How can I figure out exactly which model bike I bought??

[Wheelieman69]

Hey Glenn,

I am new to the world of forums so I am not sure what a pm is ?
( private message ) ? And not sure how to but I am learning fast :
I figured you were very close to me and yes I would greatly appreciate any knowledge you can give me on these bikes. This is my first top end let alone a bike with a power valve !!! I am loving figuring it out tho and can't wait till its back together. I do love rocks ! I have been riding north jersey rocks for a long time as well. my last bike was a 2004 Ktm 525exc which I absolutely love as well but wanted a smaller bike for hare scrambles etc.. Weird transition but there hasen't been a hill I haven't been able to make it up yet I was really impressed with the feel of these bikes.

Don

[Wheelieman69]

Originally Posted by djroggen

Tapatalk has been the best $1.99 app for my iPhone, I am sure they have a iPad app. That makes posting pics super easy!

Thank you djroggen...

I assumed the only difference was transmission gears and other goodies.

I rode the one bike all last summer and loved it so I decided to bring both of them back to good shape if I can get the parts I need and it looks like I will be able to.

Thank you again

[GMP]

Don,

Yes, PM is private message. I'll PM you with my info and you will get a notification, then you can read and reply. I just got an iPAD mini, love the thing. Tapatalk HD app works great. For a quick answer just iMessage or email me the pics. Droggen is correct, older GGs differed by the trim and setup. The then importer specified bikes a certain way, light ignitions, WP43 forks, aggressive CDIs. These were the original "XC"s. Most consumables are the same for all years/models. You can What specific parts do you need fast?

I do a lot of riding right from my house. Perhaps you have been on my side, maybe we have even passed each other in the woods. For obvious reasons we will not discuss specifics in public., but you are welcome to join us. Been doing a lot of harescrambles lately as well, this year the whole ECEA series. My buddy just got a new '12 GG XC250R like mine, and my brother a new Husky TXC310. Hopefully a fun safe year.

[Wheelieman69]

Originally Posted by djroggen

Tapatalk has been the best $1.99 app for my iPhone, I am sure they have a iPad app. That makes posting pics super easy!

Thank you djroggen...

I assumed the only difference was transmission gears and other goodies.

I rode the one bike all last summer and loved it so I decided to bring both of them back to good shape if I can get the parts I need and it looks like I will be able to.

Thank you again

[Wheelieman69]

Ok so it seems I have a 1999 ec 250 so I have been told by the vin # . I see in all the posts if there isn't pictures it didn't happen so here it goes..

This is the way I purchased the bike and rode it for a season.

I was riding the bike at the end of the season and the bike cut out and no matter what I tried it would not run. Got the bike back to the garage and figured it was a top end because of how much smoke and spooge I was getting but didn't check compression. So I got the top end off and checked my end gap etc.. All looked good other than marking on cylinder walls. ??? Ok opened up the stator cover only to find my issue !!!



The fw nut backed off locking up the fw and shearing the key! Ok at least I know what's going on at this point. So I decided to rip the bike apart and go over everything and fix / replace parts that are spent.
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Wheelieman

[Wheelieman69]

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Wheelieman

[Wheelieman69]

So next I got into seeing what the power valve was all about.
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Holy crap !
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Lil dirty no ?


Wheelieman

[Wheelieman69]

Ok this bike was never maintained !
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Wheelieman

[Wheelieman69]

One of the valve out soaked in cleaner.
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I can't believe this was working at all ? If it was ..




Wheelieman

[Wheelieman69]

Some more neglect pictures... Lol
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Wheelieman