Forum: 2008 - 2012 Ninja 250R Tech Talk
September 22nd, 2019, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 769
Rear brake dragging.. warped caliper?
Hey, the bike sat for a while, and after a ride -- the rear brake was dragging.
The rear brake got so hot that it literally stuck and I couldn't move the bike. I pulled over, cracked the bleeder...
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Forum: Motorcycle Gear
December 5th, 2018, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,513
Time for dirt gear!
Bought a 2002 CR250 Honda dirtbike. It's a pretty sweet machine. Ordered a bunch of jets and various carb parts and gaskets. I've ridden it three times and am still figuring out my jetting and fuel...
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
November 25th, 2018, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,841
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
November 25th, 2018, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,841
Tuning the CR500
My project is finally gathering some momentum. It's a CR500 engine swapped into a CR250 aluminum frame, and it's quite a handful. The decompressor on the head really helps, but it's still a chore to...
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
October 17th, 2018, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,661
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
October 4th, 2018, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 4,104
24hrs later... it's a CR500 engine and someone...
24hrs later... it's a CR500 engine and someone got creative with the fuel tank and supermoto wheels/tires... the third pic looks like someone got realllly creative and put some sort of snowmobiling...
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
October 3rd, 2018, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 4,104
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
October 1st, 2018, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,049
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
September 30th, 2018, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,049
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
September 29th, 2018, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,049
I figured as much. Will put new pads on.
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I figured as much. Will put new pads on.
Weird that the seal leaked, and stopped leaking.
Suppose I could pull out all the internals from the top. Leave forks on the bike. Check oil levels.
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
September 28th, 2018, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,049
Fork seals fouling brake pads?
One of the fork seals leaked. It saturated the brake caliper and both brake pads after the bike was parked for a few days.
Front brake is very weak. Took the pads off and cleaned them with a wire...
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
August 21st, 2018, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,092
Thank you both for the advice.
The bike...
Thank you both for the advice.
The bike definitely isn't a supermoto. Nailing speed bumps at speed is a bad idea and I was asking for trouble.
Does anyone know what the oem 09' fork seal sizes...
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
August 8th, 2018, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,092
Fork seals leaking after hard bumpy ride?
Surely this has been discussed before but the forum has been a little slow lately so figured I'd post it for a quick opinion or two.
I have rebuilt my forks 3 times now and seem to have found an...
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Forum: Off-Topic
July 23rd, 2018, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,556
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Forum: Off-Topic
June 29th, 2018, 10:43 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,562
You guys have sparked my attention... after 37k...
You guys have sparked my attention... after 37k miles on the ninja 250.. and then a wicked wreck and a parts bike and another 15k miles on the new/old bike... maybe a new horse in the stable is the...
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
June 1st, 2018, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,916
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
June 1st, 2018, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,916
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
May 31st, 2018, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,916
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
May 30th, 2018, 11:45 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,686
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Forum: Off-Topic
May 13th, 2018, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,145
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Forum: Off-Topic
March 30th, 2018, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,533
The water removal spec was 9oz/day if I recall...
The water removal spec was 9oz/day if I recall properly. That's not much.
At this point the cheapest and smartest long term solution is...... figure out how to remove hot/moist air and replace it...
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Forum: Off-Topic
March 29th, 2018, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,303
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Forum: Off-Topic
March 29th, 2018, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,291
Yeah bud, chill out. It's not always a race.
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Yeah bud, chill out. It's not always a race.
At least you dumped your bike and wrecked it so you can't ride.
At best, you didn't hurt yourself and render yourself incapable of riding.
I had...
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Forum: Off-Topic
March 26th, 2018, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,533
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Forum: Off-Topic
March 26th, 2018, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,533
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