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KX60 HELP! In need of rebuild!
chris-mets:
Yeah theres a whole chart in my clymer of all the different kinds of plug wear. Im thinking since I love kx's and theres such a GREAT site all about kx's I wish they made a quiet kx...After these two loud bikes my next bike needs to be quiet! Is there a kx out there or any mods that make it REALLY quiet? I want to own a lot of dirt bikes when im older and work on them a lot cause I really enjoy it. Also my yz rear brake doesnt work...Theres brake fluid in it...When you hit it with a hammer down it stays down and locks the back wheel but then you hammer the rear brake lever back up it releases...Any suggestions on a next bike and the rear brake would be appreciated. Thanks.
CHris
Friar-Tuck:
:-o When you hit it with a hammer down it stays down and locks the back wheel :?
I really hope your just sayin' that to see our reaction...
Take a pic of the rear brake from the rear, so we can see the caliper and the brake pad.
Then have a look at the point where the brake lever attaches to the clevis or where the brake adjuster is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y1wv8Uuezw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUAlmm_zf7w&feature=related
Remember you have motocross bikes. They can be setup to be ridden for recreation or trail riding.
After you get your current bikes sorted out you can start looking for a good trailbike, that might be a bit quieter.
take a flashlight and have a look in the silencer of your YZ. I'm thinking it probably has never been re-packed.
A good quality packing materiel may help quiet her down a bit, but it's still a race bike. A good spark arrester/silencer
rated for offroad would help quiet things down.
But before we get off track, you should have both brakes working properly. Let's sort out the brake while you're waiting for parts.
Tuck\o/
chris-mets:
Well you know what I mean...the rear brake foot lever is really really ahrd to push down so you have to hit it with a hammer and it stays down and slows the back wheel so you cant push it forward...its not the brake pads...
Yeah I wouldnt worry about my next bike yet! Probably for christmas is my next bike and I always have to pay more than half with the money I get for my birthdays and christmas haha
A little later I will take a flashlight and have a look in there. The yz isnt that loud actually...KX is MUCH MUCH louder! But Im sure once this jetting is sorted im gonna have to send it to someone to repack it cause
1. its probably filled with a ton of oil
2. I cant do it cause its rivets..
3. It has probably never been repacked
I dont know what to do about the rear brake...never worked with brakes except the brake levers haha! THanks guys
Chris
Friar-Tuck:
The rear brake usually has a pivot point that rarely gets serviced. Check that for how freely it moves.
You will have to remove the return spring and the clevis that pushes the plunger on the master cyl. to get the brake pedal assembly off. If the brakes are hanging up here it will be alot easier to fix than if the rear master cyl. is messed up. I'm thinking the KX and the YZ brake assemblies look similar.
Have a look at the clymer in the rear brake section. then go over to the YZ and see if you can Isolate the problem.
You need that back brake!
Oh yea, the I got an e-mail from Jets-R-Us.. Your Items have been shipped!
Tuck\o/
chris-mets:
The kx and yz brakes look NOTHING alike! lol kx is drum and yz is disk. Ill have to look some info up later
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