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Canadian Daves JustKDX
What's bad/good on my used KDX200?
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[QUOTE="80elkster, post: 1080398, member: 58822"] [b]Great Bike[/b] There are several things I would do to the bike 1) Change the spark plug to a NGK BR8ES (Stock Plug); 2) Change the oil in the transmission (I use Chevron 10w40) so you know you have fresh oil in there. Change it about every 100 to 150 miles; 3) Use a full synthetic premix (I use Mobil 1 MX2T) oil with premium gas at 40:1 (1 Pint to 5 gallons of Gas) and drain out the gas that's in there now (run it through your lawn mower or weed wacker; 4) Pull the carb and clean it with some carburetor spray cleaner then Identify what jets and needle you have. From your description of the bike you would want to start with a 155 main jet and a 45 pilot, then run a plug chop test to see if you need to go up or down on your main (search for plug chop on this site for how to do the test); 5) while you have the carb off pull the reed assembly and check to see if the reeds have any cracked or frayed edges, also see if the reeds are setting flat and even on the reed cage. I would just go ahead and put in a set of Boyesen Power Reeds that will get you better throttle response off idle and may clear up your blubbering at idle; 6) Adjust your airscrew on the carb. First GENTLY turn it in all the way then back it out 1 1/2 turns to start with you'll probably have to fine tune it more later (search for adjust airscrew on this site for more info); 7) It is very likely that your swing arm and shock linkage bearings are shot unless the previous owner wisely greased them shortly after he purchased the bike and kept up on that. You need to grease them at least once a year. You can quickly check the bearing's condition by raising the rear tire off the ground and pushing side to side on the axle. If there is any play then the bearings need attention or replaced, Pivot Works makes a kit containing all the bearings and seals you need to bring that part of the bike into good working order; 8) Pick up a Service Manual for your bike so that you can work on it and get it all back together correctly!!! I'm sure there is more to list here but lunch is over and the boss if hovering. Good Luck you're gonna love the bike!! :cool: [/QUOTE]
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