picked up a dirt bike today

[Paul_E_D]

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op I would at least take the front end off to grease the steering bearings,change the oil in the forks, take the swing arm off and grease those bearings, and at least inspect the wheel bearings before going far.

with a little maintenance,it will be a great ride

[seth399]

nice im in canton not to far away we will have to figure out a good day to meet up .. im going to be in nh all week so maybe next week sometime

cool send me a message whenever and we can meet up some time. I will be in Mexico next week but back on friday.

[johnnym]

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op I would at least take the front end off to grease the steering bearings,change the oil in the forks, take the swing arm off and grease those bearings, and at least inspect the wheel bearings before going far.

with a little maintenance,it will be a great ride

I agree I'm going to completely go through everything I found today some Jerry rigged stuff nothing major but makes me want go through everything

[johnnym]

So I guess I didn't get the great deal I thought I did

I took it out for the first time rode some trails for about 30 mins and then it stalled and I couldn't get it kicked started again I ended up pop starting it down a hill and riding home .
I checked the compression it was 140 I'm not sure if that's a low number (hopefully someone on here can tell me that) I changed the plug,drained the trans fluid ,and coolant ,new fluids in but still won't kick over I ended up taking the carbs apart cleaning everything in sea foam got it together today and still won't kick over
Anyone on here have anymore ideas to help me out
Thanks in advance

[seth399]

put in a new plug and see what happens. I think 135psi or higher is ok..I forget exactly but I want to say my last yz125 I had was 135-140psi and ran great.

[johnnym]

Ya ill try that the new plug I put in was a $3 plug maybe it needs the $9 I don't know

[Fast_Eddie]

Only buy NGK plugs for 2 strokes. My preference on my YZ125 is a B7ES. The manual will probably say BR9EG or something similar.Check the plug boot to make sure it's not working it's way loose from the wire and that the screw mount hasn't chewed away the wire core.

[Fast_Eddie]

I also recommend tracing the stop button wiring to see if the previous owner clamped the wire to the frame with a metal clamp (I've actually seem this once).

[johnnym]

Will do thanks for the ideas

[gamorg02]

i actually picked up an '01 xr100 yesterday as the lady wants to learn on a dirt bike. it could use a chain and may need a tube up front... $550 and it runs great, got OEM parts too as it has a aftermarket exhaust..

[johnnym]

I also recommend tracing the stop button wiring to see if the previous owner clamped the wire to the frame with a metal clamp (I've actually seem this once).

so i put a new plug in and it still didnt start
i traced the kill switch wires and it was a mess of open wires im hoping this is the problem i just dont have a multi meter to check everything