On today’s topic, we are going to talk about the best
supermoto bike that matches your price in the hand. And also, we are not wrong
if we say that this is the currently most-seen supermoto bike in Sri Lanka that
is the Kawasaki D Tracker 250 that we all know. Though countries like Sri Lanka
and Thailand tell this bike as Tracker, Japan, and other countries, most tell
this bike as KLX 250D.So, if you want to find something about this bike, don’t
search from other names, just look for KLX 250D.
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Next, if we talk about something else about this bike, like
Hornet, Jade, and XR bikes, the chassis number of this bike also will be
changed according to the manufactured year. The chassis numbers of these bikes
are correct with the year so without taking the bikes that pointed wings
changed to rounded wings, take a genuine tracker without paying high prices by
looking at this chassis number.
LX250E -315 (1998)
LX250E -321 (1999)
LX250E -331 (2001)
LX250E -350 (2002)
LX250E -A00004 (2003)
LX250E -A04311(2004)
LX250E -A07001(2005)
LX250E -A11177(2006)
LX250E -A18659(2007)
Carb
And also around 1998-2003, this bike came with rounded wings
and after that, this bike came with pointed wings. The Tracker X has been
designed completely differently from all of these, even in appearance. And also
an EFI unit has been used instead of the carb of this bike. We will talk about
tracker x in detail later. Now let’s talk about the engine of this bike.
Engine
This bike has two engine models called D1 and D2 and it is
mentioned on the engine. In Sri Lanka, we can mostly see D2-engine bikes. And
if we talk further in more detail, this bike is equipped with a 249CC, DOHC
single cylinder FOUR STROKE 4 valve engine. The maximum power of this bike is
recorded as 29bhp and the maximum speed is around 150kmph. Also, this engine
can give a good race to motorcycles like SB Tracker and XR that compete with
this bike.
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Clutch
and Gear
When talking about the gear system and clutch of this bike,
A 6-speed gear system with a wet multiple-disc clutch can be seen. And also, a
gear jam can be seen in some D1 engines. Remember that this is due to a lack of
proper maintenance and not a problem with the motorcycle. Since these
motorcycles are more than 10 years old, proper maintenance is essential for
them.
Design
Next, if we talk about the meter panel of this motorcycle,
it shows Speed, ODO, and Trip like a normal SM motorcycle. In tracker X we can
see the RPM also. As with most SM bikes, the lack of a fuel gauge can be seen
as a drawback and if you are thinking of becoming a new tracker owner, it is
always better to keep an eye on the fuel level until you get used to it. Also,
a line of 2004 can be seen on this meter and it is the thing which is called a
Perimeter. An 8-litre tank is provided for this bike so it is not will not be
much problem.
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The side stand switch of this bike can be shown as another
important feature of this. Due to this side stand switch, if you try to move
forward using the gear while the motorcycle is stationary, the engine will
automatically shut down. This side stand switch doesn’t work on most trackers,
and if you don’t fix it quickly, you might get into trouble.
Fuel
Supply
The fuel supply of the D1 engine is done through a carburettor
while a Keihin CVK34 sensor carburettor has been used for D2 engines which
begin in 2002. Also, the fuel efficiency of the Tracker X released with an EFI
unit is around 45km per 1 litre.
If we talk about the chassis of this bike, only in 2004 you
can see a chassis with a silver colour, and in other models, we can see a black
chassis and this is an Aluminum Diamond frame. The total weight of this bike is
measured as 128kg.
Suspensions
If we talk about the suspension of this bike a 43mm USD
shock is used in the front and it has been changed from time to time depending
on the year of production as silver, black, and gold, and the suspension body
of this bike can also be changed.
For the back of this bike, a Mono shock has been used, and
here too the colour has changed to yellow, silver, and red and it can be
adjusted to 16 sizes. The seat height of the stock model (which has not
undergone any modification) is about 880mm (35 inches) and someone under 5.6
feet may cause some difficulty in handling this motorbike.
Breaks
and Tires
If we talk about the breaking of this bike, for the front a
Nisin 2-piston calliper with a 250mm disc is used and a single-piston Nisin
calliper with a 230mm disc has been used for the back of this bike. The tires
110/70-17 for the front and 130/70-17 for the back have been used. Also, the
spokes come with a 17-inch rim and the original brand of this rim is Excel, but
many trackers can be seen with other rim types now. Like every spoke bike, the
cost due to an accident is very high in this bike also.
Finally, if we note this bike, this cannot be seen as a
brand new bike in the market and this motorcycle is manufactured based on the
KLX Big wheel motorcycle. Although this bike was manufactured in Japan from
1999-2003, after 2003 the assembly work has been done at Kawasaki’s factories
in Thailand and this D Tracker replaced the D1 with the D2, the D2 with the X,
and finally the KLX motor bike. Motorcycles with 125cc and 150cc capacity were
also produced here and we talked about D Tracker 150 earlier.
Until the next post, be safe and keep riding.
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