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Hi Everyone, thanks for all the information :)

Having heard recent complaints from two of my dirt biking (non bike owners) buddies of my wifes bike behind to small. And tired of seeing my wifes bike beat up, we decided we would go in on a bike together. Ok, more like i decided and they said yes.

I present to you a 1990 KDX200, 1 owner bike. Bike was purchased new in the beginning of 92. Bike has 3300 original miles, wow. Bike is fairly stock except for a torque pipe to help it feel more like a 4-stroke, and boy does it! Everything works on the bike which is truly amazing. Only problem i can see is that it will need a chain asap.

Without further adue...

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Congats on the bike. :bravo:


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Welcome!!! That girls still got a lot of life left in her and this is the place to be for info...
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Very cool . . . how exciting!
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Looks to be in good shape for a '90. Congrats!!!
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Nice model.

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good to see you made it cleoent :supz: Not a bad deal for less than 1000, not bad at all!
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Yeah picked it up for 900 bucks!

I took it out for a spin today, only got 10 miles in before the other bike i was riding with grenaded and we had to go home :(

But let me tell you it was awesome!
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Great bike. Wish mine was in that good a nick when i bought her i paid the same price! and never looked back
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Welcome!! Where are you located. Nice bike. :supz: :supz:
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I wanna know what kind of idiot would complain to you about your wife's behind being too small... 1. It's not THEIR business, and 2. They're obviously simply jealous.

...maybe I misunderstood something. No one else brought it up, but that's just 'cuz they're (maybe) decent folk? Had you said 'adieu', I would have just racked it up to my often misunderstanding the French-to-English kind'a stuff. :wink:

The 'E' series is certainly a tractor.

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An updated pic of my progress!

So far I've done the following mechanical things:

EBC Red brakes (terrible)
New O-ring chain
Changed the jets from 160/50 to 155/45
Repacked muffler
New air filter


Cosmetic changes:

Removed gay disc guard things
Remove tool bag that made it an extra effort to swing leg over
Beginning stages of polishing pipe
Bent the brake lever pretty good and messed up the hand guard today at metcalf during one of my numerous bails


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You may want to put that bag back on.... come in pretty darn handy! :wink:
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I dont usually ride on my own, nor do i usually venture hours away from the car. It made it way too hard to get my legs over!
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it's always kinda kool to use YOUR tool on OTHER bikes like say...KTM :lol:
Where are your barkbusters :blink: :blink: :blink:

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barkbusters = handguards? Proper ones i assume? Not yet mate. 80 bucks is a lot of coin.
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The tusk aluminum ones work good for $20 and you can add the plastic shields later for another $20.
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m0rie wrote:The tusk aluminum ones work good for $20 and you can add the plastic shields later for another $20.
never knew those existed, that's cheap.
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