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Sportbikes / Re: ZS250GS Custom Street Fighter
« on: March 27, 2009, 08:33:23 PM »
That looks great. Wish I could get my wife to agree to do something like that to hers, looks a lot meaner.
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Sportbikes / Re: How to: Flush Mount Turn Signals
« on: January 13, 2009, 08:05:39 PM »
Hey choylifutsoccer,
They look great, my wife and I are looking at doing this exact mod with pods this upcomming spring to her bike. Doing both front and back and going to wire the front to be running lights while bike is on, every little bit to be more visable while out there in traffic and look more stylish for her.
Just got in some LED running lights to mount on front wheel refelecter mounts to help be more visable also. Planning to do the same how to thing with pictures and post in a couple of weeks when I have the chance to get some time off from work and the home buisness.
kf4ewo
They look great, my wife and I are looking at doing this exact mod with pods this upcomming spring to her bike. Doing both front and back and going to wire the front to be running lights while bike is on, every little bit to be more visable while out there in traffic and look more stylish for her.
Just got in some LED running lights to mount on front wheel refelecter mounts to help be more visable also. Planning to do the same how to thing with pictures and post in a couple of weeks when I have the chance to get some time off from work and the home buisness.
kf4ewo
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Sportbikes / Re: Headlight adjustment and neutral switch.
« on: October 05, 2008, 08:05:28 PM »
Asked my wife after our ride this morning if the speedo or tach needles jump or vibrate and she said she has never noticed it. She has noticed that the tach seems to lag behind a few seconds when accelerating. Found out speedo seems to be off by about 5 miles an hour at 80. My VTX showed 75 and hers was showing 80 but I have know idea if my VTX is acurate, I need to take my GPS for a ride and test both bikes.
Headlight I purchased was from Autobulds Direct in England. Link is below -
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/rmu417 ... 17093.html
Much brighter and now can see the headlight during the day. I still need to do the adjustment on it though to get it aimed correctly though. I bet I can be found localy but I never could find one and searching a few months ago on google only turned this one up. Now there are quite a few more places with it listed in google.
Hope it helps.
Kf4ewo
Headlight I purchased was from Autobulds Direct in England. Link is below -
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/rmu417 ... 17093.html
Much brighter and now can see the headlight during the day. I still need to do the adjustment on it though to get it aimed correctly though. I bet I can be found localy but I never could find one and searching a few months ago on google only turned this one up. Now there are quite a few more places with it listed in google.
Hope it helps.
Kf4ewo
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Sportbikes / Re: What does it take for you to start your bike? (+bonus q)
« on: October 05, 2008, 07:34:35 PM »
Got it at the local Napa autoparts store. They had to request it from another store which had it in stock, I didn't want to drive across town to pick it up. NGK web site recomends not adjusting the gap sence the inner tip is very small and breaking is quite easy. Even the clerk at the Napa recomended not changing the gap.
Not realy shure of the benifits except that its saposed to reach opperating temp quicker to keep from fouling and maybe last longer. Most of the people I have talked to about them say the last just as long as any other better quality plug. NGK web site has some more info on the iridium and the reasons for them to be better.
Went for a 45 mile ride this morning with one stop for about two hours at 16 miles (her on her GS250 and me on my honda), got home and pulled it to check color and looks perfect if you go by any of the plug charts. Have to admit it has made a huge difference on how her bike starts and runs, especialy first starting out in the mornings. Still gets a little bit of hesitation if she gets on the throtle hard for the first quarter mile but other than that it has mad a big differance in starting and running in genneral. This morning at 68 deg. she gave it only 5 seconds of choke to start it and kept throtle up around 5000 rpms for another 15 seconds with choke off, then let off and idled perfect from cold start.
Hope it helps.
Kf4ewo
Not realy shure of the benifits except that its saposed to reach opperating temp quicker to keep from fouling and maybe last longer. Most of the people I have talked to about them say the last just as long as any other better quality plug. NGK web site has some more info on the iridium and the reasons for them to be better.
