Anyone mess with old dirtbikes?

[351Coupe]

My brother gave me a 82 Suzuki DR250. I'm about to rebuild the carb and put tires on it and see if I can figure out what else I need. It's pretty neat for how old it is.

Well I'm fine with riding bikes but never really worked one and its just a little project for when I get bored. Just seeing if anyone here might have advice about it when I need it.

[dsrtuckteezy]

them shits are easy to work on. all air cooled thumpers are the same for the most part.

when you have your carb apart you can shim the needle for a little more fuel 1/4-3/4 throttle and clip a few coils off your spring for a little better throttle response

[Big Pencil]

If it feels like it still has good compression than w/ a little carb cleaning and fresh fuel she'll probably start right up. Other stuff you might consider checking, greasing and lubing is all the stuff that dries out or rusts-up on dirt bikes, like its cables, wheel bearings, swingarm and steering head, chain and sprockets, and its brakes. Good luck and have fun.