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Nikhil Pereira · 10-24-2009, 06:52 PM

A lil more info on the 100 and 125. Never knew about the enduro and the 5 speeder, this is news to me

In the early 1980s Escorts and TVS partnered with Yamaha and Suzuki respectively. Escorts launched the Rajdoot 350 (Yamaha RD350B) in 1983 and TVS launched the Ind-Suzuki AX100 in 1984-85. Bajaj Auto, which had a lead in the manufacture of scooters partnered with Kawasaki to bring in the KB100.
Production began in 1986-87 and went on till 1996 when the KB125 was launched.

Next came the SX Enduro, which was an offroad scrambler bike wit the same engine, but tweaked for lower end torque.
The final variant was the KB100 RTZ "Delta Super Tuned". This version was given a resonator box and the gearbox casing near the gear shift lever had the words "Delta Super Tuned". Presumably this version was a last ditch attempt to rally sales in a market that was dominated by RX100 sales.

In March / April 1996 the KB125 was launched. A 12.5 bhp (9.3 kW) machine, it looked exactly like the KB100, except that the side panels said "KB125". A few months on, the paintwork was changed, which gave the bike a more contemporary look. The bike didn't sell too much even though it had more power that the comparable Yamaha RXG (11.8 bhp). Bajaj Engineers also experimented with a 5 speed version of the bike, called the KB125 Prowler, but none seem to have been sold.

Source:
Kawasaki KB100 RTZ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

10-24-2009, 06:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
Nikhil Pereira Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Aldona Goa Posts: 307	A lil more info on the 100 and 125. Never knew about the enduro and the 5 speeder, this is news to me In the early 1980s Escorts and TVS partnered with Yamaha and Suzuki respectively. Escorts launched the Rajdoot 350 (Yamaha RD350B) in 1983 and TVS launched the Ind-Suzuki AX100 in 1984-85. Bajaj Auto, which had a lead in the manufacture of scooters partnered with Kawasaki to bring in the KB100. Production began in 1986-87 and went on till 1996 when the KB125 was launched. Next came the SX Enduro, which was an offroad scrambler bike wit the same engine, but tweaked for lower end torque. The final variant was the KB100 RTZ "Delta Super Tuned". This version was given a resonator box and the gearbox casing near the gear shift lever had the words "Delta Super Tuned". Presumably this version was a last ditch attempt to rally sales in a market that was dominated by RX100 sales. In March / April 1996 the KB125 was launched. A 12.5 bhp (9.3 kW) machine, it looked exactly like the KB100, except that the side panels said "KB125". A few months on, the paintwork was changed, which gave the bike a more contemporary look. The bike didn't sell too much even though it had more power that the comparable Yamaha RXG (11.8 bhp). Bajaj Engineers also experimented with a 5 speed version of the bike, called the KB125 Prowler, but none seem to have been sold. Source: Kawasaki KB100 RTZ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjWXI8T2HUM --------------------------- 07' Pulsar 200 DTS-i 99' Suzuki Shaolin 85' Royal Enfield Bullet 350 (Sold) 86' Ind-Suzuki Ax 100 (Sold) 03' HH Splendor