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Posted by asrelkqwopmnvcsd on September 23, 2007, 11:51 am
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> Question wrote:
>> 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?
> Three concerns.
> First, the seat height is about 36 inches, which is quite tall.
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
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> 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.
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
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> 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.
Top speed is around 70 mph.
You don't seem to know the model at all.
And you didnt answer the original questions
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>> 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?
> Three concerns.
> First, the seat height is about 36 inches, which is quite tall.