More important, he needs to feel warm radiators before he takes off. With water cooled bikes, the cylinder won't expands with the piston as the piston gets hot and the cylinder is still cold. I bet his piston has scuff marks on it, but it can also seize if you take off too fast, (but he did not take off very hard). It was called a "cold seizure".
Had a 98 , has alot of power! I hope to find another some day along with a 500!! Very nice bike, dont sell it!! Also, learn to quick shift. Keep throttle pinned and just change gears. Great vid!! Beautiful bike
I remember an old MXA article about shifting for starts. There are 4 ways. Some are faster, some need more parts replaced, (the fastest way of course). 1) Shift normal: Let off the gas, pull in the clutch, shift, and back on the gas as you let out the clutch. (slowest) 2) Leave the throttle pinned, fan the clutch and shift. Called "speed shifting" 3) Don't use the clutch at all, let off the gas a tad and shift, back on the gas. (the one I adopted and got great starts with.) 4) Leave it pinned, and just jam the shift with out the clutch. Newer bikes may do this better, they shift so nice. But I bet it is still hard on tranny parts. 1-4 is the order of speed too. I tested 1-3 on a moist dirt road back in 84, and picked the one with the shortest coasting patch between gears. That was number 3. MXA back in 84 said the same thing would happen also. 2021 MXA recommends #2, and I stopped buying that mag because of stuff like that. They are not nearly as sharp as the generation before. But then again, nobody is. I can't even find a Doctor with a good brain today.
I wasn't either, until I bought a 97 KX250. A bit big and heavy compared to the Honda maybe, and pumped my arms up on a track, (monster mid-range power, and I was not in the best shape.). But man did I get fast on that bike in whooped out sand trails in Michigan. I never felt that good on a bike before. Using very little energy and one with the bike, it was the only time I felt like I could push it as hard as I can. So,---I liked it. Not a fan now, since they would not let our 2 national champs ride the MXofN a few years back. Too "anti-American" for me.
I had a 2001 KX125 and it had more than enough power for trail riding, jumping, messing around etc plus it was super light and nimble. When I sold it I put a new clutch lever on it and literally 30 seconds after paying me the kid that bought it dropped the bike as he was loading it and broke the lever. lol
Beautiful bike and era of 2-strokes. Hard to beat a 2-stroke Yamaha or Kawasaki from the late 90s to about 2006/07 or so. I never cared much for Honda's or Suzuki's as much as Kawasaki KXs and Yamaha YZs.
Healthiest bike I’ve ever seen. MY 2002 CR125R is looks just as nice as that and it even has a VFORCE3 carburetor and I have a estimate guess that it’ll go 76.5 mph since it’s not a mess up
The reason it's smoking is because it has been sat for a few weeks & the petrol evaporates but the oil doesn't, so it will be running with the wrong mix. Always mix a fresh tank, you are going to clog the power valve & foul the plug.
See how you can touch the ground with both toes (min 3:24). You can't do that with the new YZ250 2-strokes. I have no idea what they were thinking. stupid tall. Taller than a 2022 KX450 and YZ250f. I just finished lowering the suspension today. Perfect. :)
Thanks for another great video them kx250s have power our good friend Stephen has a 1999 kx250 I have road it a few times abd I love it I just got my first big bike it is a klx300 and I love it our friend Stephen gave it to me it is basically brand new he hardly ever road it
Jourdon Gulick oh yeah they are a tank for sure my klx is an 2004 and I love it our very good friend Stephen gave me my first bike which was a crf100f I have road it about 8 months then he just gave me his klx300 and I love having that power he rides his kx250 all the time and he never really ride the klx300 so he just gave it to me since he hardly rides it
Aye that's a nice bike like..a prefer the Banshee 350cc,twin turbo..I think they are all quick as shit, lol..a would say the Banshee, would kill this do you agree? But cool vlog Bro, good job.
