why do they make kdx200 and 220

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outrgus

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wondering why there is two different sized kdx bikes. i live in canada and only see the kdx 220 sold here, is the kdx200 only a u.s.a. model

 

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I think you can get the 200 in Canada. From what I have learned, the 200 has more top end, and the 220 has more low end. Not sure exactly why Kawasaki makes two models, with such close displacement.

 

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KDX 200 allows you to run in the 200 class for races.

 

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They actually make the 220 to give it more low-end grunt. I'm not sure why they don't step it up to a 250 just to be competitive.... They did have a KDX250.

 

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They stopped shipping 200's to Canada when the 220 was released back in 96/97. So only 220's are available in Canada and the newest 200 you could find would be a 96 I believe.

 

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With the U.S. to Canadian exchange rate, the 220cc only works out to about 146cc in Canada....


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LMAO!

Yeah, honestly I don't believe in the 220's existence.

 

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Fatty-K is right the last year Canada received KDX200s was in 1996. From 1997 on we received the KDX220.

Why two different sizes? You’d have to ask a marketing guy I couldn't tell you. It doesn't make any sense to me either.

David

 

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THANKS FOR THE INFO