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I thought I had an extra stock silencer, but I haven’t found it yet. My ’87 silencer looks like it matches my brother’s ’88 except the inlet pipe is longer on the ‘88. I’ll borrow his and see how it lines up. If an ’88 silencer just needed to be shortened, that would open up some options for used silencers...

I’m coming out of hibernation. I have been playing with circle track cars the last several years. While it scratched the itch that is my need for speed, it’s not quite the same as MX. Racing cars is work but not really exercise. I am now the proud owner of three ‘87 KX 250s. I bought the other two as...

Will the quick change clutch cover from an ’88 or ’89 KX250 work on the ’87? I checked the microfiche and the gaskets are NOT the same part number. There is nothing wrong with the original cover, but the convenience of the quick change cover would be welcome since I will already have it apart to fix the kick starter...

I can find the part numbers on sites like www.bikebandit .com. When I check at the dealer, some of those parts are unavailable. I am referring to the parts unique to the 1987 model, not the dimensional parts. For instance, I’d like to have a new gas tank and an extra cylinder and head. I’m planning to keep it forever...

Thanks for the UFO link! I had checked with several local dealers, who could get all the plastics except the radiator shrouds from Parts Unlimited. This is exactly the kind of help I was looking for. I am hoping to benefit from the collective knowledge of this forum for any set up tips, hop up parts, etc. Phantom

The issue with the 1987 KX is many parts were one year only; so many OEM parts are out of stock. For example, I imported 3 sets of UFO radiator shrouds and will have the old graphics scanned, cleaned up and sub-surface printed. I can’t get them here from UFO or Kawasaki. I have a clean example. Tom Morgan gave...

She runs! Spark plug cap was missing, now replaced. That’s all it took. Kick starter won’t retract on its own. Carb leaks like a sieve. Pipe and silencer mounts broken. Many bolts missing or replaced with hardware store items. Plastic cracked and discolored. But she runs! Three kicks! She just needs some TLC. I always loved this bike. Phantom

I will try to take and post some pictures of the bike in its current state as well as some of the parts I’ve collected for it. I hope to find some pictures from back in the day too. I wish I still had my old riding gear. Never believe it when the paramedic says he will cut at the...

The 1987 Honda CR250 was cutting edge and beautiful from every angle. It won all the shootouts and has become legendary. The 1987 Kawasaki KX250 was on equal footing after adding the cartridge fork kit and DMC pull rods. I would love to ride both now properly set up and compare them to each other and even to modern bikes...