Does your carburetor emulsion tube/ dump tube that your main jet screws in does that come unscrewed? I know on the Mikuni TMX carb they come stock with the number 9. If you put a number 7 in it it cleans up the loading up problem altogether
That bike is lazy on the start. Either you got the clip all the way at the bottom or I'm not sure if those new keihin carbs have emotion tubes in them that are interchangeable if so you need a shrink that to a smaller one. That bike should be really crispy on the start every time you come to a stop you have to clean the bike out to take off that's not right
Hi dude I'm not busting your balls man, you need to start taking some of the advice people are giving you? if you haven't ridden the bike that day ( or the first time you start it in the morning) shake the bike back and forth a few times too mix the fuel and oil that's been in the tank, over time the oil and fuel will separate in the tank ! And that will give you problems? On a cold engine choke on kick and start the bike then choke off, and small blips of the throttle till warm, you don't need to rev the crap out of it . And when riding it, remember it's a race bike! It's not meant to be ridden around slowly for to long , the 2 stroke doesn't get burned off and the engine doesn't have a cooling fan on the radiators, so the bike will be running hot and star to get sluggish or heat seized ? As I said dude not I'm trying to bust you're balls 👍 you can look up all the things I've mentioned/ or get to a track find the guys that are ripping it up like pros and ask them , don't take advice off of kids that don't have a clue? That bike is more capable of ripping you're arms off if it's ridden properly, and you definitely have not hit the power band yet ? Because you will know when you do . Happy riding stay safe 👍👊
I get annoyed when I see people jump onto a stone cold 2 stroke without any warming up atall I let my trx250r sit for 10minutes before I move it and still take it easy up and down gears for 5 minutes
Damn just realized I did buy tbis bike from a younger kid haha its currently tore apart waiting for the cylinder to get done started smoking bad after a ywar and a half fouling plug. Crank seal went out getting a full rebuild
Hey man hope your foots feeling better im abiut to pick up my first bike im 24 y/o 6'6 160 pds and i found a 2001 kx250 for 1100 its mint should i buy it for my first bike?
Oooohh. It hurts me to rip my good tire edges down on a pavement road, (or even a really hard dirt road). Yea, they get slippery when the edges are eroded. :)
I thought it was going to be fast but then again My last bike was a YZ426F so my expectations were too high lol. M83 midnight city for the win though!!
Fuckn thats mint, when was it riden only on sundays to church instead of the mx track???Ive got one of these and im also its 3rd owner n its still on its first bore cos of scheduled piston n ring changes, and well maintained, but that looks to be still near brandnew
Nathaniël .H sounds like a carb issue , i cleaned out my carb and put a fresh spark plug in my Kx 250 and cleaned my filter , she ran excellent and still does ...
High Cats 🤔 i opened up some days ago my carb it looks clean inside i only don’t have a new spark plug in it maybe that is the issue but i think that the jetting is the issue
Yes he did and i bought it from the kid he sold it to back in June of 2019. Its still very clean even after being on the track but is currently tore apart for a full rebuild crank seal went out started smoking bad and fouling plug so parked it to rebuild
Damn, that thing must have been kept in a glass case.
Nice intro music ....and that fucking bike rips!!!!!!
I honestly think i bought this bike from someone a couple years ago. Triangle stand is identical to what the kid gave me haha
Nice bike man, love to see the two strokes still going strong. Especially when they’re as clean as that one
That bike isn't that old`
chaos8585 yea it is
16 years old is not that old.
chaos8585 yeah it kinda is with dirt bikes
As soon as the bike starts you should flip the choke off. NOT good to run it with the choke on cold or not doesn’t matter.
It is not Bad except you can foul a spark plug. Right, should turn it off as soon as you can.
I am surprised it was still running when he came back out of the house.
More important, he needs to feel warm radiators before he takes off. With water cooled bikes, the cylinder won't expands with the piston as the piston gets hot and the cylinder is still cold. I bet his piston has scuff marks on it, but it can also seize if you take off too fast, (but he did not take off very hard). It was called a "cold seizure".
Looks like he forgot because he had one shoe on
Breaks his foot but can run and hop up stairs like a champ lol good ride tho
Mark Bach I was thinking the same thing 😂😂
Broke my foot and maybe do a top speed run in the same sentence
Had a 98 , has alot of power! I hope to find another some day along with a 500!! Very nice bike, dont sell it!! Also, learn to quick shift. Keep throttle pinned and just change gears. Great vid!! Beautiful bike
I remember an old MXA article about shifting for starts. There are 4 ways. Some are faster, some need more parts replaced, (the fastest way of course).
1) Shift normal: Let off the gas, pull in the clutch, shift, and back on the gas as you let out the clutch. (slowest)
2) Leave the throttle pinned, fan the clutch and shift. Called "speed shifting"
3) Don't use the clutch at all, let off the gas a tad and shift, back on the gas. (the one I adopted and got great starts with.)
4) Leave it pinned, and just jam the shift with out the clutch. Newer bikes may do this better, they shift so nice. But I bet it is still hard on tranny parts.
