Joe im 16 and i cannoy describe how much motivation you have given me i use to own a 140cc pit bike before mever imagines of owning bikes and now im flipping 450's which i never would have imagined of owning and have made a total profit of around 8k so far.
If you know what to look for and a close approximate of what each machine is worth, there's great money to be made flipping recreational vehicles like these. I know because I used to do it. I used to have my own business fixing all kinds of bikes/3&4 wheelers/snowmobiles/personal watercraft, etc... and during the downtime (almost always in the winter), I would do exactly that. I was able to obtain quite a few of them through trading, bartering using my time and experience, and many times just straight cash buying. The key is hustling. If you have the determination and drive, then you can easily make well over 100k + yearly (the best part is most of the deals are for ca$h) 😉
I'm a 64 year old grandpa that used to race in the late seventies on a 78 cr 250r. If I ever decide to buy another bike, I would definitely need to get ahold of you to buy one just to play on! I know that you fix em right the first time! I thoroughly enjoy watching you fixing em up.
@shk2564 they want to validate their perspective that they can do anything and don't need to learn anything from anybody; insecurity, really. I watch these videos to relax, I don't come on here saying I make 200k/yr so I'm just going to go buy the new KTM125 2-stroke and not waste my time with trailer park economics.
@@ryanwilliams4270 Comments posted after a video can be helpful. For instance, Joe has a habit of kicking the hell out of a bike or quad trying to start it; Bunion Head Fred makes a suggestion for Joe to buy a Roller Starter, Joe takes the advice, buys the Starter and saves wear and tear on his knees, hips, family jewels.., later on. Joe is happy, Jade is happy and no hip or knee replacement for Joe later in life.
@@allan9603WTH are you talking about? Joe kicks everything 1000 times to this day without any assistance. What point were you even trying to make with your fake news?
I was a Industrial Tech for many years. A problem that solves itself will definitely revisit. I was thinking this might be the first vid of you not missing 2nd😅
I had the '02 version, and I can't put into words just how incredible that bike handled. All I had to do was think about it, and that bike cornered for me, which was great because I was lousy at cornering. I bought it used from a 14 year old kid who only ripped it up and down his driveway. It had a 144cc long-rod kit in it, and the power was perfect. It still had the little titties on the tires. Of all my race bikes, that one was my favorite.
Lower end still had a hesitation to me I was thinking pilot change weird crackle just on throttle, but maybe watch video and check to see it you can hear it. great video good job! fun bike!
You know, you and the sellers remind me of me. Whenever it was a 10 minute, $5 fix, I am the seller, whenever the thing is a total money pit, I am you!
2 strokes of that era cant really be a money pit unless your not looking before u buy. As long as the main case and trans it good smokers are pretty cheap to rebuild and fast. Turn it around in half a day max.
I love the 2 smokin videos! i am fixing up a 2003 cr250 right now, these things are easy to wrench on and super fun to ride! great video glad it was an easy one
I have been working on bikes and cars since i was about 10 years old learned from my grandfather and father and uncle and joe i have learned even more from just watching u so all i have to say is u can learn something new everyday so good job man
Easy test of its too rich from the carb, turn the fuel petcock off while it's running, and if the bog goes away while the fuel bowl is emptying you have your answer
Yep, I have done that many times, works best for a float out of adjustment but it does lean out the mixture in general. You can also lean the bike over with the fuel on to overfill the carb and check for a low float height.
Thanks Joe, you really crack me up. The bike is running so we'll check for a spark, had me in stitches. It is no good going for stock jetting with that pipe fitted, I'm afraid it's a little bit of trial and error but what I would suggest is cleaning the exhaust out, burn all of the old scale etc out of it, clean the silencer out and re pack it with fresh wadding. When testing after all this is done you need to do a plug chop to give a true state of running.
Always great when a bike fixed itself.. guy was probably putting too much oil in the gas… another great find… still wanna see you you maybe start a new channel where we see the warehouse full of bikes and the selling process… when are you going to start building on your property?
