1989 GPX 250 Question

**gamgee** · 15th May 2006, 09:41

wtf??? $800 man thats a bargain, i paid $2200 for mine, but then it's in mint condition, and had engine work done before i bought it

**skidMark** · 15th May 2006, 12:14

Originally Posted by gamgee

what, that they are a good bike so long as someone who doesn't know what they are doing, doesn't fuck with them?

like swanny and deathstar?

they set my timing wrong so it wouldn't run, and swanny wrecked my clutch by hitting it with a hammer and screwdriver....

so yesterday i got out my trusty tools and did the timing properly she fired straight up on both cylinders... and is now running beautiful except now i gotta change the clutch ....arg

but thanks deathstar and swanny for having a crack at it

**crashe** · 15th May 2006, 12:19

so the bike is now finally going........... YIPEEE and about time too.

Right so no more tantrums over the bike now... just get the clutch fixed and get it out there on the road and ride her.

Be calm Markauckland be calm............

**skidMark** · 15th May 2006, 12:22

**is bouncing off the walls with eager anticipation**

**gamgee** · 15th May 2006, 12:24

great now i'm having a problem with my gpx
when i start it from cold, it fires up and idles fine, i can change into gear fine, but when i let the clutch out and go to take off, the revs drop off and it almost dies, I initially thought it was the kickstand switch playing up, but it doesn't seem to be as, after it's done the almost stall thing a few times, it takes off fine as if nothing is wrong, i tried using the choke and it didn't make a difference

**crashe** · 15th May 2006, 12:28

gamgee - Shall we send Swanny and deathstar down to you with their faithful hammer and screwdriver to bash it back into working order again...

It seems they are really good at bashing things with a hammer and screwdriver...

Or we could also send Markauckland down with them as well...
Cos he is good at pulling the bike apart and not know how to put it back together again and then panic's big time...

(pt)

**gamgee** · 15th May 2006, 12:36

Originally Posted by crashe

gamgee - Shall we send Swanny and deathstar down to you with their faithful hammer and screwdriver to bash it back into working order again...

It seems they are really good at bashing things with a hammer and screwdriver...

Or we could also send Markauckland down with them as well...
Cos he is good at pulling the bike apart and not know how to put it back together again and then panic's big time...

(pt)

nah i'm already good enough at those things, i'm like a deathmarkswan all rolled into one
i'm good at bashing things apart with a hammer and screwdriver then panicking cause "oh fuck i broke that bashing it apart", thats why i leave the mechanical stuff to my dad who is a mechanic... just not a motorbike mechanic, thats why i ask questions on here first

**inlinefour** · 15th May 2006, 15:16

Well done Mark & Co. Good to have it sorted eh.

**FROSTY:Me** · 15th May 2006, 20:44

I'm A bit concerned why one little phone call was never made.

**SwanTiger** · 16th May 2006, 10:28

Originally Posted by markauckland

like swanny and deathstar?

they set my timing wrong so it wouldn't run, and swanny wrecked my clutch by hitting it with a hammer and screwdriver....

Fuck you yah' little gimp

We left your place at 2am Sunday morning and said we'd be back to do the timing as we couldn't be fucked doing anything else.

Yah clutch isn't wrecked the screw is preloaded on a spring and needed replacing or retensioning and screwing.

Originally Posted by markauckland

so yesterday i got out my trusty tools and did the timing properly she fired straight up on both cylinders... and is now running beautiful except now i gotta change the clutch ....arg

but thanks deathstar and swanny for having a crack at it

We spent 3 nights working on it because you didn't know what to do. After catching it on fire, dropping washers into the crank case, breaking a seal and spilling oil everywhere. Then running petrol mixed with oil in the engine. You finally gave up and let someone else who knew what they were doing do it.

Geez your a fucken ungrateful tosser mark.

**SwanTiger** · 16th May 2006, 10:34

Originally Posted by FROSTY

I'm A bit concerned why one little phone call was never made.

Because he caught the engine on fire and fucked up several other things.

Originally Posted by crashe

gamgee - Shall we send Swanny and deathstar down to you with their faithful hammer and screwdriver to bash it back into working order again...

It seems they are really good at bashing things with a hammer and screwdriver...

The next thing to bash is Marks head with a screw driver and hammer. His head is hollow so should be easier than fixing Marks fuckups with a GPX engine.

**deathstar** · 16th May 2006, 18:11

dam right swanny ... we put it back together and because the timing was out (which we said we would fix) he says we did fuck all and the fact that it was you EVIL SWANNY who used the hammer i only use ratchets to get my smashing done

**SwanTiger** · 16th May 2006, 18:21

Originally Posted by deathstar

dam right swanny ... we put it back together and because the timing was out (which we said we would fix) he says we did fuck all and the fact that it was you EVIL SWANNY who used the hammer i only use ratchets to get my smashing done

LIES!

Hammers are good... Mark couldn't even get the engine back in the frame.
5 Minutes and a bit of bashing with a hammer and she was in, no damage.

If he wanted a professional job he should of gone and paid the $600 the mechanic quoted him. We got the job done with one fucked screw.

Rant over. No point in wasting anymore time on the homo