Racer X Films: 2004 Kawasaki KX125 Garage Build

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  • čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
  • This bike has a sentimental factor for owner Spencer Luczak: his father raced Kawasakis, and this was a tribute to both him and Mitch Payton.
    Proven Moto
    Built, assembled, and dyno-tested by Matt Jory at Proven Moto in Utah.
    www.provenmoto.com
    Vertex Pistons
    Piston Kit (Ring, Pin, Clips)
    www.vertexpistons.com
    Pro Circuit
    Works Pipe and Carbon Silencer, Axle Blocks, Throttle Tube, Suspension Re-valve and Setup, 2011 KXF Spring SFF Fork. All A-kit Internals.
    www.procircuit.com
    Supersprox
    Front 13T, Rear 51T Aluminum Sprocket, Gold Race Chain
    www.supersproxusa.com
    Dubya
    Custom Talon Carbon Hubs with Mag CNC Outer Hub, Ceramic Bearings, Excel Nipples/Spokes, A-60 Rims
    www.dubyausa.com
    Dunlop
    MX33 Front (90/100-21)
    MX33 Rear (110/90-19)
    www.dunlopmotorcycle.com
    MotoStuff
    Custom CNC-Machined Front Caliper with Ti and Billet Aluminum Pieces, Custom Braided Black Steel Brake Lines with Gold Banjos, 280mm Front Rotor with Matching Rotor in Back, Mag Cerakoted Master Cylinders, 2018 Honda Master Cylinder with 11mm Plunger, Aluminum Spacers
    www.motostuff.com
    Ride Engineering
    Triple Clamps, One-Piece Bar Mounting System, Extended Rear Master Cylinder, Showa Steering Stabilizer
    www.ride-engineering.com
    Met Tec
    Titanium Axles, Ti Rotor/Sprocket Bolts, Ti Caliper Bolts, Chain Guide Bolts, Footpeg Pins, Various Bolts
    www.mettec.com
    Light Speed Carbon
    Glide Plate, Chain Guild, Rear Caliper/Rotor Cover, Fork Guards, Front Rotor Cover, Frame Guards, Case Saver
    www.lightspeedcarbon.com
    Works Connection
    Front and Rear Brake Caps, Rotating Bar Clamp, Steering Stem Nut, Rear Chain Adjuster Blocks
    www.worksconnection.com
    Pivot Works
    Steering Stem Bearing Kit, Swingarm Kit, Linkage Rebuild Kit
    www.pivotworks.com
    Acerbis
    Plastic with Updated Front-End Pieces
    www.acerbisusa.com
    MotoTassinari
    V-Force Reed Cages
    www.mototassinari.com
    Bud Racing
    Burnt Ti Footpegs with Ti Mounting Hardware
    www.budracing-usa.com
    Maxima Racing Oils
    K2 Premix Oil, Gear Oil, Brake Fluid, FFT
    www.maximausa.com
    ABOUT PRO CIRCUIT
    Based in Corona, California, Pro Circuit Products, Inc. is a leader in off-road motorcycle and ATV exhausts and aftermarket performance parts. Started in 1978, Pro Circuit is the go-to shop for recreational riders and professionals for everything from suspension work to complete engine packages, and everything in between.
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Komentáře • 102

  • @AustinLeeckRacing
    @AustinLeeckRacing Před 5 lety +19

    That guy is so well spoken, I love the bike

  • @Peanutdenver
    @Peanutdenver Před 5 lety +19

    Is it asking too much to let Ping race this Kawi at the next 125 All Star race in Millville???

  • @dirkharvey
    @dirkharvey Před 5 lety +16

    Ping! Dude, give us some feedback on these 'garage builds', is this one of the best 125's you ridden? How does it compare to the modern ktm/hus 125's?

  • @bubbasouthern5218
    @bubbasouthern5218 Před 5 lety +5

    Love the story & the Bike.. Amazing Job

  • @jeremiahlogan6202
    @jeremiahlogan6202 Před 5 lety +11

    Looking at an old kx 125 just makes me think about break tapping.

  • @bikerdude6119
    @bikerdude6119 Před 5 lety +4

    I came here after I saw swapmoto 2020 Kawasaki 250 ,
    This is much more relieving....

  • @user93634
    @user93634 Před 5 lety +6

    One day I am going to build something like this. I would love to do a Rodney Smith 2005 RM250 GNCC build with the RG3 A Kit suspension.

