Maintenance & Technical > KX250 / KX125
'99 KX250 Rehab (Budget Rebuild)
Foxx4Beaver:
--- Quote from: ecdeyzel on May 17, 2015, 09:55:21 PM ---I was thinking, will i severely weaken or damage the rim if I drilled a hole for a rim lock? Or should I not chance it?
Ed
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if it were me...I wouldn't....but...
you could try contacting Takasago and see what their thoughts are on drilling a rim lock hole.
ecdeyzel:
--- Quote from: Foxx4Beaver on May 18, 2015, 08:14:43 AM ---
if it were me...I wouldn't....but...
you could try contacting Takasago and see what their thoughts are on drilling a rim lock hole.
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Thanks Fox. I have sent D.I.D a mail asking for advice, Takasago did not seem to have an email address. Maybe I should rather leave it than stuffing around with a good thing and messing it up.
Ed
ecdeyzel:
Hi guys, I have been off the grid a bit. Had to take a break from the bike build in terms of spending money. But have completely stripped, cleaned and reassembled the front master cylinder and started stripping the engine. I found very helpful videos on line about the engine so it gave me a little confidence. Since I dont have the tools to completely take the bottom end apart, I am tackling the top end then will send bottom end away for inspection. The top end seems in good shape besides for lots of carb buildup in the power valve system and loads of that red silicone everywhere. The cylinder is really smooth with no scores. I was very happy to discover this.
I have disassembled the whole power valve system and cleaned all the parts. No broken gears or any lost pars. I am now trying to clean the cylinder block, but it's super difficult doing it by hand and it takes for ever trying to get into all the power valve porst to get the gunk out.
Are there any other DIY methods anybody can suggest? Can I boil the cylinder block to remove the wors of the oil and gunked up carbon or will it affect the cylinder in a negative way?
I will post some pics soon of my progress.
Foxx4Beaver:
--- Quote from: ecdeyzel on July 21, 2015, 01:22:41 AM ---Are there any other DIY methods anybody can suggest? Can I boil the cylinder block to remove the wors of the oil and gunked up carbon or will it affect the cylinder in a negative way?
I will post some pics soon of my progress.
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pipe cleaning brushes and degreaser work great for DIY...
Actionman:
--- Quote from: ecdeyzel on May 14, 2015, 11:26:42 PM ---Hey guys, while I was at home for lunch I quickly counted the spokes and both are 36. So thats good, and they are both 1.60, should work alright.
I pondered about the rim lock a bit and thought of this...I've been riding my DR650 pretty hard off road and run it at 1 bar. It doesn't have a rim lock and never had issues with tearing the tubes, so I am actually not to phased about the rim not having a spot for a rim lock.
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I drilled a 8mm hole opposite the rimlock on my 97 rm250. Instead of a rimlock i put a bolt through and added washers that were the same weight as my rimlock to balance out my wheel. It smoothed out my ride a lot (i ride about six miles on the highway to get to my trails). Before i did that the bars would move up and down like a jackhammer from imbalance. Just be sure to chamfer the new hole and drill it the same distance from both adjacent spokes and i think itll be fine as long as the rim isnt cracked anywhere else.
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