Racer X Films: 1990 KX250 (Project 90) 

The First 250 2 Stroke I ever rode was a 1990 KX250, I rode it and was surprised how good it was, have since owned 250 2t's and ridden many others, and that bike really isn't that far behind, if behind at all. Cool stuff.

💚 I had the '91 KX125....awesome bike....... and now I restoring my '91 KX250...I love it 💚

I like how they kept it original looking

My favourite bike of all time, and i am not even a kawi fan. My older brother was sponsored by Kawasaki in 1990 he was 15, i still remember when we took it to the track for the first time i was 8 and he doubled me around the track at full speed. 27 years later it's still the fastest i have ever gone on a motorcycle. So this bike is what started my passion/addiction for Motocross.

It is so nice to see the old bikes being resurrected and ran on the track

I had a 91 KX 250, pretty much the same bike. I got mine from a salvage yard and I did the same thing, stripped it down to the frame and started from there. Between Amazon, and Ebay I was able to have a fun project and it ripped when it was done.

Crazy part is.....that's enough bike for 90 percent of the people who ride.

God I fucking love motorcycles!

That Is wicked awesome!! We need more of these... Like a Bradshaw bike... A Ricky Johnson bike...Jeff Ward 500. A series of replica bikes built and tested very cool

I had a '95 KX 250. Loved it. Always liked the 1990's KX bikes. Wishbone frame was a trend setter of the era. No other bike on the track back then looked as cool as the Kawi's.

i used to race a 1992 kx125, loved that bike. Gorgeous. Always wish i had it back

Still a good bike 28yrs later and has a modern look too

It's crazy how riding styles had changed since 25 years!!!

I bought my 1990 kx250 in August of 1989, it came in a crate from tuf racing two days before Christmas in 1989. I raced it in 1990, it sits in my garage to this day. I haven't started it in 15 years, but it still looks great for a 26 year old race bike. This video brings back great memories! Thanks for posting it!

one of the coolest models ever

Sweet video. The 125 and 250cc shootouts of 1990 were the first I checked out in the mags and I think I watched every round on TV that year. Love the throwback tests!

Jetting is on point.Crisp.Sones absolute awesome

i think its awesome when they tidy up old bikes like this reminds me of the videos i use to watch as a kid

That bike looks beautiful. It so cool to hear it on the track.

Raced a 1991 kx125 for a few years they do feel small but you can throw em around like a bmx bike !! Fixed it up for my wife and I stick with my 07 kx250 2 stroke but I still love to ride the old 125 such a fun bike

Steve, That thing is beautiful! Some passion obviously went into it. Congrats to you, and Berlute.

Sick bikes, even sicker gear. BRING BACK THE 90s!

My sister bought a brand new 1990 kx80 BW right from Woodbury powersports. It was a screamer for sure. Loved that bike

Stunning bike, I would take that over any modern 4 stroke bike any day of the week. the noise, the design, its a thing of beauty.

Nice job!! Nothing like the old two strokes. Thanks for sharing!

I had 90 kx125 & that was my favorite bike of all time. my son just got a 93kx250 that we are rebuilding & hoping it's going to be a good bike.

absolutely stunning!!! what a gorgeous machine

Iv still got a frame and some plastic from back in day loved that bike hurt me the worst but it did things I wasn't able for lol great bike stil love the distinctive sound Happy memories 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎣😁🤞🤞

I have a 1990 kx125 I still love riding it.

I had one at the time they were new, very good bike 👌

My first mx mags were from 1990. This got me started!

That bike looks amazing

Ace vid and bike. I rode RMs…loved em.

4:28 - nice. ;) Bike looks awesome too. Having restored a couple myself, I can relate to the passion.

Awesome job, looks great !!! I am currently doing up a 89 yz250 and a 89 wr250, it's alot of work but will damn sure be worth it. 2 strokes all the way !!! braaaaaaaaaaap !!!

Great project to take on

WOW s many memories. In my time I ride several KXs and my last 2 stroke was a 2002 CR250. That was back n 2004. I was a big fan of Jeff Ward and his KX250 & KX500. Am currently working with my kid and if he push hard and get good grades in school, I be getting him a KLX110 so he can start feeding that dirt devil.

The frame flexed after about a season. When you exited right hand turns the combination of frame flex and huge hit would turn the bike left. It totally sucked in ruts, always climbing out of them because the rear wheel went so many different directions. The motor was awesome, and when new the bike was super stiff. You just needed to throw the frame away after a number of races. Mine ended its life with a Klemm 300 kit and a big flywheel. Did not significantly change the character, but it would run past CR500’s on long straights.

Sick! Bike sounds awesome! Nice Job!

Great vid! Look forward to more

hahaha i love the honesty of nick. You guys should do something with the kx/cr 500 in the future though.

Love my '88 KX250!!! Kawi all the way!!! Wish mine looked as good as this one tho!

I've always liked the '88 CR250's.

What a great video, takes me right back. Gotta love the Chicken

This was a great bike for the time and great bike to choose to do a rebuild on! Your bike looks awesome too! I sure miss the 2-stroke and the racing that the 2-strokes provided as entertainment and its nice to see these guys still have a good time riding them. I'm sorry, the 4-strokes are fantastic bikes and I ended my amateur career on a 4-stroker in 2002 but the racing for the last 10+ years has mostly boring due the tracks and I think the bikes need to be smaller displacement again. The 1990 KX's for the time had decent handling for a KX model, the frame was the first perimeter frame to make it to production which was a big deal obviously. Both the 125 and 250 had really strong motors in 1990 compared to the competition. Very punchy midrange on the 250 from what I remember and the 125 had a strong mid-top powerband. I put some heavier springs front and rear on my 125, put on some McGrath replica frame guards on, 100% clearcoat every piece of plastic :) and it was ready to race. Only issue with the 125 that I had I think the frame cracked on one or both sides where the lower shock mount attached. Thanks for sharing your bike with us. If there is anything that might get me ride again, its seeing bikes like this again.

