Originally Posted by
amber88
do you use the same stuff as chainsaws use on the chain?
you can use chain bar oil if you like. It doesnt stink like the stuff in the can does. Drip it on from a little squirty bottle (like the small sucryl bottle), or wipe on with a small cloth (keep the cloth and re-use so you don't waste the oil.
Originally Posted by
amber88
Ive been told oil and filters should be done every 5000km or so, but what about air filters?
Perhaps every year, or 15,000km ish. If you dont have a manual for your bike, quite likely you can google one.
Since your bike is a two-stroke, and quite likely you will be puttering around on it for some time yet, ask your bike shop "what is a hotter sparkplug?"
Also, you should use the best quality two-stroke oil you can afford, coz two-strokes don't really like being idled around with a cold sparkplug in them or shit oil in them, or they will foul their plugs up and get cranky and snotty and stall and muck around. If you do put a hotter sparkplug in it, the boys (and you) can damage the bike by caning it harrrrd on the open road, so either go back to the colder plugs, or don't let them cane it.
HTH, and welcome to biking, and to KB, and much respect for such a cool bike.
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