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Message: [QUOTE="rodH, post: 953893, member: 63000"] FREAK!!!!!! I took my bike to my mechanic today, after I went through all the hassle of trying to figure this thing out, it was a stupid little mistake by me. Within a couple hours he calls and tells me that the packing from my silencer is plugged in my screen/spark arrester. I guess some of the packing I put in there was lose or worked its way lose and found its way to the screen. I can't believe that was it. I guess it wasn't all for NOT, as I did find the exhaust valve assembly actuator rod was NOT connected, which obviously will me the bike not run right (not opening the exhaust valve), I also think that this is what was causing all the spooge all over my bike, so at least my fixing wasn't a complete waste of time. Think runs AWESOME now... I never have had my bike feel this fast!!!!! I rode it at the shop it was fixed at on the street, tire was coming off the ground in all of the 3 gears I was in, the thing felt sooo fast. When I got back, the guy who worked at the shop said that I should be "right there" with straight line speed VS even the NEW YZ, which surprised me when he said that. I asked "so, what has changed on the late 90s bikes compared to todays 2 strokes?" He said that the power is gonna be about the same, but most of the improvements people notice is gonna be in the handling. The wts aren't that much difference (2 pounds??) but it is where the wt is placed and the geometry that makes the new bikes faster on the tracks. I was surprised that he said that the power isn't much different. I can't wait to take my RM out now, I am sooooo happy this thing is moving like it was supposed to. In the course of 1 day I went from thinking that I wanted to save up for a used CRF250, to maybe saving for a used YZ250, to wanting to keep my RM250 and NOT waste my money (I don't race, so the slight advantage I might get with a new yz250 wouldn't be worth the price it would take to get into one for me and my skills and my budget). Thank goodness for a good mechanic!!!! [/QUOTE]

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