Thank you. I use to race dirt bikes as a kid unfortunately I was spoiled and never learned this. Just bought my first 450 and broke it in, gonna change the oil and go rip!
marky mark yes you are right, I was too far from the camera. this was one of my first videos. I changed it since then. I am trying to show more details in my other videos. too bad TH-cam doesnt allow to update video once it's published.
Dirt N Iron I am ready to start my best and I just noticed a red and black choke... What is the correct starting procedure? What's the difference between the 2 different chokes? Thanks in advance champion👍
Rodney Odgaard I think black one is choke and red one is hot start. It would help to see pic of it. Try to start with black one. That makes sense to me.
Dirt N Iron, sweet, do you reccomend high octane 98 fuel? It must have stale fuel, been sitting for months. I'll drain the tank and put in some fresh go juice😁
1: Don't kick it to get a few more dripps of oil out of it. Does more bad than good. Nicasilplating...... 2: NEVER put a dry oil filter in a dirtbike. NEVER! Soak it in motor oil for at least 10 min. That way the filter are ready to operate properly at once when you start the engine. A dry oil filter isn't. 3: Everything on a MX bike should be torqed to manufacturers spec. It's a race bike. Have a great day!!!
I have trouble with the screw the one you take out to see if there is enough oil in it I put it in and it wasn’t catch the threds rite but wen I started it.it blew out an it already had thred lock on it wen I bought the bike but there taking about taking the engine out to re thred it so he said 9 hours at 450 ponds and that’s just the labour
How have I got small bits of alimmiun in my oil filter I have ran it about 3 hours now and going to change it for my first time have in it ? ,wot if there is more as the first time I put new oil filter in from last time I had these small partials wot if there more , wot could you think it is as some times I revs after I changed gear then jumps back up the gear I selected? ?
Hey, I recently bought a yz250f 2017. When I changed the paper oil filter I didnt find a spring inside. Do new models not come with this or did I loose it. Thanks in advance
congrats! I am not sure about 2017 yamaha model, there might be different design that holds the filter in the place. After you put the filter in, does it feel like installing the cover will make it sit tide or would it move around? Check the manual, you should have pics there, if you dont have one I would call the dealer.. consider getting the manual, its very handy..
No, read the manual and look at the strainer. The tube like strainer you removed in the vid comes apart, trust me I did it and it is in your manual. Also, take the cover off on the shift or Magnito side, and you will find a small round bowl type screen filter right before your oil pump. This is actually the first point of defense for straining oil particles, hence the MOST important. Great vid and thank you for the great show... But you must look at this and adjust your vid. You could accidentally damage bikes with bad info. Ask me for email if you'd like to have me clarify further
The strainer has 2 metal clips on either end that come out with needle nose pliers and a magnet is in the middle. Soap and water and rub all the metal off the magnet then reassemble and blow dry.
I am planning procuring a 06 RMZ 450 (only for fun-runs with my 10 year old Boy) Basically commuting as I won't ride competitively. Would you guys still recommend every 6HRS?
I never ran a race gas, all my bikes have stock engines, no compression changes i never needed race gas and frankly I dont want to spend that much for gas. So are you sure you need race gas? If you decide to run it, then you might need to lean your mixture, go smaller size on your jets, possible drop needle one step down. Play with the air screw as well. If you have fuel injection like my rmz then you can use lean coupler and see how it works. I would first run it and see if my bike runs rich and then do some adjustment.
Hey mate nice vids I just got a 2011 rmz 250 as my first bike doing maintenance and found the the screen filter bottom right bolt near the chain is stuck and head is rounding it is extremely frustrating any tips .? Also I’ve tried applying heat but just makes the head softer and round more am thinking hammering a 11 mm instead of a 12 on there to try get it off . If you can think of anything else please let me know cheers
love the video Rado! I think I might get a rmz 450 as my next bike! Do you still run rotella 15-40 in your bike? I think I might start running it in the klx. thanks Mackenzie
not really, still feel same to me.. bike also runs same and starts first-second kick hot or cold.. so far so good. I know guys with 200 hours on stock piston, maintenance is key I think
mate have you changed your oil yet? I bought a 2006 rmz a few weeks ago and went to change the oil right away. went underneath the bike and the drain bolt head was sheared off....my question to u is...do you have a drain bolt underneath the bike because I'm starting to wonder if I've tapped out a blanking plug and the actual oil plugs are at the bottom left side? can u help me at all? also I cannot find an oil drain plug for a 06 for the life of me! HELP :/
taffgriff69 I am going to change it today, it's Sunday afternoon, finally have some time. I am pretty sure there is only one drain plug on my bike. I will take pics and reply to your email. Hope that helps
yea, i should have used closer shot for some parts of that video. I usually make sure all the oil gets out, and then put in what manual recommends, follow the procedure in the video, and once the bike rested little bit, open the check screw.. there is no oil coming out if the bike is leaning to the left, once i put it straight and wait for couple seconds i see the oil coming out and then just put the screw back.. i dont wait till the oil stops coming out.. because i am quite confident that i drained everything..
