2017 KX 125

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Hudd_421 12/1/2015 7:15am
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Im sure Kawasaki has a Boyessen clutch cover on their "ALL NEW" never before seen 125...people are stupid
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brewrabb 12/1/2015 8:11am
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brocsdad wrote:
Heard rumors from some industry people so I googled 2017 KX 125 and saw this pic. Apparently they are testing the bike in CA and it...
Heard rumors from some industry people so I googled 2017 KX 125 and saw this pic. Apparently they are testing the bike in CA and it will be released in July/August or just in time for display at Loretta's. It would only make sense with their being such a big gap between the supermini and the 250F forcing most riders to go with a KTM or Yamaha.

Was it parked beside an "all new" Kx 300?

Reefer Sutherland 12/1/2015 8:40am
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brewrabb wrote:
Was it parked beside an "all new" Kx 300?[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/12/01/113296/s1200_Kx.jpg[/img]
Was it parked beside an "all new" Kx 300?

This Kawi photoshop template is the Barbie of MX Bikes, because if it were real, it would be disproportionate and disfigured.
Awesome Johnson 12/1/2015 8:54am
12/1/2015 8:54am
brocsdad wrote:
Heard rumors from some industry people so I googled 2017 KX 125 and saw this pic. Apparently they are testing the bike in CA and it...
Heard rumors from some industry people so I googled 2017 KX 125 and saw this pic. Apparently they are testing the bike in CA and it will be released in July/August or just in time for display at Loretta's. It would only make sense with their being such a big gap between the supermini and the 250F forcing most riders to go with a KTM or Yamaha.

brewrabb wrote:
Was it parked beside an "all new" Kx 300?[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/12/01/113296/s1200_Kx.jpg[/img]
Was it parked beside an "all new" Kx 300?

It would be pretty sweet if it was.

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Side-by-sides? Street bikes?
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Hydrospace has most covered in that department....
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GuyB 12/1/2015 9:37am
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I was joking about what I thought was the lack of possibility for a new KX125 with some friends who'd potentially have insight. They didn't seem to think it was so far-fetched.
Reefer Sutherland 12/1/2015 9:40am
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GuyB wrote:
I was joking about what I thought was the lack of possibility for a new KX125 with some friends who'd potentially have insight. They didn't seem...
I was joking about what I thought was the lack of possibility for a new KX125 with some friends who'd potentially have insight. They didn't seem to think it was so far-fetched.
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HenryA 12/1/2015 10:03am
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Same rumour last year lol
fullfloater 12/1/2015 10:12am
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They had better release that KX300 photoshop special edition soon. It is already looking dated.
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mx317 12/1/2015 10:54am
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GuyB wrote:
I was joking about what I thought was the lack of possibility for a new KX125 with some friends who'd potentially have insight. They didn't seem...
I was joking about what I thought was the lack of possibility for a new KX125 with some friends who'd potentially have insight. They didn't seem to think it was so far-fetched.
Reefer Sutherland wrote:
[img]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9ZYg4ZbcOPQ/maxresdefault.jpg[/img]
That's funny if you know the movie line!! LOL
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DanDunes818 12/1/2015 12:07pm
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Here's the real one Wink Woohoo Unsure Being real, though, I've heard more than one former two stroke OEM is tossing the idea around of a small bore two smoker. I know everyone on here tends to shred the guy, but if they come back (and I know nothing about whether or not it will actually happen) Giuseppe Luongo may be the guy to thank.

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YZ125H1 12/1/2015 1:38pm
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Been hearing rumors for the last 10 years about 2 strokes. I'll believe it when I see a real release from the manufacturer Whistling
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IceMan446 12/1/2015 1:49pm
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brocsdad wrote:
Heard rumors from some industry people so I googled 2017 KX 125 and saw this pic. Apparently they are testing the bike in CA and it...
Heard rumors from some industry people so I googled 2017 KX 125 and saw this pic. Apparently they are testing the bike in CA and it will be released in July/August or just in time for display at Loretta's. It would only make sense with their being such a big gap between the supermini and the 250F forcing most riders to go with a KTM or Yamaha.

Thats a mighty long kickstarter for a 125
queen of spodes 12/1/2015 2:44pm
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Look at the exhaust/silencer. It's not off anything currently built... People said the same about the new kx 85 and the KTM 85 a few years...
Look at the exhaust/silencer.

It's not off anything currently built...

