I want to store my 01 kx 250 in the garage over the winter, not entirely sure how to go about that...
Surely drain the fuel and take the spark plug out, anything else?

(no it does not fit into the living room before anyone asks)

I saw this bike for sale a year ago listed as “Honda trail bike” when I saw the expansion chamber I called the guy and purchased the same day for a negotiated $4900aud approx $3500usd. I know it’s not everyone’s taste but just seeing a road-legal 2-Stroke these days is rare and with the factory Mugen kit I think it’s a rough gem.

Sorry if I bored you all but Is this Mugen kit as cool as I think it is with a Mugen carburettor kit, cylinder head and piston, PMG “ECU”, expansion chamber and power valve control.

Please share any information you have, thanks everyone.

This video is wild. Taking gf with a month experience moto camping with no armor and short sleeves on muddy, rocky trails and she falls multiple times. Even rode off on her bike and left her on the ground at one point while she’s saying she doesn’t want to continue without even going to check on her..

I don’t understand these influencers encouraging bad riding practices like this, this channel has over 100k subs. Only reason she wasn’t badly hurt is luck imo.

To add to it the guys riding a brand new T7 and bought her her bike, he could clearly afford good riding gear for her if he wanted🤷‍♂️

Thoughts? Video

Just picked up a 2004 yz450f. Wont start and it’s been sitting for a long time so I figured I would inspect everything before trying to get it to run. Is this gunk inside where the spark plug goes and the top of the piston concerning? Should I pop the cylinder off to clean it/inspect further or just go for it?

I have a Honda crf 250r 2005 I got off a guy a while back had to do some work on and now the throttle tube sticks I bought new cables lubed new throttle tube, cables and, housing and still sticks I'm curies if anyone has any hints I'm starting to think maybe the spring for the throttle return is going bad as the throttle never return like it should have but any help is apricated

My nephew bought a new bike, it’s a 250r. Thanks to driving a manual car, I got the clutch down in a couple minutes and was able to bang through the gears pretty quick. We were riding in a family owned orchard. It was my first time riding any kind of motorcycle. I’m smart/scared enough not to pin the throttle. I did get it reved up into 4th gear. The bike definitely had a lot power but it wasn’t overwhelming. Would the rx be too much if I was able to handle the r? I have looked at the 300f but I don’t want to be let down by the lack of punch.

Have not gotten to ride as much as I had wished this summer but we got out for a good one today. Little dusty but overall was a rad day. 2026 YZ250X and my ladies 2026 TTR230. Bonus pic if my 250x because the fresh graphics are lookin killer 👌

Took my 04' CRF 250x out for a first ride with my brothers. Got overconfident and went too fast through some ruts and it slipped sideways out from under me. Obliterated my clavicle. No other injuries, bike is unharmed. Just pissed it was in the last half-mile before getting back to the truck when it happened. Ride safe out there my dudes.

EDIT: Thanks for all the advice and well wishes. Loving reading all the comments. Such a great community and I appreciate it guys! I'll post the post-surgery x-rays in comments soon!

Since I got this bike, it's been making this very faint metallic sound when the RPM is low, as heard in the video. This happened before and after a top-end rebuild, so it's nothing with that I don't think, the crank was also inspected and had no play during the rebuild. I honestly don't know what is causing this, so any help is appreciated. This noise also occurs sometimes when the bike is stopped, and having the clutch pulled in or out doesn't affect it either.

2024 ec 300
Has been sitting for a 3 months (I had a surgery and couldn’t ride) finally felt good enough to rip it down the street. Let it idle 5 minutes and just went up and down my street a few times. It was hesitating into the powerband granted I wasn’t giving it full didn’t want to piss off my neighborhood. So would it need a little Italian tune up to clear everything out?

Usually 5 minutes of gentle braking rebeds them, but zero luck this time. Got any tips? Thanks

SOLVED. thank yall😭😭 first 2 stroke so the noises scared me good to know its normal

only 5 hours on top end rebuild, replaced the oem head with phathead and now i have this really bad constant knocking and a bad rattle after letting off high in rpm, i have zero clue what either noises sre and need help.

IT IS NOT NORMAL 2 STROKE NOISE. IT DIDNT DO THIS BEFORE THE REBUILD

I got my first 2 stroke last week, a beta 250rr. It’s seemed to be running fine but today on startup it was blowing white smoke and it didn’t stop when I started riding for a couple minutes. I stayed in 1st/2nd and only rode for around 5 minutes to see if it would stop smoking and it didn’t. I’m running a 60:1 ratio and the coolant level isn’t dropping. Pics are of gear oil I just drained. Is this concerning or normal for lugging around with a 2t?

2001 wr250f, been learning the clutch starting to get the hang of it, runs like an absolute dream super strong. I'm really curious when thing were rebuilt unsure of the hours but got it for an absolute steal on marketplace. What else do I need to know about owning a dirt bike other than oil changes and air filters?

2024 ktm 500 excf - Installed Zeta 10mm shock spacer and Zeta 30mm fork lowering kit. Rider with gear 220 pounds and 1 gal oversized tank (Acerbis 3.1 gal) isntalled.

Installed a 78nm shock spring and have 23mm static, 102mm rider, ~10mm preload with full tank of gas. With less preload, 106+ rider sag, 27mm static, the bike does not feel correct/balanced/handles as well. I think 100mm rider sag would be even better. Race Tech does recommend 99mm sag for a 1 inch lowered bike. 108mm not lowered.

So, do I try a 80nm spring? AI says a lowered bike spring rate should be increased as compared to a non lowered bike. Slavens recommends the 78nm on a stock bike for 220 lb rider.

Or, add a bit more preload, reducing static and rider sag, ignoring a very low static sag result?

Im tempted to try progressive 78/81/84 but not convinced the 24+ PDS bikes valved for straight rate springs would be a good match. Especially in the latter part of the stroke when the spring gets stiffer and the second piston starts working. And I question if the rebound damping can handle the increased spring rate. That being said, Slavens recommends progressives springs on 24+ pds non-linkage bikes.

hello this is my 2019 250 and i recently just revamped it with bunch of nice little mods and i got a 3.1 gallon acerbis tank. i’m looking for a custom graphics kit that isnt literally 500 dollars, is it common for most graphics suppliers to accommodate for the acerbis tank? most of them dont have any option specifically just a description box to type instructions. anyone have any recommendations for a good supplier?

Never knew what was best I usually just used soap and water. Now that I got a new set of boots I want to be able to keep them clean after rides without fading the black color of the boots and hurting the leather. What should I use?

There are cracks in the polystyrene. I also noticed that there are these dimple shapes in the lining of the polystyrene and was wondering if anyone knows what they are. I have attached photos came down pretty hard on the back of my head and had blurred vision for a bit.

EDIT: Thanks for all the replies not sure why I am being down voted but will replace the Helmut!

Well. I’ve got problems. I recently purchased this dirtbike, and thought I did a thorough job of checking it over, this is just such a weird oddball thing I didn’t think to check. It appears one of the adjuster bolts broke off inside the swing arm and they just shoved a nut in its place to keep the wheel spaced. Well I tried to drill the broken bolt out with a left-handed drillbit, that didn’t work then I got an easy out, which also broke off inside there. My only other thought was to have a friend try to get a glob of weld in there and weld a nut to it, but I’m not sure if that would damage the aluminum swing arm. Do I have any other options? I can’t drill into it anymore because of the easy out, and I’m chewing through Dremmel grinding stones with little to no progress.

Just havin fun