Forum: Troubleshooting
10-22-2011, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,137
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Forum: Ride Reports & Meets
10-22-2011, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 950
Re: Big grin with sixteen teeth.
Yep I agree to that... i've noticed some kind of "overdrive" sensation when I hit 60 mph or something...
But still i never felt confortable at 70, nor at 65 mph... The little thumper was just too...
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Forum: Instructional Articles
10-22-2011, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 43,817
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Forum: Instructional Articles
10-13-2011, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 43,817
Re: Change Your Oil
Don't know what the hell Al Campo is :) Auchan is a big french supermarket chain we have in Europe...
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Forum: Ride Reports & Meets
10-13-2011, 03:32 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 950
Big grin with sixteen teeth.
Yesterday I went for my first trip with my GZ250 after she's been upgraded:
- new oil and filter
- new tyres
- 16t front sprocket
- clean carburetor
- greased and adjusted chain slack
- new...
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Forum: Riding Safety & Tips
10-13-2011, 02:41 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,749
Re: How much does your helmet weigh?
I have a Nolan Xlite composite fibre full face helmet: 2 lbs 14 oz.
Confortable and pretty cheap too, the padding is a little weak and as i have long hair some wind comes in from under the left ear...
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Forum: Riding Safety & Tips
10-11-2011, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 12,003
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Forum: Instructional Articles
10-11-2011, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 161
Views: 43,817
Re: Change Your Oil
I changed my oil some days ago: went like a charm!
I put in some 5W40 Auchan brand full synth diesel oil: silent, starts on first crank, neat. Perfect!
I had no wussy bikestand or 2x4s... I did it...
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Forum: Instructional Articles
10-11-2011, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 304
Views: 95,822
Re: Install a 16 Tooth Front Sprocket
It worked... I yanked and pulled a bit to get the new sprocket on but I managed! Looks all fine! I will try it as soon as it stops raining!
Now to the next topic: chain slack! I am never confident...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-30-2011, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,137
Re: Bike won't start if parked uphill
Doesent sound like a flooded engine... more like an empty one! Like it's not getting enough gas or something.
I'll just wait and try parking downhill!
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Forum: Instructional Articles
09-29-2011, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 304
Views: 95,822
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Forum: Instructional Articles
09-29-2011, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 14,352
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-29-2011, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,137
Re: Bike won't start if parked uphill
Yeah that's what i thought too. But i'm not talking steep... just like 30 degrees slope.
I have the bike at the mechs to change the tyres, as soon as i get it back i'll try parking downhill just to...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-28-2011, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,137
Bike won't start if parked uphill
Lately i have been noticing some peculiar behaviour on my thumper: when i park it on a slope, like uphill, it is hard to start.
Usually i crank it for about half a second: two revs and the little...
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Forum: Member Introductions
09-27-2011, 01:23 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 580
Hi all!
I am new to the forum, but not to the GZ.
I have own her for three years now and it's a hell of a bike! Polite, agile, cheap to run, I love her!
The former owner was not too kind with it so I am...
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