Customer Reviews

Kawasaki KX12 Girls' Bike (12-Inch Wheels)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

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.

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.

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.

I read all the reviews before I made the purchase, and I was nervous about the condition of some of the parts. Some reviews said that the shipping caused parts to be bent, etc. But I had no such experience. The box came pristine, and the parts in side were just fine. My husband put together in an hour, and my 3 yr old loves it! She loves blue, so a lot of the girl bikes wouldn't be her cup of tea, since they are mostly pink. This bike is the real deal! We bought her a matching helmut, and a cool bell. A good buy, worth the extra cash.

Aside from an assembly issue (had to take bike to a bike shop to widen front fork to allow for front tire assembly $10), this is a great, sturdy little bike for any toddler/child to ride. We didn't want a foo-foo pink girly bike that is cheaply built and this bike fit the bill. Solid construction with well-welded joints boosts our confidence that this bike will last for years and several more kids! Plus, it looks like a little motorcycle - pretty cool for a kid!

I have put a lot of toys and furniture together over the years and I have to say the instructions on this were the worst. They are generic instructions that are not even relevant to this bike. I had to go on line to look at the pictures on the Amazon website to figure out how to put it together. Needless to say something that should have only took an hour took way longer. Very irritating!

My daughter loves the bike and rides it all the time so there is nothing wrong there. Honestly, if the instructions were better I would have given it 5 stars.

We used the glider bike for my 3 year old for 6 months and then bought this one and never had to put training wheels on it. However, it's very heavy for a 3.5- 4 year old to handle right off the bat. Loved the fact that it had a back pack/water bottle all her own!

We purchased this as a xmas gift for our almost 4 year old. The bike seemed well built and the right size, but the pedal kept unscrewing and falling off as she pedaled! We had to stop to screw it back on about every 10 feet. Also, on the box there's a warning that the product contains lead and lead dust may fall from it. I know kids don't typically put bikes in their mouths or anything, but if I could avoid lead on my kids products, I would. We returned this bike and purchased another one, one that does not have a lead warning.

We love the look of this bike. We took it in to a bike shop to have it assembled but the training wheels still don't seem to be level but the bike is sturdy and hasn't resulted in any falls. It was purchased for my daughter's third birthday but because she's 44 inches tall now, the bike shops recommend a larger bike and she looks a little big for it now. Great bike for smaller kids. Good value and refreshing to see a bike for girls that isn't PINK!

I bought this bike for my 2 year old a few months ago. I had my husband put it together and was pretty unhappy with how nothing seemed to align correctly. After she rode it once he tightened everything and it was a bit better but still not what I'd expect. She LOVES it however and it suits the purpose with training wheels. It's not as smooth as higher end bikes but I guess that's ok, makes her have to work a little harder at pedaling. I will look to getting a better bike for her once she's ready to learn to ride on two wheels.