''' Kawasaki KLX300 ''' appeared in 1996 in the domestic Japanese market, and a year later became available in Europe and North America. The full model name is '''Kawasaki KLX300R'''. The factory code is '''KLX300-A'''.

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In 1997, the European market began to offer a modification under the factory code "KLX300-B", which was positioned as a "road" version with a full-fledged dashboard (the basic version had only a mileage counter), mirrors and turn signals. It existed until 1999 in the market of some European countries.