New bike - Honda XR250!

[husaberg]

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I always wondered why they kept blowing up...
Ya learn summat every day eh.

They had redlines and oil bungs and fillers too.. Nothing would help the RE's and RF's though....
Anything other than those were pretty reliable, If you did the basics right and remembered they were not designed to hammer along at 108km/h for hours on end on the open road.
Any cheap 500 Maico's over in the states.
I was reading about how the two guys destroyed Maico the other day, Bloody shame.
They said most of the last ones with the "chocolate parts" went to the states..must be plenty in barns and so forth.....

[jasonu]

They had redlines and oil bungs and fillers too.. Nothing would help the RE's and RF's though....
Anything other than those were pretty reliable, If you did the basics right and remembered they were not designed to hammer along at 108km/h for hours on end on the open road.
Any cheap 500 Maico's over in the states.
I was reading about how the two guys destroyed Maico the other day, Bloody shame.
They said most of the last ones with the "chocolate parts" went to the states..must be plenty in barns and so forth.....

'Cheap' Maicos... Never seen one.

[jeremysprite]

Changed the oil/filter today (twice as suggested) and smoke has all cleared up! Nice!
Took it for a quick blat up greenhithe, was such a fun ride cruising at 60-80ks. Wish i had got one of these bikes ages ago.

One question for the dual purpose riders - what's the proper way to corner a dirt bike on tarmac? I want to lean it over because I'm used to road bikes but feel it's going to lose it?
Or do I still ride it like a moto x bike, up on the pegs and let the bike lean?

Cheers!

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[unstuck]

Changed the oil/filter today (twice as suggested) and smoke has all cleared up! Nice!
Took it for a quick blat up greenhithe, was such a fun ride cruising at 60-80ks. Wish i had got one of these bikes ages ago.

One question for the dual purpose riders - what's the proper way to corner a dirt bike on tarmac? I want to lean it over because I'm used to road bikes but feel it's going to lose it?
Or do I still ride it like a moto x bike, up on the pegs and let the bike lean?

Cheers!

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Sometimes I ride mine like a roadbike, other times I get my leg out and have a bit of fun.

[FJRider]

One question for the dual purpose riders - what's the proper way to corner a dirt bike on tarmac? I want to lean it over because I'm used to road bikes but feel it's going to lose it?
Or do I still ride it like a moto x bike, up on the pegs and let the bike lean?

Cheers!

Lean it over ... and if the back end slides out ... just steer into the slide (speedway style) ....

[jeremysprite]

Haha sweet! Thanks for the tips

So now I've got my smoking issue sorted, I'd like to look at the front brakes... It pulses a wee bit when under pressure - dodgy calipers, air in the brake fluid or what? Any suggestions?

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[kevfromcoro]

normally pulsing in the brakes is a bent or warped rotor...
I mabe wrong,, but I would be looking at that 1st

[unstuck]

Yep, I would be checking rotors too. Change the brake fluid anyway, not a biggie.

[jeremysprite]

Ok sweet will check fluid this weekend... Fingers crossed it's not the rotor!

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[fridayflash]

as for cornering, yep just lean her over man, dirtbikes on the road tend to steer around the back wheel if that makes any sense. brakes wise youll be up for a rotor for certain, aftermarket ones arent too expensive..i did one on my 91 model many moons ago and i think i got 'braking' brand one that was a carbon copy of the stock honda number

[FJRider]

normally pulsing in the brakes is a bent or warped rotor...
I mabe wrong,, but I would be looking at that 1st

Normally it indicates a warped Disc ...

[quickbuck]

as for cornering, yep just lean her over man, dirtbikes on the road tend to steer around the back wheel if that makes any sense.

Ummm, All motorcycles steer around the rear wheel (after the initial steering input)....



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