No changes were made to the Kawasaki KX250 for 2026 but as we spent more time on the stock bike, we’ve evolved some suspension settings from 2025. If you’re on a 2025 or 2026 these are the latest settings that were tried (and liked) in California as well as Georgia. The Kawasaki KX250 has great front end traction but the chassis can be a little stiff feeling in nature so getting the bike as long as possible really does help the balance of the machine in soft as well as hard pack conditions. Simply going flush on the fork and speeding up rebound (from 2025 baseline setting) can help stability leading into the corner as well as give you a more predictable cornering stability (less oversteer). -KK
Fork:
Spring Rate: 5.0 N/m
Height: Flush
Compression: 8 clicks out
Rebound: 9 clicks out
Shock:
Spring Rate: 54 N/m
Sag: 104mm
High Speed Compression: 2 turns out
Low Speed Compression: 11 clicks out
Rebound: 10 clicks out
