Description
H&H Classics @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Wednesday 12th July, 2023 | From 9am
1980 Kawasaki KX125
Air-cooled single-shock motocrosser.
Estimate
£2, 250 - £2, 750
Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: DGB91041153
Engine No: KX125AE006936
CC: 125
MOT: Exempt
KX125 two stroke motocross bike
Surprisingly original condition for age
Run recently by vendor
Kawasaki Heavy Industries is one of the largest corporations in Japan, producing a wide range of products from rolling stock to ships. After taking over the ailing Meguro Motorcycle Company they began manufacturing motorcycles under the Kawasaki name in the early 1960s, first continuing development of the K1 BSA A10 copy, but soon moving on to build a reputation for high-performance 2-stroke twins and triples. In the early 1970s Kawasaki joined the other major Japanese manufacturers in producing race ready off road models such as the KX125 for sale to the general public, going on to be a mainstay of amateur and semi professional motocross.
This KX125 has been part of a large and fascinating collection of bikes ranging from the 1980s up until the early 2000s. The vendor has enjoyed searching out examples of more or less all of the bikes he either owned or wanted in the day, but after amassing over 30 assorted models from a Honda MT50 through to a couple of Bimotas he's decided to downsize his collection. Presented in amazingly original condition for a bike that was made to be raced, I am sure this KX will stir up happy memories for many motorcyclists of a certain age.
