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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
1 reports
550 miles · Sep 6, 2011
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Gasoline
THIS IS A MODEL WIDE PROBLEM-- FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON FORUMS-- FROM 1999 TO 2009 THESE MOTORCYCLES HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH A SLOW WARM-UP COMPOUNDED WITH A SMOOTH RUN OFF CHOKE FOLLOWED BY STUMBLING WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. I BOUGHT MY MOTORCYCLE KNOWING OF THIS NATURE... THAT IT WOULD NEED EVEN 10 MINUTES TO WARM-UP …
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THIS IS A MODEL WIDE PROBLEM-- FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON FORUMS-- FROM 1999 TO 2009 THESE MOTORCYCLES HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH A SLOW WARM-UP COMPOUNDED WITH A SMOOTH RUN OFF CHOKE FOLLOWED BY STUMBLING WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. I BOUGHT MY MOTORCYCLE KNOWING OF THIS NATURE... THAT IT WOULD NEED EVEN 10 MINUTES TO WARM-UP TO RIDE. BUT I READ THAT ONE COULD WORK WITH THE CHOKE TO GET ON THE WAY. WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED IS THAT WHEN ONE STARTS THE ENGINE WITH THE CHOKE ON IT TAKES ABOUT TWO MINUTES FOR THE ENGINE TO IDLE SMOOTHLY WITH THE CHOKE OFF...BUT IF ONE ATTEMPTS TO RIDE OFF AT THIS POINT ONE CAN GO ABOUT 50 FEET AND THE BIKE STUMBLES AND DIES! THIS MEANS AFTER A 2 MINUTE WARM-UP ONE COULD DRIVE INTO TRAFFIC AND GET A STALL AND DIE. AT THIS TWO TO TEN MINUTE TIME INTERVAL ONE COULD RIDE AND FIDDLE WITH THE CHOKE BUT AGAIN THAT LEADS TO MISFIRING AND OVER EXUBERANT ACCELERATION WHEN THE MOTOR COMES TO LIFE. I HAVE READ THAT THE OVERLY LONG WARM-UP IS DUE TO TOO LEAN JETTING IN THE MIKUNI CARBURETOR. I THINK A TEN MINUTE WAIT TO DRIVE OFF IS UNREASONABLE AND UNSAFE. MANY CITIES DON'T ALLOW ENGINES TO BE LEFT RUNNING FOR THAT LONG. I'M HAPPY WITH THE 70 MILES PER GALLON BUT IT IS PLAIN WASTEFUL OF FUEL AND TIME. I CAN DRIVE OFF IN MY CAR WITHOUT ANY WARM-UP. I ONLY HAVE 650 MILES ON THIS MOTORCYCLE AND KAWASAKI HAS MADE IT UN- SAFE FOR A NORMAL DRIVER. MY FORMER 1984 BMW MOTORCYCLE SURE DID HAVE A CHOKE AND IT SURE COULD BE DRIVEN OFF IN THE TIME IT TOOK TO GET ON MY HELMET AND GLOVES... THIS "COLD BLOODED" NATURE OF THE KAWASAKI KL250 SHOULD BE FIXED BY A MODEL-WIDE RECALL. YOU WILL READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE YAHOO KL250 SUPER SHERPA FORUM OR IN THE SUPER SHERPA THREAD ON THE ADVENTURE RIDER FORUM UNDER "THUMPERS"--SINGLE CYLINDER MOTORBIKES. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
KAWASAKI IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2009 SUPER SHERPA KL250G9F MOTORCYCLES. ON ELIGIBLE UNITS, BLOCKAGE OF AN OIL PASSAGE IN THE ENGINE MIGHT RESTRICT OIL FLOW TO THE CYLINDER HEAD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN THE ENGINE LOSING POWER AND EVENTUALLY STOPPING WHICH COULD CREATE THE RISK OF A CRASH WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE OIL SYSTEM AND REPAIR THE CYLINDER HEAD FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KAWASAKI CONSUMER SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT 1-866-802-9381.
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NHTSA investigations
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