Property build got held up. My concrete guy that agreed to do the slab this spring canceled on me last minute. It's been hard to find another guy who will do it this year. Everyone is very busy.
The correct way to bleed the brakes is to depress pedal, open bleeder, close bleeder then let up on pedal! Repeat as many times as needed. Cracking bleeder and pumping pedal allows fluid out and air in.
The packing in the silencer was saturated with oil too when it was running rich causing restriction and adding to the bog...now that you got it burning fuel correctly...its drying up the oil soak in your silencer
Love the content as always Joe. Would really like to see a Suzuki LT80 on the channel one day because there is no good videos of fixing/diagnosing one on RUclips
Great video man. I’ve asked before I believe you have a 1985 cr250r. Let me buy it from you. My dad and I built one from the ground up when I was in highschool and we had to get rid of it for financial reasons. I haven’t been able to find one since. I live in FL and would make the drive if it meant surprising my dad with one again. Thanks man
Just keeping shopping until you come across a 1986, or even better, a 1987 CR250, much better bikes(though not as good looking as the 1985 model). I have a worn out'needing total rebuild 1987 CR250 you can have for $300 if your into a trip to Alberta, lol.
@@DirtbikeNb why would you want to buy anything from him You're basically buying junk that's undetermined on what condition it's in knowing that none of the procedures or none of the things that are supposed to be done have been done like this guy worries about if the lights are working and if they're stickers on it over checking oil level and other critical items
@@DirtbikeNb if you're going to buy a bike you want to buy it from someone that is knowledgeable skilled and has done all the steps to ensure the bike that you're buying is not going to have problems an hour down the road
@@MrATOMBOMB420 This is why I tell my kids to stay away from the crack pipe. That's an impressive ramble. Care to translate it and throw in some punctuation while you're at it ?
Had a similar case with a sx250 2014. Previous owner warmend her on a stand with Choke like the other four strokers do. She hardly came over idle with heavy bogging. Got it, drove it out of town to save my neighbours and drove it WOT in second gear vor 5 minutes - fixed. Must have had tons of fuel in crankcase. Btw your rm sounds rich on the pilot. Judging by thumping and fast deceleration in lower 1/8 RPM range Thanks for a great Video as always. Regards from germany. still to this day shes running finde.
Joe - Good find. I’m an older guy and it seems to me people have become to accustomed to the 4 strokes. You ride a 125 2-stroke WFO, carry momentum, and abuse the clutch.
Great bike. That shorty sure sounds good. I would love to have that sitting in the shop. Hard to get rid of that ripper. You can have your hondas. The rm bikes are screamers. Thanks bud. I watch every video.
Hola te saludo desde uruguay! Siempre veo tus videos,tengo una yz 125 año 2008 y aca son muy caros y dificil de conseguir los repuestos!!! Te felicito por lo que haces.
I have 2001 yamaha xt225 and I was having a problem with my CDI. I found a youtube fix that had to do with putting the CDI in the oven for 30 mins at 350 degrees, (I used a BBQ so would not melt the connectors or wires) which dried out the CDI. To my surprise it worked. I know this has nothing to do with this bike, just wanted to share.
was wondering if you could go over how you approach and anylize a good buy vs a bad buy. and the process in what to look for when buying and selling used outdoor motor vehicels .
Running rich of idle. Adjust needle clip of air mixture screw. Hear how revs die down so quickly and spluttering in low to mid. Yeh its running good on top rev so leave main jet
Really dig the content man , I am a 27 year old automotive technician so mechanical videos are my Asmr lol I discovered your channel 2 weeks ago and have been binge watching every since , I picked up a 1995 kx250 about a month ago , been getting it into shape to take to the track , keep up the good work buddy
It might be a needle adjustment to make it cleaner in low/mid, or it may be a pv sticking, it does sound clean on top. Maybe a set of rings will give it a bit more umphhh..
