Gas tank swap.
Posted: 02:14 pm Mar 09 2021
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Hello all, and thank you for letting me join your site. I have owned Kawasaki my whole life. Been riding KX since bike number 2. And loving every ride. But recently I came across a true barn find of a bike. A 1993 KDX 250 2 stroke wit 740 miles on it. The bike was almost perfect except the carb was leaking gas and the Gas Tank was sun faded due to me living in Las Vegas. I was blown away at the condition of the bike. The lady that was selling it said She needed to clean out the garage because she’s moving and everything must go. I didn’t get much info on it besides it was my sons bike and he moved away. Anyway enough of that. Let’s get to my question.
As you can see by the picture. This KDX 250 is almost perfect except someone changed the stock gas tank and replaced it with this Behemoth of a tank. And it’s the wrong color and sun faded.
I hate the look of the gas tank on the bike. I do like the stock tank look and the new after market tank with build in fins. I want to return this bike to stock or change the gas tank totally with a different year. But after some research nothing will fit.
So my question is can I put a aftermarket KLX gas tank on this frame. I’ve seen it done but don’t know what they did to do it. In my pictures I added a picture of a aftermarket gas tank I would like to put on it. But it says it’s only for KLX. Not KDX.
Looking at a KLX frame and the KDX frame from a quick glance they look so similar, the frame on a KLX looks so close to the KDX that I figured the gas tank would fit even though it was not specifically made for this bike. Now it doesn’t have to fit perfect because the tank on it now fits and bolts up perfect but the Radiator fins do not fit perfect. Their close but still you can tell it’s not the stock tank that came on the bike.
Any info on a gas tank swap would be great. I can modify anything that needs modifications. For example changing the rear fender with a KX fender requires a slight modification to the kx fender. (So I have learned from this sight) so I am not concerned about a slight modification or if I have to use bail wire instead of a bolt because the bolts are not aligned up. As long as it’s secure it will be fine.
Has anybody done this or bows any info or may even have a stock 91-94 gas tank that I can get would be great.
I did find a stock tank they wanted 300 for it and I’m thinking if I have to spend that I should just buy the new Winged gas tank. And use that. Or put a different tank on it totally, like a smaller streamlined tank.
Any info would be greatly appreciated
Oh yeah If anyone wants to buy this 28 year old and a few dollars away from brand new KDX 250 let me know. I live in Las Vegas NV.
Hello all, and thank you for letting me join your site. I have owned Kawasaki my whole life. Been riding KX since bike number 2. And loving every ride. But recently I came across a true barn find of a bike. A 1993 KDX 250 2 stroke wit 740 miles on it. The bike was almost perfect except the carb was leaking gas and the Gas Tank was sun faded due to me living in Las Vegas. I was blown away at the condition of the bike. The lady that was selling it said She needed to clean out the garage because she’s moving and everything must go. I didn’t get much info on it besides it was my sons bike and he moved away. Anyway enough of that. Let’s get to my question.
As you can see by the picture. This KDX 250 is almost perfect except someone changed the stock gas tank and replaced it with this Behemoth of a tank. And it’s the wrong color and sun faded.
I hate the look of the gas tank on the bike. I do like the stock tank look and the new after market tank with build in fins. I want to return this bike to stock or change the gas tank totally with a different year. But after some research nothing will fit.
So my question is can I put a aftermarket KLX gas tank on this frame. I’ve seen it done but don’t know what they did to do it. In my pictures I added a picture of a aftermarket gas tank I would like to put on it. But it says it’s only for KLX. Not KDX.
Looking at a KLX frame and the KDX frame from a quick glance they look so similar, the frame on a KLX looks so close to the KDX that I figured the gas tank would fit even though it was not specifically made for this bike. Now it doesn’t have to fit perfect because the tank on it now fits and bolts up perfect but the Radiator fins do not fit perfect. Their close but still you can tell it’s not the stock tank that came on the bike.
Any info on a gas tank swap would be great. I can modify anything that needs modifications. For example changing the rear fender with a KX fender requires a slight modification to the kx fender. (So I have learned from this sight) so I am not concerned about a slight modification or if I have to use bail wire instead of a bolt because the bolts are not aligned up. As long as it’s secure it will be fine.
Has anybody done this or bows any info or may even have a stock 91-94 gas tank that I can get would be great.
I did find a stock tank they wanted 300 for it and I’m thinking if I have to spend that I should just buy the new Winged gas tank. And use that. Or put a different tank on it totally, like a smaller streamlined tank.
Any info would be greatly appreciated
Oh yeah If anyone wants to buy this 28 year old and a few dollars away from brand new KDX 250 let me know. I live in Las Vegas NV.