ZXR250 newbie! Anyone's thoughts on my choice of bike?

**LETHAL** · 25th March 2006, 11:30

Hi to all! Just bought myself a black 90' zxr250, (damaged) so am about to start the process of gettin it on the road(cant wait!!) cant seem to get it started but did see it runnin at the auctions, so wondered if anyone had any tips for tryin to fire it over?!!!

Also lookin for a cheap plastic welder in welly to sort my fairings, will be painting it myself. Gonna be doin it in a candy red and gettin the frame and muffler etc. polished, should be a stunner by the time vtnz slap a wof on it!

Sorry about the long rave, wonderd what peoples thoughts are on these bikes??

**MidnightMike** · 25th March 2006, 11:54

Originally Posted by LETHAL

Hi to all! Just bought myself a black 90' zxr250, (damaged) so am about to start the process of gettin it on the road(cant wait!!) cant seem to get it started but did see it runnin at the auctions, so wondered if anyone had any tips for tryin to fire it over?!!!

Also lookin for a cheap plastic welder in welly to sort my fairings, will be painting it myself. Gonna be doin it in a candy red and gettin the frame and muffler etc. polished, should be a stunner by the time vtnz slap a wof on it!

Sorry about the long rave, wonderd what peoples thoughts are on these bikes??

Long rave?, you should see how long some of these guys go on for.

Cant help you with the bike but welcome to KB.

**Sniper** · 25th March 2006, 12:27

NIce bikes mate. Quite fast for a 250 and well sort after by learners. Trust me, when you sell it, you will make dosh

**Jabez** · 26th March 2006, 08:55

Welcome....

**Insanity_rules** · 26th March 2006, 20:18

Welcome to the site. Nice bike! I'm doing up my honda and its real fun to turn a spanner and have something to do with how good it looks and runs. Like your taste in colour.

Parts try atomic or buckets and bits, have had good experiences with both.

**Streetwise** · 26th March 2006, 23:25

try All Bumper Repairs in kilbirnie they do good work, (Well so i have been told)
Mike is the owner 04 939 2531. Hope this helps.

**LETHAL** · 27th March 2006, 15:40

Awesome thanks for that guys!!

**kiwifruit** · 27th March 2006, 15:45

welcome to the site LETHAL

**ZeroIndex** · 27th March 2006, 16:50

Welcome to the site. Hope you get your bike all nice and shiny

**BEAMER89** · 27th March 2006, 21:33

Welcome to KB Lethal, enjoy the site matey.

**R6_kid:Me** · 27th March 2006, 21:42

i had one, of them in a worse state than yours by the sounds of things.

What you need to do is make up a small gas tank (read 2L bottle attached to gas hose) so the usually tank is off obviously. take the airbox off, and spray a little lynx or other deodorant into the carbs, that usually works to start an engine thats been lying for a while.

Also clean the plugs and a new battery will help big time too.

**ZeroIndex** · 27th March 2006, 22:21

Originally Posted by gareth_d

i had one, of them in a worse state than yours by the sounds of things.

What you need to do is make up a small gas tank (read 2L bottle attached to gas hose) so the usually tank is off obviously. take the airbox off, and spray a little lynx or other deodorant into the carbs, that usually works to start an engine thats been lying for a while.

Also clean the plugs and a new battery will help big time too.

Not sure about everything Gareth_D said, but cleaning the plugs is a definite... Made a HUGE difference on my GF170

**N4CR** · 27th March 2006, 22:31

I TRIED WHAT GARETH SAID WITH MINE AND IT DIDN'T WORK TOO WELL, CRASH STARTING NEITHER SO BATTERY IS FUCKED, ILL CLEAN PLUGS OUT TOO ON WED IF I GET TIME. MY NEW BATTERY IS SITTING AT MT EDENS IF SOMEONE WANTS TO PICK IT UP FOR ME AND BRING IT OVER. ILL GIVE YOU A HUg.

**John** · 27th March 2006, 22:37

Originally Posted by tristank

I TRIED WHAT GARETH SAID WITH MINE AND IT DIDN'T WORK TOO WELL, CRASH STARTING NEITHER SO BATTERY IS FUCKED, ILL CLEAN PLUGS OUT TOO ON WED IF I GET TIME. MY NEW BATTERY IS SITTING AT MT EDENS IF SOMEONE WANTS TO PICK IT UP FOR ME AND BRING IT OVER. ILL GIVE YOU A HUg.

what the fuck is this guy smoking? How much does it cost and where?

**poorbastard** · 27th March 2006, 22:45

Hey man nice choice of bike. Give crazefox a PM he recently fixed my fucked front fairing(Was smashed pretty much into bits on one side) and made an awsome job of it. Wasn't too badly priced either and didn't take too long.