Dirt bike recommendations?

[BoristheBiter]

I think I will wash my bike tonight after I go to cycletreads and get some air filter cleaning stuff and oil also have to go to the suzuki shop cause I got the wrong lightbulb, grr second time it's blown in almost as many months. Then take some pictures and put them in my album!

for your dirt bike get Motormuk for cleaning, great stuff, no hard work. you also get a discount if you keep the sticker from the sandpit and take it to Spectrum Motorcycles ($29 for 5L)
You should only need to change the oil every 20-50hrs depending on how you ride it. just run it up to temp and take the dipstick out and see how dirty it is. I normally change the other half's every 30hrs.

[bosslady]

for your dirt bike get Motormuk for cleaning, great stuff, no hard work. you also get a discount if you keep the sticker from the sandpit and take it to Spectrum Motorcycles ($29 for 5L)
You should only need to change the oil every 20-50hrs depending on how you ride it. just run it up to temp and take the dipstick out and see how dirty it is. I normally change the other half's every 30hrs.

Actually thats a good point - how do most people estimate their hours?

[leathel]

Actually thats a good point - how do most people estimate their hours?

you can get hour meters.... rest just guess and usually change it earlier than required

[BoristheBiter]

Actually thats a good point - how do most people estimate their hours?

I have an hour meter but before i did i would know how many rides i have been on and have an average of hours per ride and check the condition of the oil.

[bosslady]

so I cleaned the filter, it's just drying before I oil it. Looked pretty dirty in there? is that normal? after I took the air filter out the case had like 1-2 cm thick layer of sand at the bottom?

[pete-blen]

thats not been cleaned for a while.... if ever..
might pay to check the tappets /oil & filter change
i would say mantainace wasn't high on his list..

[bosslady]

thats not been cleaned for a while.... if ever..
might pay to check the tappets /oil & filter change
i would say mantainace wasn't high on his list..

What's a tappet? Dumb. Said it had had a service last year and had only been used a few times since. Guess that mess looks like it was created from more than a few rides?

[nzspokes]

What's a tappet? Dumb. Said it had had a service last year and had only been used a few times since. Guess that mess looks like it was created from more than a few rides?

A couple of hours work and a few beers would knock off a motor service on it. Another couple hours for a fork service and another box.

[pete-blen]

What's a tappet? Dumb.

tappet or tappet clearance...
its a small setable gap between the cam or rocker arm & the valves..
it's there to let the metal exspand when it gets hot so the valves are not held open...
It's the ticking noise yer hear comeing from the top of the motor at idle...

[bosslady]

A couple of hours work and a few beers would knock off a motor service on it. Another couple hours for a fork service and another box.

I'm not sure what you're saying..

[leathel]

I would have said its been a while since its clean for sure.... but in Woodhill its not unusual to get sand in the box, Going by the seat wear etc its not had much use so it may well be its not been done by the last owner.

Your tappets are not loose and on the old school engine like that (230 is based on the old 200) they should be fine as they don't wear like the CRF250...... but it wouldn't hurt to check the clearance, oil and filter change is always good on a new bike so you know exactly when it was done

[bosslady]

I'll have to read my manual in bed tonight so I can understand what's being said, lol. For those who use no toil cleaner, how much powder vs. litres of water do u use?

[leathel]

clearance check is for a person who has done it before.... its easy to get it wrong and make it worse

[nzspokes]

I'm not sure what you're saying..

A manual, a few beers and some basic tools so you can do it yourself.

[unstuck]