guys,

it wouldn't be a new year without running another WIFE ACCEPTANCE FACTOR test... see pics below.

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i gotta tell you guys who are putting this stuff off -- it is SO SO SO nice to be able to just slide the parts apart VS having to bash on things with a hammer and a drift. everything came off so easy, it was like i had just put it together (though last time was March 03). since then i have about 1000 miles on the bike. as you know i keep after my grease and since there is no banging it takes literally an hour to get the swingarm and linkage off the bike. started taking the seat off at midnight and by 1:00 AM i was washing up.

really happy to see everything in good condition. i do need a new chain buffer and chain guide though, my countershaft sprocket (stock '01) is really looking weary so that's gotta come off, and it MIGHT just be getting time for a new chain (stock '01 DID X-ring). might as well replace the sprockets and chain as a set.

jim aka the wrooster (BONG! BONG! BONG! STILL MARRIED...)
'01 wr250f

the index is at
http://losdos.dyndns...blic/motomisc3/

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I see that you located your bike right next to the home radiator. To keep it warm I am sure!!!

Looked your pics online and noticed that your swingarm bolt and bearings had some rust on them? Are you planning to replace the bearings or?

mx813

Man,talk about a keeper!

Jim I dont know how you pull that off

You must be doing something right

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it's about 15'F here, there is nothing else to do except bike maintenance. well, there is something else to do but at age 36 you can only do it like every hour -- leaving a good 58 minutes out of every hour free to do bike maintenance.

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when i first read your post i was like "rust? there's no rust! what the hell is he talking about?"

i took a closer look at my pics (i didn't really look at them in detail last night, as it was getting late) and i can see why you came to this "rust" conclusion...

for example, take another gander at:
http://losdos.dyndns...IMG_0143_sm.jpg

but... it's not rust. i use a red grease (CRC/STA-LUBE PREMIUM RED GREASE), and the bloom of the flash when using macro mode (Canon A70) at that close range seems to have made it come out looking orange. i'm holding the linkage in my hands now and there is no rust; the end of that bolt above has a near-pristine coating of the red grease i put on last spring.

i have not taken the linkage all the way down to the bearings yet, but so far i do not see anything that would lead me to want to change them out. pulling the collars out shows good grease is still keeping the needles all comfy. pretty much everything looks the way it did when i took the pictures for my linkage writeup last year...
see
http://www.thumperfaq.com/swingarm.htm
and
http://losdos.dyndns...public/linkage/


jim aka the wrooster
'01 wr250f

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yeah, this bike has been good to me.

jim aka the wrooster
'01 wr250f


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oh, you meant my wife?

I thought Blasted was talking about your wife.

too many parts still on the frame!!!

crack that left case open and change that timeing chain!!!
ah, heck, pull the whole motor and put it on the kitchen table. use the sink/dishwasher as a parts washer. chill some races in the freezer.

for gosh sakes, turn the fuel inlet down to keep stuff from falling in it or duct tape it closed! and put a rag in the carb too after blowing that crap out.

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rear of the chassis first, front second. otherwise there are too many loose parts and if the neighbors come over for drinks they'll be too many bolts lying around waiting to get lost.

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yeah yeah yeah, you sound like a broken record on this subject.

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now you're talkin' !!!

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i was waiting for somebody to catch these. right after i pulled the subframe off the chassis i saw the grunge in the carb inlet and i was like DOH! $#%^&*! and $#%^&*! again. how could i be so dumb?!?! anyway, my newly purchased "James Dean 'Guaranteed to Increase Output by 400+ HP' Jetting Kit" should arrive any minute now so i'm going to take the carb off to change the jets and while it's off i'll give it a 100% internal cleaning.

jim aka the wrooster
'01 wr250f

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you really think it's time for a timing chain? (2700 trail miles) can you do it from the top with just the valve cover off or do you have to take down the head and cylinder?

Hey Wrooster, careful about permeating the house with eu de fuele. That's almost a guaranteed ejection from the game.

The correct way to change the chain is to pull the head so you can get the chain guides out of the way. You also have to pull the flywheel and stator.

If you pull the flywheel and stator you will see that there is not really enough room between the chain guides and the crank sprocket to slip the chain past.

Like I said The correct way is to pull the head. I changed my chain without doing this. I will not repeat how I did this here. I will get hammered by the TT'rs.

Chances are that you dont need to change the chain. But it is only like $35. It is cheep insurance. Next time you check the valves change the chain. It is only a few extra steps.

barton,

i hear ya buddy! the tank is totally (bone) dry and was aired out on the deck for a week or so with the cap off.

the only smell in the house is the sweet scent of the BS i sling with my wife -- "ya see this part over here honey? it's wearing out and could make my bike UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED. luckily they make new ones out of a space age material called carbon fiber and those parts are MUCH SAFER. so i'll just go click-click on the web over here and order one of those SAFER parts..."

my wife then gives me that "you do realize that i'm 8 credits shy of my PhD" look and continues on reading the "Local Eligible Bachelors" section of the town newspaper.



jim aka the wrooster
'01 wr250f

the timing chain is all of $12 bucks. ie. an expensive 6pack.
if you can do it without taking the left cover off, you are not human. you'd have to be part octopus or plastic man.
with the valve cover off you could follow the manual and check the chain. maybe even do a write up on it.

p.s. winter was last week. 65F and sunny!

p.p.s broken record or broken parts/valves/head. yer choice.

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Hey Jim - what the heck is all of that stuff in your venturi/JamesNow mod? What is your plate made of? Looks like nylon shavings/chips?!

av,

no, it's just "generic dirt" that fell off the subframe when i pulled it off the bike. i forgot to stuff something in the intake when i pulled the airbox boot back. steve already beat me up about it. i'm feeling pretty low right now just looking at that pic. maybe i should have a beer?



jim aka the wrooster
'01 wr250f

Jim,
You should know better by know than to post pictures of your handy work with these jackals around. These guys on TT will find every little thing that is wrong with your bike just from looking at a picture.

You shouldn't drink alone. I'll get a beer too.

Wrooster,
Over 1800 posts and you are only a TT Member, thought you would be an exotic metal by now. Did Brian put you in the doghouse like your wife is going to?

I did mine, but on hindsight, I might have not. It's easier to clean the bearings in the linkage with contact cleaner and just regrease them. But I know mine have PLENTY of grease in them, I just did it a week ago. It's the once a year ritual. It takes me about 4 hours, apparently I'm slow. I usually tear it all down and clean everything up one night, then the next I grease it/bolt everything back together.

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yes. in someone's eyes i forgot to salute -- subsequently i was demoted without the courtesy of an explanation.

in the future i'll try to be a "good TT member" by contributing useful technical posts, writing maintanence HOW-TO's, authoring detailed ride reports, helping the newbies out, generating info for the 250 FAQ, and (finally but most importantly) being absolutely positively 100% sure to mention the TT store when anyone asks where to get parts. (like this example)

jim aka the wrooster
'01 wr250f