1978 Kawasaki KX125 Motorcycle Road Test - 6-Page Vintage Article

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1978 Kawasaki KX125 Motorcycle Road Test - 6-Page Vintage Article
Original, vintage magazine article.
Page Size: Approx. 8" x 11" (21 cm x 28 cm) each page
Condition: Good
KAWASAKI
KX125
Less Weight and More Power Make
out. The frame is set...
same vein
stones. The fork seals and'siarichion lubes the scat and
are also protected from mud and missile plastic airbo?
damage by good accordian-type boots'.^■ loam filterjh
* Long. remoie-reseiAoir K YBsifocks'are
Standard. Ours worked, well^apipfng^nd’
Jusseied. Tri
angulation between the' single downtu$
and backbone tube is. accompli shed by ^spring rates are right on. Dampm* • isn
■ Hard on the heels
of Kawasaki’s excel-
lent KX250com.es an-
other motocrosser in
The main frame utilizes, c.hrome-moly
steel tubing and its shape is similar to the
250. The steering head has tapered roller,
bearings and is heavily
KX125. Like big
brother, the 125 is
light, and powerful. WORLD
and you may need in-
fluence to get one. K ESEP K
At first glance the KX125 is just like the
250. only scaled down a bit. It’s flashy
green with gold-colored alloy wheel rims,,
swing arm and front engine mounting
plates. The whole package radiates an air
of quality. The welds on the swing arm, for
instance, are beautifully executed, showing
care and pride by the welder.
The front forks have fins on their lead-
ing edge below the axle. Above the axle,
the- slider castings are thoughtfully pro-
tected by a rubber cover. These effectively
protect the castings from damage by flying
bone lube. A large gusset plate fc welded to
the inside radius of th^se tubes and the * ma
swing arm is altached-to then)'via a hollow
boll. Just behind this bofcncHhet equal-
sized lube is connected and;gdes up and
back to threat rails.
This nicely triangulates the area below
Two small lubes cradle the engjne.and run problem occurs (a:s§ai leak or frentoshaft,
from the bottom of the front down lube ' etc.)'replacemen t-wilL be’heccssar^be?
rearward under the engine fh'ijh curve. up-A , xcau>c the shocks aren’t rebuildable.'
ward and forward to meet the mam back- The liiile^erec&her employs a clos^ratio
6-speed transmission with ratios perfectly
iched lorhe'engine's goweroutput. The
center cases are small and the drive
sprocket is located fairly close to the swing
arm pivot. This me^ns chain tension will
slay more nearly -constant when the rear
suspension: operates...
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