2007 Kawasaki KLX 250 Inquiry

 

Any owners out there?
Have you ridden one?
Any bad part to them?
Highlights? Good features?
Are they a good first motorcycle for a woman who has a 49cc scooter now?

thanks for thoughts.

 

Question wrote:

Three concerns.

First, the seat height is about 36 inches, which is quite tall.  This
may or may not be a problem for you depending on your height and how
you are proportioned but it's something to be aware of.

Second, it's an off-road motorcycle, not registerable for road use out
of the box--it _may_ be with the addition of lights and possibly other
parts--if you intend to ride at all on public roads you need to
confirm that it is registerable with added parts in your locality and
either find out if this has been done to it if it's used or add the
cost if it's new.  If you don't intend to ride on public roads then
you'll need a trailer or hitch bracket or some other way to transport
it to wherever you plan to ride.

Third, if you plan to ride on public roads, it's slow.  Top speed with
the stock gearing is under 55 and if you gear it up then it may be
able to hit 60.  This restricts the roads that you can use safely.

You should be able to find a great deal of information about that bike
at http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f77 .

All that said, if the above concerns aren't showstoppers it's an
excellent choice.  Find some dirt and have fun--knowing how to ride on
loose surfaces will always be useful.

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--John
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(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

 



This website has KLX 250 owners as members you can join and message to each
other.  do not think you have to be an owner just a free account to message.

http://www.bikepics.com/members/robdoherty/  

 


I'm 260 or 270 lbs. and got my friend's up to around 75 or 80 on a stretch
of highway...  I agree that it is best suited for 45-55 MPH roads at most,
but it can indeed do highway traffic at annoyingly high RPM rates...
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Joe in Northern, NJ  -  V#8013-R

Currently Riding The "Mother Ship"
http://yunx.com/valk.htm

Ride a motorcycle in or near NJ?
http://tinyurl.com/5apkg

 

http://www.kawasakimotorcycle.org/klx250.php
 Seat Height: 34.8 in.
And there are 4 different lowering links available to as much as 3 1/2
inches lower.


This

A KLX 250 is road legal from the factory
look at them here
http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=kawasaki+KLX+250&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2





Top speed is around 70 mph.

You don't seem to know the model at all.
And you didnt answer the original questions