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arjay125 Added a reply to side stand for KX
3/4/2016 11:40am thanks for that, that looks like the right one!
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arjay125 Started a new thread side stand for KX
3/4/2016 11:40am Hi does anyone know what side stand would fit onto a 1986 KX125? I couldn't find any reference to an oem one. I was hoping that something might fit from a later KX. Thanks for any help. 
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arjay125 Started a new thread Air cooled KDX200/KX
1/23/2016 1:17am Hi - thought I'd share my long term project. It started out as a restoration on a 1987 KDX200 but then took a different turn. I rebuilt the motor (new bearings, seals, Nikasil, piston, blasted the cases) then the motor sat around under my bench for years. I realised that it was the engine I loved (back in the day)...
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arjay125 Added a reply to New Acquisition
1/22/2016 6:22pm Great bike, what a find. i've always liked the way they look. 
arjay125 Added a reply to Air cooled KDX200/KX
1/22/2016 2:21pm Here's the tank. A bit on the Stalin-esque side, but it needed to fit the profile of the later style seat front, and match the frame. It ain't pretty but it works fine and is as narrow as the seat all the way through. It holds 11 litres. Not sure how! It didn't make it myself. I just designed it...
arjay125 Added a reply to Air cooled KDX200/KX
1/22/2016 2:07pm
the KTM fork guards.
arjay125 Added a reply to Air cooled KDX200/KX
1/22/2016 1:58pm My logic on the 89 chassis: it has three years of development on the floating link. (the 86 was the first year). I'm guessing the 89 will be a better handling package (not that I have major issues with the 86). The 89 shares broad compatibility with KDX E series and all KX500s to date. So when it comes to...
arjay125 Added a reply to Air cooled KDX200/KX
1/22/2016 1:30pm The fork guards were from a KTM 97-99 (?) when those bikes were using conventional 50mm forks. They were OEM and surprisingly cheap from the local KTM dealer. I had to cut away a small part of the top mount to fit around the triples i was using at the time. They should go straight on!
arjay125 Added a reply to Air cooled KDX200/KX
1/22/2016 3:16am Most of the time was on Ebay working out what bits would fit. The motor going in was the easy part. The cases fitted into the swing arm gap fine, same size pivot bolt. Just made up ally triangle mount plates to hold the front then got the steel mounts on the cradle underneath moved about 1 cm. Done. The...
arjay125 Added a reply to Air cooled KDX200/KX
1/21/2016 1:55pm I would have gone for a later chassis if I could, I did a lot of research at the time. The trick was to find the latest KX frame that let the exhaust stinger run across the top under the tank. The newer frames have exhaust running through low, coming out under the shock reservoir. And you can't run a...
arjay125 Added a reply to Air cooled KDX200/KX
1/21/2016 1:42pm next project would be to take the 89 KX125 frame cradle and convert it to single down tube and run the motor in that. Then i would have better linkage ratio and compatibility with KX500 shock and linkage parts.
arjay125 Added a reply to Air cooled KDX200/KX
1/21/2016 2:31am Thanks, it's a surprisingly capable trail bike. The only hold back is my own middle aged chassis. Saying that I can get through the single track quicker on it than on my newer bikes. Which is why I've come back to it 