Omaha Riders!

[cubfan1968]

Bummer

[chris nelson]

Same here. What time were you there? I was there between 3 and 4.

I was there from 1 to 5 pm. black tundra truck.?

[MXMotoworX]

I was there from 1 to 5 pm. black tundra truck.?

If you stayed for 4 hours it must not have been that bad.... I am going to give it a shot in the morning even tho it's going to be a little on the chilly side

[Keith72]

I was there from 1 to 5 pm. black tundra truck.?

Are you the guy I rode with? I have the 09 Honda. #804

[Keith72]

Called the hotline. Closed. Wouldnt be surprised it hes done for the year. Bummer.

[JEWELSrmz450]

Hey Keith,how many days before RV is dry! I'm also thinking about KH real soon.

[BobFromOmaha]

Called the hotline. Closed. Wouldnt be surprised it hes done for the year. Bummer.

Dang it. I was going to head there today. I decided to skip rv

[Keith72]

Hey Keith,how many days before RV is dry! I'm also thinking about KH real soon.

Its hard to say. This time of year it takes forever to dry out. KH is racing today. Maybe KH next weekend? I wish I knew what my work schedue was for next weekend. Probably wont know till Wednesday.

[Keith72]

Just got done checking my valves. Intakes were pretty good (.004 inches spec is .005 inches +/- .001). However the Exhaust were way out. (.004 inches and spec is .011). Kinda figured they were tight cause it was getting hard to start. Time to send it out and get some new valves.

[BobFromOmaha]

Time to send it out and get some new valves.

very unusual for exhausts to go bad before the Intakes as they are generally steel (not Titanium like the intakes).

Is this the first check? If it is, I would shim them and check them again in 10 hours.

[Keith72]

very unusual for exhausts to go bad before the Intakes as they are generally steel (not Titanium like the intakes).

Is this the first check? If it is, I would shim them and check them again in 10 hours.

Its the first time ive checked them. Not sure what the previous owner did.

[BobFromOmaha]

Its the first time ive checked them. Not sure what the previous owner did.

is it possible that you were not at TDC when you checked them, maybe u were at TDE?

also, they only affect starting when they have zero clearance/ the valves are being held open.

[chris nelson]

yes I was the tall fat guy on the 250 sx ktm. this is to keith 2009 honda cr 250f rider>

[Keith72]

is it possible that you were not at TDC when you checked them, maybe u were at TDE?

also, they only affect starting when they have zero clearance/ the valves are being held open.

Yeah i double checked the TDC. So far everything ive read here seems to indicate that valves tightening up will cause hard starting issues.

[Keith72]

yes I was the tall fat guy on the 250 sx ktm. this is to keith 2009 honda cr 250f rider>

Ok cool. I cant believe how muddy some of those areas were. Maybe later this week it will be better.

[Keith72]

is it possible that you were not at TDC when you checked them, maybe u were at TDE?

also, they only affect starting when they have zero clearance/ the valves are being held open.

When the engine is cold the clearance will be larger. As the engine heats up the clearance gets smaller or goes away all together and your valves may not close all the way and you lose alot of your intake charge. It is alot harder to start when it gets warmed up.

[BobFromOmaha]

Yeah i double checked the TDC. So far everything ive read here seems to indicate that valves tightening up will cause hard starting issues.

absolutely, just never heard of the exhaust going before the intakes.

When the engine is cold the clearance will be larger. As the engine heats up the clearance gets smaller or goes away all together and your valves may not close all the way and you lose alot of your intake charge. It is alot harder to start when it gets warmed up.

that makes sense.

[BobFromOmaha]

When the engine is cold the clearance will be larger. As the engine heats up the clearance gets smaller or goes away all together and your valves may not close all the way and you lose alot of your intake charge. It is alot harder to start when it gets warmed up.

By the way, if you end up needing new valves I know Mark had good luck with that AS racing and so did Mike when he went with MxTime. They're not local, but they do good work.

ps. welcome to the world of four strokes. ?

[nedirtbikr]

By the way, if you end up needing new valves I know Mark had good luck with that AS racing and so did Mike when he went with MxTime. They're not local, but they do good work. ps. welcome to the world of four strokes. ?

AS Racing (Agent Smith Racing.) Great folks! Great work ethic/quality/turnaround. When I return (yes, I wrote "when" not "if") and assuming I'm not on a 2T next time, I will use these guys exclusively for that work.

Right now, my goal is to be back Spring 2012 on a KTM 2T 250/300. I LOVE Honda, but have to stay off of the race bikes (I'm too stupid.) Plus, from what I hear, the 300 has a roll-on not a whole lot different from a 4T. Plus, electric start and somewhat lower maintenance costs. Might just be the bike for me.

Fingers crossed...

[eyesky2002]

Ok cool. I cant believe how muddy some of those areas were. Maybe later this week it will be better.

I went and rode for a few minutes today, lots of mud pits/ponds; but where there was no standing water the dirt was great! Cold as all hell, more so with sweating thru the layers. Going to above 40 and sunny tomorrow, going to go a little deeper then!