hey m8! i a new rider looking into getting a kx250 as my first bike but im afraid ill be too small for it as im 5'9 150 lean. i want to start at 250 because it seems just right but im not going to hold my breath on it if it will greatly affect the learning process. Any tips to share?
I went and read the manual on this bike, you're missing two huge parts. One, you take the strainer apart and clean it, not just blow air through it. Two, there is another metal strainer within the Magneto case. Take the case off and remove the oil pump strainer, it's very important. You should re-do your vid to get it right.
thanks for comment Devo, well, i do take the strainer apart, i take it out of the casing (bolt housing) and clean it well, blowing air through it is the best way to clean it, even the manual recommends that. There is no way to take it apart more. Once you take your strainer out you will see, strainer itself is just one piece I know about secondary strainer, you need to remove oil pump cover to clean it, I think I don't need to clean it every oil change. Its good to clean it after break in period and once you put your new top end. I am pretty confident about my oil change since I put new filter in and check one strainer, if there is too much stuff in the strainer I would definitely check secondary strainer as well, mine was very clean when I did the oil change. this is how I maintain my bike. Owners manual is great, but I don't follow it 100% every time, for example they recommend to change top end every 12 hours, oil in the forks every 6 hours, new silencer every 12 hours, etc.. pretty much as often as your oil filter. They recommend little too much for an average riders like us. If you race and abuse the bike all the time, then yes, follow it, but in that case you would usually get your own mechanic who would do all the work after each race/ride.
Dirt N Iron that's bonkers. a new silencer every 12hrs. as an average Joe I would expect my stock 06 silencer to last year's! new packing once in a blue moon and your good to go ide say :)
hola amigo tengo un problema mira sucede que cambie el aceite y el filtro pero su sede que la moto expulsa aceite por los tubos de desfogue. si me podrías ayudar estaría muy agradecido saludos desde PERÚ : google traductor hello I have a problem I would be very grateful if you help me . change the oil and filter. but it happens that the bike expels oil through the vent .
hi amigo, you might have overfill the oil so the engine spit it out, or you maybe installed oil filter incorrectly and you are building too much pressure in the engine, or pinched O-ring on the filter take filter out and check it all, reinstall the filter.. pay attention to detail.. check oil level with check screw after bike rested for at least 5 minutes.. if you have too much oil in, it would probably get out thru the vent.. how much oil got out? how did it happen? is the oil still coming out or was it just one time thing? hope that helps.. let me know how it goes..
hola amigo revise el nivel de aceite y el filtro bueno el nivel de aceite estaba lato 1400ml. cambie el aceite y el filtro con mucho cuidado esta ves y ya no escupe aceite. esto dañara mi motor deveria hacer algo? muchas gracias amigo . hello friend check the oil level and filter the good oil level was lato 1400ml . change the oil and filter this carefully and see no longer spits oil. this will damage my engine deveria do something ? thank you very much friend .
your engine will be OK, it just spits excess oil out. You should be good to go.. Make sure you have oil coming out from check screw.. I am glad it's OK now.. happy rippin!
muchas gracias mi amigo. me parece genial tu canal espero sigas subiendo mas videos saludos desde Perú. thank you very much my friend. I feel great hope to follow up your channel mas videos greetings from Peru
Dirt N Iron I like it a lot it has a lot of power though but getting used to it I haven't road in about 7 years so I'm getting back into it I picked the bike for a great deal to
Your a Good man! Thank you for showing us new to Suzuki bikes the proper way to change the oil. Much appreciated!
thanks Matt, glad it helps!
Thank you. I use to race dirt bikes as a kid unfortunately I was spoiled and never learned this. Just bought my first 450 and broke it in, gonna change the oil and go rip!
Cool man, have fun and take it easy, those 450s are fast!
I didn't know about the screw on the bottom of the clutch cover. thank you now I am also doing it correctly.
cool, I am glad it helped
Awesome guide for our RMZ bikes. Much appreciated. Good show, I picked up a few tips.