Time to get the swisher mower out and cut the trails. I bought a swisher finish mower last week love it so far. Be looking foward to your next trail mowing video.
i always skim the head maybe a new piston kit with fresh gaskets and coolant just to be safe when i buy a second hand bike but i mostly prefer a full rebuild. i have to try save as much money as possible right now though!
Last month I ran into a rear master not bleeding (no pressure at all) and it turned out that the way the level is set it didnt allow full travel of the plunger I adjusted it for FULL plunger travel and it bled perfect after the bleed to set the lever back to spec/me
It does seem to smoke a lot, maybe that is perticular to that engine. It goes like dry grit off a chrome shovel though. The pickup is most impressive and sounds great fun to ride. Well done. Nice to see somethings working out so well for you, after some disasters. Still want an update on the farm though .... any chance ? Mr sticky beak here wants to know :)
It will keep on doing that until you put the exact right number jets inside of the carburetor to.,or the 120 and 340 which is still the right number jets broken down into 2 separate jets likes inside of those kehin carburetor's. If you have the 27.5 already in it still just add in the 340 main jet and it's finished Joe.
Seems like a midrange bog only. Sounds like the emulsion tube may be worn. I had the same problem with a Keihen carb on a 93 rm 125. Bogged when blipping throttle but getting into the main it was a ripper. I removed the needle and dropped it into the tube. It went all the way to the bottom. They’re not supposed to do that.
I thought I saw that oil dripping from your exhaust spattered on the rear brake caliper. Be careful it doesn't contaminate your brake pads and cause rear brakes to fade.
I kinda can't wrap my head around how people can flip dirt bikes for profit. Alle the deals I see in my area are for like 1.5k broken and then 2k running for about the same bike. So if you have to replace basically any bigger part you are just done for.
No I'm the 460 main jet instead of the 340 main jet cause you're using the 27.5 pilot jet still. So you'll only need the 460. If you had A different jet in the pilot I'd say change it to the 120 and main jet to A 340. If the forums say 27.5 and 460 that's what it takes then. I just gave you the secondary option of getting the 460 from using 2 different jets that adds up to 460 together as one is all.
I'd also take the pipes off, and see if you can drain any old fluid out of them. That thick spatter coming off the baffle has gotta be coming from somewhere.
Most of you probably do, but for anyone who doesn’t know Mikuni and Keihin use different jetting measurements. I believe Keihin simply just jet diameter in millimeters so a 145 jet would be 1.45 millimeters in diameter. But Mikuni uses a different way to measure them, I’m not 100% but I believe it has to do with volume and flow rate.
Joe, your Apple Trees, the Deer are destroying them. You need bigger fencing, larger diameter circle and much taller. Also a Gator Bag for when it's been too dry for too long. Also, how are the Potatoes and Pumpkins coming? Please let us know...
Love the videos man.. .keep up the great content...all them bikes and atv's you should do a video u riding with your buddies or something, i'm sure everyone would enjoy watching it as well!
Depending on your elevation, I’d still say it’s too rich in the air/fuel department, I’ve had bikes that smoke a shit ton because we run a rich premix mixture when you first start them. But after a little bit of hard riding, they stop. This one doesn’t seem to. We had a 95 CR 125, that we put a 140 or 135 (I can’t remember) jet in with a Keihin carb and it ran great. About 3000 ft. Yeah I get that bites have different porting and whatever else that may cause a different jetting need but I’m just saying 145 could most definitely be a little rich for that Bike
Great work Joe 👍 what helmet camera do you use when we go to The Land ? Because if it’s a go pro the settings are wrong my friend, you can tell by the waves in the field lol. Not a criticism my friend just spoils your vlog a little 👍
When you are bleeding the break no matter if it is front or rear you need to hold the lever and or the pedal down and then release the bleeder valve and then tighten it right back up before you release the lever or the pedal.
