Good ol' 1993 KDX200
Posted: 10:13 pm Jul 21 2015
Hello All!
I've been on the streets for the past few years, owning half a dozen street bikes or so. The other day my brother expressed interest in getting rid of the old beater KDX. I remember bombing around on it many years ago when my feet couldn't touch the ground and I could barely kick start it on my own.
Anyways, fast forward to a few weeks ago when I acquired the bike from my brother. Just brings a smile seeing an old friend. That smile soon faded and I went to ripping the bike apart that had not been cleaned in every bit of 10 or 15 years.
Kicking it over seemed to have okay compression, but not great. So I pulled the motor out and have been cleaning and disassembling as I go. The whole KIPS system is trash. Gears are shredded, shafts are broken, and now I see why my brother kept saying 'it just doesn't have the power I think it should.' It was also in need of a top end overhaul for far too long.
I hope to learn a lot from you guys! I'm a forum junky who frequents WristTwisters and CBRXX. Hopefully I can find the KIPS stuff for relatively cheap and have this bike going back together sooner than later.
I've been on the streets for the past few years, owning half a dozen street bikes or so. The other day my brother expressed interest in getting rid of the old beater KDX. I remember bombing around on it many years ago when my feet couldn't touch the ground and I could barely kick start it on my own.
Anyways, fast forward to a few weeks ago when I acquired the bike from my brother. Just brings a smile seeing an old friend. That smile soon faded and I went to ripping the bike apart that had not been cleaned in every bit of 10 or 15 years.
Kicking it over seemed to have okay compression, but not great. So I pulled the motor out and have been cleaning and disassembling as I go. The whole KIPS system is trash. Gears are shredded, shafts are broken, and now I see why my brother kept saying 'it just doesn't have the power I think it should.' It was also in need of a top end overhaul for far too long.
I hope to learn a lot from you guys! I'm a forum junky who frequents WristTwisters and CBRXX. Hopefully I can find the KIPS stuff for relatively cheap and have this bike going back together sooner than later.