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KX500
500cc2-stroke1 cylLiquid-cooledKick start
About the KX500
Kawasaki's open-class 500cc two-stroke motocross bike, famous for its brutal power and later a desert racing favourite.
- Family
- KX 2-Strokes
- Model years
- 1983 – 2004
- Also known as
- KX 500
Generations
1990 – 2004
KX500Inverted fork (KX500E); the platform then ran largely unchanged to the end.
- Engine
- 500cc
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Starter
- Kick start
- Gearbox
- 5-speed
- Fuel
- Carburettor
1988 – 1989
KX500Last major engine redesign (KX500D).
- Engine
- 500cc
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Starter
- Kick start
- Gearbox
- 5-speed
- Fuel
- Carburettor
1987
KX500New frame with improved suspension (KX500C).
- Engine
- 500cc
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Starter
- Kick start
- Gearbox
- 5-speed
- Fuel
- Carburettor
1985 – 1986
KX500New liquid-cooled engine.
- Engine
- 500cc
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Starter
- Kick start
- Gearbox
- 5-speed
- Fuel
- Carburettor
1983 – 1984
KX500Air-cooled first version.
- Engine
- 500cc
- Cooling
- Air-cooled
- Starter
- Kick start
- Gearbox
- 5-speed
- Fuel
- Carburettor
Year specs
- Engine
- 500 cc
- Bore × stroke
- 86 × 86 mm
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Starter
- Kick start
- Gearbox
- 5-speed
- Fuel system
- Carburettor
- Horsepower
- —
- Torque
- —
- Dry weight
- 100 kg
- Wet weight
- 106 kg
- Seat height
- 950 mm
- Ground clearance
- 371 mm
- Wheelbase
- 1491 mm
- Fuel capacity
- 9.8 L
- MSRP
- $4,999
engine_cc computed from the cited bore x stroke. motorcycle.com lists dry and wet weight without defining them.
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