I wish you included year, make and model/cc in the title of your videos. I've watched so many of them now and man would it help when I want to search for a video that I've watched and wanted to watch again when I work on one of my bikes to compare what I've got and what you did to fix it. That way your videos could be more of a repair giude that just entertaining and never know what bike you are going to watch on your next videos.
Joe im 16 and i cannoy describe how much motivation you have given me i use to own a 140cc pit bike before mever imagines of owning bikes and now im flipping 450's which i never would have imagined of owning and have made a total profit of around 8k so far.
💯 Amazing keep pushing impossible is just I'm possible 💪💪💪
Good for you lad, keep flipping those bikes. Joes content is just amazing. 👍👍
@M-revs, hopefully Joe will respond.
You got the right attitude!
If you know what to look for and a close approximate of what each machine is worth, there's great money to be made flipping recreational vehicles like these. I know because I used to do it. I used to have my own business fixing all kinds of bikes/3&4 wheelers/snowmobiles/personal watercraft, etc... and during the downtime (almost always in the winter), I would do exactly that. I was able to obtain quite a few of them through trading, bartering using my time and experience, and many times just straight cash buying. The key is hustling. If you have the determination and drive, then you can easily make well over 100k + yearly (the best part is most of the deals are for ca$h) 😉
That bike rips
I'm a 64 year old grandpa that used to race in the late seventies on a 78 cr 250r.
If I ever decide to buy another bike, I would definitely need to get ahold of you to buy one just to play on! I know that you fix em right the first time! I thoroughly enjoy watching you fixing em up.
yo dude, as a fellow 2 stroke lover. I cant stop watching all of your videos. I learned so much by watching you and just redid a cr 250
I love how people comment on a 50-min video telling you what to do 4 mins after it was posted haha.
Why would they do that when it says in the title he fixed it in 20 minutes. 🤷🏽♂️
@shk2564 they want to validate their perspective that they can do anything and don't need to learn anything from anybody; insecurity, really. I watch these videos to relax, I don't come on here saying I make 200k/yr so I'm just going to go buy the new KTM125 2-stroke and not waste my time with trailer park economics.
@@ryanwilliams4270 Comments posted after a video can be helpful.
For instance, Joe has a habit of kicking the hell out of a bike or quad trying to start it; Bunion Head Fred makes a suggestion for Joe to buy a Roller Starter, Joe takes the advice, buys the Starter and saves wear and tear on his knees, hips, family jewels.., later on.
Joe is happy, Jade is happy and no hip or knee replacement for Joe later in life.
@@allan9603WTH are you talking about? Joe kicks everything 1000 times to this day without any assistance. What point were you even trying to make with your fake news?
It’s not fixed though ? Sounds horrible off the bottom !!!
Vinny must be on summer vacation.
Nice find ! I'm sure he would've gave it his sniff of approval 🐶
Sounds like it likes the 155 jet
Maybe he’s locked in the kennel, as I’ve personally seen him there so don’t think it’s not a possibility
I was a Industrial Tech for many years. A problem that solves itself will definitely revisit. I was thinking this might be the first vid of you not missing 2nd😅
Dude can't ride for shit. Long shifts, over revs, missed gears, etc. Just awful
That's a nice bike. It runs really good and it was an easy fix. A small change can make a huge difference.
I had the '02 version, and I can't put into words just how incredible that bike handled. All I had to do was think about it, and that bike cornered for me, which was great because I was lousy at cornering. I bought it used from a 14 year old kid who only ripped it up and down his driveway. It had a 144cc long-rod kit in it, and the power was perfect. It still had the little titties on the tires. Of all my race bikes, that one was my favorite.
It was probably combination of the partially plugged pilot and putting the bigger jet in it !!! Looks good and SOUNDS RIGHT!🎉
That is a $2500 plus machine in my neck of the woods. You made a steal of a deal!
Lower end still had a hesitation to me I was thinking pilot change weird crackle just on throttle, but maybe watch video and check to see it you can hear it. great video good job! fun bike!
