reed valves?

[m4i2k2e2]

my reed valves have been in my bike since it was bought brand new. im the second owner. its a 1999 cr250r. i saw there are different looks og the reed valves. some are one solid piece, some have slits in them. will i have to adjust anything if i get something other than the oem style?could old junk reed valves cause me not to hit my power band? thanks for any help.

-mike.

 

[yamarider88]

you should probably buy new ones if those are the original. they loose there flex and and you can loose performance. if i was you i would go for a set of boysen super stock or if your looking for something expensive the vforce 3 reeds work really nice.

 

[m4i2k2e2]

will i have to make any carb adjustments?

 

[yamarider88]

maybe with my vforce im suppose to re-jet but im saving that for this spring. with the super stock i wouldn't think so.

 

[RM_guy]

Bad reeds will give you hard starting and a loss of low end power. If they haven't been replaced since the bike was new you'll see a huge difference with just replacing them with OEM and you won't have to mess with the jetting.