2003 CR250 Keihin PWK Conversion

mxracer106 wrote:

Honda Man.....thank you for your input on the option of the Lectron carb on my '03 CR250. I have heard a lot of good things about...

Honda Man.....thank you for your input on the option of the Lectron carb on my '03 CR250. I have heard a lot of good things about them, and it sounds like you are a living testimonial! I am hoping I can get this PWK Airstriker figured out, as I don't have in my budget the $$$ for a new carb. I bought this bike used, and it ran horribly when I first got it...was super rich and loading up while riding it, so I first started with changing main jet, pilot and needle clip position...which made an improvement. I even put my brand new JD Jetting 38mm air striker off of my '86 CR250 on it (which ran perfect on that bike) and it still was running fat from 1/4-3/4 throttle. I did finally tear more into it, and discovered that it had a chuck broken out of one of the reed pedals, so I was sure that was my whole issue. I replaced the reeds, and it did improve the situation, but it did not make it perfect. This week, I decided to take the "torque spacer" off and bolt the VForce reeds direct to the intake....and I think I now have this 95% solved. It made a big difference taking it off, which is contrary to what I have read about them and how they do not effect the jetting. It is cold here now, so I will probably have to put this on hold until winter, but the new reeds, taking the torque spacer off, and leaning out the jets and moving the clip to the #1 position on the needle have made a big advancement.

Broken reed...


New reeds!


Torque spacer before removal....not sold on them at all!!

Slosh 112 wrote:

Yeah just get a Lectron, In this day and age I Have Zero time for jetting issues on a regularly ridden bike. Four strokes have made...

Yeah just get a Lectron, In this day and age I Have Zero time for jetting issues on a regularly ridden bike. Four strokes have made me soft with their injection systems but honestly if you love Dicking around don't wast your money but if you are a two stroke convert like me that's come from the modern era four strokes there's no other option.