I have been (re)assimilated! Zongshen GS250 - Page 10

katoranger · 01-09-2011, 08:41 PM

I cleaned many an exhaust port.

FastDoc · 01-10-2011, 11:46 AM

Maybe I'll fix it but I really don't want it and I want to get a KLX and stop accumilating bikes...

m0t0 · 02-26-2013, 07:13 PM

Dont know if anyone still looks at this thread. Doc did you sell your bike in Utah at some point? Only reason i ask is i have a 2006 doing the exact same thing. weak spark.

thanks,
m0t0

FastDoc · 02-26-2013, 07:40 PM

I sold my bike to a used motorcycle dealer in Washington. I sold it in non-running condition. I do not know what he did with it, but FWIW he's out of business now...

I think I sold it for !50, IIRC.

These 250 Zong streetbikes have given more than a few of our members more than a few problems and as such it is not a Chinabike I commonly recommend.

m0t0 · 02-26-2013, 08:01 PM

Doc,

Thanks for the reply, and for the advice. However my wife found this bike on craigslist and fell in love with it... now i have the task of getting it running.

Weldangrind · 02-27-2013, 12:40 AM

If you are committed to it, there will be a way to get a strong spark, even if it means a custom fit stator from another bike. Please start a new thread on it in the Street section, and we'll be sure to chime in where we can.

katoranger · 02-27-2013, 08:45 AM

And do a compression test. :wink:

FastDoc · 02-27-2013, 11:31 AM

+1.

Aftyer I replaced the CDI stator and pickup coil I had spark but it would still not run. The problem then was poor compression due to a top end/valve problem.

To remove the top end of this bike the motor has to come out of the frame. At that point I lost intrest and sold the project at a small loss.

The gain was experiance, which I pass on to you for free. Check the compression before you spend more money.

They are nice looking bikes, and comfortable to sit on. That is as far as I got with mine. To my memory, no Chinarider has had much experiance with one of these bikes running reliably for any amount of mileage.

Zongs have proven themselves the most reliable dualsport on this forum, but that reputation does not apply to this street model.

JMHO, YMMV. :wink:

Weldangrind · 02-27-2013, 11:28 PM

I'd sure like to know what the low compression was due to.

01-09-2011, 08:41 PM	#136
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I cleaned many an exhaust port. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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01-10-2011, 11:46 AM	#137
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Maybe I'll fix it but I really don't want it and I want to get a KLX and stop accumilating bikes... __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-26-2013, 07:40 PM	#139
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I sold my bike to a used motorcycle dealer in Washington. I sold it in non-running condition. I do not know what he did with it, but FWIW he's out of business now... I think I sold it for !50, IIRC. These 250 Zong streetbikes have given more than a few of our members more than a few problems and as such it is not a Chinabike I commonly recommend. __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-27-2013, 12:40 AM	#141
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	If you are committed to it, there will be a way to get a strong spark, even if it means a custom fit stator from another bike. Please start a new thread on it in the Street section, and we'll be sure to chime in where we can. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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02-27-2013, 08:45 AM	#142
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	And do a compression test. :wink: __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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02-26-2013, 07:13 PM	#138
m0t0 Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 32	Dont know if anyone still looks at this thread. Doc did you sell your bike in Utah at some point? Only reason i ask is i have a 2006 doing the exact same thing. weak spark. thanks, m0t0
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02-26-2013, 08:01 PM	#140
m0t0 Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 32	Doc, Thanks for the reply, and for the advice. However my wife found this bike on craigslist and fell in love with it... now i have the task of getting it running.
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02-27-2013, 11:31 AM	#143
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	+1. Aftyer I replaced the CDI stator and pickup coil I had spark but it would still not run. The problem then was poor compression due to a top end/valve problem. To remove the top end of this bike the motor has to come out of the frame. At that point I lost intrest and sold the project at a small loss. The gain was experiance, which I pass on to you for free. Check the compression before you spend more money. They are nice looking bikes, and comfortable to sit on. That is as far as I got with mine. To my memory, no Chinarider has had much experiance with one of these bikes running reliably for any amount of mileage. Zongs have proven themselves the most reliable dualsport on this forum, but that reputation does not apply to this street model. JMHO, YMMV. :wink: __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-27-2013, 11:28 PM	#144
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I'd sure like to know what the low compression was due to. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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