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Cycle News 1981 12 16

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KDX175 In its first year out, the KDX175 turned green to gold. Box stock, it had an almost perfect combination of low-speed torque, high-revving power, qUick, agile handling and rock-solid reliability. For '82, it's the same story-only better. This year's KDX175 gets refinements to make its winning character even stronger. The engine's been redesigned, and now has a tri-port intake configuration that passes gases from a new oval-venturi carbo The new high-flow silencer makes it quicker, and quieter besides. Point the fine-tuned front end toward the finish line, and Uni-Trakā„¢ puts the power down to drive you ahead, in constant control and with winning speed. The new Kawasaki KDXl75. It's 1982's gold winner.

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