Its power and equipment were equivalent to the trial motorcycle, TY250R for race. The only difference was the presence of the safety parts. It was such a high quality motorcycle.
It was the entry model of the LTD series, which was equipped with the engine of the off-road model KL250. The combination of the front cast wheel and the drum brake was unique.
The air-cooled 2-stroke rotary disc valve engine generated 23.5PS, a power that highly exceeded that of its competitor, DT-1. The rider could enjoy its powerful ride.
Though few motorcycle adopted hydraulic brake in those days, this motorcycle mounted a front and rear interlocking hydraulic brake system. The 2-cylinder engine that generated 18 horsepower had a self starter.
It took in the information earned from the commercially sold moto-crosser model, CR250R. It adopted a long-stroke system that worked favorably in terms of the torque, and had a RC valve for the exhaust device.
It underwent a full model change based on the commercially sold moto-crosser model, MX250. The front wheel was changed from 3.25-19 to 3.00-21, and the spring of the rear suspension was changed to an irregular pitch type.
It was the commercially sold Scrambler that took in the technologies earned from the race machine RH250, which played an active role at the world motocross championship races.
It was the KAWASAKI's first 4-stroke trail motorcycle. Its light and compact engine was based on the ones of Z200, and incorporated the vehicle body technologies earned from the KE or the motocrosser KX.