1983 KDX250 (air-cooled)

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Motorcyclespecs KDX250 sheet (1983-85): 70 x 64.9 mm (249 cc), air-cooled reed-valve two-stroke, 36 mm Mikuni, 33 hp @ 7,000 rpm and 3.5 kgf-m (34.3 Nm) @ 6,500 rpm (not stated as claimed or measured), 111 kg dry, 12.5 L. Motorcyclespecs' seat height (935 mm) and wheelbase (1,475 mm) are identical on its 1981-82, 1983-85 and 1990-92 KDX250R pages, a sign of copied figures, so they are not used. Cycle World's 1983 test: $1,999, 36 mm Mikuni, six-speed, kick start, 3.3 gal, 244 lb (state not given); 1983 changes mostly cosmetic plus an enduro computer and a 2.50:1 primary ratio. No US MSRP found.