News Flash! KDX200s to be no more!

[T.W.R]

Fresh off the press from the powers that be :yes:

The current run of KDX 200s are the last ones we'll be getting here in NZ :angry:

Lyntech Holdings Ltd (Kawasaki NZ) have 47 left in the warehouse and once they've gone that's it :shit:

Kawasaki have finished the production of the KDX in the Thailand plant :yes:

So if you've thought about getting one recently grab one now :yes: though they'll be around for a long long time yet with the vast amount of aftermarket goodies available, there'll never be a new KDX again in years to come.

[Buddy L]

:crybaby: :crybaby: :crybaby: :mad: this bike got me back into off road ride and alot of others into trail riding, a bullet proff bike, it will be a shame to see it go, but with no development in the last decade to the bike, and the emissinon laws it was a old egg waiting to fall off the production line.
i wounder what will replace it, the klx300 IMHO just is'nt up to the level that the KDX was.

[T.W.R]

i wounder what will replace it, the klx300 IMHO just is'nt up to the level that the KDX was.

Nothing to be heard of a replacement at present. There isn't that much between the KLX & KDX :yes: the KDX is slightly lighter & more agile with a couple kw more power where the KLX is more tractable in power & has slightly longer legs in outright speed. Pretty much boils down to whether you want ringa ding ding or thump thump lols.

Still it's a bloody shame that it's coming to an end the KDX was a benchmark do all off-roader :Punk:

[scott411]

it will be a dam shame when those last KDX's are gone, they are still one of the best all around bikes on the market, especially when you take in the price

[Motu]

They are a damn fine bike - it's a crying shame about the colour though....

[NordieBoy]

They are a damn fine bike - it's a crying shame about the colour though....

Kawasaki Green.
What were they thinking?

:bye:

[cheese]

Yeah they were a good bike, but nothing had been done to them since 1995!!!!!!!!!!! If they had done a few things to them thye may have been more popular. I was tempted to get one a year ago, but there is a few design flaws that if they had carried on developing them they would still be popular. The KLX IMO is a quite different bike. Personally I think the KLX is a bit fugly.

[dammad1]

The KDX is a mighty bike and its a real shame to lose them. The KLX is a slug in comparison.
I really hope that Kawasaki doesn't ditch the 2 stroke all together. That will suck!

[scott411]

Yeah they were a good bike, but nothing had been done to them since 1995!!!!!!!!!!! If they had done a few things to them thye may have been more popular.

what you talking about, the minor problem they have is the conventional forks that hang down to far,

and they have been kawasaki biggest selling dirtbike since 89

[cheese]

were the powervalve still an issue too?

[scott411]

not since the 95 model came out

[Paulus]

This is sad news. Kind of like losing an old friend. Felt the same when I heard the CR500 was to be discontinued. Of course the other recent bad news was that there will be no more 2 stroke CRs at all next year.

The final end of a line of enduros starting back in about 1980 with the KDX175. I wonder how many people got started dirt riding on a bike from this line?

[dammad1]

Yeah, real shame. I certainly honed my skills on my old KDX.

[Nz go-pedr]

it will be a shame to see them go

my dad rids a 1988 kdx200 he says its a wonderful bike.

[nudemetalz]

I'm looking at a 1993 KDX200 tomorrow.
They good? Anything I need to especially look at ?

I borrowed one a while ago to go trail riding and loved it, I thought it'd be good to go with the XR250 so Mrs and me can go trail riding together.

[T.W.R]

I'm looking at a 1993 KDX200 tomorrow.
They good? Anything I need to especially look at ?

I borrowed one a while ago to go trail riding and loved it, I thought it'd be good to go with the XR250 so Mrs and me can go trail riding together.

Depends on how it's been looked after Chris :yes:

Power-valves, water pump, sloppy gearbox, oily manifold & exhaust pipe (motor-wise)
Fork seals, steering head bearings, front/rear axle bearings, swing-arm bearings, Uni trak linkages, rear shock, rims etc (chassis-wise).

[nudemetalz]

Thanks Bill. Just the usual stuff :)

It's this one here.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Dirt-bikes/auction-97463304.htm

The only thing that concerns me is the note on the kickstart, but I would think the shaft and gear would be easy to replace.

[PZR]

I've got three of them. A 91 and two 86,s.
Wanna buy the two 86's anyone? One goes incredibly well and has been taken out with a liner to 260cc and has a disc brake front end. Mechanically very sound. Good chain, sprocket, tyres, suspension, pegs, seat etc The other is 95% complete but needs a barrel /liner and a new bolt thru the top shock mount but otherwise its all there. $1000.00 gets the two as a package. Not advertised yet. :yes:

[Mr. Peanut]

RIP to another smoker.