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**Nikhil Pereira** · 10-25-2009, 01:37 AM

Originally posted by sat_06 View Post

Wow Nikhil looks like you are going full throtle on collecting these 2Strokes.

looking out fora shogun as well. . .Do let me know if anyone has a resonably oriced one

**jd666** · 10-25-2009, 02:26 AM

some facts that i remember.

- the bajaj prowler was launched late towards the end of the 2 stroke era in india, but it sold only locally in and around PUNE iirc. PLease google you will find information on it. It had the fairing of the caliber chroma on it.

- The kawasaki was a screamer, and i believe could be started in reverse also, so the crank would rotate in reverse, and all gears would work the other way. you might find some videos on youtube.

- It had a disc valve technology, that enabled the engine to be free revving, i dont have much information on that one, but the disc valve was around 70-100 bucks, and ideally shouldve been replaced each service.

- The 100 and 125 both were known for their rock solid stability and handling, but the 125 was a screamer, and i have seen 120+ kmph on it, and around 110 + kmph true speed estimates. The last KB125 that i rode was around 97-98, so thats a good 11 years back! though i did ride a KB 100 about 3-4 years back. Great bikes!!!

**HydBiker** · 10-25-2009, 02:58 AM

Originally posted by Nikhil Pereira View Post

That sure is our very own Yaser Bhai.

Originally posted by Nikhil Pereira View Post

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

Had an Auto India magazine copy from the 1996. Didn't see it after we shifted house last year

That mag had SX Enduro's review and some good photo shots of it in some dirt track. The bike was in Ninja Green like colour and very funny shape for someone who had no idea about dirt biking. I have even seen one on the road in Visakhapatnam.

**prakash_mvpa** · 10-25-2009, 03:43 AM

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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

**jd666** · 10-25-2009, 03:51 AM

^^ the engine sure does look same! could very much be the bike.

**Sumit_Singh** · 10-25-2009, 06:04 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, 06:06 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, 12:15 PM

Originally posted by prakash_mvpa View Post

More Pics Interested

.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, 12:53 PM

Originally posted by prakash_mvpa View Post

More Pics Interested

.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, 01:09 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, 01:22 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, 01:24 PM

Originally posted by torino View Post

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, 02:35 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, 03:00 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, 10:58 PM

Originally posted by shabbarak View Post

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??

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