What maintance should I do on my new YZ125?

I just bought a 2006 YZ125. I ride it on trails. What kind of maintance should I do on it and how often. I wash it after every use, then lube the chain. That's about it. I've heard something on bleeding the tubes, washing the air filter, oil changes, etc... What should I do to keep the bike running great for a long time?What maintance should I do on my new YZ125?
A lot depends upon the duration and intensity of the ride, but as a rule of thumb after each ride;



Wash the bike, then spray the chain with WD40. Let it dry and then lube the chain with a quality chain lube. Inspect the air filter, it may not need cleaning, but I usually clean and service it after each ride/race. I also change the oil after each ride/race, you can go longer, but I wouldn't go longer than 3 or 4 rides/races with out changing the oil. Check all the nuts and bolts, controls, cables and brakes.



Before you ride, bleed the air off the forks, adjust the air pressure in your tires and your suspension settings according to the terrain you will be riding in.



Your manual is going to recommend replacing the rings every six hours of use or so. I prefer to keep up with the compression readings, my rule of thumb is 120 p.s.i. I usually rebuild the top end every winter during the off season so that I start the new season with a fresh top end.



Basically just keep a close eye on things. You can usually see a problem developing and preventive maintenance is much cheaper than repairing something that breaks due to negligence.What maintance should I do on my new YZ125?
Well first of all its a 2-stoke so u want to buy a pipe for it (FMF Fatty)

with will cost around $700 Then take off the cluch and brake off and put on ASV brake aways it will save u in the long run.

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Then take out the stock air filter and get a UNI it will alow more are to the engin that means more power. Then you should buy back up parts like sparkplugs(2) a set of grips, handle bars(Pro Tape) and oil(Amsoil) Then your choese if you want a graphic kit on it

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2 strokes mate a whole different kettle of fish.



Unlike a four stroke which uses oil to lube and fuel to burn, a 2 stroke uses the two together.



2 Strokes reguire oiling as often as fueling, very good spark plugs every 500 - 800 miles, and also (from my given years on the planet) a full top end rebuild every 1500 miles and a full engine over haul approx 5000 miles.



2 strokes can make a bucket load of horse power from a small size engine. Your YZ (unresticted) can put out over 40 BHP. That may not alot compared to a standard road going GSXR 1000 street bike, but on a small [ lightweight ] 125 with no extra bulk, it can be very very fast.



A site i keep up to date with is http://www.dirtrider.com .



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Give them a go. If that fails, please feel to email my personal account, and ill do my best to help you out.



The Dude.



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A 125 is pretty maintenance intensive. I now ride 4 stroke (yz450).

Here's a site that has everything you need to know about 4 stroke dirt bikes. It has a section for your YZ125. Do a search everything you need to know and more.



http://www.thumpertalk.com



or



http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/yamaha-2-stroke-f198.html?s=a282e570495a785a3b359eafcd07c10d%26amp;
Changing your oil and Cleaning your Air Filter after every ride is the most important thing you could do for maintance.