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250Tom


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picture of the bike.

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Hi all i passed my bike test yesterday and have been given a 1993 ttr250 do not have much history of the bike but it seems to be in good condition, from what i can see it has a rsv exhaust and it seems to be running a completley different spark plug? but runs really well, rode it for the first time last night and was wonderng if any body could give me any advice that i may need with these bikes? cheers tom from hampshire



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What does your plug say? You should only run a restrictor plug!

Not sure what advise you need so i need more info on that



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What do you mean by a restrictor plug? just general advice on these bikes ie what to watch out for what tends to go wrong with these bikes if anything.

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Tidy looking bike Tom!

Std plug is the NGK CR8E. Have a look in the FAQ's pages for more info of the alternatives.

 

Peter



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Haggis Hunter wrote:

Std plug is the NGK CR8E. Have a look in the FAQ's pages for more info of the alternatives.

 Peter

Hi Peter

You got me worried there as I have always used the CR9E.

Just checked my 4MR workshop manual which also say CR9E. 

Can you remind me which TTR you have? 

Cheers

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There are flocks of feral parakeets living in London's parks:-

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My daughter, Lucy, lives in Beckenham and their garden is swarming with them, and grey squiggles too. biggrin

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cheers haggis hunter not bad for free ;) is that standard plug for the year of my bike? will check my plug tomorow.

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Cubber wrote:

There are flocks of feral parakeets living in London's parks:-

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My daughter, Lucy, lives in Beckenham and their garden is swarming with them, and grey squiggles too. biggrin

Martyn

 

Agressive little barstards, they look a bit like lorakeets, they are so aggressive they bluff just about ayn other bird, even the Sulphur Crested Parrots whick are about 5 times there size

That's a real good shot as well

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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250Tom wrote:

cheers haggis hunter not bad for free ;) is that standard plug for the year of my bike? will check my plug tomorow.

 CR8E is okay to use but CR9E is standard.



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What i mean by a restrictor plug is ......A restrictor plug stops any interference from lights accessories ect. and also the bike will not run properly without one as the cdi has a restrictor on it & the plug has to comply with this...

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Haggis Hunter wrote:
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Hi Peter

You got me worried there as I have always used the CR9E.

Just checked my 4MR workshop manual which also say CR9E. 

Can you remind me which TTR you have? 

Cheers

Brian

 I have always used a CR8E in my '93 raid because that was what was fitted when I got it and as it didn't seem to to be causing any problems I replaced it like for like.

However, I have to confess that I have not even looked at the plug in the '05 bike that I picked up a few months ago. I just had another look at the FAQ's again (in a more sober frame of mind) and you do say that your '02 and '04 bikes use the CR9E. I will have to have a look at my '05 bike to see what is fitted.

As it had less than 2000 miles on the clock when I got it I suspect the plug in it will be the one it came out the factory with.

 

Peter

 Cr8E will just give you a little more power & will do no harm. The CR9E has been the same plug from 1993-2012,it does'nt change for different models. All cylinder heads are the same from 1993-2012 & barrels the same also. Not sure about what the raid has for a plug standard  but can't see why it would be different even though it has a different compression ratio. 

The YZ450F uses this same plug but without the restrictor & many more bikes use this also...

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Jarrah.


 



-- Edited by barra8 on Monday 5th of November 2012 12:53:26 AM

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TTRfan wrote
Hi Peter

You got me worried there as I have always used the CR9E.

Just checked my 4MR workshop manual which also say CR9E. 

Can you remind me which TTR you have? 

Cheers

Brian

 I have always used a CR8E in my '93 raid because that was what was fitted when I got it and as it didn't seem to to be causing any problems I replaced it like for like.

However, I have to confess that I have not even looked at the plug in the '05 bike that I picked up a few months ago. I just had another look at the FAQ's again (in a more sober frame of mind) and you do say that your '02 and '04 bikes use the CR9E. I will have to have a look at my '05 bike to see what is fitted.

As it had less than 2000 miles on the clock when I got it I suspect the plug in it will be the one it came out the factory with.

 

Peter



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Dont ya love repeating yourself lol.biggrin

This is my CR8E plug that is fine to use from 1993-2012 including the Raid. It gives a little bit more spark than the standard CR9E. I used this for about 4 mths with no dramas  but not much power difference over the CR9E but seems to save a bit more fuel??confuse

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This is the plug i will be installing..Aftermarket NKG Iridium IX for a bit more bottom end power & better fuel economy (apparently)

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Don't have a pic of a CR9E as i don't use this too often but can assure you that all models either came out with CR8E or CR9E (mainly CR9E). Either will be fine to use.

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My guess is that CR8E is needed for colder climates as it gives more spark than CR9E

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Jarrah.


 



-- Edited by barra8 on Wednesday 7th of November 2012 08:43:54 AM

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Well Brian, I found out where I got my first replacement plugs from when I was going through some paper work last night. I was looking for a piece of paper for the accountant when I came across some old reciepts from Brian Eland from 9 years ago!

One of them had, amongst other things, 2 C8RE plugs on it.

Well, it works thats the main thingsmile

Will have to have a look at the new bike at the weekend to see what is in there.

 

Peter



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