2006 kawasaki KX 250 - Page 2 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

Bent shift fork is your problem.1st and 2nd working fine,wont go into 3rd,replace the shift fork and stop being so hard on the shifter.Costs a lot of money to fix these toys.

Hi, i am sorry but you dont say what the model of your machine is, this would help me determing the correct, answers for your questions, most kickstart springs can be changed by simply removing the clutch cover followed by the kickstarter shaft and then replacing the spring, make a note of kickstart stop location carefully remove the shaft holding the gears together replace the spring followed by the. Replacing the shaft and tensioning the spring before cover replacment, oil,etc. Some machines the shaft and spring is inside the centre cases and a complete engine strip is ness

sounds like a air leak. check the gasket around the reed block

A weld will ruin the temper of the metal, it will fail. A rim that cracked probably is weak elsewhere.

i promise u its the carb buy the whole unit

sounds like a wrong part if its hitting

Check you are getting fuel to the cylinders, check that you are getting a spark and also that the battery is fully charged. and you could try with the air filter removed, this will tell you if you need to replace the filter. if you still have a problem you will need to do a Static ignition timing check. The way to do this will be in your manual.

complete cylinder compression test. should be approx 120 psiif low you will have to replace piston rings.was bike running good before?

try a coil on another bike that would be my bet then get back to me buddy

Not sure if it is right, by most likely a 2005 enginehttp://www.analogx.com/cgi-bin/cgivin.exe?Mode=Decode&VIN=kx250he005571&Submit=Decode

you can find manufacturing year on the chassis of bike and for your safety I suggest you to replace complete ignition switch, because you can not find the proper key if you find that is only adjustment which is not safe.

Check the Solenoid. That controls all power going from battery to starter, and to ignition. The solenoid may have gone bad.

Screw this screw in until it stops, then back out 2 1/2 turns this is your starting point to try and adjust to run.

Something is holding the float needle open. A piece of trash, or the needle isn't in correctly or it may have gotten lost? The specific year and model of your bike was not mentioned so I chose the image below on a wild guess. The diagram is a 2004 Kawasaki KLX 125. Yours will be the same or very similar. In any event, this is the area that would be causing the problem. If you need parts, go to www.babbittsonline.com

pull clutch in, roll back and forth, shift DOWN

also remember how the gearing is
1-N-2-3-4-5-6

im guessing you're at 2 or above

if you were in 1st gear, you should be able to shift UP to get into N with the bike stationary

if you are in 2nd or above, you NEED to be moving in order to shift up or down
clutch held in of course

so lets say you are actually in 4th gear
you hold clutch in
rock the bike
shift down
now you are in 3rd gear
repeat until you get to N __________________
YUM!!!

Have to check with the machinest the extent of the cylilnder damage before you can decide the size of the over size piston.

will it free roll with the clutch pulled in ? If no adjust your clutch its dragging and mis aligned , if yes , your shift linkage needs to be adjusted

If you can kick it over, it's not siezed. Or it did seize and broke the connecting rod. If it's a 2-stroke, removing the cylinder head and inspecting it should be relatively easy. if it's a 4-stroke, I would recommend the factory repair manual before doing any disassembly. Good luck!

The owners manual provided with the bike has all the info required to do the top end on this motor. Be advised that this motor has a chrome cylinder that cannot be overbored to clean up damage or wear. There are a number of sources to send this cylinder into to be re-chromed, and they will provide you with piston and gaskets as a complete package as well. It is a fairly simple job if you have the book, you should be able to find that online to download at little cost if you don't have it.

Could you let us know what model it is as many different Kawasaki's and all take different volumes of oil