Interesting. Haven't had a problem finding neutral, but maybe that feature is why. The transmission on this bike shifts really well, haven't missed one shift yet in 130 miles. The clutch has pretty decent modulation too.Z06-you probably know about the Kawi neutral finder... but in case you don't, here is some info. This works only when the bike is stopped, and Kawasaki appears to be the only major manufacturer using this feature. Kawasaki Positive Neutral Finder
I don't specifically recall ... that was way back in 1990, the first production "ram-air" syco machine of the day, lol. That was a cool bike for the time.Your old ZX-11 should've had the Positive Neutral Finder, my ZX-11D and ZX-12R did. It's been a Kawi thing it seems like forever.
I don't specifically recall ... that was way back in 1990, the first production "ram-air" syco machine of the day, lol. That was a cool bike for the time.
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Sounds like a well-made bike and nice to ride.Interesting. Haven't had a problem finding neutral, but maybe that feature is why. The transmission on this bike shifts really well, haven't missed one shift yet in 130 miles. The clutch has pretty decent modulation too.
Tested it out, and the neutral finder feature does undeed work on the KLX300.Sounds like a well-made bike and nice to ride. Shifting up from 1st while stopped should *never* give you 2nd gear, that's the main function of neutral finder.
I have a 2020 klx 230 wish i would have gotten the 300 but I got from private sale and its what the guy had and price and milage were to good to pass up so I have this bike for about 2 years and love have about 5k miles on it and its just bullet proof always starts always dependable I ride both trails and street with it more street and just love it I also have a 2011 triumph t100 so I havent been riding the klx as much as before but again always starts always runs great and is just a great 2 nd bike when i just want to zip around or explore someI've been looking at the KLX300 for a couple of years. Sold a bike I hardly ever rode anymore, so decided to sell it and get dual-sport bike. I've had a few non-street legal dirt bikes, but never a dual-sport. Decided to go traditional Kawasaki Green instead of the "Battle Gray" or "Cypher Camo Gray" colors ... they has too much black & gray for me. Also, with the green machine, it's much more visible which could be a good thing. They changed the body work (looks better IMO), went with black rims on the Green, and went with an LED headlight for 2024. The suspension feels pretty good right out of the box (it's adjustable too), and has 10.0 inches of travel up front (see last photo) and 9.1 inches of travel in the rear. The KLX300 of this design has been out since the 2021 model year, so any issues since then should be worked out, but from what I've read this bike has always been pretty trouble-free. A few photos ... I have a whole 88 miles so far (got it yesterday) and doing some break-in riding on the back roads. Transmission shift nice, haven't missed on gear yet, lol. Once broken in, it will be able to do 70-75 mph on the highway without getting crazy high in RPM if needed.
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The '81 GPz550 had it.Your old ZX-11 should've had the Positive Neutral Finder, my ZX-11D and ZX-12R did. It's been a Kawi thing it seems like forever.
Very nice bike.The tires look pretty aggressive for a dual-sport bike, but on the twisty back roads they work really good. Can't even tell they are "knobby" when on pavement. If you look at the last photo in post #1, you can see the wear marks are down to about 1/4 inch from the outer edge on the outside knobs from cornering/leaning, and when that far over on pavement it still feels planted, I think Kawasaki did a good job specifying a decent dual use tire.
They are Dunlop D605 dual-sport tires. The front is size 3.00 x 21 and rear size is 4.60 x 18.Very nice bike.
What tires are those that came with it?
Thank you.They are Dunlop D605 dual-sport tires. The front is size 3.00 x 21 and rear size is 4.60 x 18.
The Dunlop 605s don't vibrate at all on the road.I've got the Dunlop D606 front and rear on a Suzuki DR-Z 400S now, and while they are great off-road, the vibration is a little much on the asphalt. I might just have to give the D605 a try.