XR650 = WORST BIKE HONDA BUILT.....sadly I own one of these pieces of shit and I can't wait to see the back of the thing, if it wasn't for the fact that a 4500 mile bike owes me so much money Id burn the fucking thing
Your idle issue is a vacuum leak. Your valve ticking is not that bad. Adjust the valves to spec. Slappy valves are happy valves. Check your carburetor diaphragms and the intake boot to fix your idle.
@panusjr Yes It was just the valves, I was adjusting them but the valves on the Exhaust side were a little hard to get to so every time I adjusted them they I didnt get them within spec, but I eventually got it! I sold this bike also, i just bought a 2 stroke, KTM 300.
Same thing with my dads xr600r I just put new rings on the piston because it was starting to burn oil, and now I gotta do the valve clearance because there's a little ticking noise
hey big ray just saw your memorial day video, thanks for your service, its people like you and your friends that you served with that make this country great, you keep us safe. thanks man you guys are awsome!
you sound like a pretty good mechanical guy , this stuff is actually pretty easy .just follow the manual , buy the parts on ebay its the cheapest , im not saying that the rod is the problem, its just common with these motors when they get alot of time and or neglect . i would take it to a honda mechanic in your area and they should be able to diagnose it .they usually have tricks to diagnose rod issues .i was just giving you possabilities of what it could be.hopefully its nothing,
im not saying that is your problem,its an old bike ,and i dont like riding grenades, and sometimes its better to use some caution especially when you see alot of parts sellers on ebay that dont include the crank or the cases because they exploded their motors.they dont make this bike any more and i would hate to see another one bite the dust . well if you pull it down and its ok at least your only out the price of the gasket set and some oil, and change that timing chain while your in there.
also check the timing chain when they wear out they will rub on the oil tube that runs throught the middle of the timing chain just above the bottom timing gear and it will cause a kind of whineing noise just behind the oil pump . one way to check that is to pull the rocker box off and look at the top timing gear with the motor @ t.d.c. and see if the marks on the gear are lined up flat or rotated back counter clockwise flat is normal. timing chains are cheap $45 on ebay gasket is like $20
the ticking noise , you will hear some valve train noise. you might want to be careful though cause the weak point of this awsome motor is the top eye on the connecting rod, and the only way to really check that is to pull the top end. look at your oil really close , look for bronze'ish colored flakes in your oil , i pulled mine and mic'ed it and it was out of spec . so i had to replace my rod , look up xr650r warthog on youtube it'll show you what happens.Grenade!
@xr650man Damn, I really didn't want to open her up just yet. But I may just end up opening her up sometime this week. Thanks for the help. I looked for the warthog video, but couldn't find it.
my 650 did the same thing with the idle its a problem with the factory carb . i think that my slide was worn, whitch lets air leak around the slide . it sucked and i hated it , you are always burping the throttle to try to get the idle down . i wound up putting a keihin fcr carb bored out to 42mm on it and that fixed it, dunno how that carb will work with a stock motor as mine isnt exactly stock . i found that if you plug off the a.c.v. valve on the side of the carb it helped some.
I just read online where a guy was talking about a vacuum leak. He said look for a dried up cracked line. He didn't say to do this and I've never worked around motocycles or atv's but with my old trucks I've been known to spray a can of ether around till it starts reving high then you know you're close to the leak
@TheRiflemanChannel Awesome I don't have any ether but tomorrow I will check all the hoses. That sounds like it could be an issue. The bike is 10 years old and was ridden off road a lot and was apparently sitting in the garage for for a year. So with it just sitting, I am sure hoses can dry up quickly. thanks.
@TheRiflemanChannel Thanks Rifleman. Yesterday, I took the Carb off and apart, Cleaned it out. I adjusted Valves and they are now in spec. I took the throttle cables off to clean the carb and put it on there. They don't seem to be sticking, I may just buy new cables and put on there. Any other ideas.
I heard that you have to adjust the idle screw after it warms up, so its more accurate. But it could be a throttle return spring that's screwed up. It's a nice bike though!
XR650 = WORST BIKE HONDA BUILT.....sadly I own one of these pieces of shit and I can't wait to see the back of the thing, if it wasn't for the fact that a 4500 mile bike owes me so much money Id burn the fucking thing
phailandaids 19 hours ago
Your idle issue is a vacuum leak. Your valve ticking is not that bad. Adjust the valves to spec. Slappy valves are happy valves. Check your carburetor diaphragms and the intake boot to fix your idle.
MuscleGarunt 4 months ago
It's the timing chain it's worn out!
jimmyjoenewby 5 months ago
Very common mistake!Bring the piston to to T.D.C. then slowly push the kick starter
until you hear the auto compression release make a loud click then set your valves
to .006 on the intake and .008 on the exhaust.