You know, you and the sellers remind me of me. Whenever it was a 10 minute, $5 fix, I am the seller, whenever the thing is a total money pit, I am you!
2 strokes of that era cant really be a money pit unless your not looking before u buy. As long as the main case and trans it good smokers are pretty cheap to rebuild and fast. Turn it around in half a day max.
Said it a few times now Joe go find a Maico 440 or 490 you will like & probably keep it as they are gold on wheels
Looks like your engine headstay is missing ? That aftermarket carb plus your gnarly exhaust would need jetting appropriately great find 🇬🇧👍
Suzuki buddy 🎉🎉🎉🎉I love yellow bikes . I have now a Susi RMX 450 z. 2010..Tuned with pipe . . Suzy is a power boat. . Yellow for life🎉🎉🎉😂🎉🎉
Nice, I like that year. But was a little heavy for me. But I’m a YZ guy myself 😊
I love the 2 smokin videos! i am fixing up a 2003 cr250 right now, these things are easy to wrench on and super fun to ride! great video glad it was an easy one
I love the way a two stroke sounds.
I have been working on bikes and cars since i was about 10 years old learned from my grandfather and father and uncle and joe i have learned even more from just watching u so all i have to say is u can learn something new everyday so good job man
My dad bought me a brand new 2004 RM 125 after I moved up from Sr. Mini. Was the best and most fun bike I ever had.
Your dad bought you a 20 year old bike? Pocket change these days
@@danielredziniak2996 No, brand new 20 years ago lol. I’m almost 40 now and the pops past away several years ago.
@@danielredziniak2996He said brand new 2004, go back to school.
The RM 125s I had all needed ran Very hard and cut out bad until you got that cleaned out …they like RPM and Full Throttle
Easy test of its too rich from the carb, turn the fuel petcock off while it's running, and if the bog goes away while the fuel bowl is emptying you have your answer
Yep, I have done that many times, works best for a float out of adjustment but it does lean out the mixture in general. You can also lean the bike over with the fuel on to overfill the carb and check for a low float height.
Ol' Joe loves his dirt bikes. Great video, again your knowledge and patience pay off. Good looking bike, not beaten up
Thanks Joe, you really crack me up. The bike is running so we'll check for a spark, had me in stitches. It is no good going for stock jetting with that pipe fitted, I'm afraid it's a little bit of trial and error but what I would suggest is cleaning the exhaust out, burn all of the old scale etc out of it, clean the silencer out and re pack it with fresh wadding. When testing after all this is done you need to do a plug chop to give a true state of running.
2V, congrats on your great find and easy fix! It's always best to go for the basics first!
Awesome man. Wish I could find a nice RM 125 like that for 1400-1500 dollars. Around here it would be 2500 to 3500.
Always great when a bike fixed itself.. guy was probably putting too much oil in the gas… another great find… still wanna see you you maybe start a new channel where we see the warehouse full of bikes and the selling process… when are you going to start building on your property?
Property build got held up. My concrete guy that agreed to do the slab this spring canceled on me last minute. It's been hard to find another guy who will do it this year. Everyone is very busy.
No the carb jets were a bit dirty.
@jongollakner4653 and the carb boot didn't have a clamp.
You are wrong bc on dirtbikes you dont need to mix the oil and the gas, It has a second tank that is filled with oil and it will start mix by-it-self
@@Cedric_Lindstromevery dirt bike a have owned you mixed the fuel lol your thinking of road bikes
The correct way to bleed the brakes is to depress pedal, open bleeder, close bleeder then let up on pedal! Repeat as many times as needed.
Cracking bleeder and pumping pedal allows fluid out and air in.
Definitely a carb issue joe sounds good on the top end, but boggy on the bottom
To me seems rich on the bottom side id lean the pilot out a little my bike is very linear all the way through
@@cliffordmcgraw8740I’d say lean the needle by a clip and pilot by 5
I’d really want to see valve pedals. Chipped valve can cause bogs
The packing in the silencer was saturated with oil too when it was running rich causing restriction and adding to the bog...now that you got it burning fuel correctly...its drying up the oil soak in your silencer
How is anyone supposed to have any fun around your place if you keep buying all there toys lol great find love your content.
