Mustyeddie
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Edit: The problem has since been resolved, as there was a massive crack in my carb-reed boot. I feel quite silly now that I have found the (minimally small) issue… but the bike runs fantastic and is literally faster than a buddies 2024 250 XC-W…
2000 Gas Gas EC250 with unknown hours and good compression. I’ve owned since March of this year and put 25+ hours minimum on the bike with very minimal issues.
About three weeks ago, I realized the bike was lacking a big, as it was fouling plugs more often and lack of power in higher RPMs (where the meat of the power should be) unless I was in 4th, 5th, or 6th gear. I took apart the carb and cleaned it well, reinstalled the carb and the bike ran better. I switched to 50:1 (after inquiring at the local Rieji dealership about proper mixing) from 40:1 (what the previous owner had told me he was running) and it seemed to wake the bike up quite a bit. During the test ride, I neglected to properly set my chain tension with the new chain I installed while the bike was sitting. The chain popped off the rear sprocket and destroyed my clutch slave cylinder housing.
It took me about three weeks to source a new replacement slave cylinder, but I was able to track one down and install it with no problems. Bled the clutch out and went for a test ride, the bike began running weirdly, but I was able to limp the bike home to my garage. The bike now has a sort of “double blip” to the idle and will run away if given the slightest throttle input. I have had to pull the boot quite a few times now to get the bike to shut off while testing different carb settings and etcetera. I adjusted the throttle cable to an acceptable tolerance, removed, cleaned, adjusted, and then replaced the carb with an OEM Keihin pwk38.
I am unsure of what this issue could be, and am weary of starting the bike any further due to the constant running away (5+ times now). Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
2000 Gas Gas EC250 with unknown hours and good compression. I’ve owned since March of this year and put 25+ hours minimum on the bike with very minimal issues.
About three weeks ago, I realized the bike was lacking a big, as it was fouling plugs more often and lack of power in higher RPMs (where the meat of the power should be) unless I was in 4th, 5th, or 6th gear. I took apart the carb and cleaned it well, reinstalled the carb and the bike ran better. I switched to 50:1 (after inquiring at the local Rieji dealership about proper mixing) from 40:1 (what the previous owner had told me he was running) and it seemed to wake the bike up quite a bit. During the test ride, I neglected to properly set my chain tension with the new chain I installed while the bike was sitting. The chain popped off the rear sprocket and destroyed my clutch slave cylinder housing.
It took me about three weeks to source a new replacement slave cylinder, but I was able to track one down and install it with no problems. Bled the clutch out and went for a test ride, the bike began running weirdly, but I was able to limp the bike home to my garage. The bike now has a sort of “double blip” to the idle and will run away if given the slightest throttle input. I have had to pull the boot quite a few times now to get the bike to shut off while testing different carb settings and etcetera. I adjusted the throttle cable to an acceptable tolerance, removed, cleaned, adjusted, and then replaced the carb with an OEM Keihin pwk38.
I am unsure of what this issue could be, and am weary of starting the bike any further due to the constant running away (5+ times now). Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
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