Hornet 250 gearbox help.

[Akzle]

T...the difference between a hammer & a screw driver .

one's yellow and used for fitting powerbands... the other is for taking them off...

[FJRider]

Cheers guys so do any bikes have separate gearbox oil to motor oil?

Do you know how to check the oil level in your bike NOW ... ??

[nzmikey]

you'll get used to me. not every sense makes thing with me.

to answer your question: not often.
if it's a four-toker (and it is) the crankcase/box/clutch is one big wet unit. i'd guess about 2 litres of oil in it. filter will be either obvious spin on (more likely) at the front or cartridge type... also at front.

only think i can think of would be dry clutch bike...

Hornet is a 4 Stroke INL4 .
Crankcase/box/clutch is 1 big wet unit ;.......... 2.1 - 2.2L of oil
Filter is on the bottom of sump .... sump nut on 1 side , filter cartrage is on the other .

Clutch is a Wet clutch ....


you almost got it

[nzmikey]

one's yellow and used for fitting powerbands... the other is for taking them off...

lol cant fault that .....

[hippie]

If in doubt go take it to a bike shop & get them to test ride it & see what they have to say about it .
no offence but from what I can tell .... you dont know the difference between a hammer & a screw driver .

my 2c worth .... good luck

Ive changed cam belts on cars rebuilt brake calipers and other bits and pieces on cars its easy peasy if its all the same oil. im just new to bikes and wrongfully assumed that there was separate oil for each there only looked like one sump plug for the oil but i was erring on the side of caution and making sure i was on the right track.

[FJRider]

Ive changed cam belts on cars rebuilt brake calipers and other bits and pieces on cars its easy peasy if its all the same oil. im just new to bikes and wrongfully assumed that there was separate oil for each there only looked like one sump plug for the oil but i was erring on the side of caution and making sure i was on the right track.

KB is the department of silly questions ... better to ask first ... than not. Usually works out better that way.

But check your oil level before you do anything. Low oil level will cause what you describe.

[hippie]

Do you know how to check the oil level in your bike NOW ... ??

yep know how to check oil level already done a tail tidy on the bike oil level is fine but looks a tad old ive only had the machine 3 weeks just plenty to learn.

[FJRider]

yep know how to check oil level already done a tail tidy on the bike oil level is fine but looks a tad old ive only had the machine 3 weeks just plenty to learn.

Get a workshop manual for your bike. Well worth the money. They explain how to just about everything that needs done. (with pictures/diagrams)

[ducatilover]

From memory you run the same filter as the VTR/VT250 series, TRX4/500s etc, so they're cheap and plentyful
Oil/filter change is easy, being a Honduh it'll be either 17 or 14mm sump plug and very easy to get the filter cover out the bottom of the engine too.
Take note of where the spring is on the filter and which way it goes in, people do manage to fuck it up

[hippie]

Alright oil has been changed and been for a ride in this crappy wind but the problem is still there.
If the bike is over 7-8k revs it just doesnt change into 3rd from 2nd fine from 4th down to 3rd below those revs it changes every time like a dream all other gears are fine. Any other ideas anything else that might make it hard to change into 3rd?

[FJRider]

It's fucked ... sell it on trademe. Buy a yamaha.

[Akzle]

Any other ideas anything else that might make it hard to change into 3rd?

pinions, throwout, selector forks.

adjust you clutch as per the workshop manual i told you to buy on page 1.

if still no joy, check your throwout/selector forks for signs of massive wear.

still no joy, pull the box and check your bearings, journals, end-play, and the condition of the teeth on your third-gear pinions.

elsewise. i will give you five buck and a bag of chips and remove the problem from you...

[FJRider]

elsewise. i will give you five buck and a bag of chips and remove the problem from you...

I'd give ten buck's and three bags of chips ... if he delivers it ...