I've got the '05 WR450 also and its crazy the dipstick is high on the frame when the oil drains right back into the crankcase soon after you turn it off anyway anyway, it's nuts the way they make you check it like that versus just putting the dipstick on the cap right on the crankcase.. Quick tip, cut a piece of long straight coat hanger and after you ensure the oil is full take the coat hanger straight down into the lower crankcase until it stops and then permanently Mark the oil level when it's cold, Now it's a just a quick check from now on versus warming it up and checking it on the frame like that..👍
How did the header pipe fit with the big bomber? I fit the fmf and just kept fouling so i kinds made it fit. What they didnt tell you is to "ding it" right where the banjo bolt for the oil pipe is on the head. Great vid man appreciate it
Good question I have to look later how close it is. I have 150+ hours with it so it cant be doing too much damage lol are yu sure your problem isnt with the carb or something? My wr feels fuel injected, ive never heard it bog before. Anytime! These bikes are so awesome
Thank you! Its actually not a kit. I pieced it together with seperate graphics for each plastic. The swingarm gytr graphics are probably impossible to find now.
@@frankiemarchese2978 Looke amazing man! I’m building a 05 wr450 right now for my first super moto style bike and i’m taking much inspiration off yours! things to clean not to 😂
Thanks. I cant remember if they are lightspeed or gytr, but here is the link below for the lightspeed ones www.lightspeedcarbon.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=031%2D00503%2D3
I missed the 8m side bolt but found 1.2 litre of oil came out. I didnt have an 8m socket do you think this will be fine for one service interval? Thanks for video helped me find the drain holes.
@@aussieaussie8593 You should be okay doing this one time. Not a lot of oil comes out from the 8mm bolt. But over time if you keep doing that it may not be good because the oil level will keep rising if you add the 1.1 L each time. But if you check the dipstick after each change and its within the lines I dont see a problem. IMO its best to get as much oil out as you can 👍
Anytime! The 07 is different. You have the aluminum frame which doesnt flow oil through it. Im not sure what the procedure is, its best to look online for a service manual. Your drain plugs are most likely in different spots on the engine.
@@frankiemarchese2978 thanks for your response bro your right. i should always refer to the manual. btw that is nice set of sm wheels you got on there how do they grip ? were they hard to put on ? im thinking of doing the same
Thank you. I found them used at the right time for a great deal. It was the best thing I ever did. It made me fall in love with the bike. They grip very well. I have a 5” rear wheel. It would turn better with a 140 tire, now I have a 150. But honestly with the amount of sand on the roads its not worth leaning too far anyways. I use shinko podium tires and they ae great! My rear is currently bald and I am going to buy a different set next to experiment
amazing video bro whats size of sprockets front and rear use for super moto? also which camera and microphone do you use for vlogs? thank you, we are waiting for the next video with yamaha wrf-yzf !
Thanks! My supermoto gearing is 15/44 and it feels amazing. In this video I was using my current iphone which is the iphone 7, it has pretty good quality even to this day I still use it. I also have a gopro 8 black for riding videos 👍 the next warm weekend I will make a video of it ripping!
Those imo wont get clogged up or dirty as long as your engine is clean inside. I overhauled this whole engine so I know everything in there is spotless. Im comfortable with only doing the drain bolts + the filter. I dont think its necessary to crack that big screened bolt in the frame each oil change. Maybe every top end rebuild yes.
I like to keep it clean, sometimes its pretty brown at 5 hours. The engine has 175 hours with no issues so Ill keep doing the short intervals. The way I ride I change it every month or 2
@@frankiemarchese2978 Sorry for my English first of all but bro it's the only category of bikes I never had u see 96' I was doing motocross with 96' RM 125cc before 4strokes back then 2strokes only & believe me the oldest bike's was better/light not heavy/fast without problems every month.But now I have finally a second hand wrf450cc 05 of December which is like 06 u know every year they do 2 models.The 1rst six months 1&the second six months of the year the do the second.Anyway i 30+ years destroy dirtbikes & not only😆
@@frankiemarchese2978 If you go mountain yes its good every 1month 2 change oil, oil filter & must change or( clean better your air filter)Also every 4/5 months look the values but if you destroy this 5 gear dirtbike by doing it motart then the engine works not properly it works smoothly with wrong wheel gears smaller ⚙ I use 15 front 46/48 back rear. Mortar use much smaller back rear & bigger front.This is why many do YZF mortar & they destroy the engine *4gears*yzf 😉means short gear burning engine.