1-4 is the order of speed too.
I tested 1-3 on a moist dirt road back in 84, and picked the one with the shortest coasting patch between gears. That was number 3.
MXA back in 84 said the same thing would happen also. 2021 MXA recommends #2, and I stopped buying that mag because of stuff like that. They are not nearly as sharp as the generation before. But then again, nobody is. I can't even find a Doctor with a good brain today.
I’m 16. Just got a 98 today minty condition.
Not a fan of Kawasaki but damn, does that bike look fine!
I wasn't either, until I bought a 97 KX250. A bit big and heavy compared to the Honda maybe, and pumped my arms up on a track, (monster mid-range power, and I was not in the best shape.). But man did I get fast on that bike in whooped out sand trails in Michigan. I never felt that good on a bike before. Using very little energy and one with the bike, it was the only time I felt like I could push it as hard as I can. So,---I liked it. Not a fan now, since they would not let our 2 national champs ride the MXofN a few years back. Too "anti-American" for me.
These old 2-stroke Kawasaki's and Yamaha's are so nostalgic and cool everybody should have a 125cc, 250cc or both in their barn or garage!
living the dream mate well done, miss my old cr 250 :(
Dude, that bike is clean! I have a 2000 kx 125 and I could only dream of getting it that mint.
I actually bought it from the kid he sold it to ive had it since June 2019 it is still really clean but tore apart for full rebuild
I am the 3rd owner of a 1995 KX250 in similar shape
Looks very nice but seriously let them idle for 2 minutes before you rev it up like that if its not already warmed up
She's a stunner bro, GL with the foot. Got an '02 KX250 myself, and man, does she make me smile...
Motor is so choked up tho needs a good opening up! Stunning bike tho nice to see a sweet factory example
No, it needs to be jetted. They come stock rich, and there is 2 or 3 more hp there if it were tuned well.
now this is the definition of mint,not the other claims!!!!!!!
broke my foot about a month ago too. man this bike makes me miss my 01. sounded identical.
Your title suggests that you shouldn't be riding it
Your comment suggests you are a jerk
😅😂
I had a 2001 KX125 and it had more than enough power for trail riding, jumping, messing around etc plus it was super light and nimble. When I sold it I put a new clutch lever on it and literally 30 seconds after paying me the kid that bought it dropped the bike as he was loading it and broke the lever. lol
I’m currently restoring a 99 model kx250… had one years ago and what a weapon, these old 2 strokes are no joke!
I’m 5’9 and bout to buy a 1996 kx250 would my height be a problem?
@@imsoz7741 no
@@imsoz7741no
Beautiful bike and era of 2-strokes. Hard to beat a 2-stroke Yamaha or Kawasaki from the late 90s to about 2006/07 or so. I never cared much for Honda's or Suzuki's as much as Kawasaki KXs and Yamaha YZs.
that bike looks brand new . nice seein you ride agin, its been a long time .
The White smoke should be a sign. It is running to rich you should fix ist. Clean the carburator or Check for leaks in the motor.
Don't wanna break your foot again = wear tennis shoes? C'mon now lol
"I like it better than my cr,"!
After he said “ do t quote me “😭😂
Healthiest bike I’ve ever seen. MY 2002 CR125R is looks just as nice as that and it even has a VFORCE3 carburetor and I have a estimate guess that it’ll go 76.5 mph since it’s not a mess up
MotoWarrior a cr 125 will not go 76 mph, my crf 250r will only go 75
Country_Kid_Productions it all depends on gearing
How did u come up with 76.5 mph as a guess that's odd
Isnt the vforce a reed valve🤔
ok sticazzi yea it's definitely Reed's lmfao
The reason it's smoking is because it has been sat for a few weeks & the petrol evaporates but the oil doesn't, so it will be running with the wrong mix. Always mix a fresh tank, you are going to clog the power valve & foul the plug.
See how you can touch the ground with both toes (min 3:24). You can't do that with the new YZ250 2-strokes. I have no idea what they were thinking. stupid tall. Taller than a 2022 KX450 and YZ250f. I just finished lowering the suspension today. Perfect. :)
Amazing. With amazing compression, that was like half ways to haha, keep it just keep it lol
I bought a 02 kx250 in April of 2002 new. Great bike.
The power of love
KX"s have won more MX races than any other bike in history !!
Not in the USA. I would have to guess Honda sits on that throne. Not sure about Europe.
