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RIDE REVIEW I 2025 KAWASAKI KLX230R & KLX230R S
You get all these upgrades for
just a $150 price increase over
the previous model.
Trail Time
The KLX230R was already a
surprisingly good off-road bike,
and it's even better now. When I
recently spent the day riding the
2025 KLX230R and RS at Hollis
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ter Hills SVRA, I immediately no-
ticed the bike's more spacious
cockpit, improved streamlined
plastics and wider seat, which
makes the KLX230R even more
comfortable than it already was.
subframe. The footpegs have
been relocated 9mm rearward,
and the handlebars have been
adjusted 25mm further forward
and elevated by 13mm, thereby
providing increased maneuver
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ability for the rider.
Fuel capacity has been
boosted to two gallons (up from
1.7 gallons) with a keyed steel
gas tank for all 50-state models.
Additionally, the cockpit fea
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tures a keyed ignition and a new
low-fuel light and fuel injection
warning integrated into a rede
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signed instrumentation pod.
bodywork features panels that
fit almost seamlessly so you
can shift positions freely, elimi-
nating concerns about snagging
your boots or clothing on the
plastic. Speaking of plastic, the
bike comes in two colors: tradi
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tional Kawasaki KX green and
Battleship gray.
Kawasaki has expanded the
seat width to enhance comfort
and incorporated an additional
6mm of foam, all while main
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taining a lower seat height com-
pared to the previous model,
facilitated by the re-engineered
The 2025 KLX230R
even has a slightly lower
seat height than the
previous (2024) model.