  • @robertrishel3685
    @robertrishel3685 Před 4 lety +1

    Just gorgeous! That thing BARKS!

  • @mprud2579
    @mprud2579 Před 5 lety +2

    Killer start Ping !

  • @jdatwood7086
    @jdatwood7086 Před 5 lety +3

    Damn! 38HP out of a 125 is amazing. Those late 90’s early 00’s bikes ranged from 32-34HP stock and with two strokes you gotta really work to make more power. Two strokes by design are already on the edge of making HP or blowing up. Very impressive build, I’d love to try it out.

    • @owenarsenault5955
      @owenarsenault5955 Před 5 lety +4

      At 7000 feet ! Bet it would break 40 at sea level.

    • @johnbabb1138
      @johnbabb1138 Před 5 lety +1

      @@owenarsenault5955 more like 46 horses

    • @jdatwood7086
      @jdatwood7086 Před 5 lety

      Owen Arsenault
      Crazy right!!

    • @owenarsenault5955
      @owenarsenault5955 Před 5 lety

      @@johnbabb1138 Wow I dont really know how much 2 strokes are affected by elevation.

    • @johnbabb1138
      @johnbabb1138 Před 5 lety

      @@owenarsenault5955 3 percent for every 1000 ft. Approximate

  • @GOONRID3RFRANKLIN
    @GOONRID3RFRANKLIN Před 5 lety +1

    This thing looks crisp 👊

  • @TwistandShout257
    @TwistandShout257 Před 5 lety

    Holy shite Spence! 🤑 Looks like a damned blast to ride ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼

  • @TheRealTieLUR
    @TheRealTieLUR Před 5 lety +9

    *Real question is who is riding it at Straight Rhythm*

  • @devastator226
    @devastator226 Před 3 lety

    Now that is a sweet 125 !

  • @db1988
    @db1988 Před 2 lety

    Kinda always amazed when guys talk about cutting subframe like it's some secret or big thing
    I've been doing this to many of my bikes since 2000
    close friend and I discovered this and tested on our own it really helped me the sear hitting me in the butt in the whoops

    • @mikebrown41182
      @mikebrown41182 Před 2 lety

      He never said it was something secret? It has never been, subframe cut equals balance in correlation to the suspension as you would know - and definitly worth it for people of shorter statue.
      But what Spencer was saying is that the stock Kawasaki 125 and the 250 two stroke from that era had a stinkbug effect, wich is well known.
      But lets be honest here the average joe might not know much about it.

    • @claytonsmoothy314
      @claytonsmoothy314 Před 10 měsíci

      You are a genius!a legend! definitely the first to do that😂😂

  • @mikebrown41182
    @mikebrown41182 Před 5 lety +4

    Steve Whitelock i still blame you and The AMA for the death of the two strokes!

  • @fullnoyz7670
    @fullnoyz7670 Před 5 lety

    I love it! Not just buying a new bike and throwing money at it

  • @appliedperformance773
    @appliedperformance773 Před 5 lety

    Awesome

  • @kylemace
    @kylemace Před 5 lety +2

    My 04 kx125 didn’t sound like that !! Lol. Super nice bike 👌🏼👌🏼

    • @mikebrown41182
      @mikebrown41182 Před 5 lety +1

      Stock in comparsion to factory is quite a bit different. This engine screamed!

    • @kylemace
      @kylemace Před 5 lety +1

      Torosus Horneri I agree.

    • @dirkharvey
      @dirkharvey Před 5 lety +1

      This is also a 144

  • @curtishanna4960
    @curtishanna4960 Před 5 lety +1

    Did they do anything to the airbox? I know Stewart's 04 125 had the entire back of the airbox cut out with mesh wiring covering the hole.

  • @Andingo86
    @Andingo86 Před 5 lety

    Wow!

  • @danielsedletzeck1558
    @danielsedletzeck1558 Před 5 lety +5

    30k man but it's worth it amazing bike! That start though wheelie in all gears lol

  • @wannaseethevid
    @wannaseethevid Před rokem

    My 04' is stock aside from the Renthal 971 bars......(stock bars suck)..................My ride is the shizzle...............best bike ever.

