My KR250 Project
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You can still get them new I'm pretty sure:
http://www.ronayers.com/Search/N/687/Pa ... /Source/KA
Will pull them apart one day soon and see if that's the problem and order a couple .
http://www.ronayers.com/Search/N/687/Pa ... /Source/KA
Will pull them apart one day soon and see if that's the problem and order a couple .
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Rightyo, so there was a long break while I put my dirt bike back together but a mate dropped over today and we got the old drain plugs out of the carby bowls and put the new ones in. One of them still leaks but guess what we made it do anyway...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aENRmGMoXMw
Now yes, it runs, but it sounds like a tractor and as you can see from my furious wrist action it won't rev. The tacho doesn't register anything above about 1000rpm. And when I go clicking the first related item on Youtube I find this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXlrbYV-2dY
The one above by the looks of it was probably posted by someone on here, and it sounds more like my RGV and less like a tractor .
I'm assuming that a carby rebuild could be on the cards, or maybe pull the chambers off and clean them out? I'm not sure how long since its been run, anyone got anything to offer on whether this sounds normal for an old smoker who has had a long rest and what to do next to get it running something like normally?
Cheers,
Tony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aENRmGMoXMw
Now yes, it runs, but it sounds like a tractor and as you can see from my furious wrist action it won't rev. The tacho doesn't register anything above about 1000rpm. And when I go clicking the first related item on Youtube I find this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXlrbYV-2dY
The one above by the looks of it was probably posted by someone on here, and it sounds more like my RGV and less like a tractor .
I'm assuming that a carby rebuild could be on the cards, or maybe pull the chambers off and clean them out? I'm not sure how long since its been run, anyone got anything to offer on whether this sounds normal for an old smoker who has had a long rest and what to do next to get it running something like normally?
Cheers,
Tony
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Yeah, that's mine. And here's my OTHER ONE.Bogan wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXlrbYV-2dY
The one above by the looks of it was probably posted by someone on here, and it sounds more like my RGV and less like a tractor .
Yours is definitely only running on the front pot. Didn't sound like the rear one was even trying. Sparks and fuel. Swap some stuff over and see if you can pin it down.
But well done on getting some life out of it, you'll soon be sorted.
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First thing I'm going to do is pull the carbies down, there's been talk on other sites about Keyster Motorcycle Carb Kits does anyone know if Keyster or anyone else do a carby kit for the KR250 carbies?
I am pretty sure it's the back one that's leaking out of the fuel bowl, and when we pulled the intake rubbers off from the airbox there was lots of droplets of fuel as opposed to atomised fuel splashing around in the carb. There's spark to the lead but I haven't pulled the plug to see if that's still any good, a pair of spark plugs is cheap so I might give that a go too.
Thanks all.
And strokerboy they sound like fun, do you have any pics of it moving or just sitting still revving?
Cheers all,
Tony
I am pretty sure it's the back one that's leaking out of the fuel bowl, and when we pulled the intake rubbers off from the airbox there was lots of droplets of fuel as opposed to atomised fuel splashing around in the carb. There's spark to the lead but I haven't pulled the plug to see if that's still any good, a pair of spark plugs is cheap so I might give that a go too.
Thanks all.
And strokerboy they sound like fun, do you have any pics of it moving or just sitting still revving?
Cheers all,
Tony
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No, need to get some though. Will rope the missus in to help with some more video when the weather improves here.Bogan wrote:strokerboy they sound like fun, do you have any pics of it moving or just sitting still revving?
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Looking at the parts book can be really handy, thanks for scanning it Scott . I can tell everyone that the following parts are still available from Kawasaki Australia:
Gear lever rubber.
Exhaust gaskets between barrel and chamber.
Rubber mount that the front of the fuel tank sits on.
I'll be buying a couple of plugs too.
There's spark at both plug leads, so if I get new plugs there should be spark in both barrels. I'm pretty sure it's the back carby, weird thing is when we replaced the drain plugs (also still available new) and filled the bowls with WD40 they didn't leak out the bottom but as soon as I put it back on the carby and turn the fuel on there is fuel leaking out of the drain hole. Would it be coming from somewhere else?
I'll give the carbies a going over I would think that they're to blame, particularly the back one.
Any leads on Keyster or other carby overhaul kits?
Gear lever rubber.
Exhaust gaskets between barrel and chamber.
Rubber mount that the front of the fuel tank sits on.
I'll be buying a couple of plugs too.
There's spark at both plug leads, so if I get new plugs there should be spark in both barrels. I'm pretty sure it's the back carby, weird thing is when we replaced the drain plugs (also still available new) and filled the bowls with WD40 they didn't leak out the bottom but as soon as I put it back on the carby and turn the fuel on there is fuel leaking out of the drain hole. Would it be coming from somewhere else?
