on the back of my Suzuki DR650 and I have taken that bike to hell and back and I wont ride another tire for on and offroad use. I was worried about it on the road and in wet conditions and was very surprised at how well it grips on the road. They make them in 19".

But if you are not interested in dirt at all then I go with what Reklessj suggested.  :-)
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Offline SOHC

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Re: 90 KX250 rebuild
« Reply #112 on: May 25, 2016, 07:49:34 PM »
Yes using knobbys on the street is a wast of money and they don't corner to well, I have worn all the center knobs down and a few of the side ones have been ripped off.

What ever tire I have on the back is going to get a hard time but I will get some kind of on / off road tire.

My old workmate would use a tire for one ride then change it and put it under the house and he has a stack of them, I might ask if I can have a few to use up.
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Re: 90 KX250 rebuild
« Reply #113 on: August 10, 2016, 04:29:15 PM »
Sad day today, I have officially sold the bike, I am too sick to ride it and I need the money for a trip for my wife 
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Re: 90 KX250 rebuild
« Reply #114 on: August 10, 2016, 10:30:02 PM »
That's a shame I enjoyed watching you build up the old bike. All the best to you and your wife.
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Offline Foxx4Beaver

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Re: 90 KX250 rebuild
« Reply #115 on: August 11, 2016, 09:22:14 AM »
Quote from: SOHC on August 10, 2016, 04:29:15 PM
Sad day today, I have officially sold the bike, I am too sick to ride it and I need the money for a trip for my wife 

bummer man!...
well, you'll just have to get another "fixer-upper" once you get better, and do it all over again. :mrgreen:
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Offline umberto

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Re: 90 KX250 rebuild
« Reply #116 on: August 11, 2016, 09:43:16 AM »
I hope you get to feeling better SOHC.  I really enjoyed your build thread and hope you get to start a new one soon.  Please keep us updated on how you're doing.
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Re: 90 KX250 rebuild
« Reply #117 on: August 11, 2016, 06:50:24 PM »
 I will do an old KX 420 or something next, something air cooled, I miss my old 1975 KX125.
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Offline ecdeyzel

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Re: 90 KX250 rebuild
« Reply #118 on: August 11, 2016, 06:58:34 PM »
Sorry to hear that man. Hope you get better soon and that there will be a bigger, better, badder build down the line.

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Re: 90 KX250 rebuild
« Reply #119 on: August 11, 2016, 11:19:10 PM »
Quote from: SOHC on August 11, 2016, 06:50:24 PM
I will do an old KX 420 or something next 

there ya go!...I'd love to find an '81 420 myself, to do over...or an '80, but I like the '81 more.
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