first ride on 98 rm125

[dave171]

well took the bike out for the first time since getting it. the bike runs really good, but it seems to have a small prob.taking off and coming out of corners you have to clutch it a couple of times to kick in the power band,but once it kicks in you better be hanging on . the bike runs really good. is this a jetting issue? what would you suggest? never really done any jetting before and any info would be appreaciated.

[dave171]

maybe new reeds?

[Spikester]

It's a 125, get used to it.

[dave171]

ha ha , yea i know this , but it's just not running right

[dave171]

killen ala. never heard of it. where is it

[Spikester]

Near Florence.

[DRGSin393]

with bad reeds you wouldnt have any power at all. what exactly is it doing? bogging? 125s really do need a bunch of clutch work to keep them in the power band.

[dave171]

well with a little more looking the plug looks to be fouling out, so i think i will start there and replace the plug before my next ride this weekend. the guy that i got the bike from said it was a new plug in it, but we all know how that goes. i have not had that much experiance with 125's , and i know that to compare them with 250's is kind of dumb. so my problem is that when i take off it seems to gradually pick up speed until i clutch it , then the powerband kicks in. do you think i need to change the color of my powerband? just kidding, but thanks for responding

[kxyzf]

enter in a lower gear i used to ride a 06 450f yami come in 4th gear and tap the gas clear a local big table called westwood no problem no i come into the corner way faster throw it in second speed shift it out and seat bounce and i can clear it on loamy days and muddy rutted days on a dry hard day forget it...BUT IT IS WAY MORE FUN ...and alot cheaper no matter how hard you ride them period. and it is same exact gearing.