I usually buy the bikes nobody wants to touch haha
Love the content as always Joe. Would really like to see a Suzuki LT80 on the channel one day because there is no good videos of fixing/diagnosing one on RUclips
That`s one good looking bike, I always loved the sound of the RM`s, I always rode Honda CR`s.
Ha that's awesome, 155 sounded already crispy, 165 is safer, better fat than lean. Seems a fast bike to me. Great find again man. Big Up!
Great video man. I’ve asked before I believe you have a 1985 cr250r. Let me buy it from you. My dad and I built one from the ground up when I was in highschool and we had to get rid of it for financial reasons. I haven’t been able to find one since. I live in FL and would make the drive if it meant surprising my dad with one again. Thanks man
I hope he sells it to you he has enough bikes
Just keeping shopping until you come across a 1986, or even better, a 1987 CR250, much better bikes(though not as good looking as the 1985 model).
I have a worn out'needing total rebuild 1987 CR250 you can have for $300 if your into a trip to Alberta, lol.
@@DirtbikeNb why would you want to buy anything from him You're basically buying junk that's undetermined on what condition it's in knowing that none of the procedures or none of the things that are supposed to be done have been done like this guy worries about if the lights are working and if they're stickers on it over checking oil level and other critical items
@@DirtbikeNb if you're going to buy a bike you want to buy it from someone that is knowledgeable skilled and has done all the steps to ensure the bike that you're buying is not going to have problems an hour down the road
@@MrATOMBOMB420 This is why I tell my kids to stay away from the crack pipe.
That's an impressive ramble. Care to translate it and throw in some punctuation while you're at it ?
Had a similar case with a sx250 2014. Previous owner warmend her on a stand with Choke like the other four strokers do.
She hardly came over idle with heavy bogging.
Got it, drove it out of town to save my neighbours and drove it WOT in second gear vor 5 minutes - fixed.
Must have had tons of fuel in crankcase.
Btw your rm sounds rich on the pilot. Judging by thumping and fast deceleration in lower 1/8 RPM range
Thanks for a great Video as always.
Regards from germany.
still to this day shes running finde.
"Judging by thumping and fast deceleration" ??
Get a clue pal.
Joe - Good find.
I’m an older guy and it seems to me people have become to accustomed to the 4 strokes. You ride a 125 2-stroke WFO, carry momentum, and abuse the clutch.
I don't care how good and fast these new 4stroke bikes are, there is nothing like that sound! It's the sound of fun!
Great bike. That shorty sure sounds good. I would love to have that sitting in the shop. Hard to get rid of that ripper. You can have your hondas. The rm bikes are screamers. Thanks bud. I watch every video.
looks like the trail needs a little love. that bike with that pipe just sounds bad ass really brings back wonderful memories for me thanks
Looks like the grounds keeper is slacking off at the land HAHA, You have a nice bike now, great job
It helps to slow down going through the gears. Its not good pulling the clutch in while using the front brake. 👍💚💛❤️
Hola te saludo desde uruguay! Siempre veo tus videos,tengo una yz 125 año 2008 y aca son muy caros y dificil de conseguir los repuestos!!! Te felicito por lo que haces.
I have 2001 yamaha xt225 and I was having a problem with my CDI. I found a youtube fix that had to
do with putting the CDI in the oven for 30 mins at 350 degrees, (I used a BBQ so would not melt the connectors or wires)
which dried out the CDI. To my surprise it worked. I know this has nothing to do with this bike, just wanted to share.
Good looking Suz'... not my favorite bike, but my brother had an 80cc growing up. I was always a Honda//Yamaha/Kawi guy
That makes up for the bikes that didn't run well thats great one for the team .
