Kawasaki I Beam Swingarm

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Edited Date/Time 4/9/2020 5:28pm
Anyone remember any models with those. A friend of mine had a KLX250 two stroke that had one in the early 80s. Mainly remember that about the bike. Any other Kawi's use one like the KX line? If so was it a fad, or just phased out when single shocks took over?
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Didn't all the KDXs come with those i beam swing arms for a few years?
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280driver 4/7/2020 12:26pm
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‘81 KXs had them as well.

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backinthesaddleagain 4/7/2020 9:00pm
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[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/04/07/417993/s1200_4C01EE1A_8B2E_42F0_A9DD_518AA7534A12.jpg[/img]

That’s it. I thought they were cool looking.
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Oldmxer95 4/8/2020 11:21am
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dimetime wrote:
Didn't all the KDXs come with those i beam swing arms for a few years?
Only the early 250’s & 400 KDX’s came with them. As well as the KX250 & 420 like pictured.
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That's cool looking. I found this old swingarm attached to a green bike.


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newmann wrote:
That's cool looking. I found this old swingarm attached to a green bike. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/04/08/418188/s1200_Joe_Camera_full_card_647.jpg[/img]
That's cool looking. I found this old swingarm attached to a green bike.


Looks the the works swing arms off the time. Nice!
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newmann wrote:
That's cool looking. I found this old swingarm attached to a green bike. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/04/08/418188/s1200_Joe_Camera_full_card_647.jpg[/img]
That's cool looking. I found this old swingarm attached to a green bike.


Newmann,

What year and model bike is that on? 280driver is correct, that looks like a works arm from about 83-84 based on the black frame and billet dog bone. Did you get your hands on a works bike? Cool
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dimetime wrote:
Didn't all the KDXs come with those i beam swing arms for a few years?
Oldmxer95 wrote:
Only the early 250’s & 400 KDX’s came with them. As well as the KX250 & 420 like pictured.
Cool, thanks.
backinthesaddleagain 4/8/2020 12:48pm
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newmann wrote:
That's cool looking. I found this old swingarm attached to a green bike. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/04/08/418188/s1200_Joe_Camera_full_card_647.jpg[/img]
That's cool looking. I found this old swingarm attached to a green bike.


Great looking swinger.
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newmann wrote:
That's cool looking. I found this old swingarm attached to a green bike. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/04/08/418188/s1200_Joe_Camera_full_card_647.jpg[/img]
That's cool looking. I found this old swingarm attached to a green bike.


Oldmxer95 wrote:
Newmann, What year and model bike is that on? 280driver is correct, that looks like a works arm from about 83-84 based on the black frame...
Newmann,

What year and model bike is that on? 280driver is correct, that looks like a works arm from about 83-84 based on the black frame and billet dog bone. Did you get your hands on a works bike? Cool
Bought it from some guy here in Texas named Kent.



Said he used to pull holeshots with it.



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He did. Somewhere loose in Texas is an air cooled SR500 he had as a practice bike.. You don't have that one as while Mr. Newmann?
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newmann wrote:
That's cool looking. I found this old swingarm attached to a green bike. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/04/08/418188/s1200_Joe_Camera_full_card_647.jpg[/img]
That's cool looking. I found this old swingarm attached to a green bike.


Oldmxer95 wrote:
Newmann, What year and model bike is that on? 280driver is correct, that looks like a works arm from about 83-84 based on the black frame...
Newmann,

What year and model bike is that on? 280driver is correct, that looks like a works arm from about 83-84 based on the black frame and billet dog bone. Did you get your hands on a works bike? Cool
newmann wrote:
Bought it from some guy here in Texas named Kent. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/04/08/418199/s1200_Joe_Camera_full_card_642.jpg[/img] Said he used to pull holeshots with it. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/04/08/418200/s1200_How51.jpg[/img]
Bought it from some guy here in Texas named Kent.



Said he used to pull holeshots with it.



You lucky dog, the person in the picture is a dead giveaway. I see it is attached to a KX500SR. Drool. Woohoo
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I also have the 26 jersey and Rhinestone pants.Smile






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Ted722 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/04/08/418204/s1200_fb0a978e005342a4a98818732dd8af60.jpg[/img]

Nice. Hadn't seen that one before. Kent told me that when the engineers from Japan came over to help set the bike up they kept asking him if it had enough horsepower. He said it was good but they kept asking. They told him they could get 80hp if he needed it. Yikes...
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Ted722 4/9/2020 5:28pm
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Ted722 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/04/08/418204/s1200_fb0a978e005342a4a98818732dd8af60.jpg[/img]

newmann wrote:
Nice. Hadn't seen that one before. Kent told me that when the engineers from Japan came over to help set the bike up they kept asking...
Nice. Hadn't seen that one before. Kent told me that when the engineers from Japan came over to help set the bike up they kept asking him if it had enough horsepower. He said it was good but they kept asking. They told him they could get 80hp if he needed it. Yikes...
And in Texas. 👍

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