Dirt Bikes

EDFalcon · Post by **EDFalcon** » March 31st, 2008, 11:03 pm

abcisfun wrote:your right champ... kids sure, anything over 12... sad lolz

Well thats nice to know the kids not sad seeing he is about to turn 8!! Thanks for justifying it for me buddy. Geez without your approval saying that he had to be under 12 I dont know what I would have done.. Now I know its ok for the kid to ride the thumper what will I do? Go outside and try work my interior lights on my car? Nah that'd be too hard doing that!

Grow up and stop having a go at some blokes having some fun.

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 2nd, 2008, 6:39 am

What do you guys think about this?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... :IT&ih=005

How much would it cost and how difficult would it be to put lights on this thing?

None of the 2 strokes around seem to have lighting so its a mod I would need to do to get rec reg.

Gunns · Post by **Gunns** » April 2nd, 2008, 12:23 pm

Dansedgli wrote:What do you guys think about this?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... :IT&ih=005

How much would it cost and how difficult would it be to put lights on this thing?

None of the 2 strokes around seem to have lighting so its a mod I would need to do to get rec reg.

It is not that hard to fit up lights, more of a head fu(k really. The main issue is there are generally no charging systems (ie alt) on 2 stroke dirt bikes, which is also required for rec reg (well it was 5 years ago when I last had a bike).

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 2nd, 2008, 12:25 pm

Yeah I have just been googling.

It looks like a lighting stator for that CR250 is $440 USD

Im not sure how hard it is to put in though. I dont really want to pull the motor apart as soon as I get it. A few rides first would have been nice.

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 2nd, 2008, 12:53 pm

Hmm it looks easy to put in but its a fair whack of cash on top of the purchase price of the bike.

Parfrey · Post by **Parfrey** » April 2nd, 2008, 8:24 pm

you can get rec-reg lighting kits pretty cheap, should be under $300 but they are only led lights so they only work enough to pass the rec reg test. so not much good if you want to ride at night.
yeah i work at a yamaha dealer... don't think i could get you a real good price from my work tho

...don't ask lol. i no a guy who works for suzuki tho so he might be able to point ya in the right direction.

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 2nd, 2008, 8:32 pm

Yep, I found a lighting kit like what your talking about from a joint in geelong for $220. Has LED's and runs off the ignition system. I wont be riding at night anyways.

The bike I wanted got sold

Ive made an offer on an older cheaper one so Ill see how it goes.

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 6th, 2008, 1:25 pm

Picking this up tonight

AaronEF8 · Post by **AaronEF8** » April 6th, 2008, 9:34 pm

Ahh I've almost killed myself plenty of times on a similar RM, great bike

Hope you have a strong right leg, they aren't easy to start.

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 6th, 2008, 9:46 pm

It starts first go

It seems pretty quick so far. My mate had first dibs riding up the street and it was up one wheel into 3rd. It's pretty loud so we called it a night after his turn.

My mate who rode it bought a brand new ktm 450 a few months ago and seemed impressed so it must go alright.

Cant wait to get it out to the bush to test it properly. It gave me a headache straight away. :S

oneredED · Post by **oneredED** » April 6th, 2008, 9:46 pm

Aaron_EF8 wrote:Ahh I've almost killed myself plenty of times on a similar RM, great bike

Hope you have a strong right leg, they aren't easy to start.

Are you taking the piss? It's a two-stroke

I've never had an RM, but 2 stroke racers under 300cc are generally an absolute piece of piss to start. Are RM's that much different? I'm confused

Nice ride Dan, you'll have fun on that for sure!!! Do you mind telling us where you found the beast, and how much it hurt the wallet?

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 6th, 2008, 9:47 pm

Ebay and $2650

Parfrey · Post by **Parfrey** » April 6th, 2008, 9:53 pm

looks good and not a bad price either

should have a heap of fun on that!
2 smokes can be hard to start... i no sometimes i have a little trouble with brand new yz250's when there all new and tight they can be pretty hard to kick over.

oneredED · Post by **oneredED** » April 6th, 2008, 9:55 pm

Dansedgli wrote:Ebay and $2650

I bid on an '02 Husaberg FC501 tonight. Didn't make reserve, so no bike for me yet. Post up some vids of your RM escapades if you get a chance!

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 6th, 2008, 9:58 pm

Videos of me hurting myself will come soon after I buy all the gear and get rec reg.

I nearly mono'd it into Mum when I first tried to ride it in the driveway. :S The clutch is way touchier than my SV and you need a shitload more revs on board first or it stalls.

