Mudflap

[sniper1]

          Ok so far I have had an acerbis mudflap sent to me and it's about 1.5" too narrow and a UFO mudflap sent to me it's about 2" too narrow so does anyone know if an earlier kx250 mudflap might fit the k5? the part number is correct according to bikebandit and cheapcycleparts both sent me a mudflap that was way too narrow for my bike so I'm hoping another bike will match.

[1989kawasaki]

maybe you can get an oem flap, and yea the kx 250 (89) flap should fit

[alward25]

OEM is all I usually find.

[1989kawasaki]

i want a new flap purely for cosmetics

[sniper1]

         The OEM flap is thin compared to the UFO or acerbis by half yep the UFO flap is 2 times as thick as the OEM flap and cheaper too and I want a black one to go with my black and green look but turns out the 88 and 89 are the only years that will fit the K5.

         Both acerbis and UFO have it all wrong with their parts and every company I have called said the same thing that it should fit but it's way way too narrow I have 2 mud flaps sitting here waiting for return authorizations to bike bandit and cheapcycleparts both sent me one supposedly for a kx500 but they are for 90-97 kx125 and 250.

        I finally ordered an acerbis for a 89 kx 250 it's supposed to be the right size but we'll see and UFO doesn't even make one for 88-89 KX250 and maier has a green or white one.

[sandblaster]

All the same

1986 Kawasaki KX125(KX125E1)
1987 Kawasaki KX125(KX125E2)
1987 Kawasaki KX250(KX250E1)
1987 Kawasaki KX500(KX500C1)
1988 Kawasaki KX125(KX125F1)
1988 Kawasaki KX250(KX250F1)
1988 Kawasaki KX500(KX500D1)
1989 Kawasaki KDX200(KDX200E1)
1989 Kawasaki KX125(KX125G1)
1989 Kawasaki KX250(KX250G1)
1989 Kawasaki KX500(KX500E1)
1990 Kawasaki KDX200(KDX200E2)
1990 Kawasaki KX500(KX500E2)
1991 Kawasaki KDX200(KDX200E3)
1991 Kawasaki KX500(KX500E3)
1992 Kawasaki KDX200(KDX200E4)
1992 Kawasaki KX500(KX500E4)
1993 Kawasaki KDX200(KDX200E5)
1993 Kawasaki KX500(KX500E5)
1994 Kawasaki KDX200(KDX200E6)
1994 Kawasaki KX500(KX500E6)
1995 Kawasaki KX500(KX500E7)
1996 Kawasaki KX500(KX500E8)
1997 Kawasaki KX500(KX500E9)
1998 Kawasaki KX500(KX500E10)
1999 Kawasaki KX500(KX500E11)
2000 Kawasaki KX500(KX500E12)
2001 Kawasaki KX500(KX500E13)
2002 Kawasaki KX500
2003 Kawasaki KX500 (KX500-E15)
2004 Kawasaki KX500 (KX500-E16)

[1989kawasaki]

you should just paint an oem one black , but since you ordered an acerbis its too late to get oem 

[sniper1]

        I have a ufo and acerbis in black for a 250 and they are twice the thickness of OEM a much higher quality part for starters and then I have everything in black and green and I might as well go all out coming as far as I have already.

[sniper1]

        They are not all the same I have a UFO kx250 mud flap for a 91-92 kx 250 and it's too narrow then I have an acerbis mud flap for a 97 kx 250 and it's too narrow and when I say too narrow I'm talking 1.5" so I can't even drill a hole in them and make them work they are too small but bikebandit thought they were all the same too and so did cheap cycle parts but they have found out they are not the same and the only years kx250 mud flap that will fit the k5 are 88-89 according to a kawasaki dealership in michigan so I'm hoping they are right or this will be my 3rd kx250 mud flap that doesn't fit.

        Can you do me a favor 89kaw? can you measure your mudflap holes and tell me how far apart they are in inches if possible and if they are straight accross from each other or if the right side bolt is a little lower than the left looking at it from the rear.

The UFO flap I have is 3" center to center of the holes and my k5 is 5.5" from center to center of bolt holes same with acerbis it doesn't have the holes drilled but the entire flap is only 4" wide.

[1989kawasaki]

i can get those measurements tommorow, cause i am not at home at the moment

[sniper1]

         Thanks a ton 89kaw I can cancel this flap if yours isn't 5.5" from bolt to bolt since I ordered an 89

[1989kawasaki]

the air box is exactly the same from the 88 89 kx250 on the kx500 , so your measurement will be exactly the same.

(if that saves you time)

[sniper1]

             I don't know if that will help or not since it's the distance between the bolts that is causing problems and I have tried several other years kx250 and they do not fit the holes are closer together on some years of 250 but their airbox may be the same I'm not sure.

            This is the UFO it's for a 91-99 KX250 but bike bandit had it listed as fitting the kx500 but as you can see it does not but the airbox may be the same size at the k5 it doesn't matter because the bolts are so far apart.



            This acerbis is for a 03-07 kx 250 but cheap cycle parts had it listed as fitting my kx 500 but as you can see it does no and the airbox on the 250 may be the same but the bolts are farther apart and both of these kx250 mud flaps are too narrow by a lot.

[Polar-Bus]

not to rub salt, but this is exactly why I don't dick around with aftermarkets. My ice studs destroyed my mud flap this past winter, and simply ordered OEM and bolted it in... end of story.

But I do agree OEM is expensive....

[sniper1]

        Yeah I've hit a few bumps in the road but so far all of them have been worked out and just think how much better off the other guys are with the information that we can provide after going through different parts lol no worries bus I know there is one out there that will fit it and by god I'll find it if it kills me or I have a pile of mud flaps to sell on ebay

       The 88-89 kx250 is supposed to fit but we'll see about that and the OEM flap was like paper compared to the UFO and acerbis flaps much much thicker and a lot cheaper plus I have to have that black flap