@@frankiemarchese2978 The most important is the oil if your oil is golden no reason to change it but if its brown/black after 5000hours then something is wrong,it burns oil 100% i put red oil 10/40w & when it loose the color i change it but its usually after idk hours but kilometers.I do 40 killometers a week maximums (only spring & a couple of months after September)so I don't bring it to the edge no need oil so soon but a YZF with only mountain full exercise trail & times then yes need changes all the time.Remember yamaha knows better why wrf has papers here Europe &u can go with it for exercise from your house 2mountain.But YZF u have 2carry this beautiful beast for motocross/enduro or anything u do😉Sh.. man i wrote a book 📖 😆😅🤣enjoy your dirtbike bro cheers 🍻
@@frankiemarchese2978 If it's too much brown after 5hours open the engine before it will explode 😆it has problems-probably. Usually U change oil after IDK 1000 hours WRF. If YZF the again every 200-300 hours it depends how u drive & where but if u have black oil so soon it burns oil 100% u must fix it rather change every 15 hours 😉Cheers 🍻
I've got the '05 WR450 also and its crazy the dipstick is high on the frame when the oil drains right back into the crankcase soon after you turn it off anyway anyway, it's nuts the way they make you check it like that versus just putting the dipstick on the cap right on the crankcase..
Quick tip, cut a piece of long straight coat hanger and after you ensure the oil is full take the coat hanger straight down into the lower crankcase until it stops and then permanently Mark the oil level when it's cold, Now it's a just a quick check from now on versus warming it up and checking it on the frame like that..👍
Thanks for the tip. But honestly I dont mind doing it the way they say to do it in the manual. I kind of like having the dipstick up there lol
Very well kept bike! Mines exact same, just not as clean haha had mine since 06' love it
How many kms does yours have mate
Nice bike 2 nice for 05 I have the same European style December of 05 my model 😉
Good oil, I use it in my 22’ YZ250fx 👍
Its so good. I have 136 hours on it. Still runs like it did at 10 hours, if not even better.
Thanks a lot
Anytime
How did the header pipe fit with the big bomber? I fit the fmf and just kept fouling so i kinds made it fit. What they didnt tell you is to "ding it" right where the banjo bolt for the oil pipe is on the head.
Great vid man appreciate it
Good question I have to look later how close it is. I have 150+ hours with it so it cant be doing too much damage lol are yu sure your problem isnt with the carb or something? My wr feels fuel injected, ive never heard it bog before. Anytime! These bikes are so awesome
where did you get that graphics kit? Looks great!
Thank you! Its actually not a kit. I pieced it together with seperate graphics for each plastic. The swingarm gytr graphics are probably impossible to find now.
@@frankiemarchese2978 Looke amazing man! I’m building a 05 wr450 right now for my first super moto style bike and i’m taking much inspiration off yours! things to clean not to 😂
They make great supermotos. I rebuilt this whole engine and it has 167 hours on it running great.
hey, nice bike! where did you buy the frame guards?
Thanks. I cant remember if they are lightspeed or gytr, but here is the link below for the lightspeed ones
www.lightspeedcarbon.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=031%2D00503%2D3
I missed the 8m side bolt but found 1.2 litre of oil came out.
I didnt have an 8m socket do you think this will be fine for one service interval?
Thanks for video helped me find the drain holes.
Essentialy i had 3 drain points including the oil filter.
I know 4 is ideal but wondering if should be close enough for 1 service
@@aussieaussie8593 You should be okay doing this one time. Not a lot of oil comes out from the 8mm bolt. But over time if you keep doing that it may not be good because the oil level will keep rising if you add the 1.1 L each time. But if you check the dipstick after each change and its within the lines I dont see a problem. IMO its best to get as much oil out as you can 👍
hey brother thanks for the the awesome content i have an 07. are they same routine? torque specs
Anytime! The 07 is different. You have the aluminum frame which doesnt flow oil through it. Im not sure what the procedure is, its best to look online for a service manual. Your drain plugs are most likely in different spots on the engine.
