My grandma bought me an '87 for my first bike just before she passed. Same thing just different color. Fastest 9yr old in neighborhood! Love you, Big Grandma! Thanks for reviewing. Nostalgia

This is one of the best small displacement bike Its 100cc engine packs quite a punch 11hp stock but when I had it ported, rejetted and fit a new expansion chamber You can easily get 17hp from it Which is a lot for a light bike Can easily reach 85mph

This is one of the best reviews i’ve seen.

The format in which you did this review was really good man your channel is gonna grow. When you showed all of the specs so simply as you read them off

I had one of those back in the early '80's, it was orange. Great little bike, it's what I rode when I was 15 to get my motorcycle license. It's actually an excellent small trail bike too, so light and easy to maneuver, and it will climb pretty steep hills too.

Thanks for this review! This was my first bike at 15. I still have it and am looking forward to restoring it and using it in the place of a vespa.

My first bike was a white one with a blue seat in 1985. I don't know how much I weighed at the age of 15 back then, but I could sustain a top speed of around 63mph. Unfortunately in doing this, the bike would have carburetor issues and stall out without warning, leaving me stranded on the road a few times. I remember the shop wasn't forthcoming in revealing the specifics of the problem, leading me to conclude it was a simple fix, and easy $ for them. It just wasn't meant for the daily street, which is what I used it for. After a few months, I couldn't wait till I would turn 16, so that I would get past the legal threshold of the 125cc limit, and get rid of it for something more powerful & reliable.

Great review! You hit all the important details, and your assessment of its strengths and weaknesses was spot on. Bought a 2000 second hand with 3,000 miles. I doubt it ever had any maintenance as every spoke was loose. Still had its original Bridgestone Trail Wing tires. Super fun little bike, but as you said, it's one the new rider will outgrow quickly. Buddies took me to all their known trails (some hard enduro...MEANIES) where the poor bike begged for mercy. Pushing it too hard and asking more resulted in two top end rebuilds in a year. With shed space cramped, it was time to pass it on to the next nostalgic owner. Future owners should know that anything beyond trials type treaded tires are very hard to find in the 17 and 19 inch sizes. So long as you keep in mind what the bike is and is not, it will reward you with lots of smiles. And the exhaust note is very reminiscent of my childhood in the 70's. And THAT I think is the true beauty of this machine!

I too wanted one of these around 1990, before I was old enough to drive. They were so affordable and looked like so much fun. Unfortunately, I never got one, but fortunately I've had and have several dirt bikes, dual sports and street bikes. I think it's time for me to add one of these to my little collection.

Very good video, I had a 1972 G4 trail boss, a1974 G5 100, now a 1999 KE100, your Visio is spot on!

Excellent review.prolly one of the best narratives I've heard on any review.your a natural.my buddy had one of these bikes in the mid 80s we beat on it pretty good.

Don't think of it as a slow bike. Tell your buddies it's more of a "fast moped" and you will come off cooler -hobbies aren't about having fun. It's about seeming interesting

I got one of these as my 2nd bike up from a Honda QA 50 and I loved it, I rode it unbelievably hard and it lasted 2 years for 500 bux in 2003

Got one brand new in 1987 for my 15th birthday. it was white an green.i loved it!

Used to drive one back in 2000. We have it as a company service to use when were buying some spare parts for our trucks a few blocks away. Ours is also green in color. Yup, no need to premix coz its oil injected. The tank has a small circular see thru glass where you could see 2 holes to indicate the min and max of the 2t oil that you put on it. Used it mostly on trails as we lived on the foot of the mountain. It was the 1st bike that i rode. I miss those times, and i miss the bike too. Im from the philippines by the way. Great review. Keep it up.

Nice Video! I had mine restored and modified to a mono-shock. Great bike. I had it for over 20 Years!

My very first bike was a 97 ke100 this brings back memories. Looking back it was a great beginning bike.i was 11 years old. I could get mine up to 70 mph going down a little hill beside my old house lol

I bought one of these back in 2010, it was a 2001 model, it would do 56MPH, then I put on a K&N Air Filter and got it up to 65 on the exact same road.

My first motorcycle. Got a brand new one in 1997 when I was 12 years old. Eventually took the road legal stuff off and just trail road it. Good memories

Dude i have superbikes and i can honestly say i enjoyed riding one of these more than my R1

I broke into street riding with a 1999 model. Perfect for where I rode. Fun city or local bike.

This was my first bike. I bought it new from kawasaki in 2001. It was a great bike.

damn this really was an excellent video, im gonna chuck this baby in 1 of my playlists. I even think i might buy 1 of these! (Currently I have a CBR1000RR 2015, but this looks so fun as a second bike!)

I weigh over 200 and my mildly modified ( kx 80 exhaust and re jetting cleaned up ports with lighter aluminum wheels) will run well over 65 when leaning out of the wind to streamline the torque within the powerband will slowly come on from below 55mph and smoothly almost imperceptible if not expected to happen, no surge just a slow steady increase in speed and rpm, amazing little thing if well balanced and in optimum performance.

Outstanding review, thank you!

