160cc-Big-Bore for the Kawasaki KLX140L
Friday, January 22 2010 @ 03:59 PM ICT
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The performance of the Kawasaki KLX160 is a claimed 16 horsepower out of the modified engine. The modified Kawasaki KLX160 big-bore has a compression ratio of 11.5:1 and runs on regular 91 octane fuel. We used a K&N air-filter and on the Mikuni 28mm carburettor. Kawasaki stock KLX140 comes with a weird shift linkage that doesn't make a lot of sense, so it was scrapped, and an Engine Only shifter took over the gear changing duty.
The combination of 20 more cc and a simple exhaust modification made the little lime-green KLX140/160 monster sound like it was ready to take on the best – and perform like it too. The modified Kawasaki KLX140 lays a beat down on a stock KLX140 in every aspect, from power to handing.