@@frankiemarchese2978 thanks for your response bro your right. i should always refer to the manual. btw that is nice set of sm wheels you got on there how do they grip ? were they hard to put on ? im thinking of doing the same
Thank you. I found them used at the right time for a great deal. It was the best thing I ever did. It made me fall in love with the bike. They grip very well. I have a 5” rear wheel. It would turn better with a 140 tire, now I have a 150. But honestly with the amount of sand on the roads its not worth leaning too far anyways. I use shinko podium tires and they ae great! My rear is currently bald and I am going to buy a different set next to experiment
amazing video bro whats size of sprockets front and rear use for super moto? also which camera and microphone do you use for vlogs? thank you, we are waiting for the next video with yamaha wrf-yzf !
Thanks! My supermoto gearing is 15/44 and it feels amazing. In this video I was using my current iphone which is the iphone 7, it has pretty good quality even to this day I still use it. I also have a gopro 8 black for riding videos 👍 the next warm weekend I will make a video of it ripping!
Question: Is it the same rutine on a wr450f 2004 model? or different engine?
Yes same routine on the 04 wr450f
@@frankiemarchese2978 Tnx for the quick answer! cheers!
Does the front little filter look like need cleaning or something ? There are 2 of them at front side under cover
Those imo wont get clogged up or dirty as long as your engine is clean inside. I overhauled this whole engine so I know everything in there is spotless. Im comfortable with only doing the drain bolts + the filter. I dont think its necessary to crack that big screened bolt in the frame each oil change. Maybe every top end rebuild yes.
I do 5 hour intervals and the oil is very clean each change
Its at 119 right now hours
Nice man got the same bike, mine oil comes dirty every time but with change around 1000 km (bel ray thumper)
@@elevo30 Nice, I try to never let it get too brown. These bikes are bulletproof with clean oil. I use Mobil 1 4t
😂😅Man this is new oil totally new Lmao 🤣 😂 😆
What skid plate is that bro? I need one
Lightspeed. I love it, the fitment is perfect. Heres the link.
www.lightspeedcarbon.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=011%2D00503%2D1
@@frankiemarchese2978 thsnk you thank you thank you!!!
Again it's 2 much but if you like 2 change oil every couple of weeks- months it's ok. Depends how many hours a day you use this 🤮motart (dirtbike 😉)
I like to keep it clean, sometimes its pretty brown at 5 hours. The engine has 175 hours with no issues so Ill keep doing the short intervals. The way I ride I change it every month or 2
@@frankiemarchese2978 Sorry for my English first of all but bro it's the only category of bikes I never had u see 96' I was doing motocross with 96' RM 125cc before 4strokes back then 2strokes only & believe me the oldest bike's was better/light not heavy/fast without problems every month.But now I have finally a second hand wrf450cc 05 of December which is like 06 u know every year they do 2 models.The 1rst six months 1&the second six months of the year the do the second.Anyway i 30+ years destroy dirtbikes & not only😆
@@frankiemarchese2978 If you go mountain yes its good every 1month 2 change oil, oil filter & must change or( clean better your air filter)Also every 4/5 months look the values but if you destroy this 5 gear dirtbike by doing it motart then the engine works not properly it works smoothly with wrong wheel gears smaller ⚙ I use 15 front 46/48 back rear. Mortar use much smaller back rear & bigger front.This is why many do YZF mortar & they destroy the engine *4gears*yzf 😉means short gear burning engine.
@@frankiemarchese2978 The most important is the oil if your oil is golden no reason to change it but if its brown/black after 5000hours then something is wrong,it burns oil 100% i put red oil 10/40w & when it loose the color i change it but its usually after idk hours but kilometers.I do 40 killometers a week maximums (only spring & a couple of months after September)so I don't bring it to the edge no need oil so soon but a YZF with only mountain full exercise trail & times then yes need changes all the time.Remember yamaha knows better why wrf has papers here Europe &u can go with it for exercise from your house 2mountain.But YZF u have 2carry this beautiful beast for motocross/enduro or anything u do😉Sh.. man i wrote a book 📖 😆😅🤣enjoy your dirtbike bro cheers 🍻
@@frankiemarchese2978 If it's too much brown after 5hours open the engine before it will explode 😆it has problems-probably. Usually U change oil after IDK 1000 hours WRF. If YZF the again every 200-300 hours it depends how u drive & where but if u have black oil so soon it burns oil 100% u must fix it rather change every 15 hours 😉Cheers 🍻
Doesn't sound good.
Thats an incomplete sentence, what doesn’t sound good?