1997 Kx250 inquiries

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2/7/2019 8:30am Edited Date/Time 2/26/2019 10:11am
It won the MXA shootout in 97.... good/bad ...parts availability.....problem area”s ...thanks for input....
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Powervalve And transmission parts are NLA. I recently build a 1998 KX250 and found those where the difficult to get parts.
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GB 911 wrote:
Powervalve And transmission parts are NLA. I recently build a 1998 KX250 and found those where the difficult to get parts.
Thanks for your input...Like a lot of 90”s bikes, parts inventories are getting scarce. I just happened to pick up an NOS Pro Circuit raw pipe for the 95-97, figured I would find a bike to put it on.....
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They were great bikes. I'd love to get one for a project, but haven't found the right candidate yet.
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Easy bike to restore IMO. The hardest thing I fought for was the works pipe, well you already have that. Also any kx450f fork will slide right into these clamps.


want to sell the raw pipe?

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KHI Guy wrote:
They were great bikes. I'd love to get one for a project, but haven't found the right candidate yet.
I”m going to look at a “ candidate” tomorrow, looks decent in the photos, but you know how that goes....it’s close by so it’s worth taking a look at....we”ll see....
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DTR830 wrote:
Easy bike to restore IMO. The hardest thing I fought for was the works pipe, well you already have that. Also any kx450f fork will slide...
Easy bike to restore IMO. The hardest thing I fought for was the works pipe, well you already have that. Also any kx450f fork will slide right into these clamps.


want to sell the raw pipe?
Yes, I did some research, it looks like most parts are still available either aftermarket or oem...I have always been able to find what I need for most of my 90”s restores...sometimes just have to be patient. If the bike I”m looking at turns out to be a beater, I will give you first option on the PC pipe...I was not specifically looking for a 97 KX250 but if it is clean enough I will add it to th stable....I just like building bikes...
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Mine is a 96 with 97 swingarm.
13-14 kx450f forks
Yz titanium shock
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GB 911 wrote:
Powervalve And transmission parts are NLA. I recently build a 1998 KX250 and found those where the difficult to get parts.
sandman768 wrote:
Thanks for your input...Like a lot of 90”s bikes, parts inventories are getting scarce. I just happened to pick up an NOS Pro Circuit raw pipe...
Thanks for your input...Like a lot of 90”s bikes, parts inventories are getting scarce. I just happened to pick up an NOS Pro Circuit raw pipe for the 95-97, figured I would find a bike to put it on.....
Thats a Nice find! With my build i went for the original look. I hope you find a good bike to start the project with.
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GB 911 wrote:
Powervalve And transmission parts are NLA. I recently build a 1998 KX250 and found those where the difficult to get parts.
sandman768 wrote:
Thanks for your input...Like a lot of 90”s bikes, parts inventories are getting scarce. I just happened to pick up an NOS Pro Circuit raw pipe...
Thanks for your input...Like a lot of 90”s bikes, parts inventories are getting scarce. I just happened to pick up an NOS Pro Circuit raw pipe for the 95-97, figured I would find a bike to put it on.....
GB 911 wrote:
Thats a Nice find! With my build i went for the original look. I hope you find a good bike to start the project with.
Lately I have been into bringing them back to the OEM look....I usually decide what direction to go during the tear down phase...if it’s pretty clean & original I will just bring it back with mostly OEM parts...depends if I plan on making it a rider or garage queen.
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DTR830 wrote:
Mine is a 96 with 97 swingarm. 13-14 kx450f forks Yz titanium shock [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/02/08/324078/s1200_61112D06_2029_4BC6_AD5C_CEAB961D68FC.jpg[/img]
Mine is a 96 with 97 swingarm.
13-14 kx450f forks
Yz titanium shock
Well done....do you ride it?
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Some before and after photos of my 1998 KX250
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^ Jesus that is nice. Would love a 98 KX125 in stock trim. Need it to go with my purple renthal bar pad.
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GB 911 wrote:
Some before and after photos of my 1998 KX250
Nice!
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DTR830 wrote:
Mine is a 96 with 97 swingarm. 13-14 kx450f forks Yz titanium shock [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/02/08/324078/s1200_61112D06_2029_4BC6_AD5C_CEAB961D68FC.jpg[/img]
Mine is a 96 with 97 swingarm.
13-14 kx450f forks
Yz titanium shock
sandman768 wrote:
Well done....do you ride it?
Sure do. I built it to race Unadilla rewind. I typically take it each weekend if there’s room, in fact I’m taking it south with me next week.



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Nice, I raced my 92 RM250 at last years Rewind....not sure what I”m going to bring this year.
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I have a bunch of 90s kx motor parts and I also have a boswell carb for one got ported cyls big bore all kinds of stuff and some powervalve parts as well
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pete24 wrote:
I have a bunch of 90s kx motor parts and I also have a boswell carb for one got ported cyls big bore all kinds of...
I have a bunch of 90s kx motor parts and I also have a boswell carb for one got ported cyls big bore all kinds of stuff and some powervalve parts as well
I”m going to look at this bike today....I figured if it had the KIPS death rattle I would walk away, but who knows, if the rest of the bike is decent I may just pick it up....
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Bike was a roach...did not even need to hear in run...needed everything....”good condition” unreal.......next.....
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sandman768 wrote:
Bike was a roach...did not even need to hear in run...needed everything....”good condition” unreal.......next.....
That’s to bad! A nice bike is getting hard to find.
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sandman768 wrote:
Bike was a roach...did not even need to hear in run...needed everything....”good condition” unreal.......next.....
GB 911 wrote:
That’s to bad! A nice bike is getting hard to find.
I always see the diamond in the rough but, this bike needed everything, I have done enough of those bikes to know they are losers....Very hard to find a clean 90”s bike...
2/16/2019 1:26pm
pete24 wrote:
I have a bunch of 90s kx motor parts and I also have a boswell carb for one got ported cyls big bore all kinds of...
I have a bunch of 90s kx motor parts and I also have a boswell carb for one got ported cyls big bore all kinds of stuff and some powervalve parts as well
Hi mate I’m after 1996 KX 250 power valves if you have please.all the teeth are gone on mine Sad it’s a project
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Hi mate I’m after 1996 KX 250 power valves if you have please.all the teeth are gone on mine Sad it’s a project
Check out some Facebook groups for the Kx bikes, pretty sure somebody has been reproducing a lot of these NLA valves....
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My son does the same thing. Picks up parts then the bike. He bought a couple pc pipes and restored 1 of them so far. Pulls any dents and cleans them up and heat treats em. Think his last were for 2001 kx 250s.

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Have to put a bike under that pipe!
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He's looking for a good one.
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Was a great year.mine came to the uk from hollywood

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I will be listing my PC works pipe for sale soon...
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Original nos PC raw pipe minor surface rust...can still see the original bluing of welds, will clean up easily...250.00 plus shipping, PayPal friends & family ..US only.




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