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Post by **fishtail** » 23 May 2012, 03:06

not that I profess to be a racer by any means..

but I was looking at maintenance schedules

and found this..

http://twostrokemotocross.com/2012/05/r ... ance-tips/

suggests I should get a log book and keep notes..

( must admit its been 3 months since I changed the oil.. - altho I'm not riding this daily - I use my hornet to run around on... )

been reminded I do need to clean the air filter tho!

Post by **fallenmikethebike** » 23 May 2012, 17:48

Not really like for like comparison.
Trail Bikes aren't generally revved to within a whisker of their lives, they are also designed for less performance but more longevity.
Use a quality 2T oil, change the gearbox oil with a reasonable oil frequently, [ mine is on about a 500mile change regime]
Keep the filter cleaned and oiled.
Clean out the carb a couple of times a year.
Ditto swinging arm bolt, check its spinning and sliding.
All the rest is normal service and safety items that personally I like to check before the bike is next used.
It's like doing a mini MOT check, is it serviceable, is it safe, will it see the day out?
Once you have a regime in place, it really takes a very short time to do a service.
Mike

njhardy · Post by **njhardy** » 24 May 2012, 06:22

Totally agree Mike- 'little and often' is better that 'lots now and then'.... Its also nice having a tinker, compared to a crisis!!

Post by **fishtail** » 24 May 2012, 07:08

I totally agree - I've had the bike 3 or 4 months now and it seems the previous owners didnt have this philosophy..

I've enjoyed servicing the wife's bits regularly

- ( shes on a TW200 incase that was misinterpreted!

)

and my hornet is well loved too - altho I'm not so brave beyond filters / oil/ brake pads on that.......

hope my CRMisis end soon!

I am trying to be good and look after it - altho I dont fully agree with the not being thrashed to an inch of its life

I've heard mention of this pivot bolt -

I shall have to do a search - altho if any one has described it well and wants to share a link I will be most grateful!

yes - I now have no doubt mine will be in a crisis sitiuation!

( wish this forum had a beer coupon redemption scheme! - would buy a couple of people on here a pint for sure! )

Post by **fallenmikethebike** » 24 May 2012, 18:09

It,s the main bolt that anchors the swinging arm to the chassis, and passes through the back of the engine, where incidentally the problems occur with the steel bushes, rusting in situ, primarily due to lack of maintenance and grease.
I predict confidently one of your future post will involve a good shafting tale

.
Mike

Post by **fishtail** » 25 May 2012, 02:17

i think the guy who sold it me has a shafting tale

- bloody float was held on by bits of twisted wire cos the pivot was flapping around in too large of a hole - jet was broken inside too - and the air swrew wont come out cos it's threaded..... exhaust was painted and filled with filler looked lovely for a month - ( which was the warranty period they offered!!! ). should have caught that! and the lovely paint job. well 2 days out on it and 10 drops later.......

( was all great fun tho!

)

- honestly impulse bike buying is not a good idea! had been waiting for a CRM for months! of course a week after I buy this 2 others pop up - cheaper and I'm guessing not blessed by the bodge fairy!

- anyways I made that decision and it wasn't a massive difference in price....

in the spirit of it aint broke so dont fix it - i refuse to look at the pivot bolt least until end of next week

would squirting it a day or so before with some penetrating lube help?

altho I am tempted to take the forks off and do those seals bushs oil change first ( basically I am trying to conquer my fear and take on all the jobs I havent done before... gotta love youtube for inspiration,, ) and this might co-incide with putting a new front brake disc on....

also I wouldnt mind servicing the rear suspension -

I have bashed that linkage a few times recently

- I was practicing getting over logs and small walls - found a great car park with some "obstacles" in an industrial estate not far from me....

oh yeah and the oil is about ready for a change!

njhardy · Post by **njhardy** » 25 May 2012, 06:57

Make sure you have replacement bearings and seals for the rear end before you start onbolting it. You will probably end up digging out the old seals and having to bash the old, rusty bearings out with a metal drift- if they were anything like mine and had'nt been cared for until I bought it. You will be stuffed without replacement parts. You will need to re-pack the whole thing full of copper grease to keep it water-tight, so poking a bit of grease in from the outside aint gunna do no good fishy!! Front fork rebuild is a specialist job IMHO.
I had a partial ceasure going down the road yesterday (giving it a handful, as it started raining and missed bloody 4th gear- waaaaaa.... banggg!!!)- back end locked-up for 20 yrds, then freed itself. Bugger!!! New top-end rebuild on order....Well done Leisuretrail for getting the bits to my parents in UK in 24 hours- great service!!

Post by **fishtail** » 25 May 2012, 07:10

ouch!

thats a big fear of mine! did grabbing the clutch help?

heard of leisure trail... was wondering whether to grab a disk from them... but then I just found a new one for 5 quid over here?!!!

think I shall risk it and see at that price..

noted on the bearings and seals - I guess I will have to get a stand to jack it up ( or a couple of car jacks? )

maybe I will just take the forks off and change the oil first.. I wanna clean the crappy paint job off em. anyways..

family in the UK are handy! my brother saved me a 100 quid on shipping the DEP over! paid 40 quid for the exhaust and 55 quid in total getting it to me! 150 quid was the initial shipping quote which I prob would have declined all on.

njhardy · Post by **njhardy** » 25 May 2012, 07:49

I used a 2 beer crates last time to jack the old girl up!! -Of course, had to drink the contents first:-) Didn't even think about grabbing the clutch when she ceased- I think that's a myth, as it all happened so quickly- I was just lucky it was clear benind me and being wet, the back just skidded down the road. My own silly fault for giving her the beans and then missing 4th gear-A bit scary once I had time to reflect though. I managed to get her running again- but she doesn't sound (or feel) top form.. bring on the x4 overbore and TRX piston. Hoping she should run like a train after that and a set of Boyesen reeds and porting the barrel.
Leisuretrail were excellent and know their stuff. Made me laugh that Tom & Gerry work there! :-) Like you, I have to pick stuff up when I am back in UK. Half my baggage ends up as bike stuff!! I will be sad when I have to sell the old girl next year when I move on from Nam, after all the work (and destruction) I have put into her....

Post by **fallenmikethebike** » 25 May 2012, 18:30

Front forks can be done, google servicing upside down forks.
Back shock, not so, unless you have access to 15 bar gas pressure installing tool, seriously high pressure in that baby.
Mike

Post by **back off road** » 28 May 2012, 06:40

plenty of you tube vids on fork seals

oil and filter change after every event , or practice day and a good check round everything else

njhardy · Post by **njhardy** » 28 May 2012, 10:30

Yeah- front forks are fairly easy, but you have to strip the whole lot off really and get new seals and oil to do it properly. It certainly made mine less 'reboundy' with thicker oil. Back shock- leave it well alone!! There is enough pressure in there to blow your bloody head off!!

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