Fuel Mix MX250A/MX360A

[cyclegod]

Hey Tossa, at the next race meeting have a go on my MX250 it's PVL equipped. If things go to form I will probably be too knackered for the "all in" last race so you can see how my MX compares to yours.

[Tossa]

Hey Tossa, at the next race meeting have a go on my MX250 it's PVL equipped. If things go to form I will probably be too knackered for the "all in" last race so you can see how my MX compares to yours.

cheeky bugger, thanks Marc will definitely like a look

[cyclegod]

It's MICK!!!!! Marc's the guy on the Honda XL250 #212 

[Tossa]

It's MICK!!!!! Marc's the guy on the Honda XL250 #212 

Oops, old timers setting in, sorry.  Riding the 250 at this point at Manji, got problem with gear selector that's being looked at as well as the fuel problem.  If i can't fix it in time will take the 360 and try not to kill myself!!lol


Barry

[Freakshow]

GEar selector ?
IF its pooping out ( usually second) check the shift drum its probally got a rounded worm on 2nd /3rd and then if you look at the 2nd/3rd gear it will have  rounded dogs usually on both where it locks the inners

[Rossvickicampbell]

Barry - just going through the same exercise with my 360B.  Runs well now on the pipe (360 Main although Rod Gilchrist is on a 400) - but is dirty until half way down the straight - as someone mentioned earlier maybe too rich on the pilot.  I run Silkolene at 40:1 tried Motul but appeared to smoke more than the Silkolene.  Did my first NGK plug in 5 years at the weekend - B9EGV. 

cheers

Rossco - #34

[Tossa]

GEar selector ?
IF its pooping out ( usually second) check the shift drum its probally got a rounded worm on 2nd /3rd and then if you look at the 2nd/3rd gear it will have  rounded dogs usually on both where it locks the inners

yep in the right area, going up through the gears no worries, diving into a corner in 3rd and down into 2nd end up in nuetral, exciting not!!!

[Tossa]

Barry - just going through the same exercise with my 360B.  Runs well now on the pipe (360 Main although Rod Gilchrist is on a 400) - but is dirty until half way down the straight - as someone mentioned earlier maybe too rich on the pilot.  I run Silkolene at 40:1 tried Motul but appeared to smoke more than the Silkolene.  Did my first NGK plug in 5 years at the weekend - B9EGV. 

cheers

Rossco - #34

hear where your coming from, this has opened my eyes to the number of variances that people use in fuel mixtures and jetting.  The newer types of oil and the old jetting sometimes just don't work.  But the answers given by people can also confuse.  So have picked a way to go and hope that it doesn't end up in a hole at manjimup.   Hold on that won't even matter will end up in a hole anyway!!lol

[shortshift]

When I read that article in the last VMX mag about oil recommendations written by that Bel-Ray guy I was going to withdraw my subscription and write a letter of complaint to the VMX editor in how they can publish such important information from ONE source that is in whole INACCURATE and will be the cause of potentially hundreds of stuffed engines in the VMX scene if riders take that advice..

Lees oil is a disaster!