CDI- ZO67-001 $15 OEM brand new plus freight ex China. Just replace it.

Is there anyone on these forums? if not i might just delete it and find a new forum because i thought forums were to get advice...

Yeah were still here. Whats your topic?
 

Well I took it into the shop, turns out there was some bad wiring that was causing the turn signals to take on extra power.  Because of this they were in like a overcharge state and wouldnt work unless at high rpm's (so basically not at all).  Cost roughly 300 to get new signals and wiring done.  Works no problem now.

Probably got too much water on your bike and corroded the wiring connectors due to leaving bike out uncovered in rain too much.
Buy a cover for $20 bucks and use it.

Hey guys wondering if any of you have any guages from the 250 gs laying around im sure its doubtful but it doesnt hurt to ask, just let me know, milage is not an issue as long as they work. thanks

Go to Google, look up part and will ship to US and other countries free of postage. New guage for ZS250gs about 70$US brand new, delivered.

Hi, im new 
I've had this bike for a little over a year and have had some problems with it. I know its probably what I deserve for getting such a cheap bike, haha. I just put a new battery in it and it won't start. the starter motor seems to be working fine but it doesn't seem to be catching to start the engine. Recently when im riding it will gradually loose power until it dies. The battery was dead at that point and that's why I put in a new one, but I haven't been able to get it started since. There is fuel in the tank and so it's not something obvious like that. ive also rebuilt the carb a million times and checked to make sure that all the hoses where on right there is a honey coat inside the carburator that wont come off even with carb cleaner im out of ideas!
Any help on what might be wrong with my bike would be much appreciate, thanks!

Gradually losing power and flattening battery sounds more like a bad stator. Battery is charged up and running flat after about an hour, then stator is probably not charging or Rectifier faulty. Test it or replace. Carb sounds like fuel contamination. Get a new one for less than a hundred US dollars.

Almost 2016, and my 2006 GS250 is still running strong, cross my fingers, but I have never had an issue with it.  There isn't much talk about them anymore, anyone else still riding a GS out there?

Still have mine. Same thing as you just a couple of batteries due to lack of riding, otherwise ALL OK no other issues, No rust or corrosion, No carb problem. This ZS250 should go for 10's of thousands of Km !! I see some advertised with 75000Km or more on clock and still going strong!
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Try Aliexpress or other online trader direct from supplier in China. Should be able to buy complete brand new carb for $US85, incl free delivery.

Usual battery for this bike is a low maint TET brand battery that should get yoiu 3-4 yrs trouble free use, so you shouldn't feel that the battery is inferior quality. Mines 4 y.o and still 100% good. STarts 1st pop everytime.
As for the poor acceleration, what is the spark plug like? Is it wet/oily or black sooty looking? Is the engine missfiring at all?  HAve you changed the oil recently ? Maybe the wrong type or is the oil level correct? Check those things.

Re the chain, push up on the mid point and measure the slack is within 15-25mm. Briefly, the way to adjust the chain stroke to bring it within spec if its too loose: you need to loosen the rear axle nut (RHS) just off the tight position and move the wheel  rearward by way of the chain adjusters by exactly the same distance on both sides of the axle to take up the slack. You need an Allen wrench to move the chain adjusters.  Measure the distance on both sides of the swingarm axle slots so that you don't mess up the wheel alignment. Otherwise you'll end up wearing your chain and cogs out as well as causing your steering to be affected. Once the adjustment is correct, you need to  retighten the axle nut to within the range of 85-95 Nm. You MUST use a torque wrench to retighten the axle nut.

If you have any doubt about doing this procedure properly then best get someone to help. There's no room for error with this adjustment, so don't experiment.Good luck.