{"id":18800,"date":"2017-11-14T09:55:12","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T14:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/?p=18800"},"modified":"2020-04-10T08:45:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T13:45:32","slug":"your-dirt-bike-is-junk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/2017\/11\/your-dirt-bike-is-junk\/","title":{"rendered":"Your dirt bike is junk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sure it is. Mine is.<\/p>\n<p>My IT250 suspension is clapped out like mikes moms squeeze box. It&#8217;s beat the F up.<\/p>\n<p>Since it&#8217;s the start of winter I&#8217;m taking some time to redo a couple things. My bike always pops out of gear so gonna sort the trans, but more importantly&#8230; do the suspension.<\/p>\n<p>So, this is my way of saying, we have about 4-5 months till prime dirt bike riding weather. Your bike is junk. Put some time into it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maybe do your forks. Mine were leaking bad<\/li>\n<li>Maybe get new, stiffer fork springs. Mine are too soft<\/li>\n<li>Maybe put on new tires<\/li>\n<li>Maybe check your jetting. Mine was rich<\/li>\n<li>Maybe do an oil change \/ air filter \/ clutch<\/li>\n<li>Maybe do the crank seals. I can name several people that have air leaks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pretty soon everyone will be old and have kids. We&#8217;re not there yet. We slacked hard on dirt bikes this past year. 2018 I want to ride more. Reading \/ Pines \/ Bridgeport \/ Millville vet track. I want to do some sort of race. Maybe actually do mid Ohio race this year. Fuck, let&#8217;s have a few more fun years.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway&#8230;<br \/>\nTurns out there are more little differences between a YZ and IT. My forks are 36 where YZ is 38.<\/p>\n<h3>What I&#8217;m doing to my suspension:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Racetech front springs only is about $140. I&#8217;m going this route. With .43kg spring stiffness. You can choose based on how fat you are. Was going to, but not doing cartridge emulators which are an extra $200<\/li>\n<li>Racetech rear was too expensive. Was gonna be around $500-700. I found a guy on eBay that sells an all-rebuilt yz250 shock beefed up for racing. Got it for $380. It has thicker oil, better bump stop which I was missing, and pressurized to 185psi. Dude says he uses this one on his vintage yz465 he races.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read this: Test of a couple 70s Yamaha YZ&#8217;s with Racetech suspension:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pulpmx.com\/stories\/vintage-corner-race-tech-suspension-test\">http:\/\/www.pulpmx.com\/stories\/vintage-corner-race-tech-suspension-test<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch this: Having fun on old YZs:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ryTaGdyaBJk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/img_1230.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/img_1233.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/img_1234.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/img_1232.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/img_1221.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/img_1226.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>More pics of rear suspension:<\/p>\n<div class=\"cott-article__copy-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-10-at-9.40.17-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-10-at-9.40.17-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"1046\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21717\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"cott-article__copy-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-10-at-9.40.34-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-10-at-9.40.34-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"888\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21718\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"cott-article__copy-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-10-at-9.41.02-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-10-at-9.41.02-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"833\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-10-at-9.41.02-AM.png 770w, https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-10-at-9.41.02-AM-700x757.png 700w, https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-10-at-9.41.02-AM-768x831.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sure it is. Mine is. My IT250 suspension is clapped out like mikes moms squeeze box. It&#8217;s beat the F up. Since it&#8217;s the start of winter I&#8217;m taking some time to redo a couple things. My bike always pops out of gear so gonna sort the trans, but more importantly&#8230; do the suspension. 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