2018 KAWASAKI KLX250
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he small-capacity dual-sport market is getting lots of
good press of late, but Kawasaki has been somewhat
conspicuous by its absence.
Team Green fled the 250cc dual-sport segment back in
2014 with their aging, carbureted KLX250 - a bike that had
remained the same since 2009, while Yamaha with their
WR250R and more recently Honda with their CRF250L and
CRF250L Rally took the lion's share of attention.
For Kawasaki, however, this wouldn't stand, so they have
re-introduced the KLX250 for 2018, complete with a new
fuel-injection system housing a 10-hole injector, new colors,
graphics and plastics. But that same rider-friendly ethos has
ensured, even though Kawasaki hasn't sold one officially for
three years, there's still plenty of KLX's on the trails.
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DREW RUIZ
PEOPLE POWER
Kawasaki is bringing the little KLX
back to the fireroads and woods of
the U.S. after a three-year absence
and is set to give Honda and
Yamaha a run for their money