Went for a 45 mile ride this morning with one stop for about two hours at 16 miles (her on her GS250 and me on my honda), got home and pulled it to check color and looks perfect if you go by any of the plug charts. Have to admit it has made a huge difference on how her bike starts and runs, especialy first starting out in the mornings. Still gets a little bit of hesitation if she gets on the throtle hard for the first quarter mile but other than that it has mad a big differance in starting and running in genneral. This morning at 68 deg. she gave it only 5 seconds of choke to start it and kept throtle up around 5000 rpms for another 15 seconds with choke off, then let off and idled perfect from cold start.
Hope it helps.
Kf4ewo
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Sportbikes / Re: Headlight adjustment and neutral switch.
« on: October 02, 2008, 09:12:09 PM »
Forgot to add this, when we first got the bike we could not get the rpm's above 9000. Now it will go up to 10500 rpm's, vibrates a whole lot but but did that at 9000 rpm's when it was new. Now 9000 rpm's is very smooth.
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Sportbikes / Re: Headlight adjustment and neutral switch.
« on: October 02, 2008, 09:08:12 PM »
Hey there everybody, been a way from the computer for a while and have not had a chance to catch up on the forum or anything else for that matter.
Never did adjust head light but found a 35w/35w halogen one online about a month and a half ago, ordered it and is quite a bit brighter. Don't have the info infront of me but will get the info on here in the next couple of days. Had to order from a company in england but was very reasonable, about $25 for two to be shipped to here in Mississippi and only took about a week. Still need to adjust it though as it is still off quite a bit but much better with the brighter buld.
Thanks for the info on the nutral switch, I will take a look this weekend and see if I can get the light working. I think it is just a loose connection down at the switch or the switch is bad, everything else checks out.
A quick update also. Wifes bike just clicked over 700 miles and gas milage is beginning to improve. First two tanks were both low 50's for milage, last tank was 62 mpg, and this tank is looking to be upper 60's. Have changed oil at 500 miles with dino 10w40. First couple hundred miles she could not get it over 75 mph, around 400 miles she noticed it will let her do around 80, and after 600 miles she can now do around 90.
Engine viberates bad at 90 but is getting less as she puts more miles on. I must ad that my wife is lucky to be 100 pounds wet so that might have something to do with her getting speeds like that. Now I need to put my 300 pound but on it and see what it will do with me on there.
Changed the plug with a NGK DR8EIX iridium plug around 200 miles and starting has gotten much better. Choke for about 15 seconds, warm for about another minute, and then ride.
Replaced the battery with a sears 9-b (sears part number 44356) and starts faster and idles much smother. Just before her origanal battery died at idle the battery light would start to blink and would have to rev up to about 2500 rpm to get it to stop blinking. So far with the new battery has been doing great.
The biggest thing she has noticed the it has much more power and acceceleration is improving with each and every ride now that is beginning to break in. If I could only get her to ride more
I'll be back on here soon again.
KF4EWO
Never did adjust head light but found a 35w/35w halogen one online about a month and a half ago, ordered it and is quite a bit brighter. Don't have the info infront of me but will get the info on here in the next couple of days. Had to order from a company in england but was very reasonable, about $25 for two to be shipped to here in Mississippi and only took about a week. Still need to adjust it though as it is still off quite a bit but much better with the brighter buld.
Thanks for the info on the nutral switch, I will take a look this weekend and see if I can get the light working. I think it is just a loose connection down at the switch or the switch is bad, everything else checks out.
A quick update also. Wifes bike just clicked over 700 miles and gas milage is beginning to improve. First two tanks were both low 50's for milage, last tank was 62 mpg, and this tank is looking to be upper 60's. Have changed oil at 500 miles with dino 10w40. First couple hundred miles she could not get it over 75 mph, around 400 miles she noticed it will let her do around 80, and after 600 miles she can now do around 90.
