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From there, I had several really great bikes...or at least I was successful on them, and they didn't break.
1972 Penton 125
1973 Husqvarna 125CR (well...ok, it broke a lot!)
1974 Husqvarna 250CR Mag (favorite bike forever)
1996 Honda CR250
2005 YZ250
2017 RMZ450
2005 KX250F
The Shop
I had never owned a Kawi and bought one in ‘13 due to a smoking deal I got.
OMG , this was the perfect bike for me. Solved all the problems I had with my Honda’s (04, 05, ‘07) and Kim (‘13). Perfectly reliable for 100+ hrs except for chain rollers and sliders, and clutches every 40jrs or so. That was about what I got with Honda clutches anyway. I’m an abuser.
I loved it so much I bought a ‘17 when they came out. Will buy a ‘20 next year.
1978 RM125
1981 RM125
1992 CR250
1998 YZ400F
2003 YZ450F Dragster power, 3rd gear holeshots.
Current bikes
2005 RM125
2005 RM250
2005 RMZ450
2003 ZX10
Looking back, I wish I would have kept all of them..
Other brands would have a good year here or there for this or that but KXs always had the broad spectrum covered, IMHO
Yeah that thing just kept on ticking. Even after spraying the garden hose into the exhaust trying to wash it out. (I was eight). After my grandfather figured out what I did cause it wasn't starting he just stood it up and got the water out. Few kicks later it started and off I went.
I had really good luck on a 2006 Honda CRF for 10 years!
Oh yeah. I had some pretty good luck with an MR50 teaching my bro how to ride - of course I taught him a little to well, as he smokes me now a days
My parents weren't into moto, and i didn't know anything about maintenance, i could Ride right out of the garage
So i probably put 150 hours on it in 1 summer riding every day plus tagging along with friends to the races
In 1 summer i races it probably 10 times
All on 1 set of tires, never changed sprockets or chain,
Never adjusted suspension, stock everything lol
All it ever got was, Filter cleaned every ride, i lived in a sandy area, and oil changed about once a month,
It held up well, i rode the whole season and it finally seized in the fall , pops had it fixed and Sold it and
Then I got a 1991 KX125 I didn't have anything to compare to i had never ridden any other 125 but
I was very comfortable on it, i chose the Kawasaki because my favorite rider at the time Was Mike Kiedrowski.
He killed it on the Kawasaki 125!
Same thing i barely maintain it just because i didn't know how and rode it 1 whole season on original tires , never changed the piston nothing and it held up.
3-4 of us tried but couldn't kill it. We had zero maintenance skills, just rode it.
Pit Row
However, the bike I enjoyed riding the most was the 95 KX 125. Several times I had jumped and was almost sideways in the air and the bike straightened out perfect when I came down.
* Most races won - 1982 Suzuki RM250Z.
* Easiest bike to go fast on at 60 years old; Modern - 2011 RMZ450, vintage - '79 KX250 chassis with KDX450 engine.
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