99 yz250 not reaching full potential

Laxnsoca9
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Edited Date/Time 12/8/2014 5:15am
I have a 1999 yz250 that i have had for about 6 months. Ever since i got the bike i have had the feeling, and so have many others that have riden it, that the bike is not reaching its full potential. I would estimate it should have a top speed around 90 mph but the bike only reaches about 60. Also it never hits a power ban which is frustrating. This probably has something to do with it, but when i go to let out the clutch in 1st gear if i dont give it alot of gas or get it rolling it will stall. Besides that, once it is going in mainly gears 1 and 2, the very begining of the gears if i go to give it gas it doesnt respond MOST of the time until i have given it about 1/4 of the throttle. Not usually but sometimes, i will give it gas and it will pick up and start to go only giving it about 1/7 of the throttle but usually it takes a decent amount of trottle before it catches I know the bike has been rebuilt before and i can see there is a jb weld on the top of the head but im not sure if that has to do with the issue. If anyone has some ideas please comment im very curious to fix this thanks!
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Paw Paw 271
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12/4/2014 2:15pm
Check your power valves to be sure they are working.
Do a compression test too.

Paw Paw
12/4/2014 3:16pm Edited Date/Time 12/4/2014 3:17pm
A 250 2t dosnt do 90 MPh. Stock they'll do about 65-68 MPh.
I had a super decked out kx 250 that we clocked at 74 mph.withstock gearing..
Laxnsoca9
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12/8/2014 5:15am
How do i check the power valves? And the compression is good on it, hard to kick over cause you can feel the compression is strong on it but sometimes when i go to kick it over, it wont get compression until halfway through the kick

Oh i was told they were alot faster then 65 thank you then

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