Wtf is wrong with my GN250?

**ducatilover** · 16th July 2013, 23:39

Setting the clearances is piss easy, less than 30 min if you're used to it. Ze manual explains it very straight forward too

For a decent tappet adjuster, just get a cork from a wine bottle and a square drive screw (number 2 size) and you have a nicer tool than the shitty ones you buy

If you haven't got the 22mm socket to turn the crank from the LHS cover (under the big flat blade screw/plug thingymajig) just put it in 2nd and rock the wheel while looking for the TDC mark on the flywheel through the sight hole on the LHS cover (up the top of the cover, slightly to the front, 16 or 17mm)

**blackdog** · 17th July 2013, 00:44

It was that fucking WOF guy again, I swear it. He's fiddled with everything, and it will never be the same again. Mwahaha.

**Erelyes** · 17th July 2013, 19:49

Originally Posted by unstuck

Tune up time.

Originally Posted by Mom

Take it out and thrash the bejeejus out of it

I was going to say, if it needs any tune up it's an Italian one.

**fridayflash** · 17th July 2013, 20:28

Originally Posted by blackdog

It was that fucking WOF guy again, I swear it. He's fiddled with everything, and it will never be the same again. Mwahaha.

yess, cucking funt that he is!

**carburator** · 17th July 2013, 20:52

drag it out to leathal's for a mercy killing..

**bosslady** · 17th July 2013, 23:29

would it be a waste of money to just get a new spark plug?

I haven't been able to take the bike apart quite yet

**ducatilover** · 17th July 2013, 23:40

Plug is cheap enough, and it never hurts to get one up it.

You don't have to take much apart for clearances, just the two rocker covers (two 10mm head bolts each) and the sight plug I mentioned and the plug to get the 22mm socket in

**jellywrestler** · 17th July 2013, 23:43

Originally Posted by bosslady

would it be a waste of money to just get a new spark plug?

I haven't been able to take the bike apart quite yet

No that's the first thing should do in this context, the spark plug is at the coal face getting all the chemical and residue from what goes on inside the guts of the bike, the rest are in their own little factory seals or at very least splashproof covers that don't get the front line treatment, like when you've had a real full on night, you always change your y fronts first cause you could another 500kms out of your trousers...

**sinfull** · 18th July 2013, 00:37

I'm wif smiffy !

**Drew** · 18th July 2013, 05:47

Originally Posted by sinfull

I'm wif smiffy !

I hope you two are happy together.

**TimeOut** · 18th July 2013, 07:06

Originally Posted by bosslady

No, not related to the WOF

It's got a brand spanking new and oiled air filter so shouldn't be that (which I thought it was) I cleaned the fuel strainer maybe a month ago but maybe I could try that again. I'll look up spark plug in the manual. I think it's got plenty of spark? should I check the battery?

You say oiled air filter, was enough oil squeezed out of it, if not the excess oil can restrict the air flow

**bosslady** · 18th July 2013, 07:15

Originally Posted by TimeOut

You say oiled air filter, was enough oil squeezed out of it, if not the excess oil can restrict the air flow

I'm quite confident that I squeezed as much as I could without wringing the filter. The bike was the same beforehand anyhoo.

Will try and get a new spark plug today.

**unstuck** · 18th July 2013, 08:05

Plug will lose its sparking abilities quickly if you over use your choke at times, the less you can use your choke on those old beasties, the better.

**bosslady** · 18th July 2013, 21:27

Originally Posted by unstuck

Plug will lose its sparking abilities quickly if you over use your choke at times, the less you can use your choke on those old beasties, the better.

You mean the less I pull OUT the choke to start the bike the better? I've never really had to do it ever I think.

So I got a new spark plug $8 later and before I put that in I took off the seat, tank, valve inspection cap and magneto cover but I didn't know wtf a timing inspection plug was, flatty figured it out. Flatty adjusted valve clearance for me while I watched. Put new plug in and put everything back on/together. Went to go start bike and was like WTF hard as hell to start, bloody great. Then look down and see fuel line dangling around, ahhh... hook it up then she starts no problem but maybe idling a little oddly.. will have to go for a decent ride in the weekend. Anyway took her for a ride and felt good, didn't feel sick like it did before, but again will go for a ride in the weekend and see. Think I will have to have a look at the clutch cable adjustment in the weekend too, clutch etc feels funny maybe.