mantainance tips for 2-stroke 2b bike..

• yeem1

  1 Dec 03, 01:29

  hi, my friend just bought an aprilia rs125. he's not very internet-savvy, so he asked me to look for any tips to better maintain this bike he bought.. he's a newbie, and i'm not very experienced either, so i ask u guys for help.
  he knows already the basic stuff already (e.g. change oil every 3000km etc..) he just wants to know tips and tricks that motoshops won't tell you.. for eg which one cheap.. what oil use better etc...
• tHoMiE

  2 Dec 03, 04:52

  hehee the main factor in keeping a 2 stroke enjine alive is the 2T oil .. use one of a higher grade ... 2ndly i believe is the tunning / spark plugs ... a well tune enjine shld not only give more power but also better fuel comsuption ... not only that ... it alsos keep the enjine at the otimal running temperature .... since 2 stroke bikes have the njine oil area / gearbox area serparate from the crankcase area .. the enjine oil mainly keeps the clutch / gear box / bearing lubricate and prevent them from getting too hot .... u can actually use a moderate or even the cheapest enjine oil and u be fine .... regarding the 3000 km ... its not a fixed thingy so just keep not of the enjine oil color .. if its mily white ... water its leaking ... if its chalky time to change .. if its clear still usable ... its it turn chalky in a short time ... u are over using yr clutch / clutch might be wearing out soon ... look out for whitish / super dry spark plugs ... the tunning is too lean ... change yr jets ... out put back the airbox / cover or dump away that stupid LAB ong lai ko and use a real one ... heheehehee no enjine is as sensitive as the 2 stroke enjine ... but nothing gives u as much excitement hehehehee
• yeem1

  7 Dec 03, 21:28

  Thanks!!
  
  

  Originally posted by tHoMiE:

  hehee the main factor in keeping a 2 stroke enjine alive is the 2T oil .. use one of a higher grade ... 2ndly i believe is the tunning / spark plugs ... a well tune enjine shld not only give more power but also better fuel comsuption ... not only that ... it alsos keep the enjine at the otimal running temperature .... since 2 stroke bikes have the njine oil area / gearbox area serparate from the crankcase area .. the enjine oil mainly keeps the clutch / gear box / bearing lubricate and prevent them from getting too hot .... u can actually use a moderate or even the cheapest enjine oil and u be fine .... regarding the 3000 km ... its not a fixed thingy so just keep not of the enjine oil color .. if its mily white ... water its leaking ... if its chalky time to change .. if its clear still usable ... its it turn chalky in a short time ... u are over using yr clutch / clutch might be wearing out soon ... look out for whitish / super dry spark plugs ... the tunning is too lean ... change yr jets ... out put back the airbox / cover or dump away that stupid LAB ong lai ko and use a real one ... heheehehee no enjine is as sensitive as the 2 stroke enjine ... but nothing gives u as much excitement hehehehee