Long time schedule maintenance
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    DarkCRF
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    Long time schedule maintenance

    by DarkCRF » Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:54 am

    Want to know your long time schedule maintenance, maybe become a sticky tread if we keep uniform. So enter all information bellow


    Type or riding:
    Hours/year:
    Level:
    Bike model & year:

    Engine
    Air filter:
    Engine oil:
    Engine oil filter:
    Trans oil:
    Coolant:
    Valves:
    Piston rings:
    Piston:
    Crankshaft:
    Crankshaft bearings:
    Timing chain:
    Chain tensioner:
    Engine seals:
    Engine & trans bearing:
    Clutch disk:

    Suspension/Wheels
    Fork/Shock oil:
    Fork/Shock bushing and seals:
    Swingarm/Linkage/Steering/Shock/Wheel bearings:
    Brake fluid:
    Last edited by DarkCRF on Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:11 am, edited 5 times in total.
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    DarkCRF
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    by DarkCRF » Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:55 am

    So I begin

    Type or riding: 90% offroad / 10% pitsand
    Hours/year: Between 60 and 80 hours
    Level: Novice
    Bike model & year: CRF450R 2005

    Engine
    Air filter:
    Between 2 and 4 hours (inspect at every ride)
    Engine oil: Amsoil MCF 10w40 / 5 hours
    Engine oil filter: Hiflo / 10 hours
    Trans oil: Torco MTF-E 85w / 10 hours
    Coolant: Engine Ice / 2 year
    Valves: When is hard to start
    Piston rings: Replace with piston
    Piston: Wiseco 12.5:1 / 100 hours
    Crankshaft: Inspect at 200 hours
    Crankshaft bearings: 200 hours
    Timing chain: 200 hours
    Chain tensioner: 200 hours
    Engine seals: 200 hours
    Engine & trans bearing: 400 hours (inspect at 200)
    Clutch disk: When it slip

    Suspension/Wheels/Body
    Fork/Shock oil:
    Factory connections 5w & 2.5w / 2 year
    Fork/Shock bushing and seals: 4 year (inspect at 2)
    Swingarm/Linkage/Steering/Shock/Wheel bearings: Inspect and grease every year
    Brake fluid: Nissan DOT4 / 2 year (I'm now a Nissan mecanic, so I have it free)
    Last edited by DarkCRF on Sat Mar 12, 2011 4:37 am, edited 2 times in total.
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    Mirageags
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    by Mirageags » Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:48 am

    Type or riding:mostly North- Eastern Trail, harescrambles, dirt roads
    Hours/year: about 1500 miles in 2 years, maybe 40-50 hrs?
    Level: Intermediate
    Bike model & year: 2007 CRF 250X

    Engine
    Air filter: every few rides, inspect every ride
    Engine oil: every 300 miles
    Engine oil filter: every 300 miles
    Trans oil: every 500 miles before, will now do at 300
    Coolant: changed once at 1300. inspect every year, fill when low
    Valves: checked at about 1500 miles, in spec.
    Piston rings: still stock
    Piston: still stock. will check replace next season.
    Crankshaft: stock
    Crankshaft bearings: stock
    Timing chain: stock
    Chain tensioner: stock
    Engine seals: stock
    Engine & trans bearing: stock
    Clutch disk: still stock, will repalce when it slips.

    Suspension/Wheels
    Fork/Shock oil: stock, ill replace when need new seals
    Fork/Shock bushing and seals: stock, ill replace when blown
    Swingarm/Linkage/Steering/Shock/Wheel bearings: stock, will inspect/regrease this season or next.
    Brake fluid:
    check every ride, fill with honda dot4 if low.
    2007 Honda CRF250X
    1983 KTM 250 MXC
    2008 Honda TRX250EX (wife's)
    2004 suzuki jr50 (son)
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    by dabrowski » Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:04 am

    Type or riding: Motocross
    Hours/year:Brought new Feb 2010, 15.7hrs
    Level:novice
    Bike model & year: Honda crf250r EFI

    Engine
    Air filter: every ride (replace when glue comes apart, usually 15-20 cleans)
    Engine oil:Belray 10-40w, 3 hrs
    Engine oil filter: 6 hrs
    Trans oil: 6 hrs - Motul gear saver
    Coolant:aftermarket/2 yrs
    Valves: inspect clearances every 10hrs
    Piston rings: maybe 40hrs?
    Piston: same time as rings?
    Crankshaft: unknown
    Crankshaft bearings: unknown
    Timing chain:unknown
    Chain tensioner:unknown
    Engine seals:
    Engine & trans bearing:
    Clutch disk:inspect at 20hrs

