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It sounds as if you have rebuilt the engine without torqueing the head bolts. Although, it could be that the cylinder base gasket has been torn during the rebuild. Try to re-tighten the head bolts to the correct settings first. Good luck.

go bac and chec timing-mite hav confused top dead center with bottom--also is wiring tite and no flaws specialy at batt area,coil .....mite need to take some current test

I USE AMSOIL SYNTHETIC 10W40. High performance engine and transmission fluid.

the clutch is slippn--inspect that area-probly just need ajust or a rebuild

the spring in the clutch basket makes the pivot getting back to is free play place.. you may remove the right side clutch cover and remove pressure plate to figured it out what hapens there... or you may have the bering from the pivot arm jammed or something with it...

Hi,would start by taking the head off and have a look at the top of the piston, if it hasn't got a hole in it.. good....the bottom of your plug may have broken off, this may have damaged your rings so you'll have no compression. You'll have too strip it down further. When you're sorted check your oil/petrol mix and your air screw setting then check your plug regularly for discolouring or oiling up. Go for it, and be methodical.

Put your bike on a stand so there's no weight on the front wheel. Take the whole cap off the top of your fork, on the underside of the broken screw as centrally as possible centre punch a mark, then using a very small drill gently drill through, increasing the drill size gradually, the drill action and the heat generated may loosen the screw if not a bit of persuasion with an impact screwdriver set clockwise should do the job.

Hi, easy job, if your bike is waer cooled, you dont say how old it is the old bikes were air cooled, undo all the water pipes attached to the r/h case all the water will escape, you can leave the oil inside the gearbox, if you lay the bike on its left hand side, lift the engine and block it up to make sure gear lever is not resting on the ground, as this will disengage when you remove the clutch cover on the r/hand side, undo all the fixing screws from the cover remove kickstart lever, tap the cover gently to loosen the cover and remove when loose, if the case will not come off check further for screws, sometimes hide inside water pumps etc, once you are ready to remove the cover, keep the kickstart shaft pushed inermost so that it stays located within the engine, once ready fully observe the location of spring mountins within the engine and replace the spring

that engine is between 1999 and 2002 hope this helps

hiyasounds like your clutch cable is to tight and not releasing the clutch plates enough try slacking it off a bit and that should cure the problem hope this helpsJohn

1- Remove nuts, clutch spring plate and springs 2 Feed a rolled-up rag between both primary reduction gears to prevent the clutch from turning, then remove the clutch hub nut. 3- Remove clutch hub, pressure plate, steel plates and friction plates. 4- Remove clutch housing. 5- Slide clutch bushing and thrust water from shaft. Take care to note how thrust washer is installed.

Just under the handlebar that when the vin code is on the right hand side

The caps on motorcycle plug wire that snap onto the spark plug wear out and yours may need be replaced. They just unscrew from the wire and new ones screw onto the old wire. May not hurt to see if your plug wires can be changed from the coil as well. Get some new solid core wire and the resistor caps.

A couple of possibilities; install a new air filter. The old one may be partially blocked up due to not being fully dried out. Drain the carburetor float bowl. Water can collect in the bowl and cause the symptoms you describe. If you have already drained the carb, re-drain it. It may also be that the carb needs to be disassembled and cleaned. A bit of trash may be blocking a jet.

the floats are sticking, tap on the side if that dont do it take it off and clean it

Check your fuel filter, sounds like it maybe clogged or needs replaced, can use a generic gas filter to fix or troubleshoot your problem. Rick

It is just a pressure fit. Pry the shaft upward. Don't put pressure on the arm as it may bend.

The cylinder and head nut on a 99 KX 125 is 18 ft-lb.

Specialist job, not saying you cant do it, but it involves you removing all the old wire, measuring the length and diamiter of the wire, and replacing the same amount exactly, to obtain the correct resistance, not allowing the wire to go to earth at any point during the rewinding , you have nothing to loose just time and patiance, maypay off dividends

I would check the compression of the piston, the rings could be stuck and not have good compression. It should show 120 psi or more. Also can pull off the exhaust and look in the exhaust port to see the rings, piston, and cylinder walls. If the motor has a power valve make sure that is not gummed up or stuck. Mark C