I was under the impression that the kibble whites didnt last long at all and tjat people have had a lot of priblems with the valve Springs. I think ron hamp uses ferra valves and then adds the coating to them like suzuki does. Edit: Here's my thread from when I rebuikt my head. I pretty much asked everything that is needed to know. My gosh I was such a noob. www.thumpertalk.com/topic/643778-valve-replacement-cost/ Sent from my Galaxy Note 2 using tapatalk 2
Hey all. My DRZ all of a sudden developed a real bad surging when the throttle is open about 1/3. Bike behaves like it is running out of fuel. If I open throttle more, surging goes away, but bike feels under-powered, even when I completely open up the throttle. Here are a few things that happened prior to this. 1. Cold weather. I've never ran this DRZ in cold weather yet (got it just this fall). This might be the culprit, but how to fix it for cold weather, if its so? 2. Diluted gas with Sea Foam. I've been using Sea Foam on all my bikes without any problems. However DRZ is my first thumper. A friend of mine used to have a 125cc MZ Super Moto, and he experienced the same problem when we added a little bit of Sea Foam to his tank. After next refueling, without adding more Sea Foam, his bike was behaving normal, without any surging. I still have a good amount of gas in the tank, so did not refuel yet. 3. A week earlier, I left the fuel switch in the "primer" position, and rode the bike for a while like that. I then proceeded to turn the bike off and left it for a few hours, not running. After I came back, the bike wouldn't start. I completely depleted the battery, trying to start it. At that point I noticed the fuel switch, and twisted it back to "ON" position. (There is no "OFF", only "ON" and "Prime") I left my bike at my parent's house, took out the battery and re-charged it at home. Bike sat like that for a whole week. After re-installing the battery, bike did start up, but after that it started to surge. 4. I have a feeling that it has to do with the carburetor, but its clean, as the bike been in the shop only recently, and the carburetor has been cleaned. 5. Could it be a fouled up spark plug? Please keep in mind that I don't have a lot of experience, maintaining bikes, nor do I have space to take it apart. (I live in the apartment, and nobody that I know has an available garage for tinkering). I usually take my bikes to the shop for maintenance, for any repairs needed. However with constant abuse I put on my bikes, the small repairs like these start to pile up and so do the costs. I'd like to avoid taking it to the shop for this, and try to fix the problem myself. Of course, having limited knowledge, tools, and most importantly space where to work on the bike, I can only do so much, before I'm forced to take it to the shop.
I won't speak specifically to your mechanical issue but generally speaking the DRZ is a very easy and very forgiving bike to work on. With regular maintenance and TLC it runs like a champ. Simple fixes like spark plugs, suspension, electronics, carbs, bearings, and generally everything outside of the engine case (which I haven't opened yet, but soon) is all accessible and fairly user friendly for the mechanically inclined. The DRZ was my first bike and I had no hesitation diving in and doing a carb rebuild the first week I had it and within a year doing a complete replacement of all bearings, suspension guts, carb upgrade, lighting, seat, luggage, you get the idea. Get a service manual and have at it. As far as fouled spark plugs go I think I'm in the same boat. My DRZ sat (without draining the carb or draining the tank:eek1) for a few months and had issues with throttle response the few times I cranked it and now it just won't start. I got it to fire once on a fully charged battery and it immediately took a dump. First thing is replace the (2 year old) spark plug and some other routine maintenance while the gigantic IMS tank is off.
Interesting, I called kibblewhite and they say their valves, springs are for racing motors, not to be ran in everyday riders or even ran for more than a few hours at best. so thats where the trouble comes from. Looks like im going to return all the KW stufg and just have sisneros build my head from scratch. Glad I called them, they said the engine would run great but couldnt garuntee how long and I would have to check clearences every few hours to avoid engine damage. So the problem arises from using race parts in a daily rider and expecting them to last...goes to show, if you contact the manufacturer directly you skip all the B.S.
