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turns out the exhaust had a blockage whih caused some sort of pressure build up and blew something in the engine and melted part of the exhaust inner. cost a few quid to put right!

yeah thanks i think i will take it down to him sometime or give him a call. sounds a bit too confusing to me and i will probably screw it up even more! thanks for your thoughts.

Ok, thanks...sounds expensive!! :-( I wont be using it any more as its not rideable really as power output is about 20%. Im fairly competant at maintaning my bike etc so is this something i could do myself or would i be best taking it to a garage? I changed the engine oil and when looking through the spy glass when it runs the oil appears white, which could possibly back up your theory. Would you mind describing in a bit more detail what requires doing and where you think they are located. Im thinking i may just take it to the garage and cough up the

nope impossible. the only diesel i ever use is in my car and it stays there!!!

Ok so ive been out there tinkering for a few hours now. Given it a good service etc and its running. Its not running right though, and when i open the throttle its like when you first start the bike and before it has warmed up. Like the revs increase a little not as much as they could but its not a smooth rev if you know what i mean. I can only describe it as sounding like when you first start a cold engine. Ive had it idling for 10 mins or more and taken it for a little ride around the driveway and it still doesnt seem to 'warm up' as such. Any suggestions? Thanks.

my 2005 txt250 pro was being ridden hard around my field when i noticed a slight power drop, very similar to when its running out of fuel. so i switched it to reserve tank which made no difference. looked over my shoulder and could see lots of white smoke coming from the exhaust. i slowly rode it back to my house when the power got less and less until it stalled and died. any suggestions what caused this, what the problem is, and how i get it running again? thanks

filler sounds the easy option to me!

when i come to ride my 05 pro i tend to have little/no front brake. if i pump the leaver it comes back and works ok but when left to sit unused for a short amount of time it will go back to the state of less pressure and need pumping again. this is becoming a problem as between sections of trials waiting etc i loose the brake and need to pump it again before starting the section. any advice???