The official XT225 thread!

[KamperBob]

Originally Posted by lamotovita

You have the wrong rear sprocket. You should return it and get the right one. There are aftermarket sprockets with the correct offset. I use the Parts Unlimited brand, they are inexpensive.

Thanks. In someone else's shoes I'd leave the bike torn down and return the sprocket. Instead of waiting for another brown truck the bike crossed three state lines. They can't refund lost days of my life!

[paco pena]

I have a 2005 XT225 Cdn model. It came with a 120 main jet. I went to a 130. Much better for me. Sea level to about 5000 feet. I did open up the airbox and muffler. Shim under the needle and three turns out on the idle screw. Its the way it should have been from the factory.

paco

[woofer2609]

Originally Posted by pnw

"1996 Canadian spec bike as having a 122.5 main, 42.5 pilot, 2 turns out, along with a few other differences between carbs. Maybe it changed on later models.
I personally found that this equates to good all round performance with 2 turns out on the pilot screw"


Meaning that you stayed with the 122.5/42.5 but only did the two turns? Maybe the 130 was on a different version rather than Canadian spec, I have read so many threads and spec sheets it is hard to keep them straight. Back to work in the garage, the fragility of some of these plastic parts has me a little concerned because the hoses area really fused on.

Thanks.

I have stayed completely stock. I haven't had the carb off because I do not want to screw it up, nor have I adjusted it. The original owner told me the same thing; he hadn't touched it! Not tinkering with it is hard for me) If the jets are as published,they are a great starting point, as the bike runs really well 99% of the time
I am going from a 1996 Yamaha service manual, note that model 4BE3 is the canadian spec.

[maverick1]

I find that the engine is screaming and I'm only doing 60mph.
Can someone please let me know what the stock sprocket numbers are so I can determine if my bike is stock or modified?
cheers

[KamperBob]

Originally Posted by maverick1

I find that the engine is screaming and I'm only doing 60mph.
Can someone please let me know what the stock sprocket numbers are so I can determine if my bike is stock or modified?
cheers

15 front, 45 rear

[dav_dman]

Originally Posted by KamperBob

15 front, 45 rear

lots go to a 16 front , i did, and like it better for the street. takes about 15mins to swap. i've gone with bigger tires now tho so i might go back down to 15

[KamperBob]

Originally Posted by dav_dman

lots go to a 16 front , i did, and like it better for the street. takes about 15mins to swap. i've gone with bigger tires now tho so i might go back down to 15

I'm still stock 15/45 gearing but upsizing the rear from 120 to 140 (/80-18) which means 4.9% longer legs. Instead upsizing from 15 to 16 front would've been 6.7% higher geared. It'll be interesting to see the impact. I may hold off to wring every last mile out of this tire. It's not dead yet.



We'll see if my Murphy Insurance pays off or not. LOL

[Travis28715]

Tom S, shims are .5mm or just a hair under .02”, (0.01968498”), thick.
This from the ANSI site: American National Standard ( ANSI)

Spenard (SBS) has a pretty good assortment in their bins. They don't have the impressive orange vests but are worth a try.

Nominal
Size Decimal
Equiv. Size
Series
Inside
Diameter
Outside
Diameter
Thickness
No. 0 0.060" N 0.0680 0.1250 0.0250
R 0.0680 0.1880 0.0250
W 0.0680 0.2500 0.0250
No. 1 0.073" N 0.0840 0.1560 0.0250
R 0.0840 0.2190 0.0250
W 0.0840 0.2810 0.0320
No. 2 0.086" N 0.0940 0.1880 0.0250
R 0.0940 0.2500 0.0320
W 0.0940 0.3440 0.0320
No. 3 0.099" N 0.1090 0.2190 0.0250
R 0.1090 0.3120 0.0320
W 0.1090 0.4060 0.0400
No. 4 0.112" N 0.1250 0.2500 0.0320
R 0.1250 0.3750 0.0400
W 0.1250 0.4380 0.0400
No. 5 0.125" N 0.1410 0.2810 0.0320
R 0.1410 0.4060 0.0400
W 0.1410 0.5000 0.0400
No. 6 0.138" N 0.1560 0.3120 0.0320
R 0.1560 0.4380 0.0400
W 0.1560 0.5620 0.0400

for those already confused

[dav_dman]

Originally Posted by Travis28715

this from the ANSI site: American National Standard (ANSI)
Type B Plain Washers

for those already confused

from home depot:
small
med
large
big hole
little hole
skinny
fatter
hey...we are talkin washers, right? not only confused but dont take long before my mind goes elsewhere

[dav_dman]

Originally Posted by KamperBob

I'm still stock 15/45 gearing but upsizing the rear from 120 to 140 (/80-18) which means 4.9% longer legs. Instead upsizing from 15 to 16 front would've been 6.7% higher geared. It'll be interesting to see the impact. I may hold off to wring every last mile out of this tire. It's not dead yet.



We'll see if my Murphy Insurance pays off or not. LOL

dude make UPS buy u a new tire, after that run....

[Speedo66]

Originally Posted by KamperBob

Sorry 'bout that. In my defense everything looked peachy in preview mode then barfed with unhelpful "Database Error" from AdvRider. I couldn't even see it was making a bunch of dufus posts. So I just nuked those. In AdvRider's defense I now suspect it was barfing on preview not published images on the Flickr side. I'm gonna give it one more try now that I finally think I got a handle on it...

I see they're up now, thanks for re-posting!

[WayneJ]

Originally Posted by dav_dman

from home depot:
small
med
large
big hole
little hole
skinny
fatter
hey...we are talkin washers, right? not only confused but dont take long before my mind goes elsewhere

[Speedo66]

Anybody offhand know the diameter in mm of the front and rear axles?

[RichBeBe]

Originally Posted by Speedo66

Anybody offhand know the diameter in mm of the front and rear axles?

I didn't measure mine, but since they take 6202 bearings, it has to be 15mm since that is the i.d. of the bearings.

[Travis28715]

PNW wrote: A small diameter hose that runs from a small plastic elbow from the left side of the carb near where the fuel hose attaches to the carb broke off with the tiny plastic nipple in the hose, it must have been very brittle as I didn’t realize that I even bumped it at all. The parts diagram in the manual doesn’t list the function of this hose, maybe a vent? I doubt if the plastic elbow fitting is replaceable, it isn’t listed in the parts diagram. Anyone have any ideas what to do with it?[/SIZE][/FONT]

I believe that to be the overflow hose. Does it come from float bowl area?