Tocchi · Post by **Tocchi** » April 7th, 2008, 12:09 pm

try loosening the clutch cable then dan. cos it sounds like your clutch lever is too 'tight' (due to the high revs needed to takeoff)

the Suzukis go well despite them having a bad name for a heap of years, they are finally getting a decent reputation now,
my mate had a 07 RMZ 250 for his racing last year, didnt have a problem with it

but im a KTM rider... brembos + hydraulic clutch = yay

oh Dan, try to beat this bail

i missed the grab holes and yeh just had to bail out

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 7th, 2008, 12:49 pm

Holy crap! Did you get injured?

Ill try loosening the cable tonight, it sucks only being able to ride up and down my driveway though.

My next door neighbours have a pit bike that they like to hoon up and down the street on occasion. If I'm quick the neighbours might blame them

Tocchi · Post by **Tocchi** » April 7th, 2008, 1:15 pm

i cant remember. lol. if i remember right i sort of like hit the ground (on my side) and rolled... helps take away the impact
saying that, about 15minutes later, over cleared the downramp and my legs weren't back on the pegs again (cos of heelclicker) and i nosedived. that ripped off radiator shrouds, helmet visor and gave me a nice bruise on ribs due to handlebars. lol
gotta love bikes

haha

yeh im pretty confident the cable's tension is the problem. so thats a nice and easy fix

haha yeh damn minibikers

and going back to previous page, there's nothing wrong with minibikes/pitbikes, ive got one and i ride it hard ... but saying that, theres a lot of posers that get them just to say they ride. we will call them the M/M kids hahaha

lol

Parfrey · Post by **Parfrey** » April 7th, 2008, 8:15 pm

The clutch cable should have a few mm's of freeplay in it.. like 4mm or something, no point loosening it off heaps if it already has freeplay.
a 2 stroke will always need more revs to take off than your roadbike does.

Fritzz · Post by **Fritzz** » April 7th, 2008, 8:29 pm

haha mini bikes are good fun. but they break all the time. ive been thru 3 engines and 3 frames on my mini, ebay ftw.

oneredED · Post by **oneredED** » April 8th, 2008, 10:05 pm

Picked up my new YZ125 tonight

Took it for a quick blat down the street, seems to go well for a 125, was still on the back wheel in 4th

Krooz Tune suspension, pro-taper bars etc, seems like a good bike. I think the last rider was a little lighter than me though, so the suspension is a fair whack too soft. Now, I just have to find somewhere to ride it legally haha.

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 8th, 2008, 10:12 pm

Nice one!

Mine doesnt want to idle

Im getting better at starting it though.

Also hanging out to ride it somewhere. My street isnt the best.

oneredED · Post by **oneredED** » April 8th, 2008, 10:21 pm

Dansedgli wrote:Nice one!

Mine doesnt want to idle Im getting better at starting it though.

Also hanging out to ride it somewhere. My street isnt the best.

Starting - pull choke al the way up (on). Kick, and as you kick, roll the throttle on 1/4 turn, in the same motion as kicking it. it should start first to third kick or you're not quite getting it right.

Once started - switch choke to half for about 15 seconds

Then - turn off the choke, jump straight on once the idle has lowered itself down a little, take it up the street/track and slowly roll the throttle on a few times till it starts to "crispen up" and allows you to reach the powerband. Don't thrash the **** out of it for about 2-3 minutes just give it moderate load until there's reasonable temperature in the expansion chamber, then after that give it a hiding.

It will idle fine once it's warmed up. The racers don't like to sit and idle for any period of time straight from start up (it's not quite a commuter LOL).

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 9th, 2008, 8:49 am

Ive got starting it down to 2 kicks now so Im getting better at that. Ill have to wait til after I get rec reg to try riding it and getting it to idle though. I cant do it in my area, the cops would get called for sure.

Are you going to rec reg yours?

I'm a bit concerned about the fuel and oil mixture in mine. Everywhere I look says to run between 32 and 40:1 but the previous owner was running 20:1. Not sure if this is a problem or not. It still has that fuel in it and Im hoping that is the reason it is smoking so bad.

Im going to run 32:1 next to see if it makes a difference. Its pretty goddamn smokey as it is. My clothes all stink like 2 stroke fumes already.

Gunns · Post by **Gunns** » April 9th, 2008, 9:03 am

Dansedgli wrote:I'm a bit concerned about the fuel and oil mixture in mine. Everywhere I look says to run between 32 and 40:1 but the previous owner was running 20:1. Not sure if this is a problem or not. It still has that fuel in it and Im hoping that is the reason it is smoking so bad.

This would be the reason it is smoking so bad. To much oil = to much smoke

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 9th, 2008, 9:14 am

Hopefully, its shocking.

