Idle problems

[Fish Baseball]

well a mate of mine is a high school auto teacher, and he's already told me whatever help I need he's up for. And at worst, I'll just look for a replacement engine/tranny. I agree its the sort of opportunity that I should grab onto and learn as much as i can. And hey, if i do get it done right, I'll be sure to post plenty of information here, to contribute to the wealth of knowledge thats already on offer here.

[blaine]

Originally Posted by Fish Baseball

well a mate of mine is a high school auto teacher, and he's already told me whatever help I need he's up for. And at worst, I'll just look for a replacement engine/tranny.

What a awesome way to turn a "negative" into a "positive".Good luck.Keep us posted on your progress.
:2tup: :yes:

[mrlmd1]

If you're looking for another inexpensive to run 250cc cruiser bike, what about the Yamaha 250 or Honda Rebel? One of those may fit your bill or even another GZ. Will your 10 year old GZ be worth what you sink into repairing it? Parting it out may recoup some of your money spent on another good bike.

[Fish Baseball]

have considered the yamaha v-star/virago and its just too small, and the honda rebel is pretty much a cb250, so a 233cc or so engine, so downgrading that far isn't an option. The GZ is pretty much as far down the power scale as I'd like to go.

On the note of parting out the GZ and recouping costs, I've been talking to Ms. Baseball now for about a year about getting a project bike, and here I'm presented with one. True, it'll prolly never return a profit, but when you consider the amount I'll learn plus the "something to do with downtime" factor, I think thats more than enough for me thanks.

Not to mention that it was recently tax time here in Australia, and I got a nice little return that I don't mind putting down for a "new" bike.

[mrlmd1]

Well then go for it. You will learn a lot and if you do get it back together and running well, there's no greater satisfaction than that.

[cb3]

Originally Posted by Fish Baseball

ok here goes....
cylinder head = replace
valves = replace
piston = replace
carb = rebuild/replace
battery = replace
and some things i didn't know where wrong
new exhaust, as the old one has a hole in it
fork seals = replace

and of course he gave me a quote for this, and total plus labour came to the amount of $2300.
So I can do this all myself, except for the carb rebuild (not confident enough)I can almost guarantee you that this is just a carb issue. Mine was doing about the same when I bought it. Mine had been sitting for months. I took the carb completely apart, cleaned everything, fuel jets, air jets, needle valve. The only thing I had to replace were two o-rings. I also added an in-line fuel filter and new gas with B-12. PURRRRRRRR! I printed off pages from the service manual in case I had questions while working. 1 hour back running tops!
hence why I'm keeping the GZ around and not trading it in. I've been offered a $2200 2004 GPX250 by a friend who's dad rode it, but now is too old to ride (he's now in a home)

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by cb3

I can almost guarantee you that this is just a carb issue.

Despite your personal experience, it would appear that several people, including qualified mechanics at a dealership, would disagree with your "guarantee". :roll:

If you haven't already, maybe you should review the whole thread again.

AND it was REALLY hard to tell what you added to the quote you posted.
Your stuff goes AFTER the last [/quote] ........and you can go back and edit it if it doesn't look right the first time.

[cb3]

Yea, sorry about the whole quote thing a ma bob. Didnt realize it was all f'd up till now. And personal experience is all I have to offer. Ill refrain from the use of guarantee,warranty. promise, certainty and the like from now on. Thanks for the reminder.

[Fish Baseball]

Originally Posted by cb3

Yea, sorry about the whole quote thing a ma bob. Didnt realize it was all f'd up till now. And personal experience is all I have to offer. Ill refrain from the use of guarantee,warranty. promise, certainty and the like from now on. Thanks for the reminder.

Hey man, alls good. This bike has its fair share of problems, I wish it was as easy as you'd gotten away with. :2tup: And please feel free to offer your personal experiences, cause thats what I was asking for. But yeah, its a little bit more than just the carb problems, as myself and my mate are now finding out. We got the engine out last night, and have realized that it may be easier (and cheaper) to replace the engine and rebuild the carb, rather than messing about attempting to fix it. :mad:

But on the good news front picked up a VL250 Intruder yesterday, 2001 with 9950km on the clock, for less than 5k AUD....

[Water Warrior 2]

What ?? A VL 250! We need pics soonest.