Forum: Beginners
03-07-2015, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 15,920
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Forum: General Maintenance
03-07-2015, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,030
Front Rim Questions
I have a question about the front rim size if anyone on here has any input or experience in this area. I have a 2001 GZ250 and about 5k miles ago hit a piece of wood laying in the road at 55 mph. It...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-27-2013, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,975
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-26-2013, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,975
Re: She might be dead
I have it apart and followed the manual available on the first page of the forum. It's currently totally disassembled and in the living room of my apartment (my landlord made me take the engine out...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-16-2013, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,975
Re: She might be dead
Okay thanks!! Hopefully I'll be back on the roads by tonight. Also, for the timing chain, do you just take the gear off at the top or do you use a chain link extraction tool? The manual was very...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-16-2013, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,975
Re: She might be dead
After thinking about it, I don't really have a need to pull the piston if all I have to do is replace the o rings once I get the cylinder sleeve off. Also, did you have to get the sleeve re-honed? I...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-15-2013, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,975
Re: She might be dead
Okay, I got the parts in (ordered online and didn't have to wait for a 5th grader to make them in Japan, they had them in stock) and I started reading the service manual on how to do the rebuild. I...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-09-2013, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,975
Re: She might be dead
Thank a bunch guys. All parts are ordered and I hope to be able to crank this project out next weekend. As much as I love the sketchy people on the bus, I love the space and babe effect the good old...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-09-2013, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,975
Re: She might be dead
http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/model_ye ... inder-head (http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/model_years/3802-suzuki-2001--gz250/assemblies/117461-cylinder-head)
Are you able to help me distinguish which...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-08-2013, 11:55 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,975
Re: She might be dead
Is valve guide another name for valve stem seals? I'm trying to order parts off of cheapcycleparts.com and their terms reguarding valves is a little crazy and I'd hate to fix something that isn't...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-06-2013, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,975
Re: She might be dead
Raul, what all do i need in the parts department on that? I'm not a super mechanic but am mechanically inclined so I know between the forum and YouTube I could do that in a weekend. I just need to...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-06-2013, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,975
Re: She might be dead
I just opened the air filter box and there is oil residue at the bottom of it. Not a puddle, but enough down there to cause concern
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-06-2013, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,975
Re: She might be dead
I haven't noticed leaking oil, but I could start putting newspaper under it. It usually rides pretty good but this morning it just ran super rough like that. I need it to get to class everyday so I'm...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-06-2013, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,975
She might be dead
For the past month my baby has been burning oil like its going out of style (to the rate of like a quart every 100 miles) and I read that I would need to tighten the bolts on the head because it...
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Forum: General Maintenance
01-31-2013, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,069
Re: Starter troubles
The battery is only a few months old and still under warranty, but after reading these comments it might be my problem. Blaine, thanks for clarifying that the two systems are separate on this bike....
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Forum: General Maintenance
01-29-2013, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,069
Starter troubles
I've been having a little bit with the starter on my bike. I'm a college student so I ride to class everyday and the reliability of my bike is a huge factor for me. Over winter break I didn't get to...
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Forum: General GZ250 Talk
06-03-2012, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 15,227
Re: How many miles on your bike?
8000. I've been wondering this too because this is used more as a starter bike than something a longtime biker goes out and gets. I got mine in sept 2011 with 3400 and it's a 2001 so I doubled the...
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Forum: General GZ250 Talk
10-04-2011, 01:11 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 10,944
Re: Highway riding on a GZ250
I've heard a ton of people complain about the little 250 being gutless, but I drive my truck like a grandma so I inevitably drive my bike fairly conservatively and don't mind the lack of power. I...
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Forum: Ride Reports & Meets
10-04-2011, 01:04 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,514
Re: My first motorcycle ride on the highway
The best analogy I've heard about riding on the highway is to think of it as a creek. If one section goes faster than the rest it causes a disturbance and all the water has to move, but if there's a...
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Forum: General GZ250 Talk
10-01-2011, 03:31 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 10,944
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Forum: General GZ250 Talk
09-30-2011, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 10,944
Highway riding on a GZ250
The original reason I wanted to ride was to be able to hit the highways. I got a GZ250 because it was cheap, had good reviews, and was a great starter bike, but now that I have enough experience and...
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