I'd start simple. Drain the gas tank and carb and then put some fresh gas in the tank. Gas without ethanol if you can find it. See if that helps. If not, maybe a fresh plug. Good luck.....
Ok to take off in 2nd gear while in traffic? stock geaing 15/44 ''s'' model? I find while in red lights or on the street in general, taking off in 2nd gear works pretty good, gets up to 30mph right away, and puts me in front of everybody.
Check your oil to see if it is fuel diluted! If it is most likely what is happening is the fuel vapors are being released from the oil as it warms up and the vapors are being sucked back into the intake causing the bike to studder some. The fuel most likely got into the oil from the o ring for the seat in your carb leaking. I replaced mine with a viton one that I got from the auto parts store. Sent from my Galaxy Note 2 using tapatalk 2
http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/gsaauctions/ Noticed this the other day. Click on By Location, then New Hampshire. Bike is in Keene. You have to register for the site and send them a dollar via a credit card or something. I forget, but it's painless. I registered a few years ago. Looks like someone could get a good deal on this bike. I would buy it for the parts alone at the current bid price if I lived in New England.
At the first check it is expected to have to reshim them. Pretty standard. But if they are still in spec, they are in spec. The valves on a DRZ should be checked just because. Then once you see them start moving then worry, till then ride it. Do not lap the valves you will booger them. I'm not sure how to define abuse. Valves go up and down just like they are intended. That said I do use most engines at the high end of their operating perameters. I have been on TT and ADV a long time and there have been Kibble white failures, stock failures etc. When you don't know who installed them, or how, it brings the whole deal into question. Yes Eddie has a vested interest in TT. I've been dealing with him for a long time and he does great work at a reasonable price and is a stand up guy. If you have a "guy" feel free, there are lots of good ones out there. It's all comfort. I had one guy that I let work on my RG500. No one else touched it. For the price of shipping, plus his rates were good, Eddie got my engine. I do everything else myself. I personally love cool aid especially with Vodka. Looks Girly nobody suspects a thing....
Agreed. I do all my own work except for machine work. I have been burned in the past by a machine shop with my old turbo civic engine. Lesson learned there. I feel Eddie knows more about what works with these engines than most anyone. I also understand what the coating on the valves is for and what it does and have made my own decision not to ever put non coated valves in my head. Also when I need machine work done to my head its well worth the $40 round trip it takes to get the head to him and back. I think he even runs a everyday special now on head rebuilds. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
Ok, so what do you suggest? Kibblewhite them selves told me not to use their product in my engine. Whats a better valve/spring combo? SSW said they can give me a complete head minus cams for under $500, including the head. Im not a "eddie is god" guy, but it seems like a good deal to me, plus they do know the drz...
I can barely breathe outside, no way I could ride! Don't even think my dizzer would start when it's this cold
Report from the coldest capital on the planet today!! If you want COLD then how's about minus 41 Celsius with wind chill today, thats enough to freeze the nuts of you bike Luckily my DZr is in my heated garage
Sounds like you have a oil gas mixture in your oil reservoir. Done that on a dr200 by mistake. Check the oil level. It may be plum full with gas oil mixture. If so drain the mixture completely. Then change the oil and oil filter. Take spark plug out and put a teaspoon of oil in the cylinder. This will help with the lack of oil in the cylinder. Run it for 5 min. Then change the oil and filter again. This should get the oil where it needs to be in the engine. I don't use the prim setting on my pet cock any more. Just chock it!!! For a minute of so. I hope this helps. Greg Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
Also check your air filter area. The air filter on my dr200 was soaked with fuel with the prim open on the petcock. Big mess!! Greg Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
Ferrea is the only other one I know. I haven't heard of any others. I drank the cool aid and have RHC valves, springs, cams, plus the o/s for the stroker.... When I bought them I bought straight from Ron. But I don't think Eddie marks them up any more than Ron did. If you ride a BB Stroker and get carried away you'll pray to any God who'll listen.