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Sumit_Singh · 10-25-2009, 05:04 AM

My First Bike.............. I loved it a lot, I had this for 5 years till I exchange it with my Pulsar UG2...... The attached pic was taken the day I exchanged it with Pulsar......

Sumit_Singh · 10-25-2009, 05:06 AM

Mine is KB 125, the only thing that got replaced in entire 5 years was the tyres, got it changed to pulsar ones.........Also my bike came with Dirt bike type tyres both front and rear................... I felt confident in driving with this type...............

ttg · 10-26-2009, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by prakash_mvpa

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.Was a great bike of the time.but Yamaha RX100 is what won the hearts of most riders of that times.I can't find even a single RTZ in My town neither a proper photo (thanks toNikhil Pereira) on net until now.

1990 Kawasaki GTO 125 specifications and pictures

prakash,

There're plenty of kb100s in kerala. It's rarely seen in ernakulam now. trivandum has quite a lot of them still on the roads.
There was a good thread on the kawasaki kb100 lineage before the crash. I cannot recollect any specifics though.
Hop on your rtr180 and drive via nh47. you'll know when you are in tvm.

Nikhil Pereira · 10-26-2009, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by prakash_mvpa

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.Was a great bike of the time.but Yamaha RX100 is what won the hearts of most riders of that times.I can't find even a single RTZ in My town neither a proper photo (thanks toNikhil Pereira) on net until now.

I would like to Know whether Kawasaki RTZ is the same as Kawasaki GTO series 2 strokers(110/125 cc) of 1980s available internationally(South East Asian Countries).seems RTZ were detuned to 12.5bhp while internationally they were(GTOs) having 17bhp spec at that time!
1990 Kawasaki GTO 125 specifications and pictures

yup yup for sure, it has to be the kb-RTZ engines, and yes now the picture is becoming clearer, we had detuned version of the bike.

torino · 10-26-2009, 12:09 PM

way back in 1994-95, my friend's dad used to have this bike..i used to peep into its speedo console..i loved its speedo console..it had too many stuffs in it..

modifii · 10-26-2009, 12:22 PM

It was a killer bike, my one close friend left his 125 with me for some time in 2004. The bike was in not so good condition as it was used roughly but it always suprises me by its raw power.

The best i experienced was once when i was in hurry and in first gear i twisted throttle hard, to my surprise the rear tyre was revving very hard on its place and then bike started off like rocket. Trust me i was thrilled by sudden thrust of power. Such power i never experienced in any other bike.

Nikhil Pereira · 10-26-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by torino

way back in 1994-95, my friend's dad used to have this bike..i used to peep into its speedo console..i loved its speedo console..it had too many stuffs in it..

Which one are you talking about? the enduro or gto or the conventional kb??

crankpin · 10-30-2009, 01:35 PM

had a KB125 for almost 6 years. Yes it was an awesome bike. Handling and high speed stability was one of the main features of this bike. I always preferred the KB over the RX or the shogun. I guess Bajaj killed the bike due to bad quality and inferior build quality.
I extensively modified mine with a intake resonator( like the one on the Kb110) and had also installed a 5 plate clutch housing as bajaj engineers never bothered to tune the clutch for the 125 since it had the same clutch as on the KB100.
Suspension, instrumentation and comfort was what set the KB125/100 apart from the lot

shabbarak · 10-30-2009, 02:00 PM

this was my first bike after i learnt to ride my fathers "Rajdoot 175" got this as a gift on my 16th birthday , it was a kb100 rode it for 5 years it was very smooth and reliable , i got intrested in the bike after having 1 look at the speedo cansole and of course the KAWASAKI name , that time around kawasaki ninja ZX10 was the fastest bike in the world . bike got stolen and i went off to buy a new KB100 , now with a new Delta box , but this time my new bike had problems from day one , mainly gear problem, dint like the bike at all and sold it after a couple of months for a shogun.

Nikhil Pereira · 10-30-2009, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by shabbarak

this was my first bike after i learnt to ride my fathers "Rajdoot 175" got this as a gift on my 16th birthday , it was a kb100 rode it for 5 years it was very smooth and reliable , i got intrested in the bike after having 1 look at the speedo cansole and of course the KAWASAKI name , that time around kawasaki ninja ZX10 was the fastest bike in the world . bike got stolen and i went off to buy a new KB100 , now with a new Delta box , but this time my new bike had problems from day one , mainly gear problem, dint like the bike at all and sold it after a couple of months for a shogun.

dude sympathies on ure bike getting stolen, n then the one u go and buy doesnt turn out to be like the first. Thats bad, but well written,

Wow seems to be like a lot of guys have had this or still have this bike, Is it possible for someone to post a nice comprehensive ride report??

10-25-2009, 05:04 AM	#21 (permalink)
Sumit_Singh Owner of Hyber-Nator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 87	My First Bike.............. I loved it a lot, I had this for 5 years till I exchange it with my Pulsar UG2...... The attached pic was taken the day I exchanged it with Pulsar...... Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Sumit_Singh; 01-28-2010 at 04:24 AM.

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Sumit_Singh Owner of Hyber-Nator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 87	Mine is KB 125, the only thing that got replaced in entire 5 years was the tyres, got it changed to pulsar ones.........Also my bike came with Dirt bike type tyres both front and rear................... I felt confident in driving with this type............... Last edited by Sumit_Singh; 10-25-2009 at 05:13 AM.

10-26-2009, 12:22 PM	#26 (permalink)
modifii SMS modifii @ 56070 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Currently in your mind.. Posts: 185	It was a killer bike, my one close friend left his 125 with me for some time in 2004. The bike was in not so good condition as it was used roughly but it always suprises me by its raw power. The best i experienced was once when i was in hurry and in first gear i twisted throttle hard, to my surprise the rear tyre was revving very hard on its place and then bike started off like rocket. Trust me i was thrilled by sudden thrust of power. Such power i never experienced in any other bike. __________________

10-30-2009, 02:00 PM	#29 (permalink)
shabbarak Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 365	this was my first bike after i learnt to ride my fathers "Rajdoot 175" got this as a gift on my 16th birthday , it was a kb100 rode it for 5 years it was very smooth and reliable , i got intrested in the bike after having 1 look at the speedo cansole and of course the KAWASAKI name , that time around kawasaki ninja ZX10 was the fastest bike in the world . bike got stolen and i went off to buy a new KB100 , now with a new Delta box , but this time my new bike had problems from day one , mainly gear problem, dint like the bike at all and sold it after a couple of months for a shogun. __________________ Shabbar

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10-26-2009, 12:09 PM	#25 (permalink)
torino Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chennai.TN Posts: 144	way back in 1994-95, my friend's dad used to have this bike..i used to peep into its speedo console..i loved its speedo console..it had too many stuffs in it..

10-30-2009, 01:35 PM	#28 (permalink)
crankpin Designer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: PUNE Posts: 34	had a KB125 for almost 6 years. Yes it was an awesome bike. Handling and high speed stability was one of the main features of this bike. I always preferred the KB over the RX or the shogun. I guess Bajaj killed the bike due to bad quality and inferior build quality. I extensively modified mine with a intake resonator( like the one on the Kb110) and had also installed a 5 plate clutch housing as bajaj engineers never bothered to tune the clutch for the 125 since it had the same clutch as on the KB100. Suspension, instrumentation and comfort was what set the KB125/100 apart from the lot

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