Well... I'm an idiot! Poor Suzuki!

[b1g-fuLLa]

Well, many of you would have seen my post about blowing my rg 150 up. I now know why it happend.

As it turned out, the water coolent leak WAS he cause of the seizure!!! BUT!!! It was only a heat seizure, once it was properly cooled down again it turned over, but does not start.

The reason is I DID NOT TOP UP THE ENIGINE OIL GAH!!!!!!!

As a relatively newbie to bikes i didn't really look it over as I should. The cranks are absolutely rooted.

Clever huh?? Needs a new engine. I have a big repair bill coming..................

[merv]

Ah so did no one tell you about looking after this stuff? Like oil and things.

[koba]

Best way to learn tho, and lucky its not such a hard bike to suss an engine for wether repaired or new.

u Poor bastard

[b1g-fuLLa]

Ah so did no one tell you about looking after this stuff? Like oil and things.

Ummmm no lol, i thought i knew it all already bahahahaha!!!!!! grrrrrr

I remembered to fill the collent tank, and I even remembered the petrol! clever ae?

[Bren]

Hard lessons learned are lessons well learned.......not to worry mate....I have seized an engine or two in my lifetime....

[breakaway]

Should be able to find RG150 engines floating around. They are popular race bikes now aren't they?

[Mr. Peanut]

You bought a two-stroke, and no-one told you about the oil. Red Baron was it?

[Pancakes]

You bought a two-stroke, and no-one told you about the oil. Red Baron was it?

Mmmmm, was it a shop or private? Either way it would have been worth a mention. I would have thought 2 smokers would have had an oil light?

[koba]

Mmmmm, was it a shop or private? Either way it would have been worth a mention. I would have thought 2 smokers would have had an oil light?

Rg 150 is supposed to have an oil light that comes on well before the tank is fully empty, doesn't mean they all work tho

Mine never gets below half, running out of petrol can be a pain but we all know from above what happens if you run out of oil

[FruitLooPs]

Rg 150 is supposed to have an oil light that comes on well before the tank is fully empty, doesn't mean they all work tho

Mine never gets below half, running out of petrol can be a pain but we all know from above what happens if you run out of oil

Yeah I err well on the side of caution when it comes to oil on my RG, once after a rebuild when I was changing to syth from mineral oil I turned on the ignition with the oil tank empty just to check, and my oil light works - but the tank was fully empty so i'm not sure how close it has to get!

I top mine up every week, which is only about 50kms of riding and I think only about 1/5th of the tank used. Racing top it up after each race or two, takes 2 seconds no reason why not.

Hope you find an engine mate, sure you will - mines up to 52,000km's and still ticking over daily.

[b1g-fuLLa]

Rg 150 is supposed to have an oil light that comes on well before the tank is fully empty, doesn't mean they all work tho

Mine never gets below half, running out of petrol can be a pain but we all know from above what happens if you run out of oil

Umm yea about that........... The battery was dead. Obviously when i took it for a spin the lights all started working BUT THE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON!

It was a private sale, through trademe.

[Taz]

Just remember in future that everything you need to know about your bike you can find on this new fangled interweb thingy.

[Mom]

It was a private sale

Bummer for you mate! Dont feel too bad, lesson learned and all that stuff!

Sorry it will be a costly lesson.

[crshbndct]

you dont want to sell it sans engine do you?

[b1g-fuLLa]

you dont want to sell it sans engine do you?

No thanks mate sorry. Just found a running engine for $400 so the bike should be up and running in a few days.

I know $400 is cheap for a motor but its still a costly lesson for me. Being just a young fella, i don't get all that much money for the farm labour i do

So yea, a bugger for me!