Kawasaki KX 500 Review

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Kawasaki KX 500
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jody young's Review of Kawasaki KX 500 Offroad Bike

14th May 2006

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    4 stars
  • Length of ownership
    2b years
  • Reliability
    4 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    1989
  • Build quality
    4 stars
Good Points

More power than you would ever need


Bad Points

Hard to find parts


General Comments

There are a lot of half hearted, hip shooting comments about the Kawasaki KX 500 500. Ignorance is defined as lack of knowledge. The comments about the kx being the fastest. Maybe these guys haven't checked horse power ratings. Or shoot out reviews. Because if they did they would know that KX is definitely not the fastest two stroke on planet. The KTM 495 still holds the record 127 miles per hour set at Salt Flats. The dyno tests are clear as well when two strokes were put side by side. So for the record it goes 495 KTM 550 KTM 540 KTM 500 KTM KX 500 cr 500

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Members' Comments onjody young's Review

  • kx guy on 8th Aug 2006

    None of those ktms listed stand a chance against the most powerful bike ever produced.

  • Woodsplitter on 12th Nov 2006

    Uh,
    Horse power ratings?!?Shoot Out Reviews?!?!
    Compare this: 1-AMA 500cc National Motocross Championship, NINE straight victories in the grueling Baja 1000, EIGHT AMA National Hare & Hound Championships and TWO Best in the Desert Las Vegas-to-Reno victories.
    So, for the record, it goes KX500 1st - everything else (KTM included) 2nd.

  • madysnesdad Rank: Lance Corporal on 12th Oct 2007

    Gear up any dirt bike and will go fast---127 MPH could be obtained by a KX500 also--62hp and 230lbs, should not be a problem, My Wide Glide had 68hp and was 606lbs and it would go 118..

  • firemanprado on 18th Apr 2009

    don't forget about the 85 cr 500 wich needed to be detuned so that ricky johnson and the rest of the pro's could race them