Racer X Films: 2005 Kawasaki KX250 Two-Stroke Garage Build

A Kawasaki two-stroke that makes you grin ear to ear.

Parts Used:

Vertex Pistons
Full Piston Kit (ring, pin, clips)

Tom Morgan Racing
Cylinder Porting and Head Mod

FMF Racing
Fatty Exhaust, Shorty Silencer

Cometic Gasket
Top End Gaskets

Supersprox
Front Sprocket (13T), Rear Sprocket (51T), MX Chain

Pivot Works
Steering Stem Bearing Kit, Linkage Rebuild Kit, Swing Arm Bearing Rebuild Kit, Upper Shock Rebuild Kit, Wheel Bearing Kits

Dunlop
MX33 Front, MX33 Rear

All Balls
Carb Rebuild Kit, Throttle Cable, Clutch Cable, Front and Rear Master Cylinder Rebuild Kits, Front and Rear Caliper Rebuild Kits, Front and Rear Brake Pad Retaining Pins

Faster USA
Full Complete Wheels with Faster USA Hubs, Dirt Star ST-X Rims, Anodized Swingarm

Hinson Clutch Components
Clutch Basket, Cushions for Basket, Fiber Plates

Galfer USA
Oversized Rotor/Adaptor Bracket, Rotor (Rear), Front and Rear Brake Lines, Front and Rear Brake Pads

Uni Filter
Two-Stage Air Filter

MotoTassinari
V-Force Reed Cage

UFO Plastic
Full Plastic Kit with Customizing, 2008 KX450F Shrouds, 2013 KX250F Front Fender, 2013 KX250F Front Number Plate, KX250 Fork Guards, KX250 Rear Fender, KX250 Side Number Plates, KX250 Mud Flap

Enzo Suspension
Re-valve and Setup

MotoSeat
Custom Seat Cover

Works Connection
Front and Rear Brake Cap, Rotating Bar Mount Front Brake, Hour Meter and Mount, Stand, Clutch Perch Assembly with Silver Lever, Front Brake Lever, Engine Oil Fill Cap, Steering Nut, Axle Blocks, Valve Stem Caps

San Diego Powder Coating
Sandblasting, Powder with Super-Durable Clear, Race Prep Masking

DeCal Works
Semi-Custom Graphics Kit, Preprinted Number Plate Backgrounds

Nihilo Concepts
Frame Grip Tape

Klotz Synthetic Lubricants
R-50 Two-Stroke Premix

ICW
Radiator Straightening and Bracing

Fasst Company
Rear Brake Return Spring, Rear Brake Clevis

TM Designworks
Rear Chain Guide, Chain/Swing Slider, Power Lip Roller Kit

Specbolt
Full Nickel Works Custom Restoration Bolt Kit

VP Racing Fuels
C-12 Fuel

ODI Grips
Emig Pro Lock-On Grip System

Scar
Titanium Footpegs

Mika Metals
Handlebars (RC Bend)

Lightspeed
Carbon Fiber Glide Plate

U.S. Metal Polishing
Stripped and Polished Swingarm

Michael Fisher Products
Custom Brackets for Newer KX450 Shrouds
@fischer927

Mullennix Quality Coatings
Engine Covers Cerakoted in Sniper Gray
@mullennix_qc

ABOUT DECAL WORKS
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[JUSTINvdg]

i love people following their dreams. No matter when

[pags]

That's a rare gem, always wanted a 2005 KX or RM 250

[bertrathkin]

Thank you for your service. I'm glad two-strokes are coming back. The four-stroke economic model is unsustainable. I'll never buy one again. TC250 in my garage!

[jhcrides]

I bet in the next ten years almost every brand is gonna bring back their two smokers, that would be the best day of my life if i heard that leak

[jaimieboy]

I'm chuffed for this guy, I was never alloud to ride when I was a kid and it's all I wanted. Turn of the news, go out and ride your bike!

[smidly]

If they just kept making these bikes and didn't change anything, like Yamaha is doing, they would still sell a ton.

[maxrpm]

Hell yeah, ive had mx Kx250 06 from brand new and still riding it hard today. There almost indestructible, keep the filter clean, change piston and rings and keep on pounding away.

[pelster]

Just think if they had all the r&d in the engine/ chassis/suspension that the 4 strokes have now. They would be unreal.

[erichildreth]

Man that KX sounds incredible and to the owner of this bike thank you for your service sir! Enjoy that KX!

[adamgemmellSURE]

Picking ones of these bikes up WOW, I'm the happy guy right now

[maverick]

Thanks for the garage build sic build sic story, also thanks Keef for a non scripted natural interview so good having a non commercial unforced to and fro discussion on the bike and hearing ya thoughts, props also for giving us the full parts build in the description appreciate too!
2ts for life 🤙🔥

[Efemedio]

Beautiful bike and Chris thank you for your service! God bless you and your bike is awesome! Best video yet with Keefer, maybe?

[mikeyspangenberg]

Kx 250 is my dream bike and this thing looks so good!

[drewellis]

Nice job on the build! Looks amazing. And yes, the two strokes are fun to ride !

[jeffa.]

thats true man about being grumpy if you cant or havent riden in a while. I also had to fund my own bikes as a teenager. A few years later My speed level was a top intermediate (Canada) to slower pro but by the time I got a fulltime job and could afford a brand new bike, truck, tools and the equipment to race seriously I had been weight lifting like a body builder extremely hard for a couple years "just to look bad ass or tough or something lol" and and it caused brutal arm pump so I got out of racing, I didn't figure out the cause of the arm pump till later thought. I did well in some novice 125 races on clapped out bikes when i was 18 but when i got my first 250 it was a 98 kx 250, racetech suspension, boysen porting (which i never seen before), rad vavle, pipe and silencer. Thing was a ripper it seemed like it made maximum torque right off the idle and would run through the gears as fast as you could shift em. Them low end kawi 250 motors had a knarly sound to them. They were very stable and confidence inspiring, They loved high speed tracks and high speed corners. They liked to be turned with the throttle and rear wheel but they didn't suddenly slide out like other bikes. bridgestone intermediated tires were good for this. Later bought a brand new 01 CR 250, it as a rocket ship and a actually a little faster the the KX. It took a while to get used to it, the top end motor, stiff chassis and stiffer suspension required a real expert rider. I was damn fast on this bike but after 2 laps I couldn't pull in the clutch anymore or hang on to the bars., called it quits Then got into mma for about 7 years. I lost 55 pounds of muscle to get down to 155 class. If i would have did that for moto i could have lived my dream of battling for wins or even an amateur title. Finally some weird auto immune conditions, arthritis and extremely weak tendons forced my out of that all sport sports and then i started loosing jobs, my house etc. Sorry for rambling, my sleeping pills are starting to kick in lol. its therapy for me be to reminisce and relive my riding days in my head, Awesome build Chris and thanks for your service.

[CalikidO]

It must have been real good if keefer liked it haha 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[phillipharriott]

I wish the Japanese manufactures would listen to their customers and realise that the 2-stroke still belongs in its own niche and co-exist with the 4-stroke market. They'd out sell the 4s in this current climate.

[TheBurtle]

I wish all manufactures would make the 125 and 250's still.

[grecoconduris]

Life long member of the beginner vet class. 🤣🤣 you and me both

[sam_s_]

Sweet bike. A litlle overboard with the green, but still cool.