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What year is this KDX

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My son is all ready to get a KDX ASAP.. I want him to exhibit a little bit of patience, and get the newest model he can get, but he is his father's son, in that I never got a whole lot of patience when it comes to toys. :grin: So we live in a very rural part of Northeast Oregon KDX's just don't pop up that often around here. Then this one showed up on CL.

http://eastoregon.craigslist.org/mcy/3967050923.html

He was originally selling it with an 82 IT465, but that apparently sold. The problem I see with this one is, it is NOT a 96 as he says it is. When it was for sale with the IT, he had it listed as a 98. I am not too fluent with telling what year it is, but from a guess of other pictures I have seen, I think it is a 1990 or a 1991. I am not completely certain. What do you all think? What do you think it is worth? I have seen 2000-2002 KDX200's in the 1200-1400 range in the Boise area, which is a 2 1/2 hr. drive, where this one is 45 min. Thanks for your help.

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That is an "E" series the latest it can be is a '94 model.
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I am pretty sure it can't be a 93 or a 94 because I believe they came with USD forks. Another question I have is, didn't they come with rear disk guards? Or was that an aftermarket thing at that time?
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It is a 1989 - 1994 KDX200 (the "E" series). It has a 1990 seat on it.

Here are a couple of things to narrow it down:

1989 has a dark blue seat, with a lime green shock spring.

1993 and 1994 have UpSide Down (USD) forks. 1989 - 1992 have conventional (right side up) forks.

1991 has big, solid pink lines on the seat. 1992 has some pink dots / splatter.



JUST FOR FUN: Name what you can see wrong with it besides what is listed:

brake hose routed outside fork instead of inside
clutch lever ball broke off
fender bag missing
odometer / tripmeter and cable missing

I would say if it was ridden a fair amount, it was ridden in work boots / tennis shoes instead of real riding boots, due to frame wear.

Check craigslist for pricing in your area, but that is just a little high for my area.


Are these close by???

http://kpr.craigslist.org/mcy/3900663670.html


http://boise.craigslist.org/mcy/3917595300.html


http://boise.craigslist.org/mcy/3903507073.html


http://boise.craigslist.org/mcy/3865006917.html
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The KDX 220 in Pasco is about 2 hours away in one direction and the others are in the Boise area (Kuna is just outside of Boise) and are 2 1/2 to 3 hours away in the other. My son has found all of those as well as a few others that just recently sold. He likes that 220. I am still learning on what is the difference between the two and trying to figure out which would be better for a young teen. Thanks for the info Jason, you caught a couple things I didn't.
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He may drop the price due to it actually being an E series if you point out all the flaws and act concerned on how old it is. Ive bought a few for hundreds less that way. I got a 2004 yz105 supermini that the guy thought was a 93 yz80 traded a 90 xr200 not running for it then traded that for my titled 99 kx125!
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You could send him a message and ask for the 10th digit of the vin and that will tell you the year. You can google "VIN Year" and you will find a chart that will tell you the letter code. If he replies with anything other then an 89-94 then walk away. And if he replies with 93 or 94 then ask what happened to the original forks.
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