Kawasaki KX12 Girls' Bike (12-Inch Wheels)

by Kawasaki

Product Features

• Rough and ready 12-inch bike for girls--includes removable training wheels
• Fully enclosed chain guard keeps little fingers safe
• Front and rear fenders to protect against the elements
• Single gear, rear coaster brakes, 8.5-inch rise handlebars, knobby tires measure 12 by 2.25 inches
• Recommended for ages 2 to 5

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The good times will roll for your daughter with the Kawasaki KX12 12-inch bike--perfect for young beginners. It features a stylish coloring in cornflower blue and lime with oversized, knobby white tires. The full bearing construction enables ease of repair and the fully enclosed chain guard keeps little fingers safe from the chain. It offers a pair of training wheels that can be easily installed or taken off when no longer needed. This single-gear bike also has rear coaster brakes, front and rear fenders to protect against the elements, comfortable padded seat, tall handlebars with an 8.5-inch rise, and tires that measure 12.5 by 2.25 inches. It also comes with a handlebar bag to carry all your child's essentials. It's backed by a lifetime warranty on the frame and forks and a one-year warranty on other components (excluding tires and tubes). Some assembly required.

Product Description

Little ladies can now own a real Kawasaki bike. Feature packed just like the boys, genuine air tires ¿ smooth ride, full bearing construction ¿ ease of repair, fully enclosed chainguard ¿ keeps little fingers safe from the chain, padded frame ¿ bump and bruise protection, full size coaster brake ¿ safe easy stops, training wheels included and topped off with a Kawasaki graphics package that little girls will just love.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 29 x 15 x 7.2 inches ; 21 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 21.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000FGHZPC
• Item model number: 73312-6
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,836 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #76 in Sports & Outdoors > Bikes & Accessories > Kids' Bikes & Accessories > Kids' Bikes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Decently buit bike, March 27, 2007

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D. Hauser (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kawasaki KX12 Girls' Bike (12-Inch Wheels) (Sports)

Was looking for a quality tyke bike. Am satisfied with the purchase of this one.
Only drawbacks I found on this were:
** Tacky decals (which easily peel off)
** White tires (which do not stay white for long).
** Loose wheel spokes (tighten while assembling.... most bikes come that way out of the box so it isn't a problem unique to this bike)

On the plus side:
** Has a coaster brake. Liked the look of the Red Ryder, but that one has no brakes.
** Full chain guard. Cheaper bikes seemed OK, but most had no chain guards. Fingers and an open sprocket/chain does not seem a good combination
** Ball bearings in all the right places. Maybe the factory lube is good (?), but I redid them with synthetic lube to be sure.
** Heavy duty build. Good welds and apparently beefy tubing in the frame. Weighs a little more than the cheap bikes for that reason, but it isn't heavy.

Overall, a good choice for a bike and at a decent price.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It's the shipping company's fault..., January 14, 2008

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Maximus "MedicineMan" (Centreville, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kawasaki KX12 Girls' Bike (12-Inch Wheels) (Sports)

My wife & I searched around on the internet for a good toddler bike for our 3-yr old. We were willing to pay a little more for a decent bike so her sister would be able to use if a few years later.

Received package on date as promised. When I started to put it together, found these little gems:

1. Front forks were too close together, so the front axle wouldn't even fit in the drop outs.
2. both plastic fenders were distorted so they rubbed the tires.
3. chain guard rubbed the chainring because the plastic was distorted.
4. Front tire inner tube valve malfunctioned so it wouldn't even hold air pressure - essentially a flat tire.
5. Rear wheel cassette was so tight that rear wheel wouldn't even rotate freely.
6. Cosmetically, scratches on the frame and stickers either coming off or placed crooked.
7. Not that it was needed, but there were no assembly instructions in the box for those not too familiar with bikes. There is a general owners manual that doesn't even cover the specific model we purchased. Fortunately, there is nothing complex about a toddler bike.

Since I didn't have certain tools to fix some of the major problems, took it to a local bike shop to fix.

When I called CycleSource LLC, left a message regarding my concerns. The customer rep, Steve (515-232-9446), who was nice enough, essentially told me that it was the shipping company's fault and they do not ship out inferior products. Offered help in putting the bike together, but would not replace any of the defective parts.

My advice is to find a local dealer and make a more informed purchase there, if for nothing else, safety for your little one. Kawasaki may produce a quality product (I've owned one of their bullet bikes for years), but you wouldn't know it from our scraps of metal. Our next purchase will be a Kettler, Schwinn, or Specialized from a dealer.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Was a lot of work..., July 7, 2008

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Meredith Peyser "mother of two" (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kawasaki KX12 Girls' Bike (12-Inch Wheels) (Sports)

This bike looked amazing in the amazon picture, but in real life the manufacturer does a pretty poor job with the little extras that make it look cool. The little mud fenders are horrible.They make so much noise rubbing, that you need to take them off all together. Also, the parts on the bike had dings that we had to paint, so that it wouldn't rust in those spots. The actual process of putting the bike together is fairly long, and tedious. My daughter loves to ride this bike, but I would have bought a different model had I known the headache putting it together was going to cause.