A bit of xr250r knowledge please

[T-Thunder13]

my xr is great and i love it!
but when i have a stack its really hard to start again, if it falls to the left it starts no worries, but if it falls to the right it a fricken mission. so. whats the trick? and when do you use the de compression lever?
any advice much appreciated. cheers

[merv]

Its usually about the fuel in the carb. If engine is warm and you arse off usual technique if it doesn't start easily the first time is treat it like its flooded and kick it over with the throttle wide open. You shouldn't need to worry about the decompressor.

[T-Thunder13]

You no what I think Tom, buy a 2 stroke and live happily ever after!:yes:

hahaha i just fucken knew you would say that dan! cr 250 maybe eh?

[merv]

... but was my comment any use to ya?

You could upgrade to an electric start bike too of course.

[T-Thunder13]

... but was my comment any use to ya?

You could upgrade to an electric start bike too of course.

ah yes thank you. i will give it a crack when i bin it again!
yea would love to up grade to a 07 crf250 electric start. but. i dont shit money. i do try tho.:yes:

[arj127]

throttle wide open if you flood it. Watch out for the ocassional kick back when doing this though.

[grantman]

Yep
I agree with the others
mine doesnt always need full thottle
but give it a bit and it roars back into life.

And yes I would love a new bike too!:crybaby:

[merv]

Yep well we've moved with the times and now out of the five bikes in our garage not one doesn't have an electric start.

[grantman]

your just being lazy!
in time your leg mussles will be like twigs

(my next bike will have an electric leg!)

The XR's not bad to start
now I have got the nack (what a mission when I first got it)
Full Choke .NO Thottle

Cheers

[Muzz67]

If you do try holding thottle fully open, hold the killswitch on, to prevent a massive kickback which could break ya leg ,or worse, ya kickstart shaft. 6 or 8 kicks, then try a normal hot start and she'll pop int olife no worries.

[pipe]

Full Thottle. Decompressor in. 4 to 6 kicks and it should fire up. This
was the trick for the XR250 from 1986 to 1995 when they had been droped.

[jimmy 2006]

Tthunder,
dose it matter if you know how to start it at the moment?
you got to get it out of your garage first !!

have you fixed the oil leak? maybe someone on here might be able to help you detirmine what the problem is....

[cheese]

is it oil in the mag cover? they all do that and it's normal apparently.

[T-Thunder13]

have you fixed the oil leak? maybe someone on here might be able to help you detirmine what the problem is....

yeah sorting it out at the mo, getting help from the maintenence section, might take two weeks or so tho aarrrrrgggggg!!!!

[T-Thunder13]

is it oil in the mag cover? they all do that and it's normal apparently.

na its me front sproket, but sounds like its a seal so im gonna have a nosey this weekend and check it out.
if its a big problem it might be cr time for me!

[jimmy 2006]

Cr250 's bite a bit more than the mighty XR Tom, you sure you want to go there??

[dammad1]

Cr250 's bite a bit more than the mighty XR Tom, you sure you want to go there??

Dont listen to him Tom, he's just worried that if you go the 2 stroke that he'll be left all alone trying to get that 4 stoke started! LOL:bye:

[jimmy 2006]

yeh true that!! :nono: i just hope there are no stalls tomorrow!
might look into an electric start me think, haha

[dammad1]

At least that will give you a chance to take a breather. It will be interesting thats for sure.

[jimmy 2006]

i wish i could call starting my bike after stalling "taking a breather" its more bloody tiring than riding it !!!

[dammad1]

You Know the answer...........2t all the way!!!!

[T-Thunder13]

i wish i could call starting my bike after stalling "taking a breather" its more bloody tiring than riding it !!!

yeah i reckon. thats what screws me over for the rest of the day is getting the fucken thing started again.