Well I scraped the plan of putting the 74 yz250 motor in my blaster because just to hard to get parts for. I just finished making a deal for a complete and running 81 kdx420. I'm going to pull the motor and electronics and put them in my blaster frame. 420cc 2 stroke should be a real monster.
kdx420 into a blaster
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The good news is, you've made a move in the right direction. Finding something newer is a great idea. Unfortunately, I think you missed the mark in the "easier to find parts for" category. I would think that a YZ250 would be easier to find hard parts for than an obscure Kawasaki woods dirtbike.
Perhaps you should begin scouting for 1988 and up YZ250 (liquid cooled and can still find parts for them) or at least an engine that was more popular (to ensure parts compatibility).
Perhaps you should begin scouting for 1988 and up YZ250 (liquid cooled and can still find parts for them) or at least an engine that was more popular (to ensure parts compatibility).
I found a website that has pretty much every gasket, seal, and bearing I would need as well as wrist pins. I couldn't get any crank seals or wrist pins as well as a lot of the gaskets for the yz motor I have. If all the newer stuff wasn't so high around here that's what I would have done.
If you feel comfortable that you can source new hard parts for that engine, sounds GREAT then!
Pictures of the dirtbike before you tear it apart!
I will def get some pics before I tear the bike down. Its kind of a shame its really a nice bike but the blasty needs a motor. As far as pipe I'm going to modify the stock pipe to fit on the blasty. I can't seem to find any aftermarket pipes. That's ok though I don't think she will need any more power.
I love it it sounds great! what will the weight difference be? Can it have enough low end to embarass some bigger 4 stroke bikes?
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