Ill get some oil today and start putting a weaker mix in it.

Tocchi · Post by **Tocchi** » April 9th, 2008, 1:30 pm

the avg mix is 32:1

but you get the best response out of 40:1 (so 250mL of oil to 10L of fuel)

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 9th, 2008, 1:46 pm

Ah cool. Ill give it a go.

Above I said it was running 20:1 but its actually 25:1. Hopefully the new mixtures will cut down on the smoke.

What do you guys think about getting something like this to tow the bike around with? Is it going to be durable?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 0228222520

My mates have just built a 3 bike trailer but I think I'd rather have my own way of getting the bike around. Plus their trailer is fckn heavy and I dont really want to get stuck towing it

oneredED · Post by **oneredED** » April 9th, 2008, 4:18 pm

Our Husky's used to run at around 40:1, and the first 40L through them we ran avgas

. Also, always put the best premium you can get into it, you'll notice the difference. Our old enduro bikes wouldn't even run on 91 octane at all, they simply refused to even start.

20:1 is bordering ridiculously rich, I wouldn't ever put anything richer than 30:1, it'll run like a dog.

Took mine for another spin, it's still got fuel in the tank from the last owner and I think it's running rich as hell too. And the rear suspension is woefully soft, he's got the spring preload backed off all the way (static sag of around 3"), the forks are set up mint though. Did you get the tool with your's dan (spring seat twirler thing)? I haven't got one anymore

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 9th, 2008, 4:23 pm

Nup, I only got the bike. No tools.

I forgot to buy oil today at lunch. Ill have a good play with it on the weekend.

oneredED · Post by **oneredED** » April 9th, 2008, 4:24 pm

Let me know if you find somewhere good to ride it. Apparently there's a motocross track in Nunawading, but I've not seen it yet.

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 9th, 2008, 4:32 pm

Can you ride unrego'd bikes at motocross tracks?

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 9th, 2008, 4:48 pm

Its on the corner of burwood hwy and morack road in vermont sth.

http://www.ndmx.com.au/club_info

oneredED · Post by **oneredED** » April 9th, 2008, 4:48 pm

Dansedgli wrote:Can you ride unrego'd bikes at motocross tracks?

That, or on private property only are the only two places you really CAN ride them.

Must have no lights (or tape them, depends on club), no stands, bar ends, well maintained bike, and there's a dB limit too but I forget what it is, it used to be 102dB i think. I forget the other scrutineering items though. You'll also need a race licence (club or state or national level) and you'll have to join the club for a day (usually 30 bucks) or for a whole year (around 100?).
Once you join up, and have a licence (just a fee), you can then race as well as practice there . Some clubs let you go there anytime between dawn and dusk on any day of the week without an event on (we were given our own key). I haven't looked into it here, but I doubt it's quite so lax in the city as far as the hours you can go there are concerned.

Sorry, that's not worded very well but yeah.

oneredED · Post by **oneredED** » April 9th, 2008, 4:52 pm

The membership base of the club is approx 600 members.

Memberships cost:
$180 for a family (siblings must be under 18 years)*
$150 for a single*

* includes a $50 bond which will be refunded on the day they complete their rostered track duty.

All Applicants must be current members of the Ambulance Service Victoria.<--- ROFL.

oneredED · Post by **oneredED** » April 9th, 2008, 5:01 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWV0n35eW74

Looks like a nice track

No really scary 80' jumps or savage huge ass table-tops or anything, haha means I might be able to have a crack.

Fritzz · Post by **Fritzz** » April 9th, 2008, 9:37 pm

lol @ 20:1 mix.

i run 40:1 in my old 125. using good pre-mix oil is a good idea to. i always used motul and it was realy good. stay away from shel advanced sx and castrol tts

oneredED · Post by **oneredED** » April 16th, 2008, 4:46 pm

So did you find a good place to ride yet Dan? I've been caning mine through the backstreets, good fun but no big jumps and stuff.

I started fixing mine up on the weekend,fixed the susp, gearbox, clutch, expansion chamber etc, just got front wheel-bearings to go then I want to go out and give it a hiding for a few hours and see what breaks. Seems NDMX is only open some saturdays which is fuckin shit, I wanna go riding every night

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » April 16th, 2008, 4:54 pm

Nah I havent ridden it at all yet. Too busy.

My lights arrived at the post office today. Ill get them on over the next few weeks then organise rec reg. Uni FTL so no time for much else atm.

oneredED · Post by **oneredED** » April 16th, 2008, 5:41 pm

Which light set did you get? Some cheap shitty LED job? I'm contemplating it, looks like rec rego is cheap as after the lights are done.