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<blockquote data-quote="James" data-source="post: 34356" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>The important thing with 4t's is <strong>cleaning the air filter </strong>and I mean religiously. Other then that change your oil as often as possible, I change mine at least every 5 hours. That and check your valve clearances every 20-30 hrs, you shouldn't have to adjust them until 100 or more hours though. Not sure why Mihylo's buddy is adjusting his every 10 hrs, either he's getting dirt into the engine or he has other serious problems. <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/noidea.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":noidea:" title="Noidea :noidea:" data-shortname=":noidea:" /> After you adjust them the first time they seem to fade pretty fast to.</p><p></p><p>You also have to remember that just because one guy is going through 2 top ends a year doesn't mean you will. A ProAm or A rider who's always on the rev limiter will go through A LOT more parts then the more casual riders, plus their bikes are usually modded to kingdom come. Which takes away from reliability. For example, a local guy was telling me about how his kids 250f was so heavily modified that the engine would only last a little more then one race. But that monster could practically take a <em>stock</em> 450f.<img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/shocked.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":shocked:" title="Shocked :shocked:" data-shortname=":shocked:" /> Also the amount of hours they actually ride will probably be different then you, due to them practicing every day. Practice 5 days per week plus races, compared to the casual riders who can only ride 1-2 days a week.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Basically:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Clean your air filter often</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Change your oil at regular intervals (Get a cheap hour meter to better track your time)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Remember that you have massive torque on the bottom and there's no need to rev the piss out of them.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Clean your air filter</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> And just in case you haven't caught on yet, <strong>Clean your air filter</strong>. <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/tongue.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":P" title="Tongue :P" data-shortname=":P" /></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James, post: 34356, member: 2"] The important thing with 4t's is [B]cleaning the air filter [/B]and I mean religiously. Other then that change your oil as often as possible, I change mine at least every 5 hours. That and check your valve clearances every 20-30 hrs, you shouldn't have to adjust them until 100 or more hours though. Not sure why Mihylo's buddy is adjusting his every 10 hrs, either he's getting dirt into the engine or he has other serious problems. :noidea: After you adjust them the first time they seem to fade pretty fast to. You also have to remember that just because one guy is going through 2 top ends a year doesn't mean you will. A ProAm or A rider who's always on the rev limiter will go through A LOT more parts then the more casual riders, plus their bikes are usually modded to kingdom come. Which takes away from reliability. For example, a local guy was telling me about how his kids 250f was so heavily modified that the engine would only last a little more then one race. But that monster could practically take a [I]stock[/I] 450f.:shocked: Also the amount of hours they actually ride will probably be different then you, due to them practicing every day. Practice 5 days per week plus races, compared to the casual riders who can only ride 1-2 days a week. Basically: [LIST] [*] Clean your air filter often [*] Change your oil at regular intervals (Get a cheap hour meter to better track your time) [*] Remember that you have massive torque on the bottom and there's no need to rev the piss out of them. [*] Clean your air filter [*] And just in case you haven't caught on yet, [B]Clean your air filter[/B]. :P [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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