1975 Kawasaki KX250 - 6-Page Vintage Motorcycle Road Test Article

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1975 Kawasaki KX250 - 6-Page Vintage Motorcycle Road Test Article
Original, vintage magazine article
Page Size: Approx 8" x 11" (21 cm x 28 cm) each page
Condition: Good
■ THIS YEAR it wasn’t so easy.
Public pressure dictated to the man-
ufacturers that they had to do
something to the rear suspension of
the ‘75 bikes if they ever expected
to sell them. Just about everyone
has given in. Long-travel rear sus-
pension is here to stay. There are
several reasons for it. First and
foremost: it works. Bikes handle
better, deliver more power and are
more comfortable to ride. Second, it’s what the pros use and
that means every kid on the block wants the same tiling. If
Heikki Mikkola or Roger DeCoster won his next race wearing
full leathers and an external goodie guard. Sunday at Saddle-
back would be an endless parade of the very same thing.
The obvious change in the new KX250A, then, is the rear
suspension. Not only is it LT. but it features gas/oil shocks.
These items are new on the market as far as Kayaba, their
manufacturer, is concerned. The shocks’ principle has been
known to engineers for many years, but only now has it been
marketed. Kayaba is the Japanese manufacturer that makes
most of the regular suspension components for Kawasaki,
Yamaha and Suzuki. They do a little work for Honda, but not
as much. The shocks are large, heavy items. But they work,
and that is the key.
Maico forward-mounts its. Husky and Montesa use the
lay-down method. Kawasaki utilized a little of both. The...
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