Thanks Devo, appreciate your feedback
nice video, clear and intelligent use to circulate crank ignition engine oil before switching on the bike .. in Italy wheel shell does not exist !!!
thanks man!
I cant see what you are doing. Can you put the camera closer?
marky mark yes you are right, I was too far from the camera. this was one of my first videos. I changed it since then. I am trying to show more details in my other videos. too bad TH-cam doesnt allow to update video once it's published.
Awesome video. Thanks. Just bought my first RMZ450. Tomorrow I'll change the oil and go n have some fun :-D
Cool man! Congrats ;)
Dirt N Iron I am ready to start my best and I just noticed a red and black choke... What is the correct starting procedure? What's the difference between the 2 different chokes? Thanks in advance champion👍
Rodney Odgaard I think black one is choke and red one is hot start. It would help to see pic of it. Try to start with black one. That makes sense to me.
Dirt N Iron, sweet, do you reccomend high octane 98 fuel? It must have stale fuel, been sitting for months. I'll drain the tank and put in some fresh go juice😁
1: Don't kick it to get a few more dripps of oil out of it. Does more bad than good. Nicasilplating...... 2: NEVER put a dry oil filter in a dirtbike. NEVER! Soak it in motor oil for at least 10 min. That way the filter are ready to operate properly at once when you start the engine. A dry oil filter isn't. 3: Everything on a MX bike should be torqed to manufacturers spec. It's a race bike. Have a great day!!!
+Andy Jonson thanks for the tips
FWIW The suzuki service manual recommends 10 kicks while holding the kill switch to get the rest of the oil out.
I have trouble with the screw the one you take out to see if there is enough oil in it I put it in and it wasn’t catch the threds rite but wen I started it.it blew out an it already had thred lock on it wen I bought the bike but there taking about taking the engine out to re thred it so he said 9 hours at 450 ponds and that’s just the labour
@@alexframe5282 Go elsewhere! You could buy a new casing for much less.
finally the video I was looking for. Very good step by step explanations.
thanks a lot Jean-Thomas, appreciate the comment. More videos coming regularly, stay tuned.
By watching your video, I found out I wasn't doing thing correctly. Thanks
I am glad it was helpful, let me know if there is anything else you would like to see on next video.. thanks..
How to change the coolant would be a welcomed video
will put that on list, thanks
How have I got small bits of alimmiun in my oil filter I have ran it about 3 hours now and going to change it for my first time have in it ? ,wot if there is more as the first time I put new oil filter in from last time I had these small partials wot if there more , wot could you think it is as some times I revs after I changed gear then jumps back up the gear I selected? ?
Great video boy 👌 that help alot
Glad it helped
Im gonna get into motorbiking soon so thanks for the tips im looking at them ahead :)
cool, I am glad the vids are helping! thanks for sharing ;)
Is the bike supposed to smoke a little bit when you change the oil
oil change doesn't affect smoking, you have something else going on there, maybe blow by at the rings, burning little oil..
Can I have oil in the engine? Suzuki rmz 2012
Hey, I recently bought a yz250f 2017. When I changed the paper oil filter I didnt find a spring inside. Do new models not come with this or did I loose it. Thanks in advance
congrats!
I am not sure about 2017 yamaha model, there might be different design that holds the filter in the place. After you put the filter in, does it feel like installing the cover will make it sit tide or would it move around?
Check the manual, you should have pics there, if you dont have one I would call the dealer..
consider getting the manual, its very handy..
No, read the manual and look at the strainer. The tube like strainer you removed in the vid comes apart, trust me I did it and it is in your manual. Also, take the cover off on the shift or Magnito side, and you will find a small round bowl type screen filter right before your oil pump. This is actually the first point of defense for straining oil particles, hence the MOST important. Great vid and thank you for the great show... But you must look at this and adjust your vid. You could accidentally damage bikes with bad info. Ask me for email if you'd like to have me clarify further
thanks for the tip, I will check it out...
can you make a video of that strainer too?
The strainer has 2 metal clips on either end that come out with needle nose pliers and a magnet is in the middle. Soap and water and rub all the metal off the magnet then reassemble and blow dry.
I wish you would have mentioned the year of the bike, they change through out the years.
its 2012
@@dirtniron Thanks
I havent done the strainer yet and the bike has some hours now has that done damage to my bike?
Should be ok, make sure you clean it next time you change oil.