I owned a 91 (very similar) great reliable mount. wish i still had it!

Two of by favorite riders. I miss meeting Chicken when he came to South Woods Motocross in z Monticello NY back in the day. He had just signed with Team Kawasaki from Team Green and was seeking his box trailer. The rest is history. Nick Wey I became a fan of Adam he was racing the National Arenacross series. I met Nick in Baltimore MD I the riders/press room and chatted him up. I was in AWE like I am with most top Pros and Nick was bummed about his finish. I'm like dude, there's guys that race SX that can't qualify for an AX main...it's as separate from SX as SX is from motocross. I loved seeing the ex Pro and the current Pro on the same bike same track. You don't get to witness that kind of history very often. Braaap on boys, much luv. 🙏💕😎😎🙏💕

Great job Steve keep it going with something older like a Bob Hannah bike then let him ride it and we can hear how he could smoke everybody racing today cause he has a real mans bike.

very cool! Love the bike. should do some rebuilds like this for a 2000 yz 250 and another kx 250 but 1997. those bikes are really good. i bet the testers would be amazed at what those bikes were.

i have a 1990 kx 250 and im doing it up now!

Dusted off my tools for other guys to work on it for me

Jolie le petit clin d oeil sur le guidon 😉😉!!!

That looks mint , awesome job guys , you should do an old 4 stroke build like a 01 - 04 yz250f would be interesting to see the difference between power and handling . Should do it to compare with these days bikes since every one rides 4 strokes ;)

I’d love to have a restored 93 kx. I raced these in the 90s and I loved the flatter, skinny seat of the 92 and 93 models

can wait for that moment when i finish rebuilding my 90 250kx.

WEY YOU RULE BROTHEr!! Champ iin my eyes

really nice

Awesome, Totally the Dream !!

pretty sick

love my 98'!!

Very Very Nice! !!

So I went down to the garage, dusted off my tools, and called people to fix the bike for me.

Do the honda cr 250 1990

Cool!

Crazy how fast the old pros still are. JM has to be I his late 40's at least

The guy that rode it before nick wey has nasty riding style

Very interesting video!you should do it even whit other brands and other years of bikes,like cr 89 ecc...

Anyone know what track that is?

Nice seeing Steve mathers back used to watch his bike bandit videos no he's turned real lazy behind a computer

bike of the year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

very good!\

Have a 93 and and I felt that when he said eBay is definitely my friend😂 like the only damn place I can find parts I meed

nick wey picked up my 91 cr250 little over a year ago for brian barnhart, think it will ever end up in an episode? would be awesome to see it again

Its pretty small sooo...if you push the envolope youll probly crash hard!!! Hahahaha nick is brutally honest and really funny!!! Ots insane to think that they went so fast on those back then, then you ride a bike from that era, and with a few modwrn bike parts (lighter wheels, hubs, better brakes, newer/tuner suspension) and it would make anyone think twice about the four stroke thing!!!

I have a 1989 KX 250 and it is a fast as hell bike. accelerates way faster then my freinds 2005 yz 250. his bike tops out slightly higher. but stil some impressive engineering for the time.

That was the bike I raced in 1990 I can remember it felt heavy

My dad had a 93 kx250...looked exactly like that

PLEASE DO MORE BIKES PLEASE !!!!!

The"chicken". I was about 8 when I saw his video, "how to whip".

first video me and my bro ever watched was Iam no chicken taught us how to take the berms..And that Bike was probably alot different than a factory 90

Old bikes are so sexy😍

What model exhaust is on that I'm doing up a bike and need an expansion chainber

Can anyone tell me where he got the exhaust system from? I cannot find that system for a 1990 kx250. Or maybe its a pipe for a different year that has been retro-fitted. If so what year exhaust system is that? Thanks

Would love to buy a pipe like this! even on pro circuit i cant find any for 1990😔

Where did you get the front disk guard for it? I can't find it anywhere! Should I just get a generic one and modify it?

we all approve!

any info on where I can get a decking/ timing tool for a 1992 kx250

I bought a 1990 kx 125 the same time you started your rebuild. I finished mine up last fall and made it bone stock for enduro/woods racing. What did you do about the 41 mm stock front forks as no fork springs are available for that year? Bike looks sick. I would like to find out how you got new radiator shroud stickers?

It is moto!!! I'm from Brazil

Nick Wey!!

I have a kx 250 1991 and here in BRAZIL is very difficult to find the parts of it. Wanted to leave my beautiful , have any tips ? Fairing where to find to replace ?

Bring on the 1986 RC500 David Bailey replica!

where do i buy the engine rebuild kit for my 1990 KX 250?

anyone know how many mph these things go

I would have it if its 89' and emigible for eco racing here in UK. Got CR 250 89' as rebuild to as new.

2 strokes are Motocross - period.

I have a 1990 cr125 that still runs great on the trails but I want to get into racing a little bit, anybody have suggestions for parts that I should upgrade/replace first and other maintenance that I should do before the season starts?

22222222222 stroooooooke!!

you know some thing they really need to do that will the biggest project that you could see from recer x is to buy 2004 250cc four stroke to do a small shoot out or bike review or project bike

Je suis en train de restauré cette moto, je cherche donc un maximum de pièces détachées pour kx 250 91, si vous pouvez me donner le maximum de sites ou je peux m'en procuré, ce serait sympa. merci