125-200cc WR CR 250 STARTING

[bulto]

How many kicks is it taking you guys to start. I usually kick about six times before she fires. Needs choke just to start but not after. Has stosk tmx mikuni. Seems rich but runs awesome after shes warm.

 

[Chef]

Change the carb. It will start on 2 nd kick

 

[oldbikedude]

You don't need to change the carb. The pilot jet may be a little rich or you can lean it out with the air/fuel screw.

 

[R_Little]

A worn top end will make it hard to start.

 

[justintendo]

a 95 360 can start 1-3 kicks pretty regular with the factory carb (tmx)....i would do compression check before anything

 

[gwynfryn]

One kick(truly) on my 09 wr250 mikuni jd kitted(420mj, white needle #4).
Check your float height(7mm for tmxx) makes a big difference if out.

 

[bulto]

I'll start there Thank.s

 

[2premo]

I'll start there Thank.s

while you are doing that have a good look at the plug, it's a window into your running engine
if not sure take a good (focused) close up picture and post it

 

[silverstreakNZ]

what year is it ? we recently acquired a 89 wr250 and it is odd too . cold with choke takes 5 kicks . but if it doesnt start by 5 kicks it wont . ignore it and try again later . once warm its no problems . was there a knack to it or a common problem . bike seems low hours and performs well in all other regards

 

[justintendo]

starting is pretty much compression, timing, and carb condition/setting. of course there are other things that will help or hurt..if compression is good im betting carb. sometimes a carb does get worn out or a pilot plugged. other times someone tries to clean the jet and they get damaged

 

[2premo]

what year is it ? we recently acquired a 89 wr250 and it is odd too . cold with choke takes 5 kicks . but if it doesnt start by 5 kicks it wont . ignore it and try again later . once warm its no problems . was there a knack to it or a common problem . bike seems low hours and performs well in all other regards

89 WR250 is vintage Cagiva relabeled, 1992 they started "almost" fresh on the 250 with the intent of creating a 360 out of the bottom end, so 89 had Motoplat, early flat slide Mikuni, and you name it

 

[bulto]

Bike is 2002 cr 250.

 

[2premo]

Bike is 2002 cr 250.

that's as good as it gets, tried to buy one recently, it was gone before i could make it over there, albeit a 2 hour drive a couple days later

 

[juicypips]

Wr360 one kick got fed up with jetting mikrappy so bought lectron not looked back since.

 

[Al H]

2001 WR250. One kick.

My compression is getting a little low. I have jetted (TMX) to the best I can with it's current condition.

Choke at cold, fall through starter once then quick kick at top of compression.

 

[justintendo]

95 360 started fairly easy with tmx dialed, got even easier with lectron. 2 kicks cold, 1 kick hot. took me awhile to get the hang of kicking more "back" instead of "down"

 

[justintendo]

then again i was raised through my teens and 20s with a kicker on my left side..so ive learned over the years how to kick just about anything

 

[Al H]

then again i was raised through my teens and 20s with a kicker on my left side..so ive learned over the years how to kick just about anything

Many moons ago I broke my right leg in a head on, on my KX500. I soon learnt to kick with my left leg standing on a milk crate. When I bought a left start ktoom people couldn't believe I could start the 620 so easily. I feel comfortable kicking with my left or right on a left or right start bike.

 

[silverstreakNZ]

any ideas why the 89 ate 2 sparkplugs in a weekend ? is this a plug issue ? what is stock plug anyway ? or a weak coil etc problem ?

 

[juicypips]

What sort of ate? Ash grey or black clag? Most likly jetting or if youve got a resistor type plug cap thats probably breaking down if you just lost spark but new plug sorts it for a few hours.
Check ht lead and change plug cap if your sparkys look good they will still be good i use non supressed caps n plugs had this issue in my kmx ffs not again change plug etc only to find its the cap still got 9 ngk plugs dont think i will be needing a new one for a few years.