My 2014 RM Z250 has 2 different oil strainers that have to be cleaned every oil change. Does your bike just have one strainer?
i think I have 2 as well
You wont need to clean them everytime just take the springs out the oil strainer and clean it when you do a top end or so
I am planning procuring a 06 RMZ 450 (only for fun-runs with my 10 year old Boy) Basically commuting as I won't ride competitively. Would you guys still recommend every 6HRS?
I guess you can do longer than that.. try to ask on the forums, thumpertalk is a good one
Hello, what year is your bike?
2012
Hey man, what changes you have to make if i put race gas or fuel gas pump? I mean is there any changes in copplers or the settings in the carburetor?
I never ran a race gas, all my bikes have stock engines, no compression changes i never needed race gas and frankly I dont want to spend that much for gas. So are you sure you need race gas?
If you decide to run it, then you might need to lean your mixture, go smaller size on your jets, possible drop needle one step down. Play with the air screw as well. If you have fuel injection like my rmz then you can use lean coupler and see how it works. I would first run it and see if my bike runs rich and then do some adjustment.
Thanks man! Always responsive and informative!
Sure will try all your advices man.
Hey mate nice vids I just got a 2011 rmz 250 as my first bike doing maintenance and found the the screen filter bottom right bolt near the chain is stuck and head is rounding it is extremely frustrating any tips .? Also I’ve tried applying heat but just makes the head softer and round more am thinking hammering a 11 mm instead of a 12 on there to try get it off . If you can think of anything else please let me know cheers
yea, 11mm and get it out then buy new OEM one and replace it... sometimes vise-grip players work too. good luck Nick!
love the video Rado! I think I might get a rmz 450 as my next bike! Do you still run rotella 15-40 in your bike? I think I might start running it in the klx. thanks Mackenzie
hey Mackenzie, yes I do run it in all my bikes.
Dirt N Iron awesome thanks
Would appreciate it if you could zoom in and show where you take the bolts from Thanks for the video
I will do better job next time for sure
Really appreciate the videos thank you
have u done a piston and rings change video on this bike yet? many thanks.
not yet, so far 80 hours on stock piston still running strong
Dirt N Iron how is the compression after 80hrs? can u notice in getting less and less or not really?
not really, still feel same to me.. bike also runs same and starts first-second kick hot or cold.. so far so good. I know guys with 200 hours on stock piston, maintenance is key I think
how many kilometers can run with this oil, approx.?
+Audi RS3 it depends how you ride, hard to say. It's 6 hours of engine run. It can be 50 km slow technical single track, or 400 on fast trails..
thanks, l'll better buy a yamaha yzf 125r :)
How to check level of oil with Hinson system clutch?
just make sure you refilled it with enough oil. These days I dont really check the level, frequent oil changes and make sure you use enough oil..
What if I only do oil change no filter? How much oil? 1100ml?
not sure, you can look it up online
hi, my name is mike I have Suzuki 250cc dirt bike the engine is locked what I to have done in order to unlock the engine?
i am afraid you need to rebuild it.; open the engine and check what is damaged
When you say 6 hours do you mean 6 hours of racing? Or just in general I just bought my 2006 RmZ 450 and was wondering
hard riding, racing or practice. If I am cruising on the trails maybe I will go around 8hours
mate have you changed your oil yet? I bought a 2006 rmz a few weeks ago and went to change the oil right away. went underneath the bike and the drain bolt head was sheared off....my question to u is...do you have a drain bolt underneath the bike because I'm starting to wonder if I've tapped out a blanking plug and the actual oil plugs are at the bottom left side? can u help me at all? also I cannot find an oil drain plug for a 06 for the life of me! HELP :/
taffgriff69 I am going to change it today, it's Sunday afternoon, finally have some time. I am pretty sure there is only one drain plug on my bike. I will take pics and reply to your email. Hope that helps
Thanks, i have rmz 250, :)
Secondary screen under the stator cover?
yea there is another one there..
@@dirtniron how often do you clean it?
Great video !
thanks Bob!
Would be great to see how much oils get out of the screw check !
yea, i should have used closer shot for some parts of that video.
I usually make sure all the oil gets out, and then put in what manual recommends, follow the procedure in the video, and once the bike rested little bit, open the check screw.. there is no oil coming out if the bike is leaning to the left, once i put it straight and wait for couple seconds i see the oil coming out and then just put the screw back.. i dont wait till the oil stops coming out.. because i am quite confident that i drained everything..
I have a YZ250F, how much oil would it take?
Not sure, check the manual. You can find PDF online
does the one oil do gearbox and engine oil ?
+Jack Heavey yes, same oil
Dirt N Iron is there only the one place to put it in ?
