Hello from Tennessee

[Motofan]

I did not know the KLX has 23 hp because I had read somewhere that it had less. Thanks for the information.

The KLX is fun to ride. Hopefully Kawasaki will sell more of them in the US market. (Last year sold is 2010.)

[Motofan]

This is a pic of my KLX250sf

[Motofan]

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Fixed I hope.

[euphonius]

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Fixed I hope.

Great looking bike. Looks like a heap of fun.

cheers!

[MJH]

They stopped selling the SM version? That’s a disappointment. But it makes your resale stay high though on yours only option is the S.


The KLX250SF are very cool, I think, what is that growing in the field, looks like potatoes.

[Motofan]

MJH, those are soy beans growing in the field. Appropriate background since soy beans are exported to Asia and my KLX was exported from Asia.

Even though I like my bike, I would like to see Kawasaki (or some manufacturer) make a new KLX250sf with more power.

[MJH]

Others have said that about that bike, I have never ridden one. Is their another 250cc single your comparing it to, or are you just craving a more powerful motorcycle?


The only bikes I have right now are both 200cc one is twin and the other a single, neither are very powerful. I would not complain if they both had more power but they are what they are.


I imagine that if I got on your KLX I would perceive it as much faster then both of my bikes? If you road mine you might think; how can he stand it? I do not mind, really I enjoy getting the most out of a small engine, in the way I ride them, both have no serious trouble getting up to the speed limit and not much trouble getting over it either.


But I think I really want is lower end power, that being from a stop to 35mph. I want it to be smooth and not sound like it is struggling. But with these small bike that is all about shifting fast. That’s not hard to get used to and can be very fun. I am racing and everybody else is just cruising. They tell me get a bigger bike, I reply I am not unhappy, they seemed confused.

[MJH]

It is entirely possible for a slightly more powerful version with a Loncin 300cc version of the engine.

[MJH]

This is the style bike I would like to see that 300cc show up in.

[Motofan]

MJH, your are right a 250 is a 250. Some have "decorked" the KLX250 with better air intake and exhaust. However, the 250 is limited in it's power output.

I would like to see a KLX350sf with the same weight and handling of a KLX250SF.

I also like the flat-tracker influence in the pix that you posted.