BREAKING NEWS! KAWASAKI IS BRINGING BACK THE KX TWO-STROKE
BREAKING NEWS! KAWASAKI IS BRINGING BACK THE KX TWO-STROKE
The Kawasaki KX two-stroke returns! Saturday, January 25th, just before everything kicks off at the Anaheim 2 Supercross, Kawasaki shares an abbreviated press release showing countless comments asking for a two-stroke model, and then Kawasaki replies, “We heard you” with a two-stroke revving up in the background.
Kawasaki last produced the KX125 in 2006, and the KX250 in 2007. Now, almost 20 years later, Kawasaki is developing another two-stroke. Does this mean they’ll have to change the name for their four-strokes back to KX250F and KX450F? We think so!
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Currently, the details are slim, but we are pleasantly surprised by Kawasaki’s decisions here. In the world we live in now, we thought it would be more likely for Kawasaki to produce an electric bike, rather than a two-stroke.
This could be Kawasaki’s smartest move in a long time. The two-stroke market is alive and well. With prices going up everywhere due to inflation, consumers are craving two-strokes because they’re more affordable to maintain and more fun to ride. Since we don’t have photos of their new bike yet, let’s take a look back at Kawasaki’s two-strokes of the past. We don’t expect they’ll be resurrecting an old steel frame for their new two-stroke, it’s more likely they’ll go the platform-sharing route and fit a two-stroke engine into their current KX250/KX450 chassis.
The big question is, will it be a KX125, KX250, KX300 or KX500?
INSIDE RICKY CARMICHAEL’S 2001 KAWASAKI KX250 TWO-STROKE
INSIDE JAMES STEWART’S 2004 KAWASAKI KX125 TWO-STROKE
KAWASAKI TWO-STROKES OVER THE YEARS
MXA’s 2006 Kawasaki KX250 two-stroke.
MXA’s 2006 Kawasaki KX250 two-stroke.
James Stewart at the 2002 Anaheim 1 Supercross on his KX125.
Adam Cianciarulo rode a KX125 for just a short time in 2012 when transitioning to the 250F. Watch our video of Adam from 2012 by clicking here.
Jeff Emig in 1998 aboard his Factory Kawasaki KX250.
Ricky Carmichael’s 2001 Kawasaki KX250 two-stroke at the AMA Hall of Fame.
Mike Kiedrowski’s 1993 KX250 two-stroke, also at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.
Ron Lechien’s KX250 at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.
MXA’s 2005 KX125.
The “Bubba Scrub” was invented on the KX125.
James Stewart’s 2004 KX125.
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