Recent content by jgl1962

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Preseason maint Yesterday I spent a little time derusting the pipe on my 18 300, see pics. Lime Away Scotch Brite and steel wool. It's back to acceptable looking. New front brake pads. Disassembled and greased swingarm and linkage, I am happy to report that there was still a reasonable amount...

Awesome!!! Thank You! 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

Update Finally got to dig into the issue. Rod had sent me some pics and part #'s of redoing the switch gear on a '17. While they don't translate directly to the 18 as far as wire colors etc go it made for a good plan to copy. The problem ended up being a broken ( with the help of green...

Thank You I will check all that. The starter cables were updated before I took delivery. Worked great all season til now. I suspect the cheesy switch too. Definitely do the dielectric grease as well. Thanks again 😀

Mainly posting in case I have overlooked an obvious issue. I last rode the bike about 3 weeks ago. Went to get it out last weekend and no estart ( no clicks or anything and the headlight don't work. Battery is fully charged and when it's runni ng the horn and computer work just fine. I had...

Mine's decent I get 20 mpg (18 EC300)pretty consistently in a 2 hr Harescramble. Pretty happy with it, was concerned coming from a YZ250fx which got crazy mileage with the fi. With the 2.6 gallon tank, if I manage to do 40 miles, I would be just getting to reserve. Just screwing around trail...

I have the 525 120 on my 300. I like it a lot. Works as advertised espescially wet roots and rocks. Gives up a little bit to "normal" tires in mud. I have 24 hrs of 55 C level HS and Enduro riding on that and the Shinko 216 "fatty" up front. Both wearing very well for me rear is just starting to...