help with my friends RM !!

[YZ250Anthony]

A friend of mine bought an RM250 (02 or 03 i believe) a while back, when he got the bike it ran perfect, but when he checked the oil after a few rides he noticed it was VERY low because he drained it and only about 3 ounces were in the bike so he added the right amount of oil and once he started it up and took it for a test ride all kinds of smoke started shooting out the exhaust, i mean LOTS! of smoke and was very boggy so he drained ALL the oil out and test rode it like that and it ran better than it did with the right amount of oil, does anyone have an idea what might be the problem? PLEASE POST ! thanks :nod:

P.S. im makin sure he dosen't ride it for now till he fixes it

 

[adam728]

Bad crank seal.

And now that he rode it with no oil possibly a bad clutch and transmission bearings. Why in the hell would you drain all the oil and then ride?!?!?

 

[mxwannabe]

wow im amazed at the way some people minds work but nothing alot of money cant fix. Obviously that was your first bike so dont get discouraged. lol keep riding if you still can :laugh:

 

[racerx090]

Please don't let any of your buddies ride their cycles without oil in them. It's there for a reason.

 

[2smokers]

Ive been told buy a suzuki dealer that you should always add 50cc more oil than what it says to on the rm's, but for what reason? Anyone know..

 

[YZ250Anthony]

yea i think he's going to get the crank seals changed tommorow maybe new clutch and bearings too just to be safe, and it wasen't his first bike but he bought it off a close friend for only 200 bucks! :nod: thanks for the posts ... ill never treat my bike like his (picture in gallery) :)

 

[kimoajaj]

My bet is that the seller was aware of the problem and drained the oil to make the big run OK so that he could sell it.. . I could be wrong.. .

A guy a know of drained the oil of his engine before he sold it, due to an oil leak.
Boy did that engine seize up after a while.. .

Good luck!

 

[adam728]

An 02 or 03 for $200? Even if it didn't have an engine in it the thing would be worth more than that.

 

[YZ250Anthony]

yeah he sold it to him for really cheap because they were good friends and he raced the shiznit out of it and gave it a pretty good beating, besides he has plenty of other bikes and almost didnt use the bike at all he really didn't care about it

 

[toddb3]

yeah he sold it to him for really cheap because they were good friends and he raced the shiznit out of it and gave it a pretty good beating, besides he has plenty of other bikes and almost didnt use the bike at all he really didn't care about it

I need friends like that!!!