gidday duck, don't mind the autolube system (never had any problems) some of my mates have had problems with their 2 strokes with premixing their fuel.(hard to mix fuel accurately when on a two day ride & using pump fuel) my mk2 amazed me how clean the packing was in the muffler.(like dry cotton woo...

could be any of the above but i'd be checking the opperation of the power valve. (ask me how i know )
cheers, rikkster.
\" ride it like ya stole it\"

:idea: i,ve got a 92 mk2 import. (i,m located in australia) the light on my bike is original but has what i've been told is a \"semi halogen bulb\" this light leaves all my mates xrs &wrs lights for dead. (dual head lights as well) i'd never heard of these bulbs before but the bike shop tells me tha...

gidday all, yesterday ( sunday) nine of us went for the best ride i've ever been on. we left from our home town ( in queensland), through state forest ( all sand tracks), to kings bore near a place called double island point.from there we rode along the beach ( the beaches are wider than a four lane...

gidday,
ya know i only had my back wheel off this morning & i'm buggered if i can remember!!!??? there's 2 onthe rear & 1 on the front. hope this helps.
cheers rikkster
\"ride it like ya stole it\"

hey paul, i reckon that apprentice needed beating over the head with the forks. that sort of sh#t should'nt happen. ya pay good money for someone who should know what they are doin' & this is what ya get. glad ta hear they're alright now.
cheers rikkster.
\"ride it like ya stole it\"

:?: i'd be inclined to think there could be a problem with main bearings. maybe by pulling the clutch in might take end float from the crank, therefore stopping the knocking. this could also could affect the 2 outer crank seals( these need to be in good nick in order for the bike to run tip top) thi...

:!: have you checked the opperation of the dreaded \"ole power valve\" ? if not , remove the rc cover , start the bike ( & warm it up of course) slowly bring the revs up & watch the lever ( the one with the two cables attatched) & check if it's moving up & down in relation with the revs. if not you'...

:!: yeah the brakes on these things are usually pretty good. if you can bleed fluid through by squeezing the lever, i guess it would have to be a sticky caliper piston or caliper slides. (try a bit of molydenum disulphide grease on the slides) i,m fairly certain the xr 400 front calipers are the sam...

gidday paul, got the part number of the expansion chamber but theres nothing on the muffler. the chamber number is : ph 98250 cp platignum series. the system was on the bike when i bought it. this system seems to give the bike a fair bit more top end & a little bit more botton end. ( compared to a s...

gidday paul, i've got a mk2 1992 crm & the footpegs are pathetically small. one of my mates has a 2001 xr 400 & they are double the size pegs on mine. could'nt find any second hand ones & new ones start at about $70.00 aus each so i enlarged mine by welding a strap of flat 32mmx3mm steel in a loop a...

gidday all, found out by accident the other day that xr 400 footpegs fit a crm. ( the xr footpegs being nearly double the size of the piddly little things on the crm)
cheers , rikkster.
\"ride it like ya stole it\"

:D gidday booma, when you dissassembled the forks did you undo the the soft/ hard adjuster form the bottom of the fork leg. ( it,s usually easier if you use an air gun/ rattle gun) after this bolt is removed, it,s usually as simple as slightly sliding the shaft into the body & while gripping the upp...

:D gidday bargos. there is a way to clean the power valve with out stripping the top end. my valve was seized solid!!! first remove the expansion chamber & rc valve cover. elevate the bike at the rear (around 30 deg)remove valve actuator arm the arm secured to the valve shaft by a 10 mill nut & wash...

\" keep australia beautifull, plant a greenie\"
cheers rikkster.
\"ride it like ya stole it.\"