sped66 Journal
Posted: 12:46 am Dec 12 2010
This topic picks up where THIS THREAD left off. I reckon a lot of what I post in here will read a bit like a diary. Making observations & thinking out loud while I correct problems & make improvements.
Advice about anything at all is appreciated. :)
So I performed the KIPS checks & everything looks ok to me. Jetting feels good. After a lot of reading on this forum & some advice from friends, I changed the rear sprocket to a 50 tooth. A lot better, but mostly in a "non-stall" kind of way. I still think maybe I expect this bike to pull like a kdx250 in the super-low rpm range. And maybe that's my problem... not the bikes. Perhaps some of you could watch this short video & tell me if everything seems as it should. If so, I'll chalk it up to displacement envy.
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I'll be installing my Dyna-Ring soon so the clutch will likely slip down that low anyway, forcing me to keep the revs up for forward progress & making all of this a non issue.
The sprocket change has really affected the handling when twisting the throttle. Either the front end wants to launch or the rear wants to shoot out from under me, depending on traction & body postition. Kinda scary & unpredictable. Gonna take some practice to learn better control with this tighter gearing.
Pinch flats. I've never had one prior to owning this bike. Now I've had two in as many rides. (Rear tire at 12 psi.) UHD tubes are costing me too much money at this rate. I'm thinking golf would be cheaper & less frustrating, but I'll do some detective work on my wheel & tire this week. Something must be up somewhere. If I can't find an obvious problem, I'm seriously considering a Tubliss setup. Surely it'd be cheaper in the long run. Bought some spoons & will do my own tire work from here out.
Trans fluid level keeps going down. No leaks at the motor. Obvious culprit = crank seal I presume.
Bar risers are an improvement but still not comfortable enough when standing. Maybe some higher bars are in order.
Didn't get to test the new front Motoz tire yet. Didn't have time to install it prior to riding today.
Suspension is a bit stiff in the tight stuff but bearable for now. A prior owner must've been heavier than my 200 lb frame & beefed up the stock forks. Feels like it anyway.
Advice about anything at all is appreciated. :)
So I performed the KIPS checks & everything looks ok to me. Jetting feels good. After a lot of reading on this forum & some advice from friends, I changed the rear sprocket to a 50 tooth. A lot better, but mostly in a "non-stall" kind of way. I still think maybe I expect this bike to pull like a kdx250 in the super-low rpm range. And maybe that's my problem... not the bikes. Perhaps some of you could watch this short video & tell me if everything seems as it should. If so, I'll chalk it up to displacement envy.
[youtube][/youtube]
I'll be installing my Dyna-Ring soon so the clutch will likely slip down that low anyway, forcing me to keep the revs up for forward progress & making all of this a non issue.
The sprocket change has really affected the handling when twisting the throttle. Either the front end wants to launch or the rear wants to shoot out from under me, depending on traction & body postition. Kinda scary & unpredictable. Gonna take some practice to learn better control with this tighter gearing.
Pinch flats. I've never had one prior to owning this bike. Now I've had two in as many rides. (Rear tire at 12 psi.) UHD tubes are costing me too much money at this rate. I'm thinking golf would be cheaper & less frustrating, but I'll do some detective work on my wheel & tire this week. Something must be up somewhere. If I can't find an obvious problem, I'm seriously considering a Tubliss setup. Surely it'd be cheaper in the long run. Bought some spoons & will do my own tire work from here out.
Trans fluid level keeps going down. No leaks at the motor. Obvious culprit = crank seal I presume.
Bar risers are an improvement but still not comfortable enough when standing. Maybe some higher bars are in order.
Didn't get to test the new front Motoz tire yet. Didn't have time to install it prior to riding today.
Suspension is a bit stiff in the tight stuff but bearable for now. A prior owner must've been heavier than my 200 lb frame & beefed up the stock forks. Feels like it anyway.