hannes
9th February 2009, 16:40
Hi, I bought a 1993 Honda Jade 250 as my first bike. I hope that someone on the forum can give me some advise on its carburetor...
I haven't looked at it myself, but according to the mechanic which I asked, a lot of people have worked on it and so I need a new one, with the manifold, which will cost over $1000us from Japan if it is even available. I also found out from another mechanic that they worked on the bike for the previous owner and that the carburetor and manifold are not the correct ones for the Jade.
Both mechanics told me to sell the bike and run, but I'd rather disclose the defect if I sell it, so I might not get my money back.
If possible I'd like to try and fix it, or get a compatible carburetor, maybe second hand. Someone from Japan told me that the carburetor is not the same as the CBR250's though.
Anyway I don't know what to compare the bike with because its the only one I have ridden.. Once its warmed up it seems ok (choke is disabled). It idles a bit fast, usually at 2'000rpm or if i turn the idle speed down, irregularly between 1'000 and 2'000, but it might die then. It usually loses power after 10'000 and doesn't go much higher, but at times it goes to 14'000. Sometimes I have to gear down to get revs over 7'000 when it is struggling. I get 22km/l which seems normal according to the thread about that, but a friend said that I should get double.
I haven't looked at it myself, but according to the mechanic which I asked, a lot of people have worked on it and so I need a new one, with the manifold, which will cost over $1000us from Japan if it is even available. I also found out from another mechanic that they worked on the bike for the previous owner and that the carburetor and manifold are not the correct ones for the Jade.
Both mechanics told me to sell the bike and run, but I'd rather disclose the defect if I sell it, so I might not get my money back.
If possible I'd like to try and fix it, or get a compatible carburetor, maybe second hand. Someone from Japan told me that the carburetor is not the same as the CBR250's though.
Anyway I don't know what to compare the bike with because its the only one I have ridden.. Once its warmed up it seems ok (choke is disabled). It idles a bit fast, usually at 2'000rpm or if i turn the idle speed down, irregularly between 1'000 and 2'000, but it might die then. It usually loses power after 10'000 and doesn't go much higher, but at times it goes to 14'000. Sometimes I have to gear down to get revs over 7'000 when it is struggling. I get 22km/l which seems normal according to the thread about that, but a friend said that I should get double.