2017 Kawasaki KX250F first ride review

I couldn't feel the pegs under my feet anymore! It had to be the end! I was a few feet in the air with the new KX250F beneath me and I'd forgotten to turn my toes in and grab the bike with my knees. All I could think of right then was how I was going to land the front first and go flying over the 'bar and end up with a face full of dirt and a backside full of KX250F. Not the best way to end my short career as a motorcycle journalist.

But thankfully, the moment I landed, things worked out the way they usually do. As soon as rubber met dirt,...