2003 Suzuki RM 125 "common top end problems" Questions

top end without a manunal, everything went fine, then i noticed the water pump leaking from the weep hole, believing it was the pump, i replaced all gaskets and seals all the way to inside gear cover,

...top end of my 2 stoke yamaha rd 125 lc?. it can be heard in idle but when the revs go above 2-3 thousand rev the tapping sound goes. theres no noise of glass smashing as i've been told that, that ...

...common in 3rd and 2nd. the Gearbox has bit heavy shifts now. i got check bike Compression, Piston Rings conditon and Crankshaft connecting Rod Clearances. Everything was perfect, So where is the ...

...common complaints are the poor gas mileage, weak electric starter, not as fast off the line as the Japanese bikes, slower top end speed, top heavy and not a good commuter bike. Additionally, dealers ...

...to be the problem?? Sounds like low compression. Do a compression test,and it should have at least 90psi,..if not,its time to rebuild the top end..(piston,rings,bore)...pretty common for two

top end Hi Shaun, This could be caused by several things, but the most common cause is also probably the most common problem with carbureted bikes in general, and that is one or more clogged idle jets

common problem. now i have 44k and noticed last couple thousand miles my top end seems noisy" almost like a lifter ticking noise? still have good oil press;42-45lbs at 65mph. just concerned with noise

...common problem on this bike. It has less than 4000 miles on it!!!! The original cam and bushings were replaced for a reason. The reason is still there. The only thing that would cause the cam and ...

...top end does show that the bike has not been abused and has good maintenance done on it. To make sure, you can do either a leak down test on the engine or a wet/dry compression test. This will tell ...