TheOgle420 5 months ago
Yup the valves need to be ajusted
ilgw98 8 months ago
Did you figure out what the clicking noise was?
panusjr 11 months ago
@panusjr Yes It was just the valves, I was adjusting them but the valves on the Exhaust side were a little hard to get to so every time I adjusted them they I didnt get them within spec, but I eventually got it! I sold this bike also, i just bought a 2 stroke, KTM 300.
BigRayH 11 months ago
Same thing with my dads xr600r I just put new rings on the piston because it was starting to burn oil, and now I gotta do the valve clearance because there's a little ticking noise
suzukiholdenman 1 year ago
hey big ray just saw your memorial day video, thanks for your service, its people like you and your friends that you served with that make this country great, you keep us safe. thanks man you guys are awsome!
xr650man 1 year ago
you sound like a pretty good mechanical guy , this stuff is actually pretty easy .just follow the manual , buy the parts on ebay its the cheapest , im not saying that the rod is the problem, its just common with these motors when they get alot of time and or neglect . i would take it to a honda mechanic in your area and they should be able to diagnose it .they usually have tricks to diagnose rod issues .i was just giving you possabilities of what it could be.hopefully its nothing,
good luck
xr650man 1 year ago
im not saying that is your problem,its an old bike ,and i dont like riding grenades, and sometimes its better to use some caution especially when you see alot of parts sellers on ebay that dont include the crank or the cases because they exploded their motors.they dont make this bike any more and i would hate to see another one bite the dust . well if you pull it down and its ok at least your only out the price of the gasket set and some oil, and change that timing chain while your in there.
xr650man 1 year ago
sorry its warthog death on 4strokes.com
xr650man 1 year ago
also check the timing chain when they wear out they will rub on the oil tube that runs throught the middle of the timing chain just above the bottom timing gear and it will cause a kind of whineing noise just behind the oil pump . one way to check that is to pull the rocker box off and look at the top timing gear with the motor @ t.d.c. and see if the marks on the gear are lined up flat or rotated back counter clockwise flat is normal. timing chains are cheap $45 on ebay gasket is like $20
xr650man 1 year ago
@xr650man Yeah I am sure the timing chain will need to be replaced, more money down the drain!!!
BigRayH 1 year ago
the ticking noise , you will hear some valve train noise. you might want to be careful though cause the weak point of this awsome motor is the top eye on the connecting rod, and the only way to really check that is to pull the top end. look at your oil really close , look for bronze'ish colored flakes in your oil , i pulled mine and mic'ed it and it was out of spec . so i had to replace my rod , look up xr650r warthog on youtube it'll show you what happens.Grenade!
xr650man 1 year ago
@xr650man Damn, I really didn't want to open her up just yet. But I may just end up opening her up sometime this week. Thanks for the help. I looked for the warthog video, but couldn't find it.
BigRayH 1 year ago
my 650 did the same thing with the idle its a problem with the factory carb . i think that my slide was worn, whitch lets air leak around the slide . it sucked and i hated it , you are always burping the throttle to try to get the idle down . i wound up putting a keihin fcr carb bored out to 42mm on it and that fixed it, dunno how that carb will work with a stock motor as mine isnt exactly stock . i found that if you plug off the a.c.v. valve on the side of the carb it helped some.
xr650man 1 year ago
I just read online where a guy was talking about a vacuum leak. He said look for a dried up cracked line. He didn't say to do this and I've never worked around motocycles or atv's but with my old trucks I've been known to spray a can of ether around till it starts reving high then you know you're close to the leak
TheRiflemanChannel 1 year ago
@TheRiflemanChannel Awesome I don't have any ether but tomorrow I will check all the hoses. That sounds like it could be an issue. The bike is 10 years old and was ridden off road a lot and was apparently sitting in the garage for for a year. So with it just sitting, I am sure hoses can dry up quickly. thanks.
BigRayH 1 year ago
@BigRayH Yessir.
TheRiflemanChannel 1 year ago
The throttle cable might be stickin'
TheRiflemanChannel 1 year ago
@TheRiflemanChannel Thanks Rifleman. Yesterday, I took the Carb off and apart, Cleaned it out. I adjusted Valves and they are now in spec. I took the throttle cables off to clean the carb and put it on there. They don't seem to be sticking, I may just buy new cables and put on there. Any other ideas.
BigRayH 1 year ago
I heard that you have to adjust the idle screw after it warms up, so its more accurate. But it could be a throttle return spring that's screwed up. It's a nice bike though!
twistedkeys1 1 year ago
@twistedkeys1 Yesterday I took the carb apart and the thottle return spring seemed strong.
BigRayH 1 year ago