Honda Dirt Bikes Forum

thcrazy1:
i got a 1998 cr250r 2 stroke!! i got the 1 peace radiator and it seem like i leek alot of fluid out the over flow hose for it.it only does it when i wheelie walk or really get on it!!!! is it suppose to do that?or do i got a problem???it also seems like my bike gets hot real quick!!!any suggestions??

It sounds like you have overfilled your radiator, and the excess fluid is leaking out when the bik is put at odd angles, or your when collant pressure gets high in the upper RPMs.  

Does it leak like that only in the beginning of a ride or is it still doing it after some time on the trail?

Another thing it could be is you have a bad seal in your radiator cap, or the cap is stuck oen.  Swapping radiator caps with a friends bike can trouble shoot this.  

Is your bike really running hot?  Get one of those thermometer tapes so you can better measure your engines running temps, and compare them to whats normal.  

Bill H. 2000 CR250R

Ok, so I should scratch the idea of the 50 pilot and 168 main on the 3rd clip? Currently I have a 55 / 155 on the second. The screw is out 2 3/4 turns. It never idled which always bugged me but still always ripped before but I just think I'm getting more aware of how it should run since I've never had one before. It's running plenty lean with hardly any smoke and a clean plug.

And about the 250... I've never been on one and have been thinking of trying one out to see the difference. And that does sound like a good deal however I just read something like the 02 -07 engines on those arent as good as some of the older ones. But that was only one article.

~Mud  

And about the 250... I've never been on one and have been thinking of trying one out to see the difference. And that does sound like a good deal however I just read something like the 02 -07 engines on those arent as good as some of the older ones. But that was only one article.

~Mud  

The engines were fine.  It was the air intake that was choking them for the most part.  Honda tried for years to redesign the intake with the aluminum fames.  The power was there, just not very usr friendly.  It was like a very powerful 125 powerband.  All the upper RPMs.  

Bill H. 2000 CR250R

Yea, well prob an article by a Honda basher anyway... I've seen to run into that now and then... but I Love my 125! When I'm on that power band... yahooooo! Just need some more tweakin and hopefully will be able to race by next summer with lot's of practice this summer!  

elko6:
my cr125 and 300 dollars.

the kid is scared of it and plus he has an 08 yz250.

and he is getting it fixed for me. his gf wrecked into a tree and broke something with brake and clutch. its suppose to come out of the shop the end of this week.

sounds to me like an awesome deal ive been lookin to upgrade to the cr or yz 250 good luck and tell me if the deal works out  
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ridin the dirt and the pow

i got to fill up my radiator after every ride and while im riding it,it will smoke out of the radiator overflow hose  

need help majorly, my bike has been getting way too hot. i checked my radiator fluid and i think the pre owner didnt really know what he was doing, i had clumpy green and black antifreeze in my radiator. so i went out today and bought some more fluid but i don't know my fluid to water ratio, please help. i have a 1995 Suzuki RM 80.  

need help, i dont know my radiator fluid to water ratio. please help. i have a 1995 Suzuki RM80.