A smoking green 420

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Looks mint. Frames have come a long way haha
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Cygnus 4/20/2016 7:37am
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I owned one back in 89. Fucking thing had an air leak in the intake boot and almost killed me when it dieseled on me.
The corner worker got the shit shocked out of him when he tried to pull the plug wire off. He got it off and it kept running. Wide open. Finally shut the gas off and it died after about 30 seconds. Sold that thing so fast.

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ATKpilot99 4/20/2016 7:15pm
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One of the most maligned motocross bikes in the history of the sport.....I want one.
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nickm 4/21/2016 5:13pm
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ATKpilot99 wrote:
One of the most maligned motocross bikes in the history of the sport.....I want one.
X3
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bob567 4/21/2016 5:27pm
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Is it for sale? Easy to restore Honda and Yamaha's from that era. Kawi's not so much.

On a side note today at our company was our annual drug testing day. Tomorrow will probably be annual unemployment line day for some. lol
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Gravel 4/21/2016 5:36pm
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bob567 wrote:
Is it for sale? Easy to restore Honda and Yamaha's from that era. Kawi's not so much. On a side note today at our company was...
Is it for sale? Easy to restore Honda and Yamaha's from that era. Kawi's not so much.

On a side note today at our company was our annual drug testing day. Tomorrow will probably be annual unemployment line day for some. lol
Ask for a raise tomorrow!
One Last Comeback 4/21/2016 5:46pm
4/21/2016 5:46pm
Cygnus wrote:
I owned one back in 89. Fucking thing had an air leak in the intake boot and almost killed me when it dieseled on me. The...
I owned one back in 89. Fucking thing had an air leak in the intake boot and almost killed me when it dieseled on me.
The corner worker got the shit shocked out of him when he tried to pull the plug wire off. He got it off and it kept running. Wide open. Finally shut the gas off and it died after about 30 seconds. Sold that thing so fast.
Dude, your avatar makes the story that much better.

And Bob I don't wanna work for a company that runs people off on 4/20 for enjoying a little bit of Mother Nature. Should we all pop pills instead?
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Ted722 4/21/2016 6:09pm
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Need to take that thing to Budds Creek. They're having an event this weekend.



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wreckitrandy 4/21/2016 7:22pm
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Every time I see one of those bikes I think about 'Cheeky' Godby. Fast dude. RIP.
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burn1986 4/21/2016 7:33pm
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That's a bad bike! They can be made to work good. I rode with a guy back in 90 who had one and rode the dog out of it. It was his main bike and he could make it work really well. Of course, i guess anything can be made to work, lol
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zehn 4/21/2016 7:36pm
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Cygnus wrote:
I owned one back in 89. Fucking thing had an air leak in the intake boot and almost killed me when it dieseled on me. The...
I owned one back in 89. Fucking thing had an air leak in the intake boot and almost killed me when it dieseled on me.
The corner worker got the shit shocked out of him when he tried to pull the plug wire off. He got it off and it kept running. Wide open. Finally shut the gas off and it died after about 30 seconds. Sold that thing so fast.
One Last Comeback wrote:
Dude, your avatar makes the story that much better. And Bob I don't wanna work for a company that runs people off on 4/20 for enjoying...
Dude, your avatar makes the story that much better.

And Bob I don't wanna work for a company that runs people off on 4/20 for enjoying a little bit of Mother Nature. Should we all pop pills instead?
Right? Marijuana policies are so god damned antiquated at this point. Obviously for some professions it makes sense from a liability standpoint, but who the fuck cares if a machinist or data entry clerk smokes pot? Whatever.
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Beast666 4/22/2016 1:10am
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I raced one back in the day evil handling bike about the only trick part on the 81 KX was the forged swing arm
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avidchimp 4/22/2016 1:14am
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zehn wrote:
Right? Marijuana policies are so god damned antiquated at this point. Obviously for some professions it makes sense from a liability standpoint, but who the fuck...
Right? Marijuana policies are so god damned antiquated at this point. Obviously for some professions it makes sense from a liability standpoint, but who the fuck cares if a machinist or data entry clerk smokes pot? Whatever.
If they tested my industry, 90% would be out of a job.

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gharmon 4/22/2016 5:16am
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Bigfoot wrote:
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I hear ya, just put the bitch out in the middle of the damn street and take a pic. I never had a chance to ride, nor see bikes like that in my area back in the day. So, what year is that?
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Wandell 4/22/2016 6:24am
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It's a 1980 KX420. I think Kawi dropped it the following year.
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Tpog496 4/22/2016 6:40am
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zehn wrote:
Right? Marijuana policies are so god damned antiquated at this point. Obviously for some professions it makes sense from a liability standpoint, but who the fuck...
Right? Marijuana policies are so god damned antiquated at this point. Obviously for some professions it makes sense from a liability standpoint, but who the fuck cares if a machinist or data entry clerk smokes pot? Whatever.
Isn't it legal in Alaska?
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Beast666 4/22/2016 1:12pm
4/22/2016 1:12pm
Wandell wrote:
It's a 1980 KX420. I think Kawi dropped it the following year.
It is a 1981 KX 420-A2 the 1980 had a box section swing arm similar to modern MX bikes. The 81 models had a forged swing arm The biggest issue with the 80 and 81 model Uni-Track suspension is the design actually created a falling rate. The read end got softer deep into the stroke.
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h&m_cycle 4/22/2016 1:24pm
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wreckitrandy wrote:
Every time I see one of those bikes I think about 'Cheeky' Godby. Fast dude. RIP.
I was in that moto... Parents made me quit for a short time after... High Point...

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