  • @josephlagarde9856
    @josephlagarde9856 Před 2 lety +1

    I just built a 2003 kx 125 with the 144 kit full scalvini pipe lectron carb rekluse clutch

  • @nicholasklecan1738
    @nicholasklecan1738 Před 5 lety

    Sickk bike! But garage build, 30 stacks??! But great video as always fellas

  • @alexzanderarmstrong
    @alexzanderarmstrong Před 5 lety

    Is it gonna make the magazine?

  • @amanwithouthope9475
    @amanwithouthope9475 Před 2 lety

    Is this the kx aj was riding in 2018 straight rhythm

  • @dr187mx
    @dr187mx Před 5 lety

    Big money

  • @flashRIGA
    @flashRIGA Před 2 lety

    what triple clamps are you using? or new ee one adaptable to 2004 frame

  • @KSH172
    @KSH172 Před 5 lety +3

    How much are these bikes going for these days? I have a 2003 kx250 98% stock still has the original warning sticker on the back fender.

    • @DGfilms1996
      @DGfilms1996 Před 5 lety +1

      KSH172 probably in all original shape 2500

    • @appliedperformance773
      @appliedperformance773 Před 5 lety

      KSH172 2003 I not the latest generation for kx250s but if it’s truly low hour than 2500 all day. If it was 2005-2007 it would be slightly more valuable. Still would sell pretty easily.

  • @joeplaugher6405
    @joeplaugher6405 Před 2 lety

    what kind of plug you running on that….i got the same bike jus can’t find any plugs and when i do they 50 60 a pop what other plug is safe to run thanks 🤘🏻🇺🇸

  • @Loganhundred
    @Loganhundred Před 5 lety

    What to say, it's kinda perfect ! Mine got stolen unfortunately.

  • @grecoconduris6716
    @grecoconduris6716 Před 5 lety

    Wow

  • @GTFPOB
    @GTFPOB Před 5 lety

    Curious how it stacks up against a new 125 from ktm or husky

    • @fullnoyz7670
      @fullnoyz7670 Před 5 lety

      GTFPOB if a yz 125 can hole shot at the 125 all stars and win so with the right guy piloting it, I’m sure it can stay with them or beat them ?

    • @pranramsamooj8187
      @pranramsamooj8187 Před 4 lety

      38hp at altitude, with the right rider it will do well..

  • @chadclark1842
    @chadclark1842 Před 5 lety +1

    Why didn't you run it at the 125 red bud?

    • @nicholasklecan1738
      @nicholasklecan1738 Před 5 lety

      Right?! 30 stacks but dont race it!? Agreed!

    • @btomblin386
      @btomblin386 Před 5 lety

      @@nicholasklecan1738 it got 2nd at Red Bull Straight Rhythm

  • @takl23
    @takl23 Před 5 lety +14

    $250 for 5 gallons HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    • @aaronmarzec2018
      @aaronmarzec2018 Před 5 lety

      takl23 Still cheaper than one gallon of Astroglide or one gallon of white-out.

  • @gwbruce8107
    @gwbruce8107 Před 2 lety

    that thing flat hauls

  • @kx1hundred
    @kx1hundred Před rokem

    That’s a bad ass 125. 30k? I think he got huge discounts I was waiting to hear 50,000$

  • @epicbagelswag
    @epicbagelswag Před 5 lety +1

    Why every 5 hours?

    • @t-train6534
      @t-train6534 Před 4 lety +2

      epicbagelswag probably don’t care anymore but the guys that were really good and had factory sponsorships would replace a top end on the 125’s after every race. I imagine with him running this 125 at 38 hp (300+ plus hp per liter) he is probably losing a significant amount of power just do to compression loss. To keep it in tip top shape you need new rings or new piston that often.

  • @herovoltz173
    @herovoltz173 Před 5 lety

    Do a garage build on a 2013 YZ250f

  • @austinbaylor2613
    @austinbaylor2613 Před 5 lety

    I’ve got a 2004 KX250f that has the same head shake. Anybody able to tell me how to fix it without spending thousands?

    • @krissantana4660
      @krissantana4660 Před 5 lety

      Austin Baylor Yes, toss it off a massive cliff, head shake problem solved. That’s the worst actual MX bike built in the last 30 years.

