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The Red Scourge · April 30th, 2018, 07:39 AM

Hey folks. Haven’t posted in quite a while. After sitting for about a year I cleaned the carbs on my ‘08 250. It runs well now, except when starting in 1st gear the engine bogs pretty hard. If I let out the clutch super slow, it will get going. Is this possibly an issue with the mixture setting? I set it to what is listed in the FSM. I think it was 2-1/2 turns out for the left and 1-3/4 turns out for the right. I’ve never done it like that before, but it is the service manual. Any suggestions?

Also, while lubing the chain with the bike on a rear stand I noticed some play in the rear sprocket. If I grab it, it’ll rotate about 1/2 an inch either way without the wheel moving. If I grab the wheel at the top and bottom, there’s no play side to side. Is this possible wheel bearings needing replacement or maybe the axle isn’t torqued correctly? Thanks!

April 30th, 2018, 07:39 AM	#1
The Red Scourge ninjette.org member Name: James Location: Asheville, NC Join Date: Oct 2013 Motorcycle(s): '76 Yamaha RD400, '71 Kawasaki G3SS, '88 Honda CBR400RR, '90 Yamaha FZR400/600 hybrid Posts: 138	1st Gear Bogging and Possible Wheel Bearing Issues Hey folks. Haven’t posted in quite a while. After sitting for about a year I cleaned the carbs on my ‘08 250. It runs well now, except when starting in 1st gear the engine bogs pretty hard. If I let out the clutch super slow, it will get going. Is this possibly an issue with the mixture setting? I set it to what is listed in the FSM. I think it was 2-1/2 turns out for the left and 1-3/4 turns out for the right. I’ve never done it like that before, but it is the service manual. Any suggestions? Also, while lubing the chain with the bike on a rear stand I noticed some play in the rear sprocket. If I grab it, it’ll rotate about 1/2 an inch either way without the wheel moving. If I grab the wheel at the top and bottom, there’s no play side to side. Is this possible wheel bearings needing replacement or maybe the axle isn’t torqued correctly? Thanks! __________________________________________________ "When in doubt, gas it!"