    Suspension/Wheels
    Fork/Shock oil: changed at 6 hrs, replace every 2 hrs
    Fork/Shock bushing and seals: when leaking
    Swingarm/Linkage/Steering/Shock/W: re-grease every 15hrs
    2010' CRF250R
    Melbourne, Australia
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    by DarkCRF » Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:33 am

    Nobody is interested to help complete this tread...I thought this can be sticky for answer some maintenance question
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    by crfsonly » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:02 am

    it would be very helpful information to many. if you don't have an idea about one or more of the maintenance area, just fill out what you do have opinions about and leave the others blank.

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    by Back2-2 » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:36 am

    Type or riding: Single track & Desert
    Hours/year: Just a guess, 100 hrs a year
    Level: intermediate
    Bike model & year: 450X 2006

    Engine
    Air filter:OEM & UNI, every couple rides
    Engine oil: Castrol GTX 20/50 every couple rides
    Engine oil filter: OEM & Hi-Flo every oil chg
    Trans oil: Castrol GTX
    Coolant: Prestone, once a year
    Valves: all internals - Never touched.
    Piston rings:
    Piston:
    Crankshaft:
    Crankshaft bearings:
    Timing chain:
    Chain tensioner:
    Engine seals:
    Engine & trans bearing:
    Clutch disk:

    Suspension/Wheels
    Fork/Shock oil: still OEM & needs to be changed.
    Fork/Shock bushing and seals:
    Swingarm/Linkage/Steering/Shock/Wheel bearings: went through and greased every joint & bearing for the first time last month. Bel-ray grease.
    Brake fluid: Still OEM & needs to be changed.
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    by redrider250r » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:13 pm

    Type or riding: Motocross
    Hours/year: 20-30 hours total
    Level: novice
    Bike model & year: 09 crf250r

    Engine
    Air filter: K&N Xtreme cleaned after every ride
    Engine oil: Honda GN4 oil after every other ride.
    Engine oil filter: Every other oil change
    Trans oil: every other oil change, (with oil filter)
    Coolant: engine ice - every other year or so
    Valves: check at begging of each season (or if its hard to start)
    Piston rings: with piston
    Piston: every 2 seasons
    Crankshaft: unknown
    Crankshaft bearings:unknown
    Timing chain:unknown
    Chain tensioner:unknown
    Engine seals: beginning and end of each season
    Engine & trans bearing: beginning of each season
    Clutch disk:beginning and mid season

    Suspension/Wheels/Body
    Fork/Shock oil: changed once a year
    Fork/Shock bushing and seals: when leaking
    Swingarm/Linkage/Steering/Shock/W: re-grease every 50hrs or so
    "If you don't crash, you ain't goin fast enough"
    "The faster you go, the smoother it gets. (Unless saying #1 comes into play)
    2009 CRF250R (mine)
    09 CRF250R (brothers)
    08 CRF250X (dad)
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    Aspired
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    by Aspired » Tue May 17, 2011 8:41 pm

    Type or riding:harescrambles, enduro, single track
    Hours/year: maybe 40 hrs, rest is on 2 stroke motocross bike
    Level: Intermediate (B class)
    Bike model & year: 2005 CRF 450X

    Engine
    Air filter: every ride - twinair, ready filter, uni - which ever is clean - also run filter skin when dusty
    Engine oil: before 300 miles / GN4 10w40 - was HP4 no molly
    Engine oil filter: with oils (use reusable SS screen type)
    Trans oil: With engine oil / GN4 10w40 - was HP4 no molly
    Coolant: change 2 years - use 50/50 then add water wetter
    Valves: check often probably every other oil change
    Piston rings: with piston
    Piston: about 40 hours
    Crankshaft: stock
    Crankshaft bearings: stock
    Timing chain: check with topend
    Chain tensioner: check with topend
    Engine seals: stock
    Engine & trans bearing: stock
    Clutch disk: still stock, will replace when it slips.