    • @dirkharvey
      @dirkharvey Před 5 lety

      Lower the front end via forks/clamps, over tighten the stem nut, OR , GPR stabilizer

    • @austinbaylor2613
      @austinbaylor2613 Před 5 lety

      DirkBike thanks for the tips

    • @austinbaylor2613
      @austinbaylor2613 Před 5 lety

      Kris Santana no thanks put about 1k in it for parts and my uncle gave it to me. Everything is like new

    • @rmudge13
      @rmudge13 Před 5 lety +1

      Steering stabilizer

  • @chrisfischer8595
    @chrisfischer8595 Před 3 lety

    $30,000 she's beautiful build 😍 prob better then ktm 🤔

  • @495Alvarez
    @495Alvarez Před 5 lety

    should've threw some mika metal parts on it

  • @redbull5859
    @redbull5859 Před rokem

    30 grand am my 07 stock rm with a pipe will gap it off a gate

  • @cruisesuski1280
    @cruisesuski1280 Před 5 lety +2

    Its sick but $30k for some kid on a 19 Husky 125 to blow by you? No way!

  • @jessebryant9233
    @jessebryant9233 Před 5 lety +1

    *James 'Bubba' Stewart* should come out of retirement... Ride for Pro-Circuit... And run a KX125... Just for fun! That would be a WIN for EVERYBODY! (Unless Stew's unable except the limitations of the machine and still tries to beat EVERYBODY... and ends up hurting himself.)

    • @stephenwilson1012
      @stephenwilson1012 Před 5 lety

      Have you watched his latest interviews? He hates racing. Said hes touched a bike like 3 times in 3 years

    • @jessebryant9233
      @jessebryant9233 Před 5 lety

      @@stephenwilson1012
      Yeah, to obsess over something for so long and then hate it... He's probably never had as much fun riding in a season as his brother does in a week. It's too bad. But actually riding 'just for fun' might allow him to rediscover why he started doing it in the first place! Hey, I was never a Bubba fan (huge respect though), but gotta love Mookie!

  • @Echoepic95
    @Echoepic95 Před 2 lety

    I have a 2003 amd 2004 kx 125

  • @GTFPOB
    @GTFPOB Před 5 lety +1

    Can't hide money

  • @zachfrye-lofley184
    @zachfrye-lofley184 Před 5 lety

    Had an 03 that the original owner was a chick. It was clean. Hating myself for getting rid of it. Had air forks and didn’t know how to adjust them. Stiff as a board

  • @matthewhunter9396
    @matthewhunter9396 Před 5 lety +1

    First

  • @Schnot
    @Schnot Před 5 lety +13

    “Garage build” lmao yeah ok.
    $30k into an antique 125.

  • @mitchellsmith7162
    @mitchellsmith7162 Před 5 lety +1

    Yea 38hp is cool and all but for 30k Jesus, a bone stock ktm 125 2019 makes 39-40 hp

    • @mikebrown41182
      @mikebrown41182 Před 5 lety +2

      Do you know why? Because KTM have no secrets, literally everything engine wise is a byproduct of the last years of factory racing. What KTM have stock engine wise is literally the same as Langston and Hughes raced back in 03-04 before the big switch. Kawi stoped at 04. But 38 HP for a old kawi with older technology is damn good.
      Sounds better than any KTM aswell.

    • @mitchellsmith7162
      @mitchellsmith7162 Před 5 lety

      Torosus Horneri fair point but ktm sound pretty good too

    • @johnbabb1138
      @johnbabb1138 Před 5 lety

      That hp was at 7000 feet , more like 46 hp at sea level

    • @mikebrown41182
      @mikebrown41182 Před 5 lety

      @Taylor Anderson I am doubtful . I talked to Goose regarding rickys old 250 rm bike (05 supercross) 60 hp at the wheel with unobtanium parts. 125 twos trokes 44 hp at the rear wheel hmm. 40-42 maybe. But i can be wrong but it seems like a exaggeration

    • @mikebrown41182
      @mikebrown41182 Před 5 lety

      ​@Taylor Anderson I`ll ask Albrecht tomorrow and see what they scored on James old 125 kx in 04.

  • @sheaburns3713
    @sheaburns3713 Před rokem

    Who does this guy think he is. How tf is anyone supposed to compete with this

  • @shift00420
    @shift00420 Před 4 lety

    So basically it's a 1 off bike that can't be built by average Joe racers.......lame

    • @mikebrown41182
      @mikebrown41182 Před 2 lety

      You can? If you want to spend the money. Definitly not lame, its a piece of art and one should hail someone that is a fan of the sport and a weekend warrior for building such a beautiful machine.