Motorcycle Movers - my experience

[TuonoTom]

Had my new MC28 NSR shipped with Motorcycle Movers and they were awesome. Very good communication, quick delivery and the bike arrived undamaged. Would definitely recommend them, and I will use them in the future if I need a bike shipped.

On a less happy note, my new MC28 doesn't want to rev past 9,000 rpm! It starts fine, and idles well. It revs fine up until 9,000 at which point it just doesn't want to go any further. It will go higher, but it takes ages. The bike is completely stock. I feel it may be a fuel issue but I don't know much about the bike since i only got it today..... Ideas?

Cheers
Tom

[Taz]

I also used Motorcycle Movers a couple or three years back and was suitably impressed with their service.

Your bike may be one of the restricted ones. Time for some HRC bits if you can find them.

[TuonoTom]

It is completely factory, but there is no way it's supposed to rev limit at 9,000rpm.

[YellowDog]

Does it cut out at 9000rpm or does it just not go any higher at full throttle?

[TuonoTom]

It doesn't cut out, but just struggles to rev higher. It will rev beyond 9000 but it takes ages. Seems to be more of a problem in higher gears.

[YellowDog]

If you can red line in 1st and second and you can't in higher gears, then that sounds normal for a 250cc.

You need a 600cc bike

[CookMySock]

I'd put a new plug in it and just ride a tank of gas through it, and see if it came right. If not, get someone experienced to look at it.

Steve

[TuonoTom]

Have put a tank of new gas through it and it seems to be coming right. Still doesn't pull through to 12,000 like it should but it seems to be getting better. Since it's been sitting for a while the carbs might be a bit gumed up.

On another note, holy crap these two stroke things use lots of gas!

[TuonoTom]

If you can red line in 1st and second and you can't in higher gears, then that sounds normal for a 250cc.

You need a 600cc bike

Cool then i could be just like everyone else. Not.

[FruitLooPs]

Miss my old MC18 still, such a fun bike have fun!

Pitty the MC28's are annoying to derestrict, thats life though - sexy bike

[PirateJafa]

If you can red line in 1st and second and you can't in higher gears, then that sounds normal for a 250cc.

You need a 600cc bike

Try dieting. Then you'll find the little bikes fun again.

Not to mention that the 250cc (in my case, 350cc) two-strokes can go like a bat out of hell too!

On another note, holy crap these two stroke things use lots of gas!

My RD350 gets a reliable 7km/L.

[Virago]

...My RD350 gets a reliable 7km/L.

...Which is...let me see...carry the two...divide by the number you first thought of...about 20 MPG.

It must be a bastard trying to get between petrol stations without running out...

[nsrpaul]

a nsr250, mmmmmmmmmm

mc28s are flat up top but it should still rev well, upm to 11500 ish

they are shorter geared than the early models

number one priorities are check the oil seal between the pump and the gear box (they fall out and bike goes bang!)

Adjust the power valves (if not right it is likley where your problem lies)
while they are mega bucks to derestrict fully compared to early models, there are some easy and cheap as things you can do to get significant gains

need any help, flick me a pm

and don't listen to these peckers saying you need a 600, they are just jelous

[vtec]

Haha, 7km/l that's abysmal. I had a modified RGV250 which got about 10km/l, the same as my 2.2litre Honda Prelude which weighed exactly ten times as much, and had nearly ten times the engine capacity but only about 4 times the power.

[Squiggles]

My RD350 gets a reliable 7km/L.

You've run it through a tank?