    Suspension/Wheels :
    Fork/Shock oil: bleed air every ride, fork oil change when seals leak, Belray 5w
    Fork/Shock bushing and seals: Leave until feel like a issue
    Swingarm/Linkage/Steering/Shock/Wheel bearings: regrease about 3 times a season
    Brake fluid: check every ride, fill with honda dot4 if needed


    Other:
    check spokes every few rides and wheel trueness
    tire pressure every ride
    Lube rear brake pivot, levers and cables every few rides
    check crankcase breather tube/drain every few rides
    accessible bolt tightness check - every ride
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    by DarkCRF » Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:05 am

    New bike, new way of riding

    Type or riding: 90% track / 10% trail
    Hours/year: Something near 50
    Level: Novice
    Bike model & year: CRF250R 2010

    Engine
    Air filter:
    2 hours
    Engine oil: Amsoil MCF 10w40 / 5 hours
    Engine oil filter: Hiflo / 5 hours
    Trans oil: Torco MTF-E 85w / 10 hours
    Coolant: Engine Ice / 2 year
    Fuel filter: Every years
    Injector: When it fail
    Valves: Inspect every year
    Piston rings: Replace with piston
    Piston: Between 50 and 60 hours
    Crankshaft: Between 100 and 120 (second piston change)
    Crankshaft bearings: Between 100 and 120
    Timing chain: Between 100 and 120
    Chain tensioner: Between 100 and 120
    Engine & trans bearing: Between 200 and 240
    Clutch disk: With basket
    Basket: When it fail

    Suspension/Wheels/Body
    Fork/Shock oil:
    Every 40 hours
    Fork/Shock bushing and seals:Every 80 hours
    Swingarm/Linkage/Steering/Shock/Wheel bearings: Inspect and grease every year
    Brake fluid: 2 year
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    by saefabri » Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:38 am

    Type or riding: 95% offroad / 5% street
    Hours/year: Between 100 and 120 hours
    Level: Novice
    Bike model & year: CRF450X 2010

    Engine
    Air filter: Between 15 and 20 hours (inspect at every ride)
    Engine oil: Shell Helix HX7 10w40
    Engine oil filter: K&N / 40 hours
    Trans oil: Shell Helix HX7 every 120hours
    Coolant: every 2 year
    Valves: still stock
    Piston rings: still stock
    Piston: Still stock
    Crankshaft: still stock
    Crankshaft still stock
    Timing chain: still stock
    Chain tensioner: still stock
    Engine seals: still stock
    Engine & trans bearing: still stock
    Clutch disk: When it slip
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    by hall_philip » Mon Dec 09, 2013 12:37 pm

    Type or riding:60% trails,30% with my 6yo daughter, 10% harescrambles
    Hours/year:100?
    Level:vet
    Bike model & year:09 crf 250x, first 4 stroke I ever owned.

    Engine
    Air filter: every ride, replace every 10 cleans or so.
    Engine oil: GN4 10w40 every five rides, about 35-40 hrs.
    Engine oil filter: change with oil.
    Trans oil: GN4 10w40 change with oil
    Coolant: every 2 years, haven't had to change it yet, but that seems to be a good time.
    Valves: every oil change
    Piston rings: replace every season
    Piston: with rings, seems safer to me.
    Crankshaft: inspect and replace every season
    Crankshaft bearings: inspect and replace every season
    Timing chain: every oil change
    Chain tensioner: every ride
    Engine seals: every ride, every season inspect replace
    Engine & trans bearing: every season inspect replace
    Clutch disk: every oil change, i check the whole clutch assy.

    Suspension/Wheels: every ride
    Fork/Shock oil: every season
    Fork/Shock bushing and seals: inspect replace every season
    Swingarm/Linkage/Steering/Shock/Wheel bearings: every ride
    Brake fluid: belray DOT4 once a season unless it looks burnt up.
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    by hall_philip » Mon Dec 09, 2013 12:38 pm

    I think this could be very helpful. what about adding torque checks? im good for every ride after washing.
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    by BreezeHonda » Sun Jan 10, 2016 4:15 pm

    Type or riding: Big grass fields and forest.
    Hours/year: 50-60
    Level: beginner
    Bike model & year: Crf250r 05

    Engine
    Air filter: every 2 rides
    Engine oil: every 8h
    Engine oil filter: every other oil change
    Trans oil: same as engine oil
    Coolant: every year
    Valves: 80h, new valves has only gone 8h
    Piston rings: 80h
    Piston: 80h
    Crankshaft:120
    Crankshaft bearings:90
    Timing chain: every piston change
    Chain tensioner: 200h
    Engine seals: 200+h
    Engine & trans bearing:never done
    Clutch disk: Never done

    Suspension/Wheels never done
    Fork/Shock oil: 75h
    Fork/Shock bushing and seals: 75h
    Swingarm/Linkage/Steering/Shock/Wheel bearings: when they start to be bad
    Brake fluid: when brakes doesn't brake good with new pads


    sorry for the lack of info but I'm trying my best :)

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