Joe you been making out pretty decent lately. About time you got a break. Glad to see your luck changed 🍻🍻🍻
Absolute win, nice that it happens now and then. The guy the part ex'd it, if he's watching, must be kicking himself.
Seems to be running good now Joe. That thing is getten it.👍👍👍😁
How is it running on low rpm's? pilot jet sounds a bit small.
Nice fix, gonna be a great bike when you get some fitting plastics on there.
was wondering if you could go over how you approach and anylize a good buy vs a bad buy. and the process in what to look for when buying and selling used outdoor motor vehicels .
Running rich of idle. Adjust needle clip of air mixture screw. Hear how revs die down so quickly and spluttering in low to mid. Yeh its running good on top rev so leave main jet
Really dig the content man , I am a 27 year old automotive technician so mechanical videos are my Asmr lol I discovered your channel 2 weeks ago and have been binge watching every since , I picked up a 1995 kx250 about a month ago , been getting it into shape to take to the track , keep up the good work buddy
Fairplay to you 2vintage u now wat ur doing to sort bikes out an you get them for brilliant prices!! Great chanal an person watching from England 👍💯
It might be a needle adjustment to make it cleaner in low/mid, or it may be a pv sticking, it does sound clean on top. Maybe a set of rings will give it a bit more umphhh..
That’s probably the best sounding bike you have ever bought! She was ripping it!
Maybe check the reed valves for cracks, I had one crack slightly on my cr85r a long time ago and it sounded sluggish like that half throttle.
Time to get the swisher mower out and cut the trails. I bought a swisher finish mower last week love it so far. Be looking foward to your next trail mowing video.
You can also split it like this to 120 pilot jet and A 340 main jet. 120+340=460
Joe if it's saying 27.5 it's A 27/1/2 pilot jet and A 460 main jet then.
Your channel is great 🎉 ,the fact that you look at the solution always,fix the problem
i always skim the head maybe a new piston kit with fresh gaskets and coolant just to be safe when i buy a second hand bike but i mostly prefer a full rebuild. i have to try save as much money as possible right now though!
Last month I ran into a rear master not bleeding (no pressure at all) and it turned out that the way the level is set it didnt allow full travel of the plunger I adjusted it for FULL plunger travel and it bled perfect after the bleed to set the lever back to spec/me
It does seem to smoke a lot, maybe that is perticular to that engine. It goes like dry grit off a chrome shovel though. The pickup is most impressive and sounds great fun to ride. Well done. Nice to see somethings working out so well for you, after some disasters. Still want an update on the farm though .... any chance ? Mr sticky beak here wants to know :)
It will keep on doing that until you put the exact right number jets inside of the carburetor to.,or the 120 and 340 which is still the right number jets broken down into 2 separate jets likes inside of those kehin carburetor's. If you have the 27.5 already in it still just add in the 340 main jet and it's finished Joe.
Dang Joe that one is nicer than you’re used to
Great find. Clean, not abused, cycle. Should make an easy flip. Now to work your motoring magic. 34k view only 3400 likes
I say it was the plug. When you were testing the plug it had a dead spot somewhere around 4-5k rpm mark.
Seems like a midrange bog only. Sounds like the emulsion tube may be worn. I had the same problem with a Keihen carb on a 93 rm 125. Bogged when blipping throttle but getting into the main it was a ripper. I removed the needle and dropped it into the tube. It went all the way to the bottom. They’re not supposed to do that.
I thought I saw that oil dripping from your exhaust spattered on the rear brake caliper. Be careful it doesn't contaminate your brake pads and cause rear brakes to fade.
I kinda can't wrap my head around how people can flip dirt bikes for profit. Alle the deals I see in my area are for like 1.5k broken and then 2k running for about the same bike. So if you have to replace basically any bigger part you are just done for.
