KX500's for sale - where to find them

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I'm South African based and I'm looking for a good condition KX 500 - 89 to 04 as I believe parts are easily available.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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slammedmind 7/2/2015 1:08pm
7/2/2015 1:08pm
Bring one in from the states or the UK. There are plenty of containers that are shipped from the uk on a weekly basis. It wont be cheap at all!!

Surely there has to be a few KX500's left in SA?
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Captainc 7/2/2015 3:09pm
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Canerat wrote:
I'm South African based and I'm looking for a good condition KX 500 - 89 to 04 as I believe parts are easily available. Any help...
I'm South African based and I'm looking for a good condition KX 500 - 89 to 04 as I believe parts are easily available.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
http://calkovskyvintagemx.com/custom-1989-kawasaki-kx-500-vintage-motoc… Pretty much the best 1989 kx500 available now...
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jmc2 7/2/2015 4:24pm
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Sean Collier might have thinned out the availability of the KX500s. I even took a look at craigslist a few weeks back after seeing some of the videos lately.

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Canerat 7/2/2015 8:37pm
7/2/2015 8:37pm Edited Date/Time 7/2/2015 8:39pm
Canerat wrote:
I'm South African based and I'm looking for a good condition KX 500 - 89 to 04 as I believe parts are easily available. Any help...
I'm South African based and I'm looking for a good condition KX 500 - 89 to 04 as I believe parts are easily available.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Captainc wrote:
http://calkovskyvintagemx.com/custom-1989-kawasaki-kx-500-vintage-motoc… Pretty much the best 1989 kx500 available now...
Thanks Captain...I salute you.
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Gravel 7/3/2015 12:03am
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Sean collier makes riding that big bore look a whole lot easier than it is for us mortals. I bet many or most guys who jump on the KX500 bandwagon won't stay for long lol! I rode/raced KX500s from 88 to 97, those things are great fun but they will work you hard..
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shanes 7/3/2015 12:19am
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they have a great engine would love one in a 2016 KTM frame be the perfect monster weapon for playing on

i just picked up a fully rebuilt CR 500 engine with all electrics that ill be mounting in my TM 300 SMX supermoto bike it is a load of fun already but the 300 just can't match the 450's on the straights so ill bolt the 500 in there , revenge will be mine :-}}


it will be going in here
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Gravel wrote:
Sean collier makes riding that big bore look a whole lot easier than it is for us mortals. I bet many or most guys who jump...
Sean collier makes riding that big bore look a whole lot easier than it is for us mortals. I bet many or most guys who jump on the KX500 bandwagon won't stay for long lol! I rode/raced KX500s from 88 to 97, those things are great fun but they will work you hard..
That's what I was thinking.. If they're getting scarce don't worry, most of them will be up for sale again soon. The pros made them look a lot easier to ride than they were.

They're a great bike but not fun on a MX track unless you're a unique kind of rider.
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Captainc 7/4/2015 1:44am
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Canerat wrote:
I'm South African based and I'm looking for a good condition KX 500 - 89 to 04 as I believe parts are easily available. Any help...
I'm South African based and I'm looking for a good condition KX 500 - 89 to 04 as I believe parts are easily available.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Captainc wrote:
http://calkovskyvintagemx.com/custom-1989-kawasaki-kx-500-vintage-motoc… Pretty much the best 1989 kx500 available now...
Canerat wrote:
Thanks Captain...I salute you.
Let me know how you get on ....
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Captainc wrote:
http://calkovskyvintagemx.com/custom-1989-kawasaki-kx-500-vintage-motoc… Pretty much the best 1989 kx500 available now...
Canerat wrote:
Thanks Captain...I salute you.
Captainc wrote:
Let me know how you get on ....
Will do. Iv seen a few in the $3000 range that interests me ( thanks to the help from you guys).

The only hurdle I face is that buying something in the USA from strangers on Craigslist worries me.

I have been in touch with a few mates that side who will do the ground work...viewing, purchasing and the shipping the thing this side.

Thanks again all and ill let you guys know how it goes.
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MHR401 7/4/2015 7:42am
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I owned a 1982 RM 500 back in the day but that bike does not compare to the later generation of 500's. Good luck and enjoy if you can tame the beast!!
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seth505 8/8/2015 2:05pm
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shanes wrote:
they have a great engine would love one in a 2016 KTM frame be the perfect monster weapon for playing on i just picked up a...
they have a great engine would love one in a 2016 KTM frame be the perfect monster weapon for playing on

i just picked up a fully rebuilt CR 500 engine with all electrics that ill be mounting in my TM 300 SMX supermoto bike it is a load of fun already but the 300 just can't match the 450's on the straights so ill bolt the 500 in there , revenge will be mine :-}}


it will be going in here
Holy shit, that's sick. When I raced supermoto, we were all on 450s, then a few Ape 550s and there was one cr500 with custom FI. Thing was a MONSTER.
queen of spodes 8/8/2015 4:26pm
8/8/2015 4:26pm
tundrajr88 wrote:
We have an 87 KX500 for sale. We have it on Craigslist and put it up on Ebay from time to time, also have it out...
We have an 87 KX500 for sale.
We have it on Craigslist and put it up on Ebay from time to time, also have it out locally at our house.
https://newjersey.craigslist.org/mcy/5122667582.html


If you are interested please feel free to contact us.
Thinnest KX line ever. I rode an 87 250 and it was like riding a razor blade. They doubled in width the following year.
nascarnate326 8/8/2015 5:07pm
8/8/2015 5:07pm
Some just friendly advise: search using different terms. Sometimes Kawasaki 500 will get you a KX500. When I search I use these:

Kawasaki 500
KX500
KX 500
500 dirt bike
green dirt bike

Sounds dumb but kawasaki 25o is how I found my KX250

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