CRF250. Is it rebuild time?

[vr4king]

Yeah ive done a few 2ts now and they all holding up mint did mine first without ever doing one before

Where do you find out the clearence specs etc?

[Robert Taylor]

Ive rebuilt a few older two strokes brfore found them reletively easy.

But yea the CRF is a different game all together. I am just contimplating whether or not i should give it a go myself, It could be a good lerning curve or and expensive mess. Im hoping the valves would just need to be reshimmed as i got some stainless ones put in at 15hrs never had any problems with them since

I will think about it a bit longer im just not a big fan of the labour rate at any of the local bike shops

Whats the labour rate?

[kezzafish]

Yeah ive done a few 2ts now and they all holding up mint did mine first without ever doing one before

Where do you find out the clearence specs etc?

workshop manual. I got mine from KTM parts online which is in the states (my dealer refused to get it for me) KTMonline won't send OEM parts overseas but i had it sent to a mate in San Francisco who sent it to me. Funny thing is i've ended up e mailing it to quite a few people on thumpertalk who live in the states

Should be easier to get a hold of workshop manuals for jappas and you can find heaps of stuff in torrent form on the net as long as your bike isn't too new. Also ask your dealer. they may be nice enough to photocopy the info you need out of their manual.

The guys in the workshop at my KTM dealer were nice enough to lend me some of the KTM special tools i needed for free. Jappas usually won't have the retarded timing up tools that the austrians use

[Hazza]

if ya got a good reliable one then id say keep it... some seem to go forever and some seem to be lemons.

id still be riding mine if it didnt snap in half

Snap in half, How did u manage that?

[Hazza]

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Get torque settings and valve clearance info. I've got a mechanic mate in the Hutt who'll come have a look if ya get stuck

I have got all the torque settings and valve clearance info somewhere so should be sweet.

Thanks for that Kezzafish I may give you a PM if i get stuck with anything.

[honda_power]

Snap in half, How did u manage that?

well not really snapped in half, snapped the linkage which snapped the shock which sent half of it up through the airbox and almost though the seat, in turn sending the swingarm into the silencer and pretty much fucking the bike. thank christ i wasnt sitting down.