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Looking for help fixing a KXF250

  • 19-09-2012 6:51pm
    #1
    collins8811
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9 ✭


    Just wondering if anyone can help me out here,
    Bought my first dirtbike 3 months ago and the other day the kickstart seized So I'm looking for any kind of info on this, (i.e. what problem could be, who is best person/place to fix it, cost that could be involved etc)
    The full story is I was riding it for a few hours and the chain came off about five times, on the last time the chain came off the bike cut out and the kickstart had seized, on further inspection I found that it had no coolant in it either
    P.s it's a 2005 kxf 250

    Thanks in advance for any responses


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  • #2
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    This is probably better off in Motorbikes.
    OP you have probably seized your engine, the seized kickstart points to the engine not turning over.
    The repair cost for a 4 stroke MX bike is likely to be very expensive.
    Piston, rings, rebore at the very least.
    How often was the oil changed?


  • #3
    collins8811
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9 ✭collins8811


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    This is probably better off in Motorbikes.
    OP you have probably seized your engine, the seized kickstart points to the engine not turning over.
    The repair cost for a 4 stroke MX bike is likely to be very expensive.
    Piston, rings, rebore at the very least.
    How often was the oil changed?

    I changed the oil regularly, I've been told it could be the piston, would you be able to give a ball park figure on cost of a toned rebuild?


  • #4
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    collins8811 wrote: »
    I changed the oil regularly, I've been told it could be the piston, would you be able to give a ball park figure on cost of a toned rebuild?
    It will be more than just the piston if it has seized, you'll need a set of rings and maybe a rebore as well, I don't know if those cylinders have a steel liner or are they nikasil?
    I don't know what the parts cost will be, probably best to ring a shop that specialises in MX stuff.
    You may find that parts from the UK/NI may be a lot cheaper.


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