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adamt
16th November 2005, 20:09
hey guys trying to work out what year my bike is when i bought it the guy said he thinks its 1996 its a kdx 250 by the way the frame number is DX 250F-009078 if anyone can help thanks
adamt
16th November 2005, 20:13
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y33/wildplumdx/kdx250.jpg
T.W.R
16th November 2005, 20:27
by the looks of it, its late 80s with the tubular frame

try this site out it may help: www.buykawasaki.com

its the Kawasaki america site it has all the specs on all kawasaki bikes parts diagrams etc
heavenly.talker
16th November 2005, 20:46
Errrr don't be asking a certain bike shop as they won't know. lol!
adamt
16th November 2005, 20:58
nah no way its 80's the shape on the bike is to modern so cant be! i really hope its not! Lol that would totally suck
T.W.R
16th November 2005, 23:05
nah no way its 80's the shape on the bike is to modern so cant be! i really hope its not! Lol that would totally suck

well your frame design is pre 90 anyhow ! and according to the kawasaki files the KDX250 was dropped in 1994.

the attached pics are KDX250B4 ( 84-90) & KDX250D1 (90-91) check the difference ! plus having worked in a kawasaki dealership around that era i've see a few.
plus because its water cooled doesn't mean its young, kawaski intorduced water cooling on its KX moto-x bikes in late 1980 early 81 & if i remember right they dropped the air cooled KDX in 84-85
either way its still a good bike! and as a reality check most of the enduros of the 80s were a hell of a lot better than their younger siblings ( engines were more fun & more could & can be done to them! )
adamt
17th November 2005, 05:33
ah oks hmm well as long as its a good bike according to according to you someone with more knowledge on these bikes thats good coz i'm happy with it goes hard runs well! :niceone:
SARGE
17th November 2005, 07:53
Errrr don't be asking a certain bike shop as they won't know. lol!


maybe if they washed it , they coulda checked the frame #??
heavenly.talker
17th November 2005, 16:57
maybe if they washed it , they coulda checked the frame #??


U sooooo bad! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
NordieBoy
17th November 2005, 17:57
Looks like it could be a...
1991 - 1994 KDX250 – D1 to D4 Perimeter frame with inverted fork.

KDX Timeline Page (http://www.dirtrider.net/justkdx/newtime.html)
F5 Dave
18th November 2005, 15:25
rims & brakelines have date codes. What? you mean you didn't know? This sounds vaguly familiar.
cheese
19th November 2005, 00:25
I'm prety sure that the first water cooled KXD's were the 89 or 90??