reed cage stooper on KX 250

[mongoos]

Yeah the other day I was checking the reeds on my 2001 KX 250 and when I tore it apart, to my suprise I found that the lower reed stopper ( the metal curved shaped piece that screws on over the reeds) was broken off. Luckily it hadn't had the chance to wedge itself into the motor yet, but I was wondering why this would happen, and could it be a reacuring problem?

Thanks!

 

[TRAIL]

I dont know, i had a 2001 kx 250 before my current bike(2001 cr 250) and it ate reeds but i never had that happen. I would buy the V force set up if i was you

 

[Senior KX Rider]

I run V-Force on mine too but before that I ran Boyeson Pro-Series reeds and did not run the stoppers.

 

[bigred455]

Were the screws still in their mounts?,hopefully they were, because their is only one way they are going.I ate a lot of OEM reeds on my 00,BUT I never seen the oem reed stopper's break.The only thing I can think of is the screws for the stopper was a little loose letting the stopper vibrate.Are the screws for the stopper that broke, pretty tight? Consider your motor very lucky.

 

[mongoos]

yeah the screws were still in place, the stopper broke off right next to where the screws were. I guess I will just chalk it up to a freak accident.

Thanks

 

[rickyd]

You lucked out!! You ought too try out the VForce reeds, i have them in my 01kx and they work great..
Rick