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I don’t know where these vintage KX’s are coming from but a ‘75 KX400 fell into my lap yesterday. Rough, but very restoreable and complete with a spare motor. Has the kick stand, original dry rotted front tire, tight swingarm, wheels are round and straight and the shocks even still have...

As usual, it’s rougher than we first thought. It’s suffered through some pretty sketchy wrenching in it’s lifetime and is missing some things but most major components are there and are in pretty decent shape. The motor has a fresh, never fired, top end and it goes thru the gears on the bench...

My son, Dustin, or I will give you a call in a couple days, Adam. We’re just finishing up a project and can put some time into the ‘78 then. Thanks, Kevin.

We’re looking for a clutch and stator cover for a ‘78 or ‘79 KX250. From Kawasaki’s parts diagrams it looks like both covers fit ‘74 to ‘79 but I’m not sure about that. I’m hoping someone can confirm. We also need a seat pan or whole seat for a ‘78. I’m told the seats are different between the...

It was posted to an off-road Facebook group I belong to looking to see if anyone recognized it. It was shared numerous times so he might have gotten tired of hearing about it or sold it. Looks to me like someone loved it before it came to be beat up and tired at Gana’s Garage. KRH

Stick with your Kawasaki’s, Dano. :) I think all that means is the crank taper is the same between all those years, not the components. A PVL is a stand alone system which is why one size fits all. I always go with OEM components, if possible, they’re pretty damn reliable. Kevin

Anyone missing this bike? It’s posted on Offerup in Euclid or Cleveland, no title of course. Has a Bean’s Bikepark sticker on the shroud. Here’s a link to the ad: https://offerup.com/item/detail/399547011/?_branch_match_id=476894650780043656 Hope someone gets their bike back.

Tom White has passed away. I sure missed him announcing at Vintage Days this year. http://racerxonline.com/2017/11/02/rip-tom-white-industry-icon Kevin

That is awesome.

A couple of pics of The Battle Axe in combat this year. The Works shocks were a huge improvement (thanks, Mike) and worth every penny. Kevin

Did he have another bike to ride?

Nice score. How does someone buy a new brand new dirt bike and never ride it? I don't get it.

That thing's a real battle axe. We keep talking about prettying it up but I'm afraid it'd lose its character. It's violent and loud and it'll throw you down and take your lunch money if you don't keep an eye on it. I love that bike.

Ben went 1-2 and won overall in Vintage open B/C. He went down in the second moto and started last. Bummed I missed you this year, Mike. Oh, and I sold that nasty, ugly, ratty but reliable, pit bike I've ridden there for years to an entertaining Englishman that's going to export it to the U.K...

Ben liked the track, he said it was a lot of fun. He raced the whole second moto with only one peg. The damn E-clip somehow came off and he knocked the peg off at the gate. We found it just behind his gate. Anyway, I agree, it was a helluva good time. The campground seemed to be packed, looked...

Then you add the chain and idlers and all the rest of the related trinkets. I wonder who thought that thing was a good idea? When I started asking around about the Works shocks a bunch of people told me to go with 14 inch c to c shocks. I think the longer shock would upset the geometry of the...

The motors are ridiculously heavy. I've taken out the all of the bearings and bushings for the omni phase balancer and even cut out the pockets for them. I've ported the jug and cut the offset off of it so the bore is now in the center and I'm running a 79 YZ400 head which is lighter than the...

And the last improvement before VMD are these: These were in our stash of spares, so they got cut up and welded on the original peg pivots. A vast improvement over those goofy originals, I think. We'll see. I love this stuff. I'm on the look out for an early YZ or IT 250 or 400 front wheel...

He said the same thing. Much less squirrelly and no hint of death dance. I put Race Tech emulators in the forks right from the beginning. They are some of the best money spent on a vintage bike, really makes the forks work well, and they're adjustable. I still need to change the front wheel to...

Here's the pic of the Rear wheel/shock setup on the MX360. It's a 1980/81 KX125-KDX175 wheel assembly (used the KX125 axle) and it's 8 or so pounds lighter than the original. Bolted right up, no modifications and you even get to keep the floating brake. The Works shocks are sweet. Huge...