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Kawasaki D-Tracker 125
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Kawasaki D-Tracker 125 (2010-current)



Detail Value
New price £2,905
Used price range View Kawasaki D-TRACKER 125 bikes for sale to see current asking prices
Engine size 125cc
Power 10bhp
Top speed 62mph
Insurance group
  MCN ratings Owners' ratings
Overall rating is 2 rating is 0
Engine rating is 2 rating is 0
Ride & Handling rating is 2 rating is 0
Equipment rating is 2 rating is 0
Quality & Reliability rating is 2 rating is 0
Value rating is 2 rating is 0

MCN overall verdict rating is 2

The supermoto version of a rubbish bike, the D-Tracker 125 is based on the titchy KLX125 trail-style learner machine. Not a great start in life – the D-Tracker’s supermoto-style road wheels and tyres are a minor improvement, but there’s nothing to recommend it unless you’re exceptionally short.

Engine

MCN rating rating is 2
Owners' rating rating is 0

Compared with its 125 peers, the D-Tracker is gutless, accelerating slowly and rarely breaching 60mph with average sized riders on board. It’s user friendly for an absolute novice, but within weeks you’ll soon tire of feeling vulnerable in 50mph or national speed limits – it needs more go, from both a fun and safety point of view. 

Ride and Handling

MCN rating rating is 2
Owners' rating rating is 0

The tiny wheels have relatively wide tyres, so it grips well, but like the KLX, the size compromises the ride. It wobbles at speed if you move around or steer, and the suspension is crude, which exacerbates things more than it would on conventional sized bikes. The brakes work well though – there’s enough grip to coax the little Kawasaki in to a stoppie, or just stop swiftly for right-thinking riders.

Equipment

MCN rating rating is 2
Owners' rating rating is 0

Very little – the rims are nicely made, but they’re comedy-small. There’s a nice digital dash, but that’s the extent of the luxuries. Compare and buy parts for the D-Tracker in the MCN Shop. 

Quality and Reliability

MCN rating rating is 2
Owners' rating rating is 0

It’s unlikely the softly-tuned engines will throw up any issues provided it’s cared for, but build quality is lacking – it’s like a Chinese bike in places. The steel chassis has only a thin veneer of paint – expect it to rust fast if you don’t look after it in winter.

Value

MCN rating rating is 2
Owners' rating rating is 0

It’s not particularly cheap, but it is nasty. There’s really nothing to justify the price, and no reason to buy it over any competitor unless you must have one, or are exceptionally small and need a bike of such ludicrously tiny proportions. Find a Kawasaki D-Tracker for sale.

Insurance

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Model History

New for 2010

Other Versions

Kawasaki KLX125: Same mechanicals, but with trail-style wheels and tyres.

Specifications

Top speed 62mph
1/4-mile acceleration secs
Power 10bhp
Torque 7.38ftlb
Weight 113kg
Seat height 805mm
Fuel capacity 7 litres
Average fuel consumption 75mpg
Tank range 115 miles
Insurance group
Engine size 125cc
Engine specification Air-cooled 2v OHC single. Five gears, wet clutch. Chain drive
Frame Steel perimeter
Front suspension adjustment none
Rear suspension adjustment none
Front brakes 240mm disc, twin-piston caliper
Rear brake 190mm disc, single-piston caliper
Front tyre size 100/80-14
Rear tyre size 120/80-14

Owners' Overall Rating rating is 0(0 reviews)

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BUSA666 says

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RUBBISH

24 June 2010 13:37

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