Just got mine 2 days ago, 560 original miles (600 now that I've ridden it a bit). I weigh 135 and got up to 55 on a long straight road, however I didn't push the bike to its limit so it could probably do more. Don't buy a KE100 for its speed or looks, buy the damn thing because of the huge smile it will bring to your face when you ride it. At 16, this bike is the most fun bike I've ever been on, and I've owned many.

Nice review I’m getting my grandpas 1976 KE100 fixed

Great vid. I’ve got a 74 Kawi g5 it likes to be right around 40 mph lol perfect for back roads

Had one, for 6 years. Was a good little bike for what it was.

I had a ke100 78 model in yellow back in 87.😊

Nice review, they are great little bikes

This was my first bike....not what I wanted but I’ll say it was dead reliable. Road it every day and not one problem. Next bike was an rm125 and blew it up on the 3rd day....

Good review, thank you!

I had one back in the late 70's..

Best review. Thanks.

I had a yellow g5 1972 my first bike. I paid 465.00 brand new for it....I was 15 in 72 got my drivers license and rode the little sucker everywhere .....after 6000 hard miles i sold it for a 73 Suzuki TS185 . I could get 62 mph our of mine ....i was about 160 pounds.....

I wanted one of these so bad when I was a kid in the 90s lol

great review.

I use to have a 100 size dual I miss it

Hey man, great video. I've picked up the same bike, 2001, and I'm making some decent progress. Like you said, there's not too much on KZfaq about these bikes, so I appreciate that you added to the scant collection. Anyway, I'm curious about your blinkers and electrical. It seems substantially better than mine. Do they blink at a reasonable rate? And are you running a stock setup? Mine blink like every 4 seconds and are not bright. Thru in an AGM battery that I thought would help, but it didn't help much. I saw yours briefly in the video and it seemed a lot more reasonable. Starting to wonder if I need to go through the thing and find out if I have a weak ground somewhere in the system. Cheers.

Well Done! Very nice Bike.

Just got one real fun honestly!

I have a 99 I think it was a very good choice for my first bike

I wanted one of these so bad as a kid. It just stood out in the showroom.

Can not go wrong for the money. You can still find nice low mileage examples out there that haven't been butchered up.

Hi Dear I watched your KZfaq video with KE 100 I am impressed because you give lots of info about this bike I have 1983 model I just finished reworked on this bike if I get chance I will share some pictures. Thanks Zee from Lahore Pakistan.

The Headlight isn’t an issue, just switch it out for a bright LED light that’s what everyone else does.

First ever bike I had 1980.

Kawasaki should bring this bike back!!

But she looks sweet I got one but needs work I’m working on it nice and slow. Disabled and purchased it really cheap so I can have something to do but my hands hurt a lot. Reminded me of a bike I wanted.

That's cool I have a 90 mc1 dirtbike and its fun to ride on the side streats but gota watch out for the cops

great vid

I´m getting one tomorrow for my girlfriend. We live in argentina and its only $200 us. Thats so cheap it´s shamefull. XD Seems like a fun bike for short distances.

I weigh 170 and after a bunch of carb cleaning and tuning and a new spark plug I got up to 60.5 mph

I got mine for $150, but the carb needs to be rebuilt.

with the container for 2-stroke oil under the seat does that mean you don't have to add it to the gas that it does it by itself?

I'm getting one tomorrow for $400, but it needs carborator work.

I had a 97 model ke100 and I'm 270 pounds and mine went well over 55 mph factory. If yours only does about 55 factory then they seriously fucked some shit up between 97 and 01..

got a 1996 for $200 lol runs great just no lights tryng to get them all for it to make it street legal.

Great!

Yo your bike sounds nice and quiet and not loud have you made any changes

I'd mess with the jetting you should be able to go over 55 with 99cc's especially if it's got the 6 speed. if the Yamaha dt50 can do 55 the ke can do better. I'd also switch to pre mix. I don't know why but I want one of these things kinda bad, but then again I bleed 2 stroke lol.

I just bought one ready to go for $375

Hey fam just pulled this out my bosses yard he said it ran wat do I do to get it running

you can get 16 to 20 hp out of them with minor mods, race rotory valve ( or cut rotory valve) a re jet and it makes them a completely different bike

Mine was a G4 ,, 10 speed

$5 a month? who do u have for insurance and do you have any tickets and how old are you, I only ask because I'm being offered the exact bike

I have a 1990s Ke 100 with buddy pegs but unfortunately it has no chances of running

Turned mine into a tracker

sorry let me just correct you real quick, suzuki still makes the tf125 and ts185er which are both street legal dual sport bikes

Not sure where you got the idea that the ke was the last production street legal 2 strokes what about dtr’s that went on to 2003 then went to dtre and dtx up till like 2007 maybe a lil longer

How long can you keep it pegged at 50mph without blowing it up?

Would this be a fun trail woods bike 🤔

Whats average MPG on these?

I remember something

I could get mine to around 63 but after 50 it was worthless

My 97 ke100 will hit 65 mph & I weigh 200 pounds

is 1000 dollars worth it for this bike?

have you tried ducking down? lol maybe get up to 60

Wanna sell it? Lol

Stop redlining that thing it’s making me cringe