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Just got done with the top-end rebuild and the bike hasn't been ridden since September of last year. I kick it and it kind of coughs so I really don't know whats up. I'm going to go ahead and clean out the carb, any other suggestions? Thanks*****************
My feet start coming off the pegs and I feel like I'm going really fast.
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bump--------------------
Autismspeaks.org check it out
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life in the fast rut!!!!
why is the sky blue? cause Yamaha's YZ's fly.
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my rides- 2008 yz250f fully modified &
2011 yamaha YZ450F SE
& KTM 1992 250MXC
& 1986 KTM500 MXC
& 1975 Honda XR75
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bump, thanks Alex btw! Love the sig!*****************
My feet start coming off the pegs and I feel like I'm going really fast.
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OAHAHAHAHAHA THAT SIG FACKIN ROCKS!!
u got a cr125 sizzle?Expect to die whenever but dream to live forever
..the good times on the old DR board will never be back! RIP! -
if not the carb, ide try the plugs. or i bet you could smoke some pot and it may come to you magically. Jkin :D"lifes a garden, dig it" "it has a hemi!" JOE DIRT
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hahahahaha i thought it was funny. :D and no probCR.Sizzlebump, thanks Alex btw! Love the sig!--------------------
Autismspeaks.org check it out
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life in the fast rut!!!!
why is the sky blue? cause Yamaha's YZ's fly.
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my rides- 2008 yz250f fully modified &
2011 yamaha YZ450F SE
& KTM 1992 250MXC
& 1986 KTM500 MXC
& 1975 Honda XR75 -
hahahaha, Got the carb all cleaned out now, I'll put it on tomorrow night after I get home from work and see what happens with that. I'm not 100% sure the idle speed is set correctly on my bike because it was the knob that you twist to adjust and I guess it is possible it is on one extreme of the spectrum. Got the whole weekend after Saturday morning SAT to get this thing figured out, I'll grab a new plug while I'm out just to be safe. Thanks!2006honda150if not the carb, ide try the plugs. or i bet you could smoke some pot and it may come to you magically. Jkin :D*****************
My feet start coming off the pegs and I feel like I'm going really fast.
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mines set at a eight turn over medium, shoot up to a quarter and you can get some good prformace before a race."lifes a garden, dig it" "it has a hemi!" JOE DIRT
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Any chance you know how to reset to medium, because I have absolutely no clue where it is in relation to medium, haha, Thanks again!2006honda150mines set at a eight turn over medium, shoot up to a quarter and you can get some good prformace before a race.*****************
My feet start coming off the pegs and I feel like I'm going really fast.
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you're gonna need to be more specific. where is the medium? and how does adjust the idle screw 1/8th of a turn increase performance?2006honda150mines set at a eight turn over medium, shoot up to a quarter and you can get some good prformace before a race.*********************
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the medium is when you put the bike in nutral and it is idoling low but steady"lifes a garden, dig it" "it has a hemi!" JOE DIRT
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Refresh our memory; what bike do you have (make, model, year)?CR.SizzleJust got done with the top-end rebuild and the bike hasn't been ridden since September of last year. I kick it and it kind of coughs so I really don't know whats up. I'm going to go ahead and clean out the carb, any other suggestions? Thanks
Was it running ok last September before it was put away? Did you drain the tank and carb (or put Sta-Bil in it) before storing?
Did you try a new plug?.
Dave H
2011 CRF-450R
2006 YZ250 (Son now rides it)
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and the other half? how does adjusting the idle screw increase performance?2006honda150the medium is when you put the bike in nutral and it is idoling low but steady*********************
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A lot of 4-stroke riders actually run higher idle speeds for 2 reasons.2006honda150the medium is when you put the bike in nutral and it is idoling low but steady
It minimizes the engine braking affect (more like a 2-stroke).
It reduces the chance of stalling.
Dave H
2011 CRF-450R
2006 YZ250 (Son now rides it) -
he said it for me"lifes a garden, dig it" "it has a hemi!" JOE DIRT
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no he didnt. DL said why you might set your idle high. thats not a performance increase.*********************
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it helped for the guys i know, besides i never thought how it helped, it just did but he what he said seemed right"lifes a garden, dig it" "it has a hemi!" JOE DIRT
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The bike was running fine last September. Its a 2000 Honda CR125. Didn't know to drain the tank and carb so I didn't.DLHamblin
Refresh our memory; what bike do you have (make, model, year)?CR.SizzleJust got done with the top-end rebuild and the bike hasn't been ridden since September of last year. I kick it and it kind of coughs so I really don't know whats up. I'm going to go ahead and clean out the carb, any other suggestions? Thanks
Was it running ok last September before it was put away? Did you drain the tank and carb (or put Sta-Bil in it) before storing?
Did you try a new plug?*****************
My feet start coming off the pegs and I feel like I'm going really fast.
NC
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you always need to drain it, the fuel gumps up. you could use stablizer if you dont drain it though"lifes a garden, dig it" "it has a hemi!" JOE DIRT
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If u change ur tire tube valve caps to either the fuzzy dice or the eyeball thats at least a 3hp power increase. :)NZriderno he didnt. DL said why you might set your idle high. thats not a performance increase.
herby ur useless. MAPLE 2010
Suzukidude, shut up. CS 2010
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oh yea, i hate to say but i signature my bikes with aluminum blue valve caps and the no. 3 on it somewhere"lifes a garden, dig it" "it has a hemi!" JOE DIRT
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sorry mate the anodized alloy caps are only worth 2hp. shoulda gone with the fluffy dice.*********************
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plain fluffy or extra fluffy? oh hell dont wanna cheap out now :D i might wanna go ahead and get a naked lady sticker and add the extra horsepower. learn from the seiniors"lifes a garden, dig it" "it has a hemi!" JOE DIRT
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wrapping lingerie around ur handlebars gives u a good hp boost toExpect to die whenever but dream to live forever
..the good times on the old DR board will never be back! RIP! -
i prefer 100% nudity"lifes a garden, dig it" "it has a hemi!" JOE DIRT
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i prefer 100% nudity"lifes a garden, dig it" "it has a hemi!" JOE DIRT
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try cleaning the carb like you said maybe you fouled a plug or something also did you happen to check or change the rings when you replaced the top end.
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Got the carb all cleaned up, and I replaced the rings as well as the piston head, needlebearing, circlips, gaskets, etc. Going to mix up some new gas this weekend and see if that doesn't do it. :Dhondarider155try cleaning the carb like you said maybe you fouled a plug or something also did you happen to check or change the rings when you replaced the top end.*****************
My feet start coming off the pegs and I feel like I'm going really fast.
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Got fresh gas and premix in the tank, drained the carb and tried to start it up and it still wouldn't get going. Then we sprayed a very small amount of starter fluid through the air box, the bike started but went to a very high idle speed, high enough to where I hit the kill switch after a few seconds bc I don't want to blow the engine. When I tried to adjust the idle speed, nothing different occurred. I checked the throttle line and it isn't caught on anything so I can rule that out. Anybody have some ideas as to why this is happening? Going to see about rebuilding the carb over spring break (...that'll be loads of fun). As always, thanks for the help!*****************
My feet start coming off the pegs and I feel like I'm going really fast.
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A screaming idle like that can happen from an air leak. Make sure the carb is seated correctly in the maifold, and that there are no cracks or splits in the maifold.
A clogged pilot jet could cause this as well. Also, if the idle speed screw is set wrong (tto high) this would be a possibility..
Dave H
2011 CRF-450R
2006 YZ250 (Son now rides it)
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