Engine viberates bad at 90 but is getting less as she puts more miles on. I must ad that my wife is lucky to be 100 pounds wet so that might have something to do with her getting speeds like that. Now I need to put my 300 pound but on it and see what it will do with me on there.
Changed the plug with a NGK DR8EIX iridium plug around 200 miles and starting has gotten much better. Choke for about 15 seconds, warm for about another minute, and then ride.
Replaced the battery with a sears 9-b (sears part number 44356) and starts faster and idles much smother. Just before her origanal battery died at idle the battery light would start to blink and would have to rev up to about 2500 rpm to get it to stop blinking. So far with the new battery has been doing great.
The biggest thing she has noticed the it has much more power and acceceleration is improving with each and every ride now that is beginning to break in. If I could only get her to ride more
I'll be back on here soon again.
KF4EWO
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Sportbikes / Re: Not really pertaining to the bike...
« on: October 02, 2008, 08:31:32 PM »
Olive Branch, Mississippi. Just below Memphis, TN. Have seen one other gs200 riding around town but never have been able to pin him bown and talk to him. Maybe one day I will and let him know about this forum.
KF4EWO
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Sportbikes / Re: What does it take for you to start your bike? (+bonus q)
« on: October 02, 2008, 08:27:30 PM »
Been a way for a while but replacing my wife plug with a NGK iridium DR8EIX #6681 spark plug has made a world of difference in starting her bike.
Old plug - Choke for one minute, idle for another 2, and then hesitation for the first couple of miles untel fully warm. restarts while warm would take quite a while if it did not sit for about 5 minutes after shutting off.
New plug - Choke for about 10 seconds, idle for about 30, then ride. Temp here when made the change was 70's in the mornings, now in the low 50's and no change in starting. I belive the new plug and 93 octain gas avalible around here has a lot to do with how well it does.
Replaced the battery about a week ago and seems to fire a lot faster when starting and idles a lot smoother while cold. Battery is from Sears, a 9-b (sears part number 44356). Also added a battery tender for the winter months to keep battery from draining.
My dad alway told me growing up never to adjust you carb for elevation until you were going above 8000 feet. This is based on 1950's to 1970's carb cars and trucks, but it is only what I was taught while growing up.
Hope the info helps.
KF4EWO
Old plug - Choke for one minute, idle for another 2, and then hesitation for the first couple of miles untel fully warm. restarts while warm would take quite a while if it did not sit for about 5 minutes after shutting off.
New plug - Choke for about 10 seconds, idle for about 30, then ride. Temp here when made the change was 70's in the mornings, now in the low 50's and no change in starting. I belive the new plug and 93 octain gas avalible around here has a lot to do with how well it does.
Replaced the battery about a week ago and seems to fire a lot faster when starting and idles a lot smoother while cold. Battery is from Sears, a 9-b (sears part number 44356). Also added a battery tender for the winter months to keep battery from draining.
My dad alway told me growing up never to adjust you carb for elevation until you were going above 8000 feet. This is based on 1950's to 1970's carb cars and trucks, but it is only what I was taught while growing up.
Hope the info helps.
KF4EWO
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Sportbikes / Re: Headlight adjustment and neutral switch.
« on: July 28, 2008, 09:23:40 PM »
Yes Kanyon ATV. Seem nice to work with and so far am satisfied with the deal.
