250-500cc I kick and kick and kick

The WR360 is even more of a bear to start. It is imperative to find tdc and then give it a thorough drubbing towards the rear axle from a position over the bars. On a side note since I installed a RB designs PWK38 from a KTM380, starting has become a single kick if you mean it proposition. Nothing like the lazy, rest your foot on the kick starter motion of a tiddler. I would send any carb, mikuni or PWK to RB designs for their treatment if I had a WR300.

Did you take care of all this? Mine wouldn't start well until the starter air jet was swapped.

I sure didn't get that manual when I bought my new WR300.

Now you do... http://www.outbackmx.com/files/Workshop Manuals/2010WR 250-300.pdf

THANK YOU GIANTJOE!

does this also apply to 2011 WR300 in the US also????

Yup. Mine came with a 5.0 slide and my dealer called and said there was a recall on the early 11's. It had the same jets except a 4.0 slide and a 80 start jet.

"Usually"is the key word here.

It's been good since I changed the pilot to a 40. No recent "fits"

I have a thumb drive and a paper manual..and I don't see this anywhere. Where did you find it?

Follow the link above (post #24), it is the manual for a 2009/2010, that is why I asked if this procedure applied to the 2011 also, as it is not listed in that manual (as far as I know)

Friday I'm going to try to head to the dealer and find out what was done to the carb prior to when I picked it up, he stated it was rejetted before I got it.

This is awesome, I've been wondering what to do with that bag of jets I have, but I have the wrong needle for the 250...anyone know where to get one?

Check out how Adam Riemann starts his WR250 in this vid. He kinda' slaps the kicker with his foot, I got into this habit with my WR and it makes starting a lot easier !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO-cPpoOdmA

Cool, I'll have to give that a shot when my bikes back in one piece.

I have seen that done too but it is hard on the kickstarter pawls and gears. Not a good idea.

What Carb and Jetting are you running. I too have a 2011 WR 300 and mine is also hard starting when cold. I have a PWK 38mm with a 38 pilot and 168 main. I started leaving the petcock in the on position between rides and it seems to help with the cold starts. I am new to 2 strokes and this jetting is complicated to me. I don't have anything to compare to so I can't tell if I'm running lean or rich. It seems to be blubbery at low end rpms, but I love some feed back on jetting. Also I am using Amsoil intercepter 50:1.

Don't throw stones at me but....I'm glad I didn't get a 250/300 Husky. I hate a bikes that are hard to start! My 144 Husky starts like a champ. On the RB tip, I'll second that. We sent my sons 2011 TM 250 MX carb and head to Ron and it's a unreal how much better the bike runs everywhere.

well, bought my 2011 wr 300 a few weeks ago and had the same starting issues ,bring it back to the dealer ,dealer rejjetted the carb , bike started fine cold and WILL NOT restart hot pushed it out of the woods! just bought a PKW went out in the woods today , bike gets hots and will not start !!! 2nd time this POS had to be pushed out