As others have suggested, it is wise to give bike a good wash to remove dirt. I just hit mine with water hose day before and gave her good blast with air gun prior to disassembly. I am only concerned with loose dirt that may fall. Do whatever makes ya happy. ;)
Hallo, i have a klx 250 as well. shes at 11000 km right now, i have not checked volve clerence yet. Since you have not changed your chims till 20 k i dont think i need to right now. i have read about cam chain tension issues. did you have any problems concerning that? thank you Marvin
What part of the country you from? Curious about your accent. I have one that gives away which part of the country I come from, but I don't think I do. Thx for vid.
@@klxrelic I checked the diagram and it looks like two for the '09. I only see one installed, but I'm pretty sure heard the other fall inside when I lifted it off.
My 2006 has 6000 miles and I plan on checking the valve clearances this spring. You have racked up some kilometers! Great to see. Have you had any major issues?
Please clean at least the engine first. Better yet, give the whole bike a good clean so you don't get any dirt inside the engine. Even more important to clean first before changing the plug.
You realize it's a DIRTbike, right? 😂🤣😹 I don agree with you, though. If there was loose crud, I too would prefer to clean the engine first. However, there seemed only to be some hard dirt coating on the engine, no bid deal. Ride on!
As others have suggested, it is wise to give bike a good wash to remove dirt. I just hit mine with water hose day before and gave her good blast with air gun prior to disassembly. I am only concerned with loose dirt that may fall. Do whatever makes ya happy. ;)
thanks man my valves started ticking and need to get this done
Watching this in 2020, from paradise Newfoundland
Thanks useful and to the point
Cool video man, never knew how to do that, thanks!
Love the video, very informative. Mine is a 2014🏍
Hallo,
i have a klx 250 as well.
shes at 11000 km right now, i have not checked volve clerence yet. Since you have not changed your chims till 20 k i dont think i need to right now.
i have read about cam chain tension issues.
did you have any problems concerning that?
thank you
Marvin
I haven't had any problems with cam chain tension... Yet. You should be okay for clearances, but would be a peace of mind to check.
thanks
What part of the country you from? Curious about your accent. I have one that gives away which part of the country I come from, but I don't think I do. Thx for vid.
As far east in Canada as you can go!
@@klxrelic 👍 Southern USA here. Greetings! I keep my bike coated in local soil also. Keeps the bugs off the paint.
Awesome! I see no point in washing it. Only gonna get dirty again. Kinda like sweeping a gravel driveway. :)
My old boss used to say BF&FI will take you anywhere. Brute force and fuckin ignorance
how about KLX 150L same clearance bro?
How many dowel pins were under your cam girdle?
Okayman oh my..... Good question! I really can't remember that far back. Would you be able to see that on parts fiche maybe?
@@klxrelic I checked the diagram and it looks like two for the '09. I only see one installed, but I'm pretty sure heard the other fall inside when I lifted it off.
@@oodles86 yeah, looks like two. I suggest getting a small telescopic magnet and see if you can hopefully fish it out. Definitely gotta get it!
do you know the valve clearance of klx150L?
No, sorry I dont. I just have the factory manual for the 250.
How many miles are on the bike? Is this your first check?
No... Not first check. Had to decrease some shims around 20000 km mark. Over 50,000 km's now. (approx. 30,000 miles)
My 2006 has 6000 miles and I plan on checking the valve clearances this spring. You have racked up some kilometers! Great to see. Have you had any major issues?
Not a single thing. Still starts like day 1
Very helpful
Please clean at least the engine first. Better yet, give the whole bike a good clean so you don't get any dirt inside the engine. Even more important to clean first before changing the plug.
You realize it's a DIRTbike, right? 😂🤣😹
I don agree with you, though. If there was loose crud, I too would prefer to clean the engine first. However, there seemed only to be some hard dirt coating on the engine, no bid deal.
Ride on!
Ever thought about washing your bike before you took the engine apart