Suzuki GT250 seized? Help?

[jarey88]

Hey guys,
Sorry for the annoying noob post, Recently purchased a 1970's suzuki gt250.

Took for a quick ride not thinking to check oil levels or give a real once over (not that it would have made much of a difference seeing I dont know much)

Anyways was changing from 3rd to 4th gear when bike locked up sent me skiding a bit and engine shut off. I went to start up again and bike started making and awful metal rattling which I quickly turned bike off and got it picked up.

I assume I have completely toasted the engine but still need to get it checked out. Someone told me that old 2strokes are a lot different and better to see someone who knows about them.

Does anyone know a good person I can take this bike to in Auckland?

Hopefully it can be fixed but that is possibly wishful thinking?

Cheers

[unstuck]

Must be heaps of places to take a bike in auckland these days.
Most things are repairable if you have the money.
Have a good read of this...http://www.dansmc.com/mc_repaircourse.htm or something like it, because I think you need to learn a little about mechanical things and how to look after them.

[Akzle]

you dont deserve anything with an engine.
End yourself.

[spanner spinner]

Hey guys,
Sorry for the annoying noob post, Recently purchased a 1970's suzuki gt250.

Took for a quick ride not thinking to check oil levels or give a real once over (not that it would have made much of a difference seeing I dont know much)

Anyways was changing from 3rd to 4th gear when bike locked up sent me skiding a bit and engine shut off. I went to start up again and bike started making and awful metal rattling which I quickly turned bike off and got it picked up.

I assume I have completely toasted the engine but still need to get it checked out. Someone told me that old 2strokes are a lot different and better to see someone who knows about them.

Does anyone know a good person I can take this bike to in Auckland?

Hopefully it can be fixed but that is possibly wishful thinking?

Cheers

I have done heaps of work on old two strokes but are just a little far away to be much help, but just a quick question was this the first run for this bike after being parked up for a few years? If so get the crank checked as it may be a hard crank seal leaking air which if you just put new pistons and get it rebored it will ruin the new pistons. Also check the carb manifolds as these can get cracks in them with age and once again leak air. The easiest way to do a quick check of what's going on inside your motor is to remove the exhaust header pipes and look up the exhaust ports looking for score marks on either the face of the piston or on the inside of the barrel.

[jarey88]

Must be heaps of places to take a bike in auckland these days.
Most things are repairable if you have the money.
Have a good read of this...http://www.dansmc.com/mc_repaircourse.htm or something like it, because I think you need to learn a little about mechanical things and how to look after them.

Thanks a lot that is a really handy read!

cheers

[jarey88]

I have done heaps of work on old two strokes but are just a little far away to be much help, but just a quick question was this the first run for this bike after being parked up for a few years? If so get the crank checked as it may be a hard crank seal leaking air which if you just put new pistons and get it rebored it will ruin the new pistons. Also check the carb manifolds as these can get cracks in them with age and once again leak air. The easiest way to do a quick check of what's going on inside your motor is to remove the exhaust header pipes and look up the exhaust ports looking for score marks on either the face of the piston or on the inside of the barrel.

Thank you very much i'll take a look into it asap.
Yes im suspecting this was a the first ride after a park up, not to sure how long tho.
I'll get those all checked.

cheers

[jarey88]

you dont deserve anything with an engine.
End yourself.

Thank you Akzle,

Its good to know someone is policing this forum, god forbid someone with little to no mechanical/engine knowledge use this site to learn or gain advice from Real bikers like yourself.

[koba]

Also, rust can form on bearings after a park up; that's bad.

[GrayWolf]

Thank you very much i'll take a look into it asap.
Yes im suspecting this was a the first ride after a park up, not to sure how long tho.
I'll get those all checked.

cheers

things likely to need looking at on a 'long term' park up 2T Suzook..... the crankshaft seals (between the crankcase chambers- internal) Yamaha use labyrinth, suzi used 'seals'.....
If you indeed ran out of 2T oil and nipped it up... you 'may' get away with a 'glaze buster on the bores and new rings/pistons.. otherwise it would be a rebore...

as suggested check all seals for leaks, check the autolube pump is workin gand 'bled' etc.

[BlackSheepLogic]

You took a bike out that had been parked up for a long period of time without a clue about it, and did not even look it over you are just lucky it was a engine failure and you walked away albeit poorer for the experience.

Thank you Akzle,

Its good to know someone is policing this forum, god forbid someone with little to no mechanical/engine knowledge use this site to learn or gain advice from Real bikers like yourself.

[Akzle]

Better recognise, dweeb.

Its a shame it didnt lock up and snap the chain, which would have flicked round and split your skull in half, then binned you to grate your face on the road.
Darwinism. I was being nice, offering to save you from your own stupidity.
P.s. The internet police also think youre a muppet.