20 Most Recent 1979 kawasaki KE 125 Questions & Answers

Point gap will be .14. Make sure after you set the points at .14 you attempt to insert a .16 feeler gauge. It should not go between the points without moving them. Also, a .12 feeler gauge should slip in without any force.

bike starts and then stalls

ck the fuel quality and timing

from what i can remember(ihad one years ago)the ke uses disc valve,as apposed to reed valve.but the anwser is quite simple.if you dont want to remove the pump,just block the lines up with a couple of little bolts,and jubilee clip them in place to stop the engine drawing air in and weakining the mixture.

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I don't know if I can solve it but it sounds to me like you're not getting enough fuel. has it been sitting awhile or just start doing this randomly? If it's been sitting there's a pretty good chance you'll need to clean you carburetor. when gas sits in the bowl of your carburetor for too long it will get thick and smell almost like varnish. My Suzuki 250 4x4 had a similar misfire and cleaning the carb fixed mine.

burning to hot, change air filter. adjust mix on carb, tight in and 1 and 3/4 out

Petseal will fisx the petrol tank and the carb is probably blocked with dead insects and corroded jets etc.

Check out Babbitt's. You can see exploded parts diagrams and order parts. Please rate my answer. www.babbittsonline.com

No you do not need the battery just make sure that your key or kill switch are all working properly.

try under the seat

The parts are available as well as complete carburetors, I checked. Go to www.babbittsonline.com and you can order from them. On the site you can see an exploded view of the carb. But if you don't want to put a few bucks in the bike, I would be happy to put it in my garage. :-) Please rate my answer. Thanks.

Typically there is a piece called a one way clutch. It is bolted to the back of the flywheel. In this case the one way clutch is not grabbing the large starter gear. You will have to remove the engine side cover, pull off the flywheel, and replace the one way clutch and starter gear. Then, when the starter motor is spinning , the clutch will grab the starter gear, the motor will turn over, and hopefully start.

1. check piston rings 2. check valve seal 3. check spark plug tight 4.check head bolts 5. check gaskets
do all these one by one and check the compression.

I would suspect a chafed wire caused by vibration.

Check www.mrcycles.com as they often have diagrams for such things on the web free of charge.

I had a problem with my gold wing like that, once you make sure that there is no frame damaged setting your bike on a center stand do the one pice string around the back tire pulled to the front on both
sides,(make sure your rear tire is alined on the same marks for the swing arm) checking your triple tree for damage or just might need to be loosened and retightend

About 3500 miles or 5000 klm. Change the oil filter as well.

I suspect you have a blocked jet. Strip the carburettor down and clean thouroughly.
Hope that helps.

It sounds like there is a problem with the voltage regulator. Check the regulator by substitution.
Hope that fixes it for you.