Help with new TE250

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Newf

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Very happy owner of a new 2010 TE250. Having the (usual) issue that I read about, and hoping for a few tips.

The bike is still corked, figured I would leave it till the first oil change. The issue I speak of is the poopiness in the low rpm's. I understand I need the JD Jetting kit to solve this.

At the first oil change I'd like to get it uncorked and JD installed. Can anyone recommend a shop or mechanic that's not too far from Mission?

Also, even though it's been lowered a couple inches at RMR, it's still a little high for me. Any rec's for a good lower profile tire (DOT pref, but it will never see much road, so not necessary)?

And omg, the seat. Is there anyone local that can soften it up some?

Planning to keep this bike for the long haul, so looking for the best solutions over the cheapest ones. Thx for any help.
 
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huskynw

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Hi Newf, The bike will run a lot better if you power it up. The cat in the exhaust make it run real hot combined with the lean settings for emissions and it is not benefitting the motor to run like that. I do have the ibeat stuff to check the mikuni fuel injection and I also have the jd jetting tuner on the shelf as well (at a discounted price). I am in north west washington about 1 hour from the border if you have no luck in BC. Mike.
 
250ccforme

250ccforme

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Re seat:
Not local but check out Seat Concepts for their replacement foam/cover kits (if they have one for your bike). A buddy with a TE630 and I (Klx250) installed them on our bikes and love the change.
 
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Newf

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I have heard good things about seat concepts, might give them a try. Is it as simple as switch foam and restaple?

huskynw, are you saying that not powering up is actually harder on the bike? I would love to take it you, but I'm an hour from the border as well, so it isn't likely.

Mostly I would like to hear about a good Husky mechanic that (ideally) is east of 200 st Langley. I bought the bike from Pacific, and had a good experience there, but they are a long drive for me. My mechanical ability ends at oil changes and bolting on accessories.
 
250ccforme

250ccforme

Member
The restaple can be the tough part. A hand stapler won't do, an electric may not either. Air powered did it for us. Stainless staples had to be ordered unless you luck out and someone has some in stock.
 
c337b

c337b

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Tried electric stapler. It didn't work. Not enough jam.

250ccforme said:
The restaple can be the tough part. A hand stapler won't do, an electric may not either. Air powered did it for us. Stainless staples had to be ordered unless you luck out and someone has some in stock.
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kenf

kenf

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I have the 2011 310, almost identical. I waited a while before doing the powerup mods, wow, what a difference! Assuming the 250 is the same as the 310, you don't need a mechanic, you just need about 20 minutes and a couple of wrenches. It really is pretty trivial. There are some detailed instructions kicking around this forum somewhere that Tom posted, they were all I needed to get it all done. The hardest part for me was getting the damn muffler off to pull the catalytic converter out, it was a very tight fit, took two of us and torch to get it loose. Otherwise a piece of cake. PM me if you can't find the instructions, and I'll email you a copy.

Also as far as seat height goes, I just hacked away at mine with a box cutter, sabre saw, etc. and had no problem removing a couple of inches from it. The downside is I'm now sitting pretty much on hard plastic, there's just no room for padding and me (5'10") still able to touch the ground. Best option is just don't sit down -- better for the technical stuff anyhow :) I had no problem restapling with a manual staple gun, just used my "backwards" one (where the trigger is reversed so you are pressing down right over the staple when it fires). Maybe 1 in 10 staples needed to be pulled and restapled.

But then again, I'm a cheap bastard ;)
 
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Newf

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Ordered the seat concepts. Asked for shorter and softer to make up for light weight and short legs. Whatever they give me will probably be much better than I can do. kenf, I do appeciate the cheap approach, but the last thing I can do is make that vinyl-covered angle iron even harder. :)

I had the suspension lowered at RMR, didn't realize until now that they did all kinds of bike work. I'll check out the instructions again and decide. If I think not, I'm guessing RMR can do it.
 
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