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1992 off·rood Kawasakis
awasaki showed off its 1992 MXI
off-road lineup at the August 6II NMA Grand National Champ ionsh ips in Ponca City. Oklahoma.
and highlighting the new Kawasakis
ar e th e completely revamped KXI25
and 250.
Both models feature severa l com mo n
changes over th e '9 1 ma chi nes: longstroke motors which breathe through
a new airbox with larger air filter have
been in corporated in an effort to boost
midrange a nd top- en d power without
sacr ificing low -end torq ue. Both bik es
feature a refined perimeter fram e with
incr eas ed steering head g usse tin g,
stronger downtubes and welded rear
to p sh ock mounts. Suspe nsio n damping setti ngs at both ends ha ve been
recal ibra ted.
An all- new front brake features a
firs t in motocross - a full-floa ti ng
dis c, that also has an improved hol e
pattern. New metal pads clamp th e
disc.
Kaw asaki has made the KX line
slim mer with new side pan els wh ich
hav e a narrower junction with the rear
K
20
fender. T he radiator shro uds now
com p letely cover the fuel tank, which
is sun ken into the peri meter frame, and
the seat extends to the gas cap. All
bodywork, plus the rear sub-frame and
suspens io n link age ar e interchangeable between the 125 and 250.
Other changes to the KXl25 include
revised exhaust power-valve settings.
a new exhaust pi pe , lar ger carburetor.
larger radiato rs taken from th e KX250,
a nd new clutch pl ate material. The
KX250's com pletely new motor gets a
three-w ay exh a ust power valve. a
single-ring piston, larger clutch plates
with lighter clutch spring s. strengthened transmission gear dogs and a
reshaped expans io n ch am ber.
There are virtuall y no changes-to rlTe
rest of the KX lineup, co nsisting of the
KX60, 80 and 500, excep t for new
g ra p h ic schemes. Th e Big -Wheel
KX80, however. gets an inv erted front
fork, while th e regular- sized KX80
retains a conventional front fork .
Kawasak i's KDX200 and 250 0[['
roa d models also see littl e cha nge. as
o n ly revi sed jetting . added fram e
gu ssets and new graph ics grace the '92
offeri ngs.
Eac h model in the en tire off-road
lineup has a sligh tly higher price tag
over the '9 1 list price. with suggested
retail prices as follows: KX60, $1699;
KXBO. $2099: Big Wheel KX80. $2249;
KXl25 , $3449; KX250 and 500, $4199;
KDX200, $2999; and the KDX250 is
pri ced at $3999.
