I should have bought a 2 stroke

[DaSarge]

I'm about to strap a block of C4 to my YZ250F. By the way, I bought a dirt bike.

[Pittenger5]

Whats the deal homie

[DaSarge]

Biggest issue I have now is that I just can't get it to idle properly or stay at idle. I have done the research and have adjusted the fuel screw, did the carb clean yada yada..I might just end up bringing it to the stealership and say fix this. I am trying to make it down this coming Thursday to Austin because I don't have work on Friday man!

[Pittenger5]

Ha nice, I been dealing with the same shit with Leeza's bike lately. Think I finally got it fixed tonight.

[breakdirt916]

I bought an xr100r...damn thing has an fmf pipe and pops like lips when you ride it...this needs jetting like no other...and it doesn't idle very long

[Stromper]

REMOVE and clean the actual pilot jet, frankly I'd just replace up 2 sizes

Check float levels carefully

Regardless make sure you have a Paper Element fuel filter
Usually can get from a lawn mower shop

[maxim_X]

I got my first dirtycycle last November. It was a 4 stroke KTM 520. With in 3 months I traded it for a two stroke and haven't looked back. The 4 stroke liked to overheat, it was very hard to ride slow and the power came on like a bomb. As compared my 2 stroke husky wr360 is easy to ride slow, it can idle for hours with out overheating and the power is more linear. It also starts easier, and it barely stalls. I can lock the rear, 180 turn and power out in 3rd gear. Granted this is all from a dirt riding noob.

[breakdirt916]

^^ compared to me, that's not a noob!

and I already pulled the pilot jet...it was clogged, so I blew through it and made sure I could see all the way through...after I did that, the bike will idle a little bit, but stalls after 30 seconds or so...and sometimes the throttle response isn't so smooth, and it pops a lot when you decelerate

I think I'm going up 2 sizes on the pilot jet because it just "feels" lean, but nobody's open today that has 'em...

[Kurlon]

Your pilot isn't clean yet. You need to see a proper round opening, and the side pores need to be clear as well. If it was clogged up so much that you couldn't see through it, blowing it out isn't going to do the job, soak it in carb cleaner for awhile.

[Stromper]

If the gas was old it can gel and make gummy slime so my standard answer

fresh gas with a double dose of

SEAFOAM

[KB]

Oh boy here we go with the SEA FOAM stuff.

KB

[csmutty]

Biggest issue I have now is that I just can't get it to idle properly or stay at idle. I have done the research and have adjusted the fuel screw, did the carb clean yada yada..I might just end up bringing it to the stealership and say fix this. I am trying to make it down this coming Thursday to Austin because I don't have work on Friday man!

Might be valve adjustment/need a head rebuild. That is $$$. I only know because it happened to me with the CRF450 I bought. $1000 later....

[Pittenger5]

I know Leeza's bike ran good after I adjusted the valves, they were way out of spec.

[breakdirt916]

you guys pump me up....

I bought the bike a week ago, and all I had was a street helmet, street boots, underarmour jersey, and I forgot my gloves at home

but who cares?



wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

I'm back on a dirt bike!!!

[xrocket21]

I got my first dirtycycle last November. It was a 4 stroke KTM 520. With in 3 months I traded it for a two stroke and haven't looked back. The 4 stroke liked to overheat, it was very hard to ride slow and the power came on like a bomb. As compared my 2 stroke husky wr360 is easy to ride slow, it can idle for hours with out overheating and the power is more linear. It also starts easier, and it barely stalls. I can lock the rear, 180 turn and power out in 3rd gear. Granted this is all from a dirt riding noob.

let me get this straight....

you disliked the peaky power of a 4-stroke, and now you're happier with your 2-stroke because the power is more linear?

seriously?

[TheIglu]

let me get this straight....

you disliked the peaky power of a 4-stroke, and now you're happier with your 2-stroke because the power is more linear?

seriously?

Yes, seriously.

Apparently you haven't ridden any 2-strokes other than MX style bikes.

[hondarider102]

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I'm having the same issue with my yz250f! Cleaned the carb, new gas, new air filter, oil change, checked the valves and it just won't idle properly

[Chippertheripper]

you guys pump me up....

