Hi Folks
Firstly it's great to find a KDX Community like this
I am currently trying to restore my 1980 KDX 175 A-1
Which i have owned from new, but for various reasons, has spent the last 37 years in garden sheds or garages in bits !!
The engine went missing after my garage was burgled ( I had seized it up, and had removed it from the frame to take it to my local Kawasaki
dealer to have it fixed) they nicked that but nothing else !!
My Dad (who was a big part of my motorcycling experience from an early age, I raced KX 125'S & 250'S as a kid) passed away in February,
So my 19 year old son & I are kind of doing it for him !!!
I have most of the bits for it, some are in better condition than others
Finding parts over here is pretty hard though, as they did't sell may in the UK
Managed to get a motor on e bay, but for some reason the gear selector shaft had been sawn off, and I can't fInd a replacement here !
I am also missing the inlet manifold, and the rear shock is goosed, Apparently this can't be fixed as it's a sealed unit
Could anyone please tell me if this is true?
Cheers
Dave
New Member from The UK
-
- Member
- Posts: 2
- Joined: 08:29 am Apr 28 2020
- Country: UK
New Member from The UK
- Attachments
-
- 1DC0DCC4-1A8A-490B-9DED-CFA22BC3B758.jpeg (28.74 KiB) Viewed 1836 times
-
- A09FFC74-8AE0-43C8-A7B0-B00F2F4A4F19.jpeg (32.15 KiB) Viewed 1836 times
-
- 72F1B977-62CA-4C91-881C-C724BFFFB445.jpeg (39.38 KiB) Viewed 1836 times
-
- 7B3BD2A8-3155-4904-ABEA-859653D4FB69.jpeg (31.79 KiB) Viewed 1836 times
Last edited by Sticker Dave on 01:05 pm May 01 2020, edited 1 time in total.
- KDXGarage
- KDXRider.net
- Posts: 14047
- Joined: 06:45 am Nov 01 2004
- Country: United States of America
- Location: AL, USA
- Contact:
Re: New Member from The UK
Welcome to kdxrider.net. Congratulations on your KDX as well as your nice story. At 37 years of waiting, you have got me beat on long-term projects. I am glad to hand my crown over to you.Sticker Dave wrote: ↑07:13 am Apr 29 2020 Hi Folks
Firstly it's great to find a KDX Community like this
I am currently trying to restore my 1980 KDX 175 A-1
Which i have owned from new, but for various reasons, has spent the last 37 years in garden sheds or garages in bits !!
The engine went missing after my garage was burgled ( I had seized it up, and had removed it from the frame to take it to my local Kawasaki
dealer to have it fixed) they nicked that but nothing else !!
My Dad (who was a big part of my motorcycling experience from an early age, I raced KX 125'S & 250'S as a kid) passed away in February,
So my 19 year old son & I are kind of doing it for him !!!
I have most of the bits for it, some are in better condition than others
Finding parts over here is pretty hard though, as they did't sell may in the UK
Managed to get a motor on e bay, but for some reason the gear selector shaft had been sawn off, and I can't fInd a replacement here !
I am also missing the inlet manifold, and the rear shock is goosed, Apparently this can't be fixed as it's a sealed unit
Could anyone please tell me if this is true?
Cheers
Dave
The gear shift shaft seems to fit a few years:
http://www.partzilla.com/product/kawasa ... 98663affd1
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1980-1981-1982 ... XQlrxRZ9yQ
The shock, sadly, IS INDEED a sealed non-serviceable shock. Perhaps you can find a company that makes shocks to get a replacement, or just find a used one that is not worn out completely.
Good luck on the build.
Thank you for participating on kdxrider.net.
To post pictures from a device: viewtopic.php?f=88&t=24128
To post pictures from a device: viewtopic.php?f=88&t=24128
-
- Supporting Member
- Posts: 739
- Joined: 08:28 am Apr 21 2019
- Country: United States
- Location: North Cackalack
Re: New Member from The UK
Some engineer in 1979 thought, “these babies will never wear out” when he was designing that shock.
I like turtles
- bufftester
- Platinum Member
- Posts: 3455
- Joined: 06:03 pm Oct 31 2012
- Country: USA
- Location: University Place, WA
Re: New Member from The UK
Welcome to the forums and good luck on the project.
- KDXGarage
- KDXRider.net
- Posts: 14047
- Joined: 06:45 am Nov 01 2004
- Country: United States of America
- Location: AL, USA
- Contact:
Re: New Member from The UK
cousin of the dude that said, "Who would ever need a larger than 10 MB HD?"
Thank you for participating on kdxrider.net.
To post pictures from a device: viewtopic.php?f=88&t=24128
To post pictures from a device: viewtopic.php?f=88&t=24128