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krt400ex
08-06-2008, 10:58 AM
here it is. a '98 KX 125. its hot pro taper bars, fmf fatty header, and a pro circuit factory 304 silencer. this bike flies. i picked it up for a grand. the top end is fresh, and suspension was refreshed not that long ago.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u193/without_a_clue/100_2335.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u193/without_a_clue/100_2336.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u193/without_a_clue/100_2337.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u193/without_a_clue/100_2338.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u193/without_a_clue/100_2339.jpg
gcart2
08-06-2008, 11:04 AM
wow congrats on the buy!

that thing is gorgeous :eek2:

you didnt let the 400 go did you?????:rolleyes: :huh
krt400ex
08-06-2008, 11:07 AM
nope i still got it. i bought the bike from my buddy. normally i dont like to buy used on stuff that gets beat apart like dirtbikes/quads, but i have seen him ride it and he usually goes nice and easy with it, plus he has always had good luck with his machines.

i am paying him over three months for it $400, $300, and $300...that way i can keep the quad.
gcart2
08-06-2008, 11:14 AM
Originally posted by krt400ex
nope i still got it. i bought the bike from my buddy. normally i dont like to buy used on stuff that gets beat apart like dirtbikes/quads, but i have seen him ride it and he usually goes nice and easy with it, plus he has always had good luck with his machines.

i am paying him over three months for it $400, $300, and $300...that way i can keep the quad.


THATS GOOD.

if im not mistaken you posted the thread about possibly selling your quad. i knew you would regret it if you did :blah:

i ride bikes and quads (mx) and theres somthing about having 4 wheels thats nice.

anyways, good luck with the bike. keep it shiny :p
pro-rider46
08-06-2008, 11:55 AM
wow, that bike is really clean. very nice, and i cant believe you picked it up for 1000, nice.:cool:
400ex28
08-06-2008, 12:10 PM
Looks clean :cool:
krt400ex
08-06-2008, 12:36 PM
thank ya'll. i can ride it faster through most of the trails than i can my quad. once i got used to the way the bike feels...i love it. i dont have to picky with my lines like on the quad, and it is so light. we have alot of rock strewn hills (big rocks), that would make me have to really look at where i was gonna go with the quad, on the bike i run right up them. it is great.
400EXtreme
08-06-2008, 12:49 PM
that bike is minttttttttttttt
ah665
08-06-2008, 02:00 PM
congrats. that thing looks great for a '98. very few still in that nice of condition. im finally gettin back into quads, after been a bike-only guy, since middle school (mid 90s). its nice having both now. if i had to sell 1, i really dont know what to do, cause both have their qualities that make them unique / fun.
ZeroLogic
08-06-2008, 02:38 PM
Nice bike bro, real clean. When we goin riding?!:macho
krt400ex
08-06-2008, 06:21 PM
Originally posted by ZeroLogic
Nice bike bro, real clean. When we goin riding?!:macho


lol. you tell me. im up for it.

the engine is clean, but i decided to take a tooth brush to it anyway...wow. i just got done detailing, will post pics soon.
krt400ex
08-06-2008, 06:22 PM
BTW, your YZ came out BEAUTIFULLY
trx400EXtreme
08-06-2008, 06:27 PM
hell of a buy! congrats. that things clean.
krt400ex
08-06-2008, 06:38 PM
i spent about an hour and a half with a tooth brush on an engine that was already relatively clean...so any dirt that didnt come off pretty much wont come off unless i pull the engine, which i dont plan on doing yet...lol. heres some more pics of the engine.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u193/without_a_clue/100_2340.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u193/without_a_clue/100_2341.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u193/without_a_clue/100_2342.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u193/without_a_clue/100_2343.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u193/without_a_clue/100_2344.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u193/without_a_clue/100_2347.jpg
mine
08-07-2008, 06:18 AM
That thing's in good shape considering being ten years old.. Those 125's are alot of fun, heres my old one


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JForestZ34
08-07-2008, 08:39 PM
Wow that thing looks mint for a 98.. And you only paid a grand for it, I wish I could find one that cheap around my neck of the woods.. I would love a 250 but I think the 125 or even a 80 would be cool to screw around on..

James
krt400ex
08-09-2008, 07:58 AM
my buddy has a '99 KX250 which is why he sold me the 125, and i seriously think it has too much power for our riding area. if we did alot of fields where everything was wide open, i would love the 250, but we have tight trails and i think it is just too much power to try to tame


MINE- that is a very nice bike you had there...what yr was that?
pro-rider46
08-09-2008, 11:17 AM
looks good, if you want to get some more of the stains and what not out of the engine, i would take a sos pad, or steet wool with soap. i can believe what it did to my frame and engine.
krt400ex
08-10-2008, 12:06 PM
Originally posted by pro-rider46
looks good, if you want to get some more of the stains and what not out of the engine, i would take a sos pad, or steet wool with soap. i can believe what it did to my frame and engine.


good idea. i will try that.

i had to replace the grips and front brake lever cuz i looped it out the other day doing a wheelie...lol. im still getting used to the twist throttle when i have the front end off the ground. i find it much harder to let off the gas doing wheelies with the twist over the thumb
ZeroLogic
08-10-2008, 01:05 PM
Come on down to Montrose next Sunday bro, and thanks!:macho
krt400ex
08-10-2008, 01:58 PM
Originally posted by ZeroLogic
Come on down to Montrose next Sunday bro, and thanks!:macho


where dat located?
ZeroLogic
08-10-2008, 02:01 PM
http://www.mx573practicetrack.com/

http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.
krt400ex
08-10-2008, 07:44 PM
Originally posted by ZeroLogic
http://www.mx573practicetrack.com/

http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.


kewl. we'll have to ride sometime...but i forgot that i will be in Bush Gardens in VA this sunday. i'll shoot you a PM sometime
ZeroLogic
08-10-2008, 08:38 PM
Sounds good bro.
08-10-2008, 09:21 PM
nice bike

i almost bought a 125 4 stroke but i'm glad i bought my 400 instead
krt400ex
08-11-2008, 08:33 AM
Originally posted by Honda or DI3
nice bike

i almost bought a 125 4 stroke but i'm glad i bought my 400 instead


the 125 fourstrokes are slugs. if you gonna buy a 4 stroke trail bike, then you will want at least a CRF230. i would buy an XR 400 though.
pro-rider46
08-11-2008, 10:03 AM
hey, are you going to weld some pegs on there?
dirtbike&quad
08-11-2008, 02:27 PM
Originally posted by pro-rider46
hey, are you going to weld some pegs on there?

:confused:

it already has pegs?
pro-rider46
08-11-2008, 03:08 PM
Originally posted by dirtbike&quad
:confused:

it already has pegs?

passenger pegs, he was thinking about it, but since he still has the 400 i think he may have changed his mind.
mine
08-11-2008, 04:43 PM
Originally posted by pro-rider46
passenger pegs, he was thinking about it, but since he still has the 400 i think he may have changed his mind.

haha thats pure goonage.. on a serious note you'd toast the clutch on a 125 trying to pull around two people.