YR64L goes dirt!

[bikerboy011]

Nice man congratz enjoy...

[theblacksmith]

Well - you could'nt get any more good advice mate - get out there and ride and enjoy.You will fall in love with it.

[motorbyclist]

You have two ears and one gob --use em in that ratio. The offroad guys have taught me heaps
I WOULDN''T be riding untill I'd sorted out the bike. Get new tyres. New levers. Buy a set of spares and buy a plug and propper mx plug spanner.

i'm sure after his first day at woodhill he'll have a lot of time to consider that while he limps around his house wincing whenever he has to pick up so much as a coffee cup

works muscles you never even new you had


now i suppose i'd better do those filters plugs and rebuild brakes so i can get out there and join him!

[BIGBOSSMAN]

Hmmm, Harsha is a closet dirt-track rider eh? It figures.

[kezzafish]

Get all those things for the bike but don't let not having them stop you riding, whether that means learning the hard way or not, it'll be a laugh. Don't do mental shit that you know is gonna end up hurting if you keep it up but at the same time... don't forget that EVERYTHING is a race

LOL, onya mate, have a blast

[EJK]

What? 125cc?? What a wuss!!!


Hope you had fun Raj

[DUCATI*HARD]

[QUOTE=YamahaR64Life;1872535] This is my first post in this section... ever ! I think.

Meet "Sand Beetle"

how was it bro

[Cr1MiNaL]

It was an awesome ride, what can I say, dirtbikes are so much fun. I followed Ken, who decided its best to take me to superbowl and all the red mx tracks lol. I only had 2 bails nothing damaged nothing hurt, although my hands felt like they were ready to drop off. Its weird when the front and rear give and slide all over the place, also its weird to stand up on the pegs and grip the seat, usually this is a wheelie position on my road bike.

What I learned:

Whoops are tiring and dirt biking requires a lot of stamina...a shitload more than road bikes, although hooning round a track at 270+ requires more concentration. 2 strokes have a mega powerband, better to use 3rd gear over whoops or you'll end up climbing a sand bank in second when it hits the band. One uses rear brakes 90% of the time. If you are going to fall give it more gas and pray. Grip the seat while jumping because foot off pegs mid air is no fun. Try to avoid mega jumps on the mx track on your first ever ride on a dirt bike ( I didn't bail here though!). Drifting is so much fun! While in boggy sand sit back and when going uphill or on whoops stand and lean forward (depending on slope). Dirtbikes need to be cleaned differently than road bikes. Making a 250 two stroke eat sand and laughing at him is usually not such a good idea. As clmintie said roots are quite slippery and need due respect as I learned. First ride on a dirtbike and I'm wheeling and drifting it already!

Tomorrow:
I am going to clean the air filter out and grease with belray filter lube, and do the gear box oil next ride. Have throughly washed the bike with degreaser, lubed the chain and sprayed WD40 on the combustion chamber and engine as well as brake and clutch lever etc. what else must I do to keep sand beetle running well?

Thanks everyone for your input.

What a MEGA day, Im knackered.

Yr64L.

[clmintie]

Nice post, glad you enjoyed yourself.

Welcome to the "dirty side"....

[CHOPPA]

keep that filter well oiled bro, ill get a dirt bike after the nats and come riding with ya!

[LittleJohn]

Were you the guys in the White van yesterday?

[Cr1MiNaL]

keep that filter well oiled bro, ill get a dirt bike after the nats and come riding with ya!

That would be mean! But then again u've been mx for years and would own a nub like me in about 2.3 seconds... owned ont he track owned on the dirt, go away...

Were you the guys in the White van yesterday?

Yes that was us, I was the guy on the yellow RM125.

[LittleJohn]

Yes that was us, I was the guy on the yellow RM125.

Sorry hadn't read thread until today otherwise would have come and said hello. Me and the family were there in the white Subaru beside the half covered structure thing.

I did notice that when you guys first got there you start the RM and left it idleing for a few minutes.... After that it wasn't running the best until you gave it a good run. You shouldn't leave the 2 strokes idling to much as this will oil up you spark plug, resulting in a fouled plug and the need to replace it. 2 Strokes love the revs and to be in the powerband.

I usually just start mine quickly (about 30 secs) when I get there to make sure it is still going, then once I'm ready to go get it going again and away I go.

Also Oldschool was beside us in the blue vehicle.

Sounds like you had fun, hopefully will catch you up out there sometime.....

By the way just got myself a R6 last month, still got a few things to do on it to make it nice (exhaust, tail tidy etc..)

[motorbyclist]

What? 125cc?? What a wuss!!!

lol that littel 125 will have as much poke as most 250 fourstrokes, and delivers it all in the most difficult way possible - all at once

Have throughly washed the bike with degreaser,

watch what you hit with degreaser - some seals don't like it, and if it gets into bearings they don't last long

and it removes graphics...

IF i elect to get my bike sparkly i use good ol' warm soapy water with a few rags and a toothbrush... does take half a day though


and it pays to grease bolts so stop them rusting in place

[Cr1MiNaL]

Sorry hadn't read thread until today otherwise would have come and said hello. Me and the family were there in the white Subaru beside the half covered structure thing.

I did notice that when you guys first got there you start the RM and left it idleing for a few minutes.... After that it wasn't running the best until you gave it a good run. You shouldn't leave the 2 strokes idling to much as this will oil up you spark plug, resulting in a fouled plug and the need to replace it. 2 Strokes love the revs and to be in the powerband.

I usually just start mine quickly (about 30 secs) when I get there to make sure it is still going, then once I'm ready to go get it going again and away I go.

Also Oldschool was beside us in the blue vehicle.

Sounds like you had fun, hopefully will catch you up out there sometime.....

By the way just got myself a R6 last month, still got a few things to do on it to make it nice (exhaust, tail tidy etc..)

That's a spot on observation! well done! The RM hadn't been started for about 4 months when I bought it, it didn't want to idle, or start if in gear. I rode it for a bit and then put a new spark plug in and she seems to idle sweet as now. Although I might clean the carbs next time I open her up.

Just did the air filter, and tightened the chain (it was too loose). Also installed a race muffler.

Thanks for the tip about not idling them for too long, quite right the spark plugs go black as.

Next time please do come over and introduce yourselves, would like to meet a few dirt riders and learn a thing or too. I'm quite mechanically wired and love to tinker about with tools and engines

I could give you a tip or two about those R6's too, mean machines those. I love the pre 06's too they look cool though not as much top end.

Cheers

YR64L.