I bought the bike a week ago, and all I had was a street helmet, street boots, underarmour jersey, and I forgot my gloves at home

but who cares?


wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

I'm back on a dirt bike!!!

Why don't you ever just buy a real dirtbike? Even a mellow one, but certainly full size?

[TheIglu]

Why don't you ever just buy a real dirtbike? Even a mellow one, but certainly full size?

Because as he has said a million times, full sized dirtbikes are money pits that break every week and cost you thousands of dollars.

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I'm having the same issue with my yz250f! Cleaned the carb, new gas, new air filter, oil change, checked the valves and it just won't idle properly

Shoulda bought my 125 Corey, she purrrrrrs

[breakdirt916]

Why don't you ever just buy a real dirtbike? Even a mellow one, but certainly full size?

I will...eventually...

for now, the xr is just a cheap toy for get dual duty - mx tracks/desert, but also with a set of scooter tires I can up this go-cart track and do mini super moto days! the track is honestly too small for full size supermoto...pit bikes own out there

I'm also using the XR to teach other people how to ride a motorcycle, and my church pastor's family aren't really well off, and they have an 8 and 10 year old that want to learn too...I'm going to secretly surprise them and take them to the peewee track once I get a full-size for myself.

next purchase will be a street legal DR350...that way when I have friends visit, then 1 person can ride the DR, and I can take the FZR to hit the canyons, but when we hit the desert, I'll take the XR and they can take the DR. Or when I'm taking the kids to the MX track, they can ride the XR and I'll ride the DR...lots of flexibility with a dual sport.

then my last purchase will be just a straight, full-size MX bike...I was thinking 2-smoke, but maybe a 4-stroke, who knows...serious MX will be a much later purchase for me. For now the XR and soon DR will do enough for me. And I might not even make that a bike, it might be a quad for desert riding

plus, now that I'm working full time/adult, and in healthcare, the beginner or vet track at an MX park is good enough for me...I gotta go to work on Monday!

and honestly, it doesn't matter...the guys out there at milestone MX don't care about speed, or how big your bike is...just go out there and have a good time

and lastly, right now I don't have a garage...I'm just renting so the FZR is parked on the street, and the XR is enclosed, locked, and not visible in the bed of an F150 with a cap...so I don't pay for storage and the bike is packed up in the truck and ready to hit the track anytime

btw - did I mention it's cheap?? five hundy for a bike and fiddy bucks for scooter tires! beat the piss out of this thing and it still runs! Once I stopped riding what everyone else told me to get, and just rode what I wanted, I started having more fun...and saved more money...

[hondarider102]

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Why don't you ever just buy a real dirtbike? Even a mellow one, but certainly full size?

Because as he has said a million times, full sized dirtbikes are money pits that break every week and cost you thousands of dollars.

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I'm having the same issue with my yz250f! Cleaned the carb, new gas, new air filter, oil change, checked the valves and it just won't idle properly

Shoulda bought my 125 Corey, she purrrrrrs

Got my yz for half the price of your cr and I'm more of a 4 stroke person

[csmutty]

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I'm more of a 4 stroke person

Clearly, since it's not running. Sorry...jk bro.

Sounds like your head is junk dude. Get ready to open your wallet.

That is why the older 4 strokes are so cheap. Usually they need a lot of $$ to get them running right. I learned that with the RMZ250 I bought.

[B440]

- did I mention it's cheap??...

You got the right idea. I have a KX100. It's a keeper. Making ice tires for smaller wheels is much cheaper than a full size bike.

[hondarider102]

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I'm more of a 4 stroke person

Clearly, since it's not running. Sorry...jk bro.

Sounds like your head is junk dude. Get ready to open your wallet.

That is why the older 4 strokes are so cheap. Usually they need a lot of $$ to get them running right. I learned that with the RMZ250 I bought.

It's going on Craigslist, I instantly fell in love with dirt riding, more then street by far so it's now worth me spending some money on a good bike. Thinking a kx250f, any thoughts?

[hondarider102]

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Maybe I'll bite the bullet and learn to ride a 2 stroke, what's good as far as 2 strokes go?