Recent content by wasp4banger

On my '06 300 it kept breaking them, so i looked further and found that the engine bolts were tight, but there was still a gap between the motor and the frame. made up some shims to take up the gap and fixed the vibes and the breaking of the ally mounts.

Was the lower bearing still in good condition? Stiffness here could stress the shaft.

That's a long time to wait between tests :D

You checked the float level in the carb?

I'd bin that speedo, they were a pile of crap!

Yep the Hafren Rally http://www.hafrendbc.co.uk/event-info.html

Thanks for all your replies, the above combo seems to be about right, possibly on the light side. My weight does vary a bit 220 to 240 range:o

Hoping you can give me some thought on the correct spring rates for my weight. Racing a 2006 EC300 with 45 zokes up front (0.42 springs) and an ohlins rear with a 52 rate spring. I weigh 240 pounds and race on mainly woods / tight technical trails. Thinking I might need .48 springs up front...

12 x 1mm I reckon.

I'd be tempted to go richer to a 178 on the main jet, maybe try both

I have an06 ec300, jetted identically with CCK needle. I run mine on super unleaded at 50:1 rock oil fully synthetic. I would think that the 40:1 you are running will make yours slightly leaner than mine?

I'd be tempted to drill it out and put a helicoil in. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-283928-1-0-Thread-Repair/dp/B001C7P9OW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1343993159&sr=8-1 I put copperslip on mine to prevent them seizing, use this on every dissimilar metal bolt assembly I put together.

Fuel to oil mix also affects the fuel to air mixture, so if the AA rider was running more oil than you it would have been leaner

Fill the compressed fork leg without the spring in and fill it to within 90 to 110mm of the top, air gap can be varied as an adjustment, other threads on here about this if you search. Volume of oil is about 600cc per leg.

+1 I just put the kit in mine. ?52 notes on e-bay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/All-Balls-Swing-Arm-Bearing-Kit-Gas-Gas-EC-300-99-10-/160797650118?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item2570496cc6#ht_3510wt_985