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Goose
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98 kx 250 was a ama practice bike.has works forks and rear shock.pipe reeds ect he is askin 1300 for it is it wort goin to look at dunno if the wheels and hubs are am or stock
thanks
thanks
- Location
- Gtown,Tejas
Well its a 2smoke,,If its in good condition 1300 would be the highest,you can probably get it for 1000. Being a 2 stroke they are cheap to rebuild if the crank goes,just realise it will need a top end.AM rims are worth 200 a pop for good clean used ones. Not sure where ya live,and this goes out to any one,if ya need wheels built hit me up. Ive been building them for 5 years and have sevral loyal customers that follow me from shop to shop for my suspension and wheel skills. So if yall get me your hubs,rims,and spokes I can lace and true ya one of the best wheels.
So is it worth 1300,if it is clean and is what you are wanting then yes..You can go do a compression check,but almost all 2 stroke bikes need a top end even if the seller says" its fresh" ya about a year ago and 100 motos.
Just look at everything,chain and sprockets if they are bad figure 150ish for new,tires 65 a piece, fork seals,steering bearings,swingarm bearings,shock linkage bearings. All those little things can add up so just be prepared.
Look at the air filter is it clean,or is it new? New might be questionable,,maybe he didnt take care of it and figured a new filter would look good. Look at the carb, is it caked in mud? If so it probably wasnt taken care of. Little signs can tell alot about the bikes life.
Good Luck
So is it worth 1300,if it is clean and is what you are wanting then yes..You can go do a compression check,but almost all 2 stroke bikes need a top end even if the seller says" its fresh" ya about a year ago and 100 motos.
Just look at everything,chain and sprockets if they are bad figure 150ish for new,tires 65 a piece, fork seals,steering bearings,swingarm bearings,shock linkage bearings. All those little things can add up so just be prepared.
Look at the air filter is it clean,or is it new? New might be questionable,,maybe he didnt take care of it and figured a new filter would look good. Look at the carb, is it caked in mud? If so it probably wasnt taken care of. Little signs can tell alot about the bikes life.
Good Luck
FL-cracker
X-H2O
- Location
- old exit 72 Melbourne
If its in good shape, that is a steal! Works forks, and rear shock, nice!
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wydopen
Guest
x2..
- Location
- Sweet Valley, pa
and dont forget if it was a "practice" bike they usually arent the most well maintained, not to mention they get alot of hard hours.
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Goose
Guest
thanks alot guys i appreciate it i was thinking i would offer 1100 for it before i read this but you guys are saying 1000?is this a good bike to start on.im kinda gettin burnt out on wrenching on the ski.love it when it runs but think that if i had something else other than a ski to look at it will help me get back into it.just started building the hull in oct finished the ski in april-may and im puttin my 3rd motor in.
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wydopen
Guest
1100 is fine..you can still have pleanty of fun on that bike...
steveyz250fpilot
Banned
- Location
- Huntsville, Alabama
The 98 KX was a great bike. I think it got mxa's 250 of the year in that shootout. I had a 99, and it was a kick azz bike except for the soft suspension.
- Location
- Gtown,Tejas
ya saki,,,,,,but he was one a kx 125,,,,,,just messin wit ya......
Mile9c1
X-H2O.com
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
Yeah 1998 was a good year for the KX250, it was the last year of that style. It won one of the shootouts, at least.
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wydopen
Guest
you guys are right...it won DR shootout... some say thats the best year kx250 made
Sic pics man!
h2odesperado
Pin it to win it
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
In my town theres an older (90's) RM250 for sale, as well as a newer (03ish?) YZ250. What would be prices for these? I know that I should buy a 4 stroke for trail riding, but haven't seen anything near me at all. I ride marked trails like along the highway with the occasional rutted whoops from snowmobiles in the winter.
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wydopen
Guest
stay away from that rm...the yz in mabye worth 2400$??if its clean
Mile9c1
X-H2O.com
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
One of my favorite bikes ever was a 1996 RM125. I was really surprised I liked it because I never liked the "yellow" bikes.
- Location
- Corinth, TX
I think my favorite 2 stroke was my 93 KX250, next would be my 98 KX, but it would headshake like crazy, on rough, whooped-out cross country tracks.
brett
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- Location
- Ventura,ca
my dad raced a 98 kx250 for years in WORCS and Whiplash races. it was a great off-road bike, lots of bottom. he had to split the cases twice in fours years though.
brett
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- Location
- Ventura,ca
Scotts steering stabilizer!! best 500 buck you can spend
steveyz250fpilot
Banned
- Location
- Huntsville, Alabama
If you're a woods boy
- Location
- Gtown,Tejas
I run one for motocross too. Alot of the pros are too outdoors the run the newer set ups that mount on the bottom. Head shake at 4th gear pinned with 20 others around ya isnt fun. Freestyle guys run one too.
I wouldnt run mx with out it.
I wouldnt run mx with out it.