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Thanks for that Total,have got most of those issues sorted..Also have to watch the wiring loom running from your CDI,if it bunches up a little it tends to rub on the frame and chop it up..i learnt that the hard way
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Thanks for that Total,have got most of those issues sorted..Also have to watch the wiring loom running from your CDI,if it bunches up a little it tends to rub on the frame and chop it up..i learnt that the hard way
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My 2012 TM250MX has 80+ hours on the bearings and my 2012 TM250EN race bike has 42 hours on it. The HGS pipes are super thin and didn't last very long on the MX. I replaced it with the Scalvini and it has done quit well. The EN got a MOOSE pipe guard before it ever went out and the HGS has been fine with the guard. I race the TM's in the AMA Western Hare Scramble series in the 250A class, going into the last round this weekend tied for 1st. The MX is still on its original top end and the compression is still where it was when new. It's always ran half AV and 91 pump. Long live the two-strokesOut of curiosity,what oil are you using Tucker?
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I had my first set go not long after I got the bike S/H and replaced the bearings and dust seal spacers and haven't had a problem since.What brand of bearing?
The dust seal spacers are aluminium and wear quite quick. Make sure you don't have a groove in them.
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This is a little of topic,does anyone else have problems with TM rear wheel bearings?I cant get them to last much longer than 500km,am very careful when washing with the pressure washer and also pull the race covers of on tyre change,flush them out with kero and repack with grease,being careful to not overdo with grease so they dont heat up and fail earlier..Have used SKF,All Balls and Koyo,with Koyo lasting the longest,dust seals are in good shape also.Is there a ceramic bearing or any other more durable?
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HGS builds an excellent pipe, it may just be that the Scalvini makes different power.Thats exactly it apparently,have spoken with a TM trained factory mechanic and he says the have had some good results with them..HGS performance is very good,no doubt,just damage too easily for me..50mm zook forks!!shim stack mod and a pre expanded bladder transformed mine from bad to pretty darn good.
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Have a carbon pipe guard on which helps a tad,but i think its been bent out of shape and repaired that many times its tends to distort very easily..Scalvini on the wayno worries, he may or may not be interested but definitely worth asking.Hell yeah, i'd love to have him nearby. His cone section chambers are a work of art and i'd say you'd get a performance increase.
Incedently the gnarly pipe is made with a thicker gauge for offroad. my HGS seems to be the same as my PC works pipe on my CR.
Maybe you need a pipe guard.
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2T institute lives near you and makes pipes, shoot him a PM.Cheers for that Jeram
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I've got HGS pipes on my Maicos and I've never had a problem with them. How's the suspension set up on your TM, is it riding low in the suspension stroke? My bikes seem to ride high and over everything.Suspension is great,has been re-valved and sprung..very plush and sits up in the stroke,shock is as per factory ohlins..
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,100% agree with that,Its just that the HGS is paper thin,well and truly over repairing it every ride.
Hi Dean .
I keep hearing about the paper thin problem with the HGS pipes on the aussie site i think you are a member of.
But I have never had a problem with mine.
I have stacked the bike pretty hard a few times in the 4 years I have had it and apart from a few small dents the pipe is fine.
I have a brand new HGS hanging in my shed which i got with the bike but luckerly I have never had to take it off the wall.
Silly question but do they do different gauge pipes.?
That would be me on DBW
I have seen pro-circuit and fmf gnarly pipes cut,and compared to the hgs of my tm,they are way heavier gauge chamber.I had 5 tm"s and same problem with all of them..they are ridden very hard though,through some very technical stuff..
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whereabouts in Aus are you?NSW Mid North Coast..
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that's not a bad price.100% agree with that,Its just that the HGS is paper thin,well and truly over repairing it every ride.
but don't it expect to perform as good as it looks though. I think the HGS's are about as good as an off the shelf pipe gets.
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Hey Dean, I've also got an 09 300 mines an MX. I've found the HGS pipe to be ok, all the good aftermarket pipes seem to be thin like that i believe you get better performance than with thicker gauge steel or twin skins.
I found lots of little issues to fix on my bike that improved it, i can give you a run down if you're interested.
Always interested in making a good thing better
I contacted the oz importer of Scalvini,and they quoted me $330 for a chamber which im pretty keen on.
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