Was thinking of finding a longer screws and maybe placing a few washers behind the top mounts where it mounts to the cowling. might mess up the clean lines but would rather be safe then sorry. Think I will try this weekend and see how it goes.
kf4ewo
Was thinking of finding a longer screws and maybe placing a few washers behind the top mounts where it mounts to the cowling. might mess up the clean lines but would rather be safe then sorry. Think I will try this weekend and see how it goes.
kf4ewo
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Sportbikes / Re: Insuring The 250 GS
« on: July 27, 2008, 08:30:13 PM »
Went with progresive sence I already have my Honda VTX1300c on one policy. $259 a year for my self, and $335 a year for my wife with two tickets in the last couple of years. Age, married, and already having a policy makes a big differance. Also asked if I was to insure my son what it would cost and my agent came back with over $700 dollars a year, thank goodness he os only 14 and does not have his lisence yet. Not looking forward to that day.
kf4ewo
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Sportbikes / Headlight adjustment and neutral switch.
« on: July 27, 2008, 08:20:30 PM »
Hello everybody,
Gald to find this forum and have been following it fot the last couple of weeks. Wife and I bought 4 of these and all after final asymbly they all fired up great except for the one we put 87 octane in, it ran but took forever to warm up and smooth out if you could call it that. Added a few gallons of 93 to it and smoothed right out and runs great now.
My wife is keeping one for her self to ride and has as of today put 125 miles on it and seem to get better everytime she rides it through out this break in. Has even had it up on the highway at 75 for a short stint and mentioned it still had plenty of throutle left and was still gaining speed (I must mention she 5'2" and weighs only 105 pounds). Rest of rides have been streets and works great for her. She planes to ride it to and from work once she gets a little more experance under her belt.
The first question I have is in reguards to the head light. Have had the front cawling off to repair the headlight mount but did not notice any way of adjusting. I belive it is pointed down to far for safe riding and needs to be adjusted. Have not found anything in the manuals in reguards to it and hoping someone else might know something. I am also checking on a brighter headlamp for it (not higher watage) and will post info as I get it.
Second is does anyone know the location of the netural switch, have checked the buld and it is not burned out on the dash indicator for nutral. Bike does go into nutral but light does not come on, have followed wire for it as best I can but dissapears on back side of engine close to chain but to much in the way to see where it goes. Certanaly does not keep her from riding but would be nice to have it working if we ever sell it.
Thanks in advance for the help and great board. Looking forward to lots of reading and posting.
Kf4ewo
Gald to find this forum and have been following it fot the last couple of weeks. Wife and I bought 4 of these and all after final asymbly they all fired up great except for the one we put 87 octane in, it ran but took forever to warm up and smooth out if you could call it that. Added a few gallons of 93 to it and smoothed right out and runs great now.
My wife is keeping one for her self to ride and has as of today put 125 miles on it and seem to get better everytime she rides it through out this break in. Has even had it up on the highway at 75 for a short stint and mentioned it still had plenty of throutle left and was still gaining speed (I must mention she 5'2" and weighs only 105 pounds). Rest of rides have been streets and works great for her. She planes to ride it to and from work once she gets a little more experance under her belt.
The first question I have is in reguards to the head light. Have had the front cawling off to repair the headlight mount but did not notice any way of adjusting. I belive it is pointed down to far for safe riding and needs to be adjusted. Have not found anything in the manuals in reguards to it and hoping someone else might know something. I am also checking on a brighter headlamp for it (not higher watage) and will post info as I get it.
Second is does anyone know the location of the netural switch, have checked the buld and it is not burned out on the dash indicator for nutral. Bike does go into nutral but light does not come on, have followed wire for it as best I can but dissapears on back side of engine close to chain but to much in the way to see where it goes. Certanaly does not keep her from riding but would be nice to have it working if we ever sell it.
Thanks in advance for the help and great board. Looking forward to lots of reading and posting.
Kf4ewo
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Sportbikes / Re: What octane gas does the zongshen use?
« on: July 27, 2008, 07:50:36 PM »
Manual says 91. Running 93 in my wifes and seems to run very well. Have one other that tried 87 in and does not do well, runs but takes longer to warm up and runs rough. Had only put in about one gallon so topped of with a couple more gallons of 93 to bring up the octane level and made a huge differance, much smother, almost no warm up, and big differance in performance. Hope that helps.
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