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wean
04 KX250F

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Topic started on 09/02/2007 at 1:43:31 PM  Member Profile  Reply with Quote
So i got an 04 250f yesterday, i rode it all day it has a fresh engine and everything else pretty much my old man knew the dude at the shop that i got it so it should be sweet. But i had to jump start the thing most of the time. I dont know much about the bike yet i havent had a bike since i was 12. So is this the valve problems? er anything else? and sometimes itll start whether its hot or cold. and sometimes it seems theres not much compresion when i kick it over.

b_king
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Posted on 09/02/2007 at 5:53:07 PM  Member Profile  Click to see b_king's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Are you using the hot start? When it is cold, turn the idle up a turn or two, full choke, two blips of the throttle and kick 'er good. When warm, hold the hot start lever in, two blips of the throttle, kick 'er over good.

If it is still hard to start, I would check valve clearances, and maybe give the spark plug a change and the carburetor a cleaning.

Good luck!
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250f canuck
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Posted on 09/02/2007 at 8:57:28 PM  Member Profile  Click to see 250f canuck's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by b_king

When warm, hold the hot start lever in, two blips of the throttle, kick 'er over good.
DON'T blip the throttle when you try to start it hot. The hot start leans out the fuel mixture, blipping the throttle only balances everything out. You don't want that.

Still, check your valves anyway, just to be safe. You can never be too sure with these new thumpers.
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wean
04 KX250F

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Posted on 09/03/2007 at 09:08:51 AM  Member Profile  Reply with Quote
ill giver a whirl

b_king
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Posted on 09/03/2007 at 3:40:24 PM  Member Profile  Click to see b_king's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
I guess it depends on how your bike is jetted, because my bike will start every time with that procedure, never had an issue.
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wean
04 KX250F

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Posted on 09/22/2007 at 07:55:36 AM  Member Profile  Reply with Quote
ya i figured it out now workin good. i lost that little bolt with the plug on the front of the engine an hour from my truck what a good time that was.
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