95-98 Kx 125 Engines - what's swapable?

[chris82785]

I've got a 97 Kx 125 with a bad crank and case, and have the oportunity to purchase set of 98 kx cases, along with a complete 95 kx 125 motor for cheap. I've heard that the cases are the same for all three years, and that the 97 and 95 have the same cylinder/internal. Am I correct? What else is swapable? Anyone know?

Thanks, Chris

 

[MXP1MP]

my suggestion is you spend many hours on kawaski.com going blind looking at part numbers and parts diagrams to get an idea. :cool:

 

[chris82785]

I've been to kawasaki's web site. Most of the parts have the same part # as far as the first half goes (xxxx-xx), but the second half is slightly different. I know that means there probably different, but what I was wondering is if the second half of the part # pointed out the year for the part #, and not the actual part itself.

The reason I'm asking is because if you look at things such as exhausts, they're made to fit 95-97 kx 125's. The cylinders on the site look identical as well, but the second half of their part #'s are different.

 

[marcusgunby]

The 98 was the first year of a new type engine -the bottom end is same/similar but the top end is all new, it maybe if you have the entire engine it would work?cdi etc maybe different as it had the powerjet carb in 98.