Hyosung servicing

[DarkLord]

Hi all,

My GT250R has done about 30,000 k's or so. Still seems to be in good shape, and is well looked after. I just had the chain and sprockets replaced a couple of weeks ago and I am constantly cleaning the bike and oiling the chain, but I am thinking it is due for a service. Oil and filter were both done about 6,000 k's ago, I can easily do that myself but I am thinking more about the wear and tear on the engine etc that may need some attention.

Can anyone tell me what sort of work I should need done after that many k's and also where a good place to get it done would be? I live on the North Shore in Auckland, by the way.

Thanks heaps

Graham.

[slimjim]

sound's like you're keeping in tip top condition...keep changeing oil and filter...with good oil...and can change more offen if you want.i change oil every 4000km's cause thats what i can do,filter every second change...not alot can go wrong if you care for your machine...and if its sounds noisey...easyer to have this checked out by shop..

[disenfranchised]

The shop I go to has a valve clearance check every 12,000K's on my Hyosung.

[DarkLord]

which shop is that, disenfranchised?

[disenfranchised]

which shop is that, disenfranchised?

That's Red Baron...where I bought the bike.
Apparently Hyosung recommends that valve clearance check after just 4000k's.
The guys at red baron used to do it every 8000, but after selling and maintaining quite a few with no problems, they've opted to increase the check interval up again.

I'm not mechanically minded....so I'm not entirely sure what it involves.

[Eng_dave]

Yeah but the baron costs $400 for a 1st class service, and that was on the naked version, So no fairing to get in the way. Looking for a place for my GT250 to get a health check.

[TOTO]

What I was doing on my Hyo - change oil and filter every 5000k, given that the filter only costs 8bux from cycletreads, and only takes an extra 2 minutes to do. and service it every 10 000km at the dealer by doing everything they had specified for that milage excluding oil and filtr. That way The bike was in pristine condition and the servicing didnt cost too much too. Taking the fairings off when you take it to the service saves you another 30 bux or so coz you get charged for an extra 15 min of labour.

[DarkLord]

True, so you just tell the shop you've just recently done the oil and filter and just ask them to leave it off the service?

Sounds like a good idea, I may just do that!

[Rev DJ]

I provide a list of what "I" want checked every time I get my bike serviced. I base my list on the recommended Hyo service schedule. That way I can ask "have you done this..." etc...

You shouldnt be paying much more than $200 for the regular 4k service incl. oil/filter etc... and you are paying for the "service" so feel free to query what was done, what did they find/observe, any issues...

If your bike is at 30K the next scheduled service would be a 32k check-up including head-strip down and decoke, valve re-shimming. Cheers DJ

[DarkLord]

Thanks guys, I'm thinking I will just drop it into Spectrum and get them to do the works on it.

I'm especially concerned about the front brakes, I seem to hear some kind of a grinding noise whenever I put them on really hard. Does anyone else get this?

[CookMySock]

I'm especially concerned about the front brakes, I seem to hear some kind of a grinding noise whenever I put them on really hard. Does anyone else get this?

Yup. I just wear earplugs and the noise goes away.

Steve

[DarkLord]

Haha, I wish it were that easy! Could be a bit costly in the long run!

I got my front brakes and discs checked out by cycletreads this morning, the discs were slightly worn but the pads were absolutely cooked, they changed them and it is now much better, problem solved. They told me I caught it just in time and that if I had left it any longer I could have seriously damaged my discs, which for the Hyosung are $400 each.

The bike had done 19,000 k's when I got it in May and it's now done 30,000 so the pads were long overdue for a change and I had been putting it off for far too long.

I also picked up some engine oil and a filter so I'm going to do my own service on the bike tonight.

What have I learned from all this? Make sure you change your brake pads regularly!!!!!!!

[rphenix]

which for the Hyosung are $400 each.

Can get them from Richard Jordan for about $200 NZD + shipping although its likely more than that now with the shitty exchange rate.

As for the pads I changed the disc ones pretty quickly on my bike from the OEM to sintered for $40 hardly an expensive exercise.

[CookMySock]

Can get them from Richard Jordan for about $200 NZD + shipping although its likely more than that now with the shitty exchange rate.

Thats if you can get a reply from him. I've been trying for a week.

edit: trying his yahoo address, gmail one is borked.

Steve

[disenfranchised]

Yeah but the baron costs $400 for a 1st class service, and that was on the naked version, So no fairing to get in the way. Looking for a place for my GT250 to get a health check.

I've done my 1, 4, 8 and 12 thousand K services all with them, and it's never come close to $400.
About $150 for their C service...4000k check: oil; filter; basics etc
I think it was $250-$300 for the 8000k one...which was the B service, where they checked the valve clearances.

I think I might never have had an A service....not sure what else it would cover.
There's a checksheet, but I'm not sure what all the items really mean.