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Old September 24th, 2018, 06:30 AM   #4
Triple Jim
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Name: Jim
Location: North Carolina
Join Date: Jul 2016

Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250

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The 250s have the valve clearances get smaller with miles. This means that eventually the valves don't quite close when the engine is cold, but as it warms up they do. The early symptoms are things like hard starting and very unstable RPM when the engine is cold. Then when it warms up, it runs like nothing is wrong.
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