How Kawasaki Dirt Bikes Came To Be - Specs On The 2010 Range
It was 1878 when Shozo Kawasaki established the company dedicated to ship building. To this day ship building is still its main trade. As with the other major bike manufacturers, Kawasaki never began as a company that produced motorcycles. And the Kawasaki dirt bike range is only the mole on the cows a@$e in comparison to everything else they produce. Under the umbrella of Kawasaki, these companies produce everything from large ships, trains, small engines, tractors, aerospace equipment, industrial robots, aircraft equipment, all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles... phew! It was the early 50's that saw Kawasaki Motor Co. producing motorcycles for the Japanese. But they realized they needed the knowledge of an established motorcycle company named Meguro Manufacturing to really expand and grow in the motorcycle market. So, Kawasaki took them over and soon rolled out a number of popular bikes.
They have been pushing the envelope ever since their beginning, which brings us to the full range of Kawasaki dirt bikes as we know them today... * Have YOUR say on Kawasaki dirt bikes at the bottom of this page. Some 2010 Kawasaki Dirt Bikes
SPECS: Model: KX450F Engine Type: Liquid-cooled, DOHC four-stroke single with four valves Displacement: 449 cc Bore Stroke: 96.0 x 62.1 mm Compression Ratio: 12.5:1 Fuel System: Fuel Injection 43mm Keihin Throttle body Ignition: Digital DC-CDI Starting System: Kick Transmission: 5-Speed Rake/Trail: 26.7 degrees / 4.6 in. Front Suspension / wheel travel: 48mm inverted, Kayaba AOS with DLC coated sliders, 22-position compression and 20-position rebound dampening adjustment / 12.4 in. Rear suspension / wheel travel: UNI-TRAK linkage system and Kayaba shock with 50mm piston, 22-position low-speed and stepless high-speed compression dampening, 22-position rebound dampening and fully adjustable spring preload / 12.4 in. Front Tire Size: 90/100-21 Rear Tire Size: 120/80-19 Front Brakes: Single semi-floating 250mm petal disc with dual piston caliper Rear Brakes: Single 240mm petal disc with single-piston caliper Wheelbase: 58.3 in. Ground clearance: 13.4 in Overall length : 86.0 in. Overall width: 32.3 in. Overall height: 50.4 in. Fuel Tank Capacity: 1.9 gal. Seat Height: 38.0 in. Curb Weight: 250.4 lbs. Color: Lime Green
SPECS: Model: KX250F Engine: Four-stroke single with DOHC and four valves Displacement: 249cc Bore x stroke : 77.0 x 53.6mm Cooling: Liquid Carburetion: Keihin FCR37 and hot start circuit Compression ratio: 13.2:1 Ignition: Digital CDI with K-TRIC throttle position sensor Transmission: Five-speed with wet multi-disc manual clutch Final drive: Chain Frame: Aluminum perimeter Rake / trail: 27.4 degrees / 4.7 in. Front suspension / wheel travel: 47mm inverted Showa twin-chamber telescopic fork with 16-way compression and rebound damping / 12.4 in. Rear suspension / wheel travel: UNI-TRAK linkage system and Showa shock with 13-way low-speed and stepless high-speed compression damping, 17-way rebound damping and fully adjustable spring preload / 12.2 in. Front tire: 80/100-21 Rear tire: 100/90-19 Front brake: Single semi-floating 250mm petal disc with dual piston caliper Rear brake: Single 240mm petal disc with single-piston caliper Overall length: 85.4 in. Overall width: 32.3 in. Overall height: 50.0 in. Wheelbase: 57.9 in. Ground Clearance: 13.4 in. Seat height: 37.6 in. Curb weight: 231.4 lbs. Fuel capacity: 2.1 gal. Color: Lime Green
SPECS: Model: KLX450R - 2009 VERSION Engine Type: Four-stroke, DOHC, four-valve single Displacement: 449 cc Bore & Stroke: 96.0 x 62.1 mm Compression Ratio: 12.0:1 Cooling: Liquid Carburetor: Keihin FCR40 Ignition: Digital AC-CDI Starting: Electric, with primary kick backup Transmission: Wide-ratio five-speed Final Drive: Sealed chain Frame: Aluminum, perimeter design Rake/Trail: 27.7°/4.8 in. Front Tire Size: 80/100-21 Rear Tire Size: 110/100-18 Front Suspension / wheel travel: 48mm inverted AOS-type cartridge fork with 22-way compression damping and 20-way rebound damping / 12.0 in. Rear Suspension / wheel travel: UNI-TRAK® single shock system with 22-way low-speed, two-turn variable high-speed compression damping and 22-way rebound damping / 12.4 in. Front Brake Type: 250mm petal rotor with hydraulic dual-piston caliper Rear Brake Type: 240mm petal disc with hydraulic single-piston caliper Wheelbase: 58.3 in. Fuel Tank Capacity: 2.1 gal. Ground Clearance: 12.6 in. Seat Height: 37.0 in. Curb Weight: 277.7 lbs. Overall Length: 85.8 in. Overall Width : 32.3 in. Overall Height: 49.4 in. Color: Lime Green Warranty: 6 months
KIDS KAWASAKI DIRT BIKE
SPECS: Model: KX85 Engine: Two-stroke single with KIPS Displacement: 84cc Bore x stroke: 48.5 x 45.8mm Cooling: Liquid Carburetion: Keihin PWK28 Induction: Crankcase reed valve Compression ratio: 10.0:1 (low speed) – 9.2:1 (high speed) Ignition: Digital CDI Transmission: Six-speed Final drive: Chain Frame: High-tensile steel perimeter design with subframe member Rake / trail: 27 degrees / 3.5 in. Front suspension / wheel travel: 36mm inverted telescopic cartridge fork with 18-way compression damping / 10.8 in. Rear suspension / wheel travel: UNI-TRAK single-shock system with 4-way compression and 16-way rebound damping, plus adjustable spring preload / 10.8 in. Front tire: 70/100 x 17 Rear tire: 90/100 x 14 Front brake / rear brake: Hydraulic disc / Disc Overall length: 71.7 in. Overall width: 28.9 in. Overall height: 41.5 in. Ground clearance: 13.4 in. Seat height: 33.1 in. Curb weight: 152.1 lbs. Fuel capacity: 1.5 gal. Wheelbase: 49.4 in. Color: Lime Green/Ebony If you are interested in the full range of Kawasaki dirt bikes then check out the
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Today's lineup of Kawasaki Dirt Bikes are the result of the foresight, dedication and commitment of an incredible company.
Around 1963 a 125cc two stroke dirt bike called the ‘B8M’ was born. This quickly became a massive success! From then on good ol' Kawasaki continued to produce and develop a winning range of on-road and off-road motorcycles. 
