KX250

The 2022 Kawasaki KX250 arrived this week, making for a full set of bikes in preparation for our 2022 250 MX shootout. I have a personal attachment to the Kawasaki because I raced the X version of the bike in the 2021 National Grand Prix…
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A bullet-point history of the Kawasaki KX250 would miss all the really important facts about the bike. Yes, it would point out that it’s the winningest bike in the modern era of pro motocross; the KX250 (formerly known as the KX250F) has…
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Thumpers need love too, even if they aren't the latest models. The 2020 Kawasaki KX250 got old before its time as soon as the new electric start 2021 model arrived. It was and still is a very fast 250F, even if you have to kick it to life.…
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They say that winning a championship is much easier than defending one. That's clearly been the case with Zach Bell and the Wiseco World Two-Stroke Championship. His 2018 title has proven very difficult to duplicate. After a DNF last year,…
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On this week's Two-Stroke Tuesday we give you an exclusive first look at our 2006 Kawasaki KX250 build with Jared Thomas.  Our goal was to keep the old-school flair but give it some modern day updates. Our 2-Stroke History section is all…
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We’ve been living with the 2021 Kawasaki KX250 for almost a week now and love it more each day. Kawasaki took its time updating the 250 four-stroke, starting with a new head and valve train in 2020. Now the job is complete; the rest of the…
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The 2021 KX250 will change the landscape of the 250 four-stroke motocross world in a big way. Last year, Kawasaki got the project underway by giving the KX a new top-end and a lot more peak power. But, everyone knew the job was only halfway…
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The Dirt Bike Magazine team met up with  Zach Bell and his Precision Concepts race team backed by factory Kawasaki to get some photos and video done on his Two Stroke World Championship Kawasaki KX250 race bike out at Glen Helen Raceway.…
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Kawasaki just released photos and information on the 2021 KX250 and KX450. The big news is that the KX250 was redesigned and now has electric start. Kawasaki also announced a new line of closed-course competition off-road bikes. Click here…
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On this week's Two-Stroke Tuesday we take a look at Ricky Carmichael's 2001 KX250SR factory race bike thanks to the crew at the Legends and Heroes tour that travels around at Supercross. In our 2-Stroke History section we talk about the…
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This week's 2-Stroke Theater is all about Kawasaki KX250/500 project machines we have built for the printed magazine. We worked with top off-road and motocross riders like Destry Abbott, Tyler Bowers and Zach Bell  on a few race bike builds…
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On this week's Two-Stroke Tuesday brought to you by Decal Works we are giving you the exclusive first look at former 2-Stroke World Champion Zach Bell's 2007  Kawasaki KX250 built by his factory supported Precision Concepts Race Team. Bell…
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Zach Bell's KX250 two-stroke project was a masterpiece put together by Precision Concepts. He had trouble defending his 2-stroke Championship title last year, but he plans on coming back again as soon as racing resumes. In the meantime,…
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We teamed up with Pete Treadwell from WPS/Fly Racing and Moto One Of Boise to build this 1996 Kawasaki KX250. Thank you to the entire staff at Western Powersports for making our “Working Man” project come to life. This project is all about…
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For this RAW video we take look at our latest 1996 Kawasaki KX250 2-Stroke build. We teamed up with Western Powersports for the products and Moto One Of Boise Idaho got their hands dirty when it came to turning wrenches. This project is all…
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On this week's Two-Stroke Tuesday we are in Idaho to give you the first look at our 1996 KX250 2-Stroke that we teamed up with Pete Treadwell from WPS/Fly Racing and Moto One Of Boise to build. We gotta thank the entire staff at Western…
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For this edition of "The '20s" Dirt Bike Magazine headed north on the 101 freeway to Castillo Ranch in in Central California for the introduction of the 2020 Kawasaki KX250. Although this bike looks very similar to the 2019 model it has…
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On this week's Two-Stroke Tuesday we take a look at the 2005 KX250 that Precision Concepts helped Blayne Thompson build to race the Wiseco 2-Stroke World Championship held at Glen Helen in San Bernardino California. As always 2-Stroke…
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Kawasaki has just revealed the 2020 KX250 motocross bike. The bike has significant changes in the motor including a different bore and stroke and a new configuration for valve actuation. The bike now uses finger followers between the cams…
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