No I'm the 460 main jet instead of the 340 main jet cause you're using the 27.5 pilot jet still. So you'll only need the 460. If you had A different jet in the pilot I'd say change it to the 120 and main jet to A 340. If the forums say 27.5 and 460 that's what it takes then. I just gave you the secondary option of getting the 460 from using 2 different jets that adds up to 460 together as one is all.
Hi from Australia
I knew this bike was going to scream this Suzuki's always ripped! I don't know why but I like the old ones better than the new ones
Id love to see you make a small track out at your property that would be pretty awesome man and your videos are great keep up the great work
You're a great mechanic!!, love your videos!!, best wishes 👍👍💯
I'd also take the pipes off, and see if you can drain any old fluid out of them. That thick spatter coming off the baffle has gotta be coming from somewhere.
Most of you probably do, but for anyone who doesn’t know Mikuni and Keihin use different jetting measurements. I believe Keihin simply just jet diameter in millimeters so a 145 jet would be 1.45 millimeters in diameter. But Mikuni uses a different way to measure them, I’m not 100% but I believe it has to do with volume and flow rate.
Hi I am from Malawi I am a big fan I have 3 quads 1.yamaha breeze 125 2.yamaha 80 badger. 3. Suzuki 50 atv.
And two go karts that do not work
Joe, your Apple Trees, the Deer are destroying them. You need bigger fencing, larger diameter circle and much taller. Also a Gator Bag for when it's been too dry for too long. Also, how are the Potatoes and Pumpkins coming? Please let us know...
Weird how you didnt use your spark plug wrench on the float bowl plug ;)
Joe, not sure what's going on, but I just re-subscribed to your channel for the 4th time... damn RUclips...
I said it before, There is nothing that sounds better than a finely tuned two stroke, miss my yz 125
Good morning . Love your content . I would like to send you a rare jet boat i have 1970 volo sand skip 1 of 1
And a 1973 bull taco 185cc trials bike
I love that loud scream of this RM.
Wautoma joe ....when you got on it that power band I was saying maan that sounds crispy!!!
Love the videos man.. .keep up the great content...all them bikes and atv's you should do a video u riding with your buddies or something, i'm sure everyone would enjoy watching it as well!
He sucks at riding
The 125cc just jas that bad ass sound love it. Lots of show but just enough Go. 2 stroke love
Depending on your elevation, I’d still say it’s too rich in the air/fuel department, I’ve had bikes that smoke a shit ton because we run a rich premix mixture when you first start them. But after a little bit of hard riding, they stop. This one doesn’t seem to. We had a 95 CR 125, that we put a 140 or 135 (I can’t remember) jet in with a Keihin carb and it ran great. About 3000 ft. Yeah I get that bites have different porting and whatever else that may cause a different jetting need but I’m just saying 145 could most definitely be a little rich for that Bike
Great work Joe 👍 what helmet camera do you use when we go to The Land ? Because if it’s a go pro the settings are wrong my friend, you can tell by the waves in the field lol. Not a criticism my friend just spoils your vlog a little 👍
Love your content. I've learned so much from you.
You might check the exhaust system and make sure you have no extra oil clean the muffler out
When you are bleeding the break no matter if it is front or rear you need to hold the lever and or the pedal down and then release the bleeder valve and then tighten it right back up before you release the lever or the pedal.
As you took tank lid off it was caked in crap
Probably the carb clean. Good stuff!
What were the pedal valves like? Chipped valve pedals can also cause issues. See what mm size carb is, since it’s not the stock carb.
i love how the subtitles call the revving music 😭
My guess at 5:00 mins in is that they left the stock jets when they replaced to the fmf exhaust.
I wish you included year, make and model/cc in the title of your videos. I've watched so many of them now and man would it help when I want to search for a video that I've watched and wanted to watch again when I work on one of my bikes to compare what I've got and what you did to fix it. That way your videos could be more of a repair giude that just entertaining and never know what bike you are going to watch on your next videos.
You need 120 pilot jet and A 340 main jet sizes to get the 460 number dead on Joe.