01-09-2011, 08:41 PM | #136 |
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I cleaned many an exhaust port.
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01-10-2011, 11:46 AM | #137 |
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Maybe I'll fix it but I really don't want it and I want to get a KLX and stop accumilating bikes...
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02-26-2013, 07:13 PM | #138 |
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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.
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02-26-2013, 07:40 PM | #139 |
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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.
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02-26-2013, 08:01 PM | #140 |
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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, 12:40 AM | #141 |
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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.
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02-27-2013, 08:45 AM | #142 |
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And do a compression test. :wink:
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02-27-2013, 11:31 AM | #143 |
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+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:
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02-27-2013, 11:28 PM | #144 |
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I'd sure like to know what the low compression was due to.
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