KLX300R in a KLX250 frame?

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Old 05-14-2020, 07:43 PM
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Kinda toying around with the idea of putting a KLX300 into a 2018 KLX250 frame. I'm not sure if I'll do it just yet but I was wondering if anyone has tried or attempted to do so. My KLX250 runs great for the time-being so i think i'll hang onto it for now since it's still new at just over 3k miles but just some food for though I guess. Comments or suggestion welcome. Thanks!
 
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new top end kit under 500 bucks and jetting
 
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My understanding is that it is the same motor. What Tacoma says, new cylinder and piston and you have a 300.
 
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Old 05-14-2020, 11:24 PM
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Main difference over past 300s - kick start only vs the e-start 250. Like was said, there is the AHL 299cc big bore for under $200.

A number of people, including TNC, have actually put on Kawasaki 300 cylinders. The 300 started out as the KLX250R in 1993 or 1994, morphed in 1996.
 
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Awesome information! Thanks guys. Just good stuff to go know in the future as I really do like the KLX250 platform. Mine's EFI which is both a positive and a negative.
 
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Old 06-30-2020, 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by klx678
Main difference over past 300s - kick start only vs the e-start 250. Like was said, there is the AHL 299cc big bore for under $200.
I've seen the AHL kit and was curious about these myself. Are they decent quality/popular among owners here? The price almost seems too good to be true.
 
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I never seem to remember his name here, but a rider in Pennsylvania has been running one for a while now. I have one on the shelf to install when I get the other stuff done..
 
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Yes I have been running the AHL Tong Tong cylinder since last late summer/fall. She broke in nicely and is running strong, no issues whatsoever. Some have said gaskets don't line up with water passages but mine did. Just double check.
 

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