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LOT 40

1983 Kawasaki KX500 Moto-Crosser Registration no. not registered Frame no. KX500E-007814 Engine no. KX500BE015295

Sold for £3,910 inc. premium
Lot 40

1983 Kawasaki KX500 Moto-Crosser

1983 Kawasaki KX500 Moto-Crosser
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. KX500E-007814
Engine no. KX500BE015295

Kawasaki's legendary KX500 moto-crosser was first introduced, in air-cooled form, in 1983. Water-cooling arrived in 1985 and the KX500 became the fastest machine in its class, an honour it would contest for several years with Honda's even more aggressive CR500. The Honda challenge eventually faded, as did that of KTM, leaving the big Kwacker as the only 500cc two-stroke moto-crosser in production by the Century's end. When manufacture finally ceased at the end of 2004, this exceptional competition motorcycle had been in production for more than 20 years. But in all that time a KX500 never won a World Championship, although GB's Kurt Nicoll managed a 2nd place in 1988 and won the British Championship that same year. In the USA the KX500 won several AMA National Moto-Cross Championships but it was as a desert racer that the big Kawasaki really excelled, dominating a sport where its combination of unmatched power and amazing high-speed stability made it all but unbeatable.

This KX500 was purchased by the private vendor directly from Chambers Engineering. Unused since acquisition and kept in dry storage, the machine will require recommissioning before returning to the dirt. There are no documents with this Lot.
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