Kawasaki KE 100 reviews

Purchased a near mint KE with a clean title approximately 6 months ago. No riding experience whatsoever, no not much to compare it to... Other than my newest bike, a DR200. Off-road, it's light and does a sufficient job on easy trails. On road, it will top out at 55-57 downhill, tucked in, WOT and with a tailwind. Cruises comfortably 35-45mph. Wheelies easily. Never jumped it. Never jumped it. Lighting is pretty dim. Overall a great bike and insane amounts of fun but it's honestly limited to 35mph roads. Show less

This bike is very fast. It beat a 2004 KTM 125SX. The KTM was all the way topped out and I was in 5th gear 3/4 throttle tieing it, then shifted into 6th gear and blew it away! That just proves Kawasaki is the best Show less

I had one of these when I was 14 and I had always regretted selling it. I saw one in the paper and went and picked it up at a good price. The front and rear fender are faded and the seat is faded but nothing is broken. I will have to do some repair on the kickstand/footpeg as it seems to have had the bolts stripped on it. The cool thing is that it starts every time on the 1st kick. I was worried that it wouldn't take me around like it should because of me being too big for it, but if your not worried about impressing anyone it will get you around trails just fine. I am going to use it for deercamp, goofing off, and following my kids around on their various motorsports adventures as they get older. In this case power and speed are not necessary. I personally would never take it out on the highway but for small town streets and suburbs it will do good. I am a big fan of cruiser bikes but right now this will do and hopefully I will keep it for a long time to come. I will update in a year or so. Show less

My dad got me a 2003 KX100 last year for my b-day. I am pleased with it. I don't think they could have made it any better. It has awesome acceleration with a respectable top speed. I can't move my foot fast enough to shift and I get scared going around the track sometimes when I hit 5th. I had my grandpa run beside me with his van and he said 3rd will do 45mph and 6th will do 65mph. And she wheelies easily (look at the picture(resolution isn't that good)). Show less

This bike is the best in the 100 class. It is reliable, fast, and comfortable. I have had it for a while and it has given me no troubles at all. It is so fast! Just a little gas and your gone. Bye bye Honda's and hello finish line! I would recommend it to smaller people. If you want something good. Keep oil changed and have fun! Show less

This little bike was my first dirtbike. It is without a doubt the best built bike in its class. I had it for two years, and never had a problem with it. The little thing kept up with my friend's XR250R and Yamaha 350 Wolverine. I rode this bike through it all and back, and still running like a top. I think it would be perfect for a rider just starting out. Show less

I've BEEN RIDING FOR A WHILE AND THIS HAS TO BE THE FUNNEST BIKE I HAVE EVER RIDDEN. IT HAS A LOT OF TORQUE AND POWER. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SMALLER SIZE BIKE WITH THE SAME POWER AS A 125, THIS IS THE BIKE FOR YOU. IT GETS BIG AIR ON GOOD JUMPS AND HAS LIGHTNING FAST ACCELERATION. Show less

I bought an '02 KE100 for my 14 year old son to learn riding on, so he could learn off road and then graduate to the road as his motorcycling skills improved. He really hammered the bike, rode it right up the neighbors fence once, various spills, and the bike never lost heart. It served its purpose very well, and is still amazingly reliable. It starts during the top portion of the kick EVERY time! Easy to maintain, and surprisingly quick while in the power curve. Unlike most off-road bikes, you don't have to be an NBA Center to flat-foot it while stopped, which, in my opinion, makes it safer to ride. I'm very happy with the bike, and would recommend it for anyone who likes to take the road less traveled. Show less

This bike rips. It has an awesome powerband. It's hard to keep the front wheel on the ground. It smoked a 2001 400EX and a XR250 with ease. It starts right up and is very reliable. The suspension is perfect and you don't even feel the bumps. It has big tires/wheels so you can go over almost anything. Going in 6th gear down the trail feels like the bike is at home. It is an awesome bike and I would recommend it to anyone. Show less

The holeshot is overpowering but delightful. It lifts up{wheelies}on 1st, 2nd, or 3rd gears, and when you kick in 4th it takes off! sometimes it even lifts on 4th but it does 40-50mph on 4th gear on 5th it goes 50-60 but since it has all that torque and power off the gates it has little if any power for top-end. The suspention and handling needs work and it bottoms out on me, but it can be fixed. Besides that I'm living a dream and having loads of fun. It's the best thing I've ever bought and made a lot of changes to make it faster. Some of the 125's I've seen are cows next to this bike. It's in the mini-moto class,I don't know why it goes as fast as some big bikes I've ridden. Show less