Recent content by ohffs

welcome. im a noob myself not found a gas gas yet they all see to have had a rough life around my way. im from the uk too.

it cuts out. you have to apply a bit of revs to stop it. i think the lads been running it on choke :-/

went to look at one the other week and it wouldnt idle. im new to 2 strokes and dont like carbs. i am tempted to go and have another look and have a fiddle with the idle speed screw. do you think thats worth a go? I got him down to ?1000 its a bit tatty but seems ok other than this issue.

how do i check for up and down play on the crank? im brand spanking new to 2 strokes. what shoukd i be looking out for on a well used bike?

still available?

thabks for the info folks. i missed the ec250 too. it was really tidy and so has set the benchmark as to what i can afford. too many dreamers out there with tatty bikes that think theyre worth a mint. Too many chavs that kick them up from cold and fly down thw street on the back wheel thinking...

hi. went to look at an old ec300 the other day but it was a bit rough. now found a 1999 ec250 and wondering if there are any major flaws in this model. obviously i know its a 14 year old dirtbike but money is tight and im pretty new to the sport. i will mainly be using it for practice days and...