Porstala F9
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- Jul 30, 2003
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Hey guys, I was recently suprised this morning when my father was standing there with a brand new, beautiful KX 125 for a christmas gift :)
Its a 2003 KX 125 that he got a great deal on a leftover model..
Anywany.. I have a couple questions regarding this bike..
First off, what spark plug would you reccomend me to use with this bike for beginner on this bike, coming off an XR 80 which I can ride fairly agressivly. I am mainly going to be using the low-mid end power of this bike a lot, and the guy who delivered the bike to me gave me a quick run thru on the bike, and said that the kind of speed riding you are going has a great effect on the spark plug and the amount of time and performance you will get from it. Its got an NGK BR9EIX now, which is what it came with. I am going to the dealer on Friday to pick up all my new gear, gas, oil, etc and things, so what type of spark plugs do you reccomend for me to buy?
And also, I was reading the manual when I came accross the information about the "Break In" period info. What they reccomend to do is for the first hour or so do as follows: Ride the bike for 10 minutes and then let it cool, at a moderate speed and never accelerate hard (which I can understand) - They then say to then ride again for 20 minutes and again, at a moderate speed and avoid accelerating hard. After this they say to stop the bike and let it cool and then drain all the coolant, inspect the cylinder head, cylinder, and piston and then reinstall them and fill up the coolant in the radiator.. they also reccomend replacing the piston rings after break in.. and then ride it again for 20 mins and then change the plug and its broekn in.
Is the dissasembily of the engine part REALLY nessicary? It seems a bit conservative and a bit much to me, but maybe its just because I am new to this stuff. How much of an effect will this have. I don't think I am prepared to dissasemble the engine, since I hardly know anything about these engines. If I follow the steps about riding the bike at moderate speeds without accelerating hard, in the time periods they give me, will I be good, or is it really nessicary to dissasemble the engine, and then after break in period, change the piston rings.
Any information would be greatly appriciated. Any info on this, opinions, suggestions, or any advice relating to the issues I stated, or any advice with the bike are GREATLY appriciated.
Thank you, and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!! :)
Its a 2003 KX 125 that he got a great deal on a leftover model..
Anywany.. I have a couple questions regarding this bike..
First off, what spark plug would you reccomend me to use with this bike for beginner on this bike, coming off an XR 80 which I can ride fairly agressivly. I am mainly going to be using the low-mid end power of this bike a lot, and the guy who delivered the bike to me gave me a quick run thru on the bike, and said that the kind of speed riding you are going has a great effect on the spark plug and the amount of time and performance you will get from it. Its got an NGK BR9EIX now, which is what it came with. I am going to the dealer on Friday to pick up all my new gear, gas, oil, etc and things, so what type of spark plugs do you reccomend for me to buy?
And also, I was reading the manual when I came accross the information about the "Break In" period info. What they reccomend to do is for the first hour or so do as follows: Ride the bike for 10 minutes and then let it cool, at a moderate speed and never accelerate hard (which I can understand) - They then say to then ride again for 20 minutes and again, at a moderate speed and avoid accelerating hard. After this they say to stop the bike and let it cool and then drain all the coolant, inspect the cylinder head, cylinder, and piston and then reinstall them and fill up the coolant in the radiator.. they also reccomend replacing the piston rings after break in.. and then ride it again for 20 mins and then change the plug and its broekn in.
Is the dissasembily of the engine part REALLY nessicary? It seems a bit conservative and a bit much to me, but maybe its just because I am new to this stuff. How much of an effect will this have. I don't think I am prepared to dissasemble the engine, since I hardly know anything about these engines. If I follow the steps about riding the bike at moderate speeds without accelerating hard, in the time periods they give me, will I be good, or is it really nessicary to dissasemble the engine, and then after break in period, change the piston rings.
Any information would be greatly appriciated. Any info on this, opinions, suggestions, or any advice relating to the issues I stated, or any advice with the bike are GREATLY appriciated.
Thank you, and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!! :)