'86 - Down the Rabbit Hole
Posted: 04:42 pm Feb 11 2019
So, it all started years ago;
Having not had a dirt bike in many, many years, then later on having two boys,
It was only logical what needed to happen...
They started on a PW50, then up to a CRF50, then finally a proper KX60 for each of them.
Here, we finally made it all the way up to the top of the hill at Hollister..
The aircooled KDX is of course the perfect bike for a dad to tend to beginning riders.
Need a kickstand so i can get off,
Help them pick it up,
Get it started,
Wipe tears,
Etc.
Then, be able to start right up and catch back up with them(!)
Nice to have it aircooled, simple and light, easy to work on.
So,
Having had really good luck with junk from Craigslist, (insert ominous doom music clip here)
And a reasonably well-equipped shop to work from,
A non-mechanical friend wanted to have his kids do some riding too.
Of course, here in the PRC (People's Republic of California) you have to have a bike from '02 or earlier,
Otherwise, the man legislated that you can't come to any state parks except when they say so..
So,
A one brother helps another from another mother,
And now a few more 15+-year-old Craigslist dirt bikes become my responsibility!
What could go wrong?
We'll get to the '86 KDX200 here in a bit..
Having not had a dirt bike in many, many years, then later on having two boys,
It was only logical what needed to happen...
They started on a PW50, then up to a CRF50, then finally a proper KX60 for each of them.
Here, we finally made it all the way up to the top of the hill at Hollister..
The aircooled KDX is of course the perfect bike for a dad to tend to beginning riders.
Need a kickstand so i can get off,
Help them pick it up,
Get it started,
Wipe tears,
Etc.
Then, be able to start right up and catch back up with them(!)
Nice to have it aircooled, simple and light, easy to work on.
So,
Having had really good luck with junk from Craigslist, (insert ominous doom music clip here)
And a reasonably well-equipped shop to work from,
A non-mechanical friend wanted to have his kids do some riding too.
Of course, here in the PRC (People's Republic of California) you have to have a bike from '02 or earlier,
Otherwise, the man legislated that you can't come to any state parks except when they say so..
So,
A one brother helps another from another mother,
And now a few more 15+-year-old Craigslist dirt bikes become my responsibility!
What could go wrong?
We'll get to the '86 KDX200 here in a bit..