What I did to my GZ250 today thread

[bwader]

Changed oil and filter on my gz today at 7,500 miles.

Even let out the oil through the side 17mm bolt. Been using Valvaline motorcycle 10w40 oil and glad I know about the cheaper oil filter than the Suzuki brand.
Oil was dirty brown, was glad I changed it. It had been about 2,500 miles of me owning and I did an oil change then for my own piece of mind.

Cleaned the air filter with compressed air.

Started easy quick cleaning the carb. with cleaner: In ON or RES position pull off the vacuum line to petcock. 2. Take off the fuel line from petcock. 3. Let carb. run out of gas while engine is running 4. Fill the fuel line to carb. with carb cleaner and run engine til it dies revving the engine some. 5. repeat once more and hook back up vacuum and fuel line.

Rode home after 11pm for 20 miles it was 57F and chilly at 55-61mph with jeans and two long sleeve shirts on and reflective vest. Bike performs better when its warmer outside. On the way to work, after 2pm it was 75F and maintained 61-65mph in 5th.

I ride 40 miles a day commuting to work and hit reserve around 178 miles on average.
157miles worst about 53mpg gunning it that tank, best 65mpg keeping 40-45mph and small stretches of 55mph.

Greased the chain earlier before work.

Bike does run better and healthy sounding but not by much, which is good it wasn't that much worse before.

[CMS]

My bike ran better after we re-jetted the carb. Stared much easier, smoother, also changed the front sprocket to a 16 tooth. For me those were the best mods on my bike. I might say another mod was re-doing the seat at a local shop,[ money well spent]. After those mods, I just enjoyed the bike. CMS

[grasshopper]

Today I started installing fog lights on my bike. I will post some pictures when the job is complete.

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by grasshopper

Today I started installing fog lights on my bike. I will post some pictures when the job is complete.

I like lights. The more the better. Even if you rarely ride at night or in fog they increase your presence on the road for oncoming traffic.

[grasshopper]

I finished installing the fog lights on my bike. I installed a switch in the left panel cover next to the switch for my LED switch.

[Water Warrior 2]

Yipes, that would draw my attention. Ride on.

[Cathy]

Today my forks got rebuilt with 15w fork oil and they feel firm and makes Sir Jeffers feel much more nimble.

[Maggie]

Did you do the work yourself Cathy? Think I need to go on the hunt for fork advice here. Today I changed the air filter and tightened the chain (first time for that for me doing myself).

[Cathy]

I had someone else do it, but rebuilding is harder than actually changing the major seals and oil so it would be okay for a novice mechanic. Just download the online manual and everything should be okay. Tools might a a small challenge though. Everything was done at home just not by me.

[PhilDur]

Originally Posted by Fatch

Today, I looked longingly at these rangefinder binoculars and the bikes in my friend's garage, checked the trickle chargers, and remembered that I need a new drain screw for my carburetor 'cause it's stripped.

Hopefully in the next few days, with the weather being slightly better, I'll fire them up and let'em run so the fuel stabilizer actually gets into that carb, and so they're not sitting all winter without being run. Doubt we'll actually get on the bikes for a ride, tho. Even in warmer weather (40 degrees), the ice and snow is likely to still be around and her experience isn't exactly... high.

I need to do that as well, Fatch. No chance in hell of riding them either. Winter sucks, doesn't it? haha