06 Kx250 cosmetics

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So I have this 2006 Kx250 2 stroke sitting in my shop. It was the last 250 sold off the showroom floor in that year, where we live. The bike might have 10-12 hours on it since new.

It is fun to ride but I just never ride any more and when I do, I will ride the 450 most times.

My question is, what is the general consensus on the looks of these older bikes? Do I leave it factory or do I do an upgraded plastic change to make it look more modern?
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Personally I don’t like the updates to today’s styling. Not really a big fan of it or the hoops you need to jump through to make it happen. I’m old though. I also can’t stand the yoga outfit that now is called riding gear. The front fender is probably the most noticeable change and that’s easy.
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WW444 3/19/2022 6:19am
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100% leave it factory.
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I think it looks great stock… why change it?
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RaceFace58 3/19/2022 7:03am
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MC’s 500 with a new front fender. I still like the old style much better.
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mattyhamz2 3/19/2022 8:15am
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Leave it stock. The 03-07’s look so good, in my opinion. The updated kit looks funky to me.

This one’s an 05 and I love it.

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onefiveight 3/19/2022 9:36am
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Some of the conversions look good but it’s usually the ‘17 kxf with custom sub frames and such. The stock look is timeless.
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Thisusernameisavailable 3/19/2022 9:43am
3/19/2022 9:43am
If that thing is as low hour as you say it is, leave it!
Keep it OEM!

Great bikes- I had 02 & 03 on four strokes and went back to an 04 KX250 for 2004, loved it and went faster on it than I did the 03 YZ450!
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queen of spodes 3/19/2022 4:35pm
3/19/2022 4:35pm
JoJmoto wrote:
So I have this 2006 Kx250 2 stroke sitting in my shop. It was the last 250 sold off the showroom floor in that year, where...
So I have this 2006 Kx250 2 stroke sitting in my shop. It was the last 250 sold off the showroom floor in that year, where we live. The bike might have 10-12 hours on it since new.

It is fun to ride but I just never ride any more and when I do, I will ride the 450 most times.

My question is, what is the general consensus on the looks of these older bikes? Do I leave it factory or do I do an upgraded plastic change to make it look more modern?
I'd keep it factory and spend time dialing in forks/triples and tweaking the engine a bit. I wouldn't put a new style plastic kit on a bike with that few hours.
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motofool 3/19/2022 4:55pm
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I only like the look of the new front fender / numberplate. Restyle kits look like trash. Green frames look good!going back to silver rims and mag color hubs soon.numberpl
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JoJmoto 3/21/2022 4:31pm
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Thanks for the suggestions. I will roll with the majority here.
queen of spodes 3/27/2022 4:29pm
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motofool wrote:
I only like the look of the new front fender / numberplate. Restyle kits look like trash. Green frames look good!going back to silver rims and...
I only like the look of the new front fender / numberplate. Restyle kits look like trash. Green frames look good!going back to silver rims and mag color hubs soon.numberpl
I went green frame on my '07 as well. Your bike looks really good, can't wait to see with silver rims laced up.

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