I'll give the carbies a going over I would think that they're to blame, particularly the back one.
Any leads on Keyster or other carby overhaul kits?
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Hi Tony, I think it was Tim (strokerboy) that scanned the parts book.
If the fuel is only coming out when the carb is connected then your floats are either incorrectly set, or the float needle valve is worn/dirty.
If the fuel is only coming out when the carb is connected then your floats are either incorrectly set, or the float needle valve is worn/dirty.
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I had a look over the internet and it appears as though the carbies are Mikuni VM28SS, unless they're Keihin, which I found on another site.
If it's the Mikuni would the KR carbs (2 stroke) be different to the VM28SS on the Z1R (Z1000D) which is a 4 stroke?
I found this page which states Keihin and this page which says Mikuni.
Also these pages state Mikuni:
http://www.kr250.org/manual/KR_manual_chapter_2.pdf (workshop manual scan)
http://motorbike-search-engine.co.uk/cl ... cation.php
The best bet would be to look at the carbies I would guess, I'll probably pull them off this weekend and try to rebuild them.
If it's the Mikuni would the KR carbs (2 stroke) be different to the VM28SS on the Z1R (Z1000D) which is a 4 stroke?
I found this page which states Keihin and this page which says Mikuni.
Also these pages state Mikuni:
http://www.kr250.org/manual/KR_manual_chapter_2.pdf (workshop manual scan)
http://motorbike-search-engine.co.uk/cl ... cation.php
The best bet would be to look at the carbies I would guess, I'll probably pull them off this weekend and try to rebuild them.
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They're Mikuni's mate.
Pull them off, clean them out, make sure the needles and jets etc ALL match up, set the float hieght correctly, and then make sure they're syncronised when you put them back on. That and a pair of plugs, and I'd expect it to be running quite nicely.
Pull them off, clean them out, make sure the needles and jets etc ALL match up, set the float hieght correctly, and then make sure they're syncronised when you put them back on. That and a pair of plugs, and I'd expect it to be running quite nicely.
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Rightyo there's been some progress today. The easy simple bit was putting some brake fluid in the front brakes and bleeding up some sort of feel to the lever. It's sitting in the shed with a cable tie on it now we'll see how it is tomorrow.
I got the carbies off and cleaned them up as much as I could, got the floats off, needle and seats out, main and pilot jets out, choke plungers out, blew everything out with air and carby cleaner, and reassembled them and put them back on.
Replaced the spark plugs, which it looks like the previous owner did as well, the ones that came out looked pretty new so I have a good pair of spares :kuda:.
Pulled the exhausts off as well, and bought some caustic soda to flush them out with. Interestingly when I was moving the bottom one (the one that runs, the front cylinder) into the garage to start the cleanup this happened:
There was quite a bit of oil in there...
The baffle I don't think will come out...
I'm gonna fill the chambers with caustic soda and see how much weight they can lose, I had to undo the rear subframe to get the rear exhaust off, this pic is looking forward towards the engine with the battery box and right hand coil removed, it's fun to get out:
Oh yeah and if anyone tells you that the only difference between one battery and another is that the vent pipe is on the other side make sure you don't just settle for the wrong one, I had to cut the vent outlet off:
This big hole is for the vent pipe bit to stick out and there's no big hole on the other side .
Once the exhausts are clean and back on I'll kick it in the guts again and report back...
I got the carbies off and cleaned them up as much as I could, got the floats off, needle and seats out, main and pilot jets out, choke plungers out, blew everything out with air and carby cleaner, and reassembled them and put them back on.
Replaced the spark plugs, which it looks like the previous owner did as well, the ones that came out looked pretty new so I have a good pair of spares :kuda:.
Pulled the exhausts off as well, and bought some caustic soda to flush them out with. Interestingly when I was moving the bottom one (the one that runs, the front cylinder) into the garage to start the cleanup this happened:
There was quite a bit of oil in there...
The baffle I don't think will come out...
I'm gonna fill the chambers with caustic soda and see how much weight they can lose, I had to undo the rear subframe to get the rear exhaust off, this pic is looking forward towards the engine with the battery box and right hand coil removed, it's fun to get out:
Oh yeah and if anyone tells you that the only difference between one battery and another is that the vent pipe is on the other side make sure you don't just settle for the wrong one, I had to cut the vent outlet off:
This big hole is for the vent pipe bit to stick out and there's no big hole on the other side .
Once the exhausts are clean and back on I'll kick it in the guts again and report back...