From 1981 the XT250 is documented in LIT-11616-XT-04, a volume that covers the 1981 and 1984 model years. The 1981 machine carries the code XT250A.
An unusual pairing of years, and one that makes reading the code important, since the two are separated in the specification tables wherever a figure differs. Work to the XT250A column and the numbers hold.
Coverage is the factory's working instruction for the single. Periodic adjustment sets intervals, valve clearance and control free play. Engine overhaul is sequenced as the factory dismantles it, with measurement points, service limits and reassembly torque. Clutch and transmission follow, then fork service, rear shock, wheel bearings and brake overhaul. Carburetion and ignition are set to stated values, and the electrical chapter combines component tests with a wiring diagram drawn to the harness.
