Newbie needs your help!! Just bought a fixer-uper XR80

By cajunbike, 13 February, 2007
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Honda

I'm new to the forum and I just bought an XR80 for my daughter. The guy I bought it from got it from intended to fix it up and never did and his wife is making him get it out of the garage so it has sat for over 2 years (looks like it sat outside for some of that time to see the rust on the wheels and exhaust. What should be my first steps before trying to start it up. I can go through a carb and change fluids and plugs but that's about the extent of my mechanical ability (I don't crack open engines). Any help from you "sperts" would surely be appreciated. Don't want to make it worse than it is. Oh - It appears to be about a 2000 model if that helps.

yz_kid

17 years 9 months ago

change the oil put a new spark plug put new gas clean the carb and it should fire up unless the valves are stuck. if you need to know what year it is it says in big letters on the left side of the steering stem

www.fixer118

17 years 9 months ago

you should also make shore that your reeds are good and then if u can look into the carb and make shore the gas is getting trough so it doesn't bog out on u

www.fixer118

17 years 9 months ago

you should also make shore that your reeds are good and then if u can look into the carb and make shore the gas is getting trough so it doesn't bog out on u

yz_kid

17 years 9 months ago

are you fucking retarded. its an xr not a cr. its a four stroke retard. 4 strokes dont have reed vavles and if you didnt know that you probly shouldnt have a dirtbike. let alone telling people what they should do before they start their bikes.

Rickt

17 years 9 months ago

I would buy a service manual then, first pour all th old gas out, filter it through an old white t shirt to check for trash. Make sure tank is clean. There may be a filter on the on off reserve valve check it. Pull the carb. drop the bowl off and soak it in parts cleaner over night. (you can get a gallon can with a basket strainer at parts store) Pull it apart clen and reassemble. put itall together with new plugs and fluids. put a little fresh gas in. give it a try. When you reassemble the carb you will probably have to reset it to factory adjustments.

Good luck
I started on an XR 75 I am now teaching my sons on a ttr50 and ttr125 I hape you have a lot of fun
Rick