YZ85 maintaining question?

Question

hey i am 11years old, im geting a yz85 what do i do to maintain it after my rides and keep it good. Also how can a bike seize

Answer 1

After every 3-5 rides or so take out the spark plug and give it a good clean with sand paper or a scourer.

i have an 84' model kx125 and there isnt anything i need to do apart from that.

anyways just turn the fuel tap off when its sitting in the shed and always let the bike run for a minute before riding it then a few more minutes before you tear up the powerband.

cheers

Answer 2

I'm sure I'll leave something out here, but some big things are of course keeping the air filter clean and oiled, keep a close check on the spokes and chain. Keep a check on all bolts, they will come loose. Change the tranny oil as recommended. As far as seizing, that generally happens from lack of lubrication, which isn't a problem normally for pre-mix 2 strokes since they will always get lubricated unless you just run straight gas in it. It is hard to say how often to rebuild since I don't know how hard you run the bike. I would take it to the shop after a year of riding or so for a good going over and compression check. If you aren't racing the bike you could probably get a couple years or more out of it before you need a top end job.