HELLO FROM SOUTH FLORIDA!

FLORIDAGZ250 · 06-03-2013, 01:07 PM

HELLO EVERYONE!

Decided to sign up and actually post and contribute to the forums if possible! i just recently purchased a 2005 GZ 250, got a great price on her at $1500.00! with only 2.7k miles on it! AWESOME! At least i thought :shocked: I have had nothing but problem after problem, and the sad thing is that it wasn't me working on the bike O_o , I think I made a mistake and went to the first shop that I could find without doing research on it :drool: or bringing it to the local motorsports dealership. Least to say $1000.00 and 6 weeks later my bike has returned home, it ran very well, sound wonderful, and started with a flick of the button. I was very happy! then i noticed there is oil coming from the exhaust on the front of the bike which tells me that he did not replace any seals on there, as well as the bolts are not to torque spec, and as a result my oil has leaked and i have a dirty engine that i have to clean, and shifting is horrible! So after some reading (and digging) for information on the forums, I have ordered the parts from a local dealership and am going to put in the new seals, bolts, and lube the shifter as well, as adjust the clutch cable to my riding preference.

I felt like I was falling into the rabbit hole on this whole deal with the repair, and it was this is bad one week, and this is also bad the next as well as we are waiting on the part this week. The whole experience was pretty horrible :retard: . Like I said before probably my own fault. this bike is at about $2500.00 now... defiantly not as great a deal as I thought, but still a great bike! I have replace rocker arms, adjusters, cam chain, cam guides, cam sprocket, all needed gaskets, exhaust gaskets, bolts, oil filter, oil, and even new saddle bags. This bike will hopefully be defiantly worth the money I have spent on it, and should give me a long life ahead as long as she is maintained, every 3k.

Lessons Learned:
Research a mechanic if you don't want to, bring it to a dealership
Never EVER trust what the previous owner says unless there is proper paperwork to back it
RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH
KISS Method
If its simple and you have to tools GIT ER DONE!

Sorry for the long intro but thank you all for reading, and in advance all the advice and how-to on here ROCK!

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06-03-2013, 01:07 PM	#1
FLORIDAGZ250 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Florida Posts: 7	HELLO FROM SOUTH FLORIDA! HELLO EVERYONE! Decided to sign up and actually post and contribute to the forums if possible! i just recently purchased a 2005 GZ 250, got a great price on her at $1500.00! with only 2.7k miles on it! AWESOME! At least i thought :shocked: I have had nothing but problem after problem, and the sad thing is that it wasn't me working on the bike O_o , I think I made a mistake and went to the first shop that I could find without doing research on it :drool: or bringing it to the local motorsports dealership. Least to say $1000.00 and 6 weeks later my bike has returned home, it ran very well, sound wonderful, and started with a flick of the button. I was very happy! then i noticed there is oil coming from the exhaust on the front of the bike which tells me that he did not replace any seals on there, as well as the bolts are not to torque spec, and as a result my oil has leaked and i have a dirty engine that i have to clean, and shifting is horrible! So after some reading (and digging) for information on the forums, I have ordered the parts from a local dealership and am going to put in the new seals, bolts, and lube the shifter as well, as adjust the clutch cable to my riding preference. I felt like I was falling into the rabbit hole on this whole deal with the repair, and it was this is bad one week, and this is also bad the next as well as we are waiting on the part this week. The whole experience was pretty horrible :retard: . Like I said before probably my own fault. this bike is at about $2500.00 now... defiantly not as great a deal as I thought, but still a great bike! I have replace rocker arms, adjusters, cam chain, cam guides, cam sprocket, all needed gaskets, exhaust gaskets, bolts, oil filter, oil, and even new saddle bags. This bike will hopefully be defiantly worth the money I have spent on it, and should give me a long life ahead as long as she is maintained, every 3k. Lessons Learned: Research a mechanic if you don't want to, bring it to a dealership Never EVER trust what the previous owner says unless there is proper paperwork to back it RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH KISS Method If its simple and you have to tools GIT ER DONE! Sorry for the long intro but thank you all for reading, and in advance all the advice and how-to on here ROCK! END RANT/INTRO! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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