People said the same about the new kx 85 and the KTM 85 a few years back. I think it's legit.
Now look at the kicker. There is no way that is legit. A 125 doesn't need a 250F kickstart lever.

edit, oops.. sorry Iceman I didn't see your reply before I posted mine. That's a bad photoshop and not a spy photo.
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Falcon 12/1/2015 3:40pm
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It would not surprise me to find out that there's a 2008 250cc 2-stroke motor wedged into a modern aluminum frame on a fully-functional motorcycle, built by a factory employee, stored in the "wishes & dreams" department of the U.S. branch of the company I work for. If such a thing did exist, it would be to demonstrate to the parent company that something like that could be made with existing R&D. It would not also surprise me at all to find that Kawasaki has done the same thing with a 125 motor. Maybe that bike will see the light of day, maybe not. If someone can convince the bean counters that it would sell, they'd make it.
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Underdog999 12/1/2015 4:04pm
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Wouldn't they have the 2017's already dialed by now anyway?
GeorgiePorgie 12/1/2015 4:12pm
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GuyB wrote:
I was joking about what I thought was the lack of possibility for a new KX125 with some friends who'd potentially have insight. They didn't seem...
I was joking about what I thought was the lack of possibility for a new KX125 with some friends who'd potentially have insight. They didn't seem to think it was so far-fetched.
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[img]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9ZYg4ZbcOPQ/maxresdefault.jpg[/img]
mx317 wrote:
That's funny if you know the movie line!! LOL
So you're saying there's a chance.....

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BAMX 12/1/2015 4:57pm
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Why would they have a Boyesen clutch cover on it?
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brocsdad 12/2/2015 8:53pm
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BAMX wrote:
Why would they have a Boyesen clutch cover on it?
Yeah I thought the same about the cover and the sprocket and chain but as we know the pic is s build. I heard about a 2017 or 18 125 from an industry guy close to Holiday at Kawi. The gap between a mini or supermini to a 250f is too much. A lot of kids getting hurt trying to make the move to a 250f.
motoarmageddon 12/2/2015 11:31pm
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There is no way Kawasaki will build a 125, when they have a 250f which is the same class bike. They need a new 65 and that isn't happening, yamaha will never have a real change to their 2 strokes either
chuckdavies 12/3/2015 4:15am
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Now look at the kicker. There is no way that is legit. A 125 doesn't need a 250F kickstart lever. edit, oops.. sorry Iceman I didn't...
Now look at the kicker. There is no way that is legit. A 125 doesn't need a 250F kickstart lever.

edit, oops.. sorry Iceman I didn't see your reply before I posted mine. That's a bad photoshop and not a spy photo.
Actually not a 'bad photoshop', this bike is real. By real as in, it exists as a machine - there's loads of photos of it on facebook. Purely a home made AF conversion built into a 450 chassis. Are we ever going to see an end to these kind of threads?
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brocsdad 12/3/2015 4:28am
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motoarmageddon wrote:
There is no way Kawasaki will build a 125, when they have a 250f which is the same class bike. They need a new 65 and...
There is no way Kawasaki will build a 125, when they have a 250f which is the same class bike. They need a new 65 and that isn't happening, yamaha will never have a real change to their 2 strokes either
The 125 would target the 125 schoolboy 1 class and a couple new classes the ama is tossing around.
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Crush 12/3/2015 4:28am
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For what it's worth, this question came up at RCU the other day, Fro said just two weeks ago he was at a meeting with Kawi and there were absolutely not any plans for a 125 or two stroke market approach.

Bummer.

He did say he applauded Yamaha/KTM/Husky/TM for producing a 125 and then Stanton and RC also elaborated that the jump is a major issue and racing would almost definitely be better on 250 four strokes.
Crisp BRAAAP! 12/3/2015 9:58am
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chuckdavies wrote:
Actually not a 'bad photoshop', this bike is real. By real as in, it exists as a machine - there's loads of photos of it on...
Actually not a 'bad photoshop', this bike is real. By real as in, it exists as a machine - there's loads of photos of it on facebook. Purely a home made AF conversion built into a 450 chassis. Are we ever going to see an end to these kind of threads?
I'll go out on a limb and say "No". And they seem to surface every offseason...it makes the wait for A1 even more painful.
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kkawboy14 12/3/2015 10:08am
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It seems like the 125 would be riders second or third bikes in the Trailors so it would be a good business decision from that standpoint
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Phillip_Lamb 12/3/2015 11:58am
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brewrabb wrote:
Was it parked beside an "all new" Kx 300?[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/12/01/113296/s1200_Kx.jpg[/img]
Was it parked beside an "all new" Kx 300?

this ^^^^ is gayer than two homo's ***ing under a rainbow in a gay pride parade
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brewrabb 12/3/2015 1:08pm
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brewrabb wrote:
Was it parked beside an "all new" Kx 300?[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/12/01/113296/s1200_Kx.jpg[/img]
Was it parked beside an "all new" Kx 300?

Phillip_Lamb wrote:
this ^^^^ is gayer than two homo's ***ing under a rainbow in a gay pride parade
Hey, you know your gay stuff - true though (thanks google). Try this one -

Addicus Finch 12/3/2015 8:27pm
12/3/2015 8:27pm
With 4 or 5 competitive 125s on the market, a 125 might not be justified. But for the love of Mike why hasn't Green built a modern KDX200/225? Steel frame. They would come.
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RG95 12/4/2015 10:38am
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Oh boy here we go again.

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