Things that go bump in your bike!
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Jakobi
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Proper maintenance, or the lack of, is one of my pet peevs.
On a lighter note, I have to chuckle at the idea that gasgas want you to get full use out of ALL your tools ~ how many differnt sized nuts/allens/screw heads can one bike have!
I'm wirth you on this. Its part of owning the bike. Its a shame that maintenance takes away from ride time occassionally, but thats just how it is. For me part of it is knowing that the bike will last me a long time, and be reliable when its 100kms off the beaten track.
ROFL at the Gas Gas fittings. I know what you're saying. Then mix in that some things are recessed and need sockets to undo, and others require box ends and the tools start rattling around everywhere. My trail kit has to weigh somewhere between 5-10kgs! In the workshop its good for my fitness running back and forwards to grab another size! I'm lead to believe they've worked on improving this for the 2012 models
theboogieman
New member
Well, after a week and a half of fettling when I got the chance, the bike was put back together last night.
I found the exhaust tail pipe was snapped inside where the honeycombe centre attatches to the front end piece.
The rear wheel grub nut that holds the chain adjuster to the sliding brake caliper mount was oxodised and needed drilling and grinding off.
And finally due to someone previously not having the patience or the right allen key, the loctited fork guard fasteners were all rounded out.
Oh the joys!
Anyway, enough gloom.
I filled her up with motion lotion this morn and kicked her into life.
First kick and life.
After an hour or so playing with settings and messing around on her I can finally form an opinion:
She is scary fast if you turn the right grip all the way towards yourself. Hahaha.
Shes very nimble. not nimble like my txt pro, but she makes my wr250f feel like I'm riding an elephant whilst holding it's ears.
Shes very capable in the tight stuff.
She was a bit of a handfull in some of the very very tight, stand still then pop up things, type going.
But I know the fast throttle tube isnt helping there.
It brings her into the huge mid range a bit too quickly. The txt was the same.
I put a slow throttle on the txt and it just allows me to feather between the low end grunt and the start of the surge.
Hopefully it will do the same on the ec.
As she needed new sprockets, I put a 12 on.the front.
This I found has made 1st a crawler gear for popping up things from almost stationary, 2nd, similer if moving, 3rd and 4th the main rolling gears and 5th and 6th the 'rolling' at stupid speed gears.
I think the main difference was getting on the ec after spending a fair bit of time on the txt and not going 'oh sh1t, what the hell'
She's a fair bit heavier (109kg, my scales, not quoted figures) than the txt (65kg) but she carries that extra weight very low and well balanced.
The wr250f is 116kg and it is all at the top.
so conclusions so far:
I like her (I think the yammy may well end up in the local paper)
The horror story that was the previous maintenance hasnt spoiled the 'new toy' experience.
I think once I have sorted out a few of the idiosyncracies, like the random bolt selections, then she'll make a great toy to get old (older) on.
I found the exhaust tail pipe was snapped inside where the honeycombe centre attatches to the front end piece.
The rear wheel grub nut that holds the chain adjuster to the sliding brake caliper mount was oxodised and needed drilling and grinding off.
And finally due to someone previously not having the patience or the right allen key, the loctited fork guard fasteners were all rounded out.
Oh the joys!
Anyway, enough gloom.
I filled her up with motion lotion this morn and kicked her into life.
First kick and life.
After an hour or so playing with settings and messing around on her I can finally form an opinion:
She is scary fast if you turn the right grip all the way towards yourself. Hahaha.
Shes very nimble. not nimble like my txt pro, but she makes my wr250f feel like I'm riding an elephant whilst holding it's ears.
Shes very capable in the tight stuff.
She was a bit of a handfull in some of the very very tight, stand still then pop up things, type going.
But I know the fast throttle tube isnt helping there.
It brings her into the huge mid range a bit too quickly. The txt was the same.
I put a slow throttle on the txt and it just allows me to feather between the low end grunt and the start of the surge.
Hopefully it will do the same on the ec.
As she needed new sprockets, I put a 12 on.the front.
This I found has made 1st a crawler gear for popping up things from almost stationary, 2nd, similer if moving, 3rd and 4th the main rolling gears and 5th and 6th the 'rolling' at stupid speed gears.
I think the main difference was getting on the ec after spending a fair bit of time on the txt and not going 'oh sh1t, what the hell'
She's a fair bit heavier (109kg, my scales, not quoted figures) than the txt (65kg) but she carries that extra weight very low and well balanced.
The wr250f is 116kg and it is all at the top.
so conclusions so far:
I like her (I think the yammy may well end up in the local paper)
The horror story that was the previous maintenance hasnt spoiled the 'new toy' experience.
I think once I have sorted out a few of the idiosyncracies, like the random bolt selections, then she'll make a great toy to get old (older) on.
theboogieman
New member
Whilst messing with the bike after a clean up today, I thought I'd spin the levers further downwards as they wern't in a great position
(as I am standing up all the time)
Low and behold the banjos catch on the bars as they reach just the point I need them at.
After a sigh and a shake of the head I carried on with a few other bits and bobs.
Like backing off the compression and rebound...
The compression screw on one side of the forks can be turned aproximately 324 turns counter clockwise lol...
And the rebound infinitely.
I gave up counting eventually.
As I had the handle bars off (well, be rude not really, given that the clickers are hidden under them)
I thought, hmm, what would the handling be like if the bars were in the rear mounting holes instead of the front ones?
So I managed to angle myself into the 'just shy of a broken back' position and took the nuts off the clamps.
I cleaned up the clamp threads, greased them and put them into the top of the rear holes....
And the top of the holes is where they stayed...
Two sets of position holes, two sizes!
It's the gift that keeps on giving this bike.
The bar clamps went back into the front (or as I now refer to them, the holes) for the clamps.
Do they have friday/monday bikes in spain. I thought that was a british car industry thing from the 70's. hahaha
(as I am standing up all the time)
Low and behold the banjos catch on the bars as they reach just the point I need them at.
After a sigh and a shake of the head I carried on with a few other bits and bobs.
Like backing off the compression and rebound...
The compression screw on one side of the forks can be turned aproximately 324 turns counter clockwise lol...
And the rebound infinitely.
I gave up counting eventually.
As I had the handle bars off (well, be rude not really, given that the clickers are hidden under them)
I thought, hmm, what would the handling be like if the bars were in the rear mounting holes instead of the front ones?
So I managed to angle myself into the 'just shy of a broken back' position and took the nuts off the clamps.
I cleaned up the clamp threads, greased them and put them into the top of the rear holes....
And the top of the holes is where they stayed...
Two sets of position holes, two sizes!
It's the gift that keeps on giving this bike.
The bar clamps went back into the front (or as I now refer to them, the holes) for the clamps.
Do they have friday/monday bikes in spain. I thought that was a british car industry thing from the 70's. hahaha
skid jackson
New member
exactly, i never had any issues with the top clamp mount holes
Jakobi
Super Moderator
I'm starting to think it's just you
No no.. its not you.. Its me!
theboogieman
New member
The drilling out for oversized clamps had crossed my mind too.
At least I know not to put stock clamps on if that is the case,
they would be a bit wobbly.
I'm begining to think it might be me.
At least I know not to put stock clamps on if that is the case,
they would be a bit wobbly.
I'm begining to think it might be me.
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