Kawasaki KX100 and KX250 Launched In India

Kawasaki India surprised everyone by riding in the new KX100 and the KX250 in the Indian two-wheeler market. Both the motorcycles are hardcore motocross bikes and kick-starts a new segment in our two-wheeler space. The Kawasaki KX100 carries a sticker price Rs 4.69 lakh and the Kawasaki KX250 has been priced at Rs 7.14 lakh. As you would have figured out from the images both the Kawasaki KX motocross bikes aren’t road legal and are focussed towards the dirt track. Since they aren’t road legal, you don’t have to shell out money for registration and other local taxes and Kawasaki will only charge handling charges in addition to the ex-showroom pricing. The Kawasaki KX100 and the KX250 will be brought to India via the CBU route. 

The design of both the bikes is bare basic with few panels to keep the weight less and to reduce the cost of repair if you went too hot in a jump. Being a track only motorcycle, the Kawasaki KX motocross duo are devoid of features like, headlight, number plate holder, electric starter and even an instrument console. What you have is a focussed motocross machine which has dominated proceeding in the Supercross and Pro Motocross category with the highest amount of victories. 

The Kawasaki KX100 is an entry-level motocross bike that is suited for kids to get introduced into the world of motocross bikes. The bike is powered by a water-cooled, 99cc, two-stroke, single-cylinder motor delivering around 25 to 30PS of power. The powerplant is mated to a 6-speed gearbox which is housed in a steel perimeter frame. The Kawasaki KX100 tips the scale at a feather light 78kg. Being an entry-level machine, Kawasaki hasn’t skimped on the cycle parts as the bike rides on trail tyres and a 36mm inverted telescopic cartridge forks with 20-way adjustability. At the back, a Uni-Trak monoshock unit with 24-way compression and 21-way rebound damping adjustability takes care of damping. 

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The Kawasaki KX250 as expected has larger dimensions and is among the most popular bikes in the motocross community globally. The bike is powered by a four-stroke 249cc, water-cooled, single-cylinder motor pumping out around 45 to 50PS and it weighs 105kg. The Kawasaki KX250 also gets the benefit of dual injection which Kawasaki claims has helped in improving the mid-range performance of the bike. Another innovative feature on the Kawasaki KX250 is the addition of launch control system that gets automatically disengaged in third gear.

The handle bar position and foot-peg position can be altered to better suit the rider and it employs an aluminium perimeter frame. The larger Kawasaki motocross bike also features 48mm dia USD Showa SFF forks upfront with 40-way spring preload adjustability and 22-position compression and 20-position rebound damping adjustability. At the back a multi-adjustable Uni-Trak monoshock does duty and the suspension travel on both ends is a massive 310mm. 

With Kawasaki launching the KX100 and KX250 in India, we can expect other Japanese bikemakers to follow its fottsteps and ride in their range of motocross machines soon in the Indian market.