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Hey, sorry if this is the wrong section for this post. I was looking at a 1997 KDX posted on Craigslist. Owner wants $1000, if someone could advise me whether this is a good price/bad price/what to look for if I go check it out it would be much appreciated!

http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/mcy/4397385590.html

Oh yeah jump on it. He didn't even mention the FMF gold exhaust. Looks like a very clean bike.

You may want to ask him why the motor was replaced. All 1989+ 200 motors are liquid cooled

Worth a cautious look. Guy is crazy on new liquid cooled engine, forks, shock, etc. comments.

Fork seals look shot.


...The ehaust was put on there YEARS ago, old style stinger tip

Wow, thanks for the insanely fast replies guys. How big a deal are fork seals on a KDX? I'm googling it, but if you know off hand that would be gravy

not that bad, pretty easy as far as forks go. The tell=tale sign for me is always the oily fork boots, which this one looks to have.

(yes, I have done some before)

Jason you must have been a brain surgeon or something in your previous life

Prices like that around here, that bike wouldn't be around long even if it did need $50 and 4 hours worth of work. heck I got offers for $1200 for my 89.

I'd have a look. If it pulls well, test the suspension, check coolant level, oil sight glass and such. But the price looks good to me but I always forget exchange rates. It's over $1200 CAD with the current exchange rate.

It's actually a 1996 - only year with the purple tank and shrouds!

only year with the purple tank and shrouds!

could be a 1997, he did say it has new shrouds and fuel tank

TheJackRabbit wrote:

only year with the purple tank and shrouds!

could be a 1997, he did say it has new shrouds and fuel tank

pretty dedicated to also swap to purple fork boots if that is the case ;)

My 97 came with purple fork boots