Kawasaki ZXR250 Help-Needed

[.produKt]

Nah... You should keep a hold of all the money you can towards your new bike

Sell it and just advise the new owner that it needs doing in about 3000 km's or something

[SuperDave]

Yeah one needs to find the balance between spending enough on your 250 to keep it up to scratch without over capitlising in it. I painted my zxr recently and it worked out $350 more than what I thought it would cost. The auction is running at the moment and as it stands now its $400 short of what I paid for it.

I've also spent over $900 on it for chain, sprockets, cam chain, plugs, pads, filters etc etc. But this sort of stuff really does need to be done and a lot of it you can do yourself with a bit of time and the manual. There really is no need to pay a mechanic extra to do the plugs whilst he is doing say the cam chain, this just increases the labour charge.

[metric]

yeah good call... will probably wait it out... discussed it with my girlfriend's dad who has been riding bikes for years, he agrees - the bike's in great condition, wait for the full... & upgrade

[.produKt]

Hmm that does seem the best option

Um by the way SuperDave... Are sparkplugs on a ZXR something that you cant do yourself?!?

[N4CR]

Just sell it man, UNLESS you have a bad looking bike, if it does look bad (scuffed/shitty/dropped etc) it pays to get stuff like that done - people pay more for a well looked after bike if it ain't so shit hot looking, provide receipts etc too.

sparkplugs can be done yourself but from memory it's alot of pulling shit off to get to them! Just unbolt them it's simple.

[SuperDave]

Hmm that does seem the best option

Um by the way SuperDave... Are sparkplugs on a ZXR something that you cant do yourself?!?

Not at all, but it can take a while. You have to loosen the four bolts that hold the radiator and then shift it forward a bit, just so that you have enough space to get your damn hand in there. Nothing hard or complicated but the bolts can be a bit of a bitch to get out which just takes time.

No need to pay a mechanic to do this as its just gonna cost you his time. Same goes for other basic stuff like air filter, coolant flushing, bleeding brakes, new brake pads and changing oil.

[metric]

Just sell it man, UNLESS you have a bad looking bike, if it does look bad (scuffed/shitty/dropped etc) it pays to get stuff like that done - people pay more for a well looked after bike if it ain't so shit hot looking, provide receipts etc too.

It has been dropped (before I bought it) so it ain't crash hot in the looks department... scuffed down the right side

Not at all, but it can take a while. You have to loosen the four bolts that hold the radiator and then shift it forward a bit, just so that you have enough space to get your damn hand in there. Nothing hard or complicated but the bolts can be a bit of a bitch to get out which just takes time.

No need to pay a mechanic to do this as its just gonna cost you his time. Same goes for other basic stuff like air filter, coolant flushing, bleeding brakes, new brake pads and changing oil.

cool.. that's something I can & will do...

[.produKt]

Hey, if theres anyone still looking at this thread or subscribed to it i have anuther q ...

Ive found the round glass hole for what i think is for checking your oil, but how far up the glass should it be? and do i have to have the bike upright to get the most accurate reading?

cheers

[Whynot]

Hey, if theres anyone still looking at this thread or subscribed to it i have anuther q ...

Ive found the round glass hole for what i think is for checking your oil, but how far up the glass should it be? and do i have to have the bike upright to get the most accurate reading?

cheers

yes the bike has to be upright ... and i think it should be around half way up the glass.

[.produKt]

How the feck am i to stand my 170kg pride n joy upright

[SuperDave]

How the feck am i to stand my 170kg pride n joy upright

Get someone to hold it get or get a paddock stand. You can also do a makeshift job by putting a block of wood under the sidestand to level the bike and then support it yourself while checking the oil level.

Also it's a good idea to let the engine warm up a bit before checking the oil level. Cut the engine before you check though.

[.produKt]

Tell ya what.... I'd just love to have a dipstick instead

[zeRax]

or you could hold it with one of ur hands
and bend down and look :O?

[.produKt]

Well that would just be logical. And no fun :P
Seriously tho, im just not keen on getting down that low and stretching my arm up that high to hold the bike up. It just doesnt seem to be the most surefire way of not having my bike fall on top of me

[zeRax]

get a pit stand :>