It may be true for amateur races though. There were years where the starting lines were almost all green.
Thanks for another great video them kx250s have power our good friend Stephen has a 1999 kx250 I have road it a few times abd I love it I just got my first big bike it is a klx300 and I love it our friend Stephen gave it to me it is basically brand new he hardly ever road it
trey yergin I used to have a 2000 Klx300 and it was an absolute tank.
Jourdon Gulick oh yeah they are a tank for sure my klx is an 2004 and I love it our very good friend Stephen gave me my first bike which was a crf100f I have road it about 8 months then he just gave me his klx300 and I love having that power he rides his kx250 all the time and he never really ride the klx300 so he just gave it to me since he hardly rides it
Is a clean bike for its age good to see someone looked after it keep up the videos 👌
my first bike was a 84 KX500 when I was 17 ... now I rip a zx10r as a daily driver .. get with it dude
Never thought id see one as clean as mine. Sick bike man! Fast as hell!!!
I think I actually bought this bike from someone a couple years ago
You should like it more than a CR. Don't really know what you have until it's gone.
Proud owner of a 2000 kx 250 and just as clean if not better.
View 184 love it love it love it KEEP IT UP GUYS !!!2vintage ROCKS
Aye that's a nice bike like..a prefer the Banshee 350cc,twin turbo..I think they are all quick as shit, lol..a would say the Banshee, would kill this do you agree? But cool vlog Bro, good job.
Ohhh yea M83 Midnight City
Got here late but you should do is vs cr in the near future
Love 2stroke. Tidy bike and sounds sweet as a nut
That bike is sweet! I got my son a 2003 kx 85 that is all stock. It’s a nice little bike too.
was just on one of your vids and got this one haha, sick
My first bike is a 250 kdx 1993, i began riding it at my an age of 13.
3:26 and that kids is why we don’t let two strokes idle
I have this bike that’s why I’m looking at videos of it & it was the first ever bike I had got it was tricky to take off but I have the hang of it now
Does your carburetor emulsion tube/ dump tube that your main jet screws in does that come unscrewed? I know on the Mikuni TMX carb they come stock with the number 9. If you put a number 7 in it it cleans up the loading up problem altogether
Amazing video man keep it up also keep the bike :)
You are definitely a beginner.
you are definitely a hater
Ryan Swindell you are definitely a couple years late
@@ywlmni you are definitely 10 months late
@@aiden3849 your 2 months late
@@richwhiteman1518 I’m 1 month late 🤪
I bought the same bike years ago off a fat security guard that couldn’t really ride it. Was clean like that one. Beast of a bike 👍🏻
That bike is lazy on the start. Either you got the clip all the way at the bottom or I'm not sure if those new keihin carbs have emotion tubes in them that are interchangeable if so you need a shrink that to a smaller one. That bike should be really crispy on the start every time you come to a stop you have to clean the bike out to take off that's not right
Hi dude I'm not busting your balls man, you need to start taking some of the advice people are giving you?
if you haven't ridden the bike that day ( or the first time you start it in the morning) shake the bike back and forth a few times too mix the fuel and oil that's been in the tank, over time the oil and fuel will separate in the tank ! And that will give you problems?
On a cold engine choke on kick and start the bike then choke off, and small blips of the throttle till warm, you don't need to rev the crap out of it .
And when riding it, remember it's a race bike! It's not meant to be ridden around slowly for to long , the 2 stroke doesn't get burned off and the engine doesn't have a cooling fan on the radiators, so the bike will be running hot and star to get sluggish or heat seized ?
As I said dude not I'm trying to bust you're balls 👍 you can look up all the things I've mentioned/ or get to a track find the guys that are ripping it up like pros and ask them , don't take advice off of kids that don't have a clue? That bike is more capable of ripping you're arms off if it's ridden properly, and you definitely have not hit the power band yet ? Because you will know when you do .
Happy riding stay safe 👍👊
He is a cheese head! Lmao. I had a IT 250 with a porcupine head on it that would scare this young man lol
I get annoyed when I see people jump onto a stone cold 2 stroke without any warming up atall I let my trx250r sit for 10minutes before I move it and still take it easy up and down gears for 5 minutes
jetting sounds way lean, i would check that out asap. suprised it didnt lift at all when u opened it up...
I love it keep up the good videos
One of my first bikes was a KX 125 when I was young love that bike
Midnight city is the best part about this video
Yes clean but its because it doesn't get out much. Made to be rode so let's do it. Be safe!
