The new Kawi th umper shares its
handling chara ct e ri st ics with the
rest of the KX lineup - it's
f lic ka ble and light . feeling, but not
un stable by any means.
Since thi s was a Kawasak i-only fun c ti on , o f co u r se , w e d i dn 't get th e
c ha nce t o rid e o u r w ell-us ed ( an d
happily used ) 200 3 Yamaha YZ250F
t est bike and th e Kawasaki KX250F
ba ck to ba ck, so , until that happens ,
the verd ict won 't be out as to whic h
m ot or is be tter overall, though we ca n
te ll yo u t ha t they ' re close in pe rform anc e , But w e get t he fee li ng - for
now - that th e Yam aha 's m otor is a
The Kawasakidesigned chassis
ho use s the
Suz ukl· d esigne d
powerplant. Bot h
a re a ctually
manufactured by
Kawasaki,
t hough .
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