Re: Education Needed on Gearbox Oils
Posted: 09:33 pm Feb 24 2016
Check for wear on the basket fingers
ecojbr wrote:This thread should really open the eyes to everyone about how "UN crucial" two stroke gear oil is. Lots of people using lots of different oils with great results. If you feel it's the one for you, keep it changed then it should be fine. The only thing I have noticed with heavier oils is clutch plates sticking when cold. After just a few minutes of ride time the loosened up. Saw this just last weekend with a new yz250x. Very cold temps and clutch wouldn't disengage until road for a few min.
I have the same problem, but it's usually when the unit sits up, not ridden for a couple of months.
Usually frees up in about 100 yards of riding, shifting through all the gears at low rpms and holding the clutch lever in.