You guys should do a video of a Honda big wheel "fat cat"
Damn just realized I did buy tbis bike from a younger kid haha its currently tore apart waiting for the cylinder to get done started smoking bad after a ywar and a half fouling plug. Crank seal went out getting a full rebuild
08:01
🤣Joe in First Person Shooter mode is EPIC!
sounds just like my kx 60, never owner a kawi myself til this one, gotta say theyre not bad little bikes
Well that’s great because I just bought one and it’s my first 2 stroke😂😂
Me too! Lining up picking it up this week….stoked!
Those kawais are Mean. Im a Honda freak. But that Kawasaki is a BEAST. 5TH GEAR IS HARD TO HOLD.😎 PEACE.
Hey man hope your foots feeling better im abiut to pick up my first bike im 24 y/o 6'6 160 pds and i found a 2001 kx250 for 1100 its mint should i buy it for my first bike?
Did you guys sell the stand up jet ski?
Hey man on your next video will you show us your gopro & helmet set up?
Why let off the gas when shifting?
Oooohh. It hurts me to rip my good tire edges down on a pavement road, (or even a really hard dirt road). Yea, they get slippery when the edges are eroded. :)
Does anyone know if a rough bottom end on your bike will cause it not to run
Ps great channel keep up the good work
I thought it was going to be fast but then again My last bike was a YZ426F so my expectations were too high lol. M83 midnight city for the win though!!
is it just me or does it seem to misfire when he gives it throttle...if thats not what it is idk what it is
Well I started on a Klx125 then went to a KX500 so I think for starters that bike is fine.
Saw this bike for sale on Facebook market place, cool beans bro 👍
Awesome bike guys it looks mint
You should do a race between this and the cr
Fuckn thats mint, when was it riden only on sundays to church instead of the mx track???Ive got one of these and im also its 3rd owner n its still on its first bore cos of scheduled piston n ring changes, and well maintained, but that looks to be still near brandnew
Just bought a 96 kx250 for my first bike😂
get kx450f if you pop any gear it goes up and up so powerfull bike, i got kx450f 2011 that bike is awesome love it!
The bone breaking couch. 📌📌📌❤️❤️❤️
Nice bike and nice house! Hope your foot gets better.
Nice it look brand new like it came out of the crate yesterday
No doubt, rusty riding. I took off 20 years, and felt like a beginner again. It comes back fast though.
I have a 1999 Kx 250 , yet you see soooo much hate on Kx two strokes 💁🏽♂️ , my Kx runs excellent .
High Cats i have a 1999 RM250 but it bogs a bit :(
Nathaniël .H sounds like a carb issue , i cleaned out my carb and put a fresh spark plug in my Kx 250 and cleaned my filter , she ran excellent and still does ...
High Cats 🤔 i opened up some days ago my carb it looks clean inside i only don’t have a new spark plug in it maybe that is the issue but i think that the jetting is the issue
Nathaniël .H i would get a new spark plug and check the jetting well 👍🏼
High Cats 9
KX 250 VS CR 250 please!
Ulises gonzalez agreeeed
Let's wait for it
Ulises gonzalez it's coming
I am sure it is. I think the c r will take it on the top side..lets c if I am right
2vintage looking forward to it
My dad had a Yamaha Yz 250 completely race built and it was fast!!
I’m a basically a beginner and still want a 2 stroke😅
Nice video! Why did you only make one video covering this great bike? Did you sell it shortly after? Thanks
Yes he did and i bought it from the kid he sold it to back in June of 2019. Its still very clean even after being on the track but is currently tore apart for a full rebuild crank seal went out started smoking bad and fouling plug so parked it to rebuild
Sounds amazing‼️😍
On Charlies cr 125. Are those the spikes or is there spike sleeves on it
Had a kx 250 race tuned.awesome bike
She would clear anything when the power and was in.pretty good in the air lol
Clutch sounds like it’s slipping. Cable is too tight or clutch is spanked.
I got an 04 yz... love that thing..... so much fun :)
My Favourite Bike is A Kx250 so sick, plz do a top speed test on it
congrats on 60k
Hi i want to buy a bike like that used any help on were.pls mien
minty kx
Is this a good bike coming off a 125
Do you sit down the whole time your riding
wind them shits out more its like you shift before power band but mabey its the sound quality but somthings not right
Lol they fear that powerband
Thanks man i appreciated it
I’m 5’6 would I be able to tippy toe and sit a fully sized bike?