Yes Jack, my bike has only one place.
Dirt N Iron thanks very much
hey m8!
i a new rider looking into getting a kx250 as my first bike but im afraid ill be too small for it as im 5'9 150 lean. i want to start at 250 because it seems just right but im not going to hold my breath on it if it will greatly affect the learning process. Any tips to share?
250 2stroke is quite a bit of power, 250 4 stroke would make much better first bike.. 4 stroke power is more linear and easier to manage
I went and read the manual on this bike, you're missing two huge parts. One, you take the strainer apart and clean it, not just blow air through it. Two, there is another metal strainer within the Magneto case. Take the case off and remove the oil pump strainer, it's very important. You should re-do your vid to get it right.
thanks for comment Devo,
well, i do take the strainer apart, i take it out of the casing (bolt housing) and clean it well, blowing air through it is the best way to clean it, even the manual recommends that. There is no way to take it apart more. Once you take your strainer out you will see, strainer itself is just one piece
I know about secondary strainer, you need to remove oil pump cover to clean it, I think I don't need to clean it every oil change. Its good to clean it after break in period and once you put your new top end. I am pretty confident about my oil change since I put new filter in and check one strainer, if there is too much stuff in the strainer I would definitely check secondary strainer as well, mine was very clean when I did the oil change.
this is how I maintain my bike.
Owners manual is great, but I don't follow it 100% every time, for example they recommend to change top end every 12 hours, oil in the forks every 6 hours, new silencer every 12 hours, etc.. pretty much as often as your oil filter.
They recommend little too much for an average riders like us. If you race and abuse the bike all the time, then yes, follow it, but in that case you would usually get your own mechanic who would do all the work after each race/ride.
Dirt N Iron that's bonkers. a new silencer every 12hrs. as an average Joe I would expect my stock 06 silencer to last year's! new packing once in a blue moon and your good to go ide say :)
hola amigo tengo un problema mira sucede que cambie el aceite y el filtro pero su sede que la moto expulsa aceite por los tubos de desfogue.
si me podrías ayudar estaría muy agradecido saludos desde PERÚ : google traductor
hello I have a problem I would be very grateful if you help me .
change the oil and filter.
but it happens that the bike expels oil through the vent .
hi amigo, you might have overfill the oil so the engine spit it out, or you maybe installed oil filter incorrectly and you are building too much pressure in the engine, or pinched O-ring on the filter
take filter out and check it all, reinstall the filter.. pay attention to detail..
check oil level with check screw after bike rested for at least 5 minutes.. if you have too much oil in, it would probably get out thru the vent..
how much oil got out? how did it happen? is the oil still coming out or was it just one time thing?
hope that helps.. let me know how it goes..
hola amigo revise el nivel de aceite y el filtro bueno el nivel de aceite estaba lato 1400ml. cambie el aceite y el filtro con mucho cuidado esta ves y ya no escupe aceite.
esto dañara mi motor deveria hacer algo?
muchas gracias amigo .
hello friend check the oil level and filter the good oil level was lato 1400ml . change the oil and filter this carefully and see no longer spits oil.
this will damage my engine deveria do something ?
thank you very much friend .
your engine will be OK, it just spits excess oil out. You should be good to go.. Make sure you have oil coming out from check screw..
I am glad it's OK now..
happy rippin!
muchas gracias mi amigo.
me parece genial tu canal espero sigas subiendo mas videos saludos desde Perú.
thank you very much my friend.
I feel great hope to follow up your channel mas videos greetings from Peru
Thanks a lot my friend !
What year is your rmz
2012
Dirt N Iron I just picked up a 2005 rmz 450
cool man! congrats! how do you like it?
Dirt N Iron I like it a lot it has a lot of power though but getting used to it I haven't road in about 7 years so I'm getting back into it I picked the bike for a great deal to
Should have watched this before I did mine
next time ;)
Did he say 6 hours? You change the oil every six hours?
yes i change it every 6 hours, how about you?
That's what Suzuki recommends.
Ok
SOAK FILTER!
BUT NICE VIDEO
That much oil every 6 hours? Are you serious? I am not Bill Gates man, are you sure it needs to be changed so frequently?
that is the standard for race MX bike, I use shell rotella which I buy in gallons so one oil change is around $3 plus the filter, its not too bad
Bitch you race motocross it’s normal to put in 300 € a month I’m doing too and I’m going to school man up
How come you have those big arm muscles yet struggled to undo a little bolt that gets undone every six hours? ;-)
HOLA