Good on fuel. Easy to maintain and like any bike lots of fun to own. :)

But it was always a pain to start on cold starts, my mates owned a 2006 and 2009 KLX250's, both of theirs didn't like to start too when cold, which was a pain when you work late shifts and trying to start your bike at 1am in the morning and all you want to do is go home and sleep. :s

I sold it and bought a DRZ 400, it is just as reliably as the klx, a little bit heavier, but the power of the DRZ and the fact it always starts in Really cold or hot weather is a deal br...Read more

I bought this bike for my son (12year old).

His progression of bikes has been :
age 4-8 - Honda QR50
age 8-12 - Kawasaki KLX110 Manual
age 12-14(currently) - Kawasaki KLX250S

The bike is rec-reg'd just in case i want to use it in the bush, and Ive modified it with the following :
- Airbox lid removed
- changed out the stock main jet to a #130 and the pilot to a #40 ...Read more

After returning to dirt after 15 years I wasn't sure if I would like it so I got the Klx250 to test it out, cheap bike with full rego and RWC, now you can get faster, bigger bikes for more money so if you need the best go get it, but this sits low letting you have both feet on the ground, is light enough, wont scare you, lets you get your skills up and makes riding like a nut fun. and none of this "just had a rebuild" like other bikes. it just keeps going
I come in at 105kg so the rear suspension doesn't like jumps but for most bush bashing...Read more