newbie ZZR250 owner - advice please

[SocialSecurity]

new springs may not be necessary, but fresh fork oil (perhaps a higher grade, 15W maybe) and some more preload on the front... do ZZR's have adjustable preload up front? if not use some 20 cent coins as shims, works great on CBR250's

[skid]

Just keep the throttle steady if she starts to wallow a bit, don't button off, this *generally* will make a bad situation worse.......in corners anyway..

When In Doubt, Gas It Out......

Throttle control aint the issue.. I keep steady throttle thru. turns , actually im probably accel. thru most turns.. My concern is that iI often trail my front brake thru. corners and if I hit a bump it bottoms out real easy and I can see bad things happening..

I think I will look at the fork oil upgrade and increase preload.

Cheers
Skid

[SocialSecurity]

braking thru corners isnt advisable... but yeah it shouldnt be bottoming out


if its wallowing, make sure you have enough preload on the rear too.. if your 75kg then the rear should probably be set to about maximum preload

[Gosling1]

new springs may not be necessary, but fresh fork oil (perhaps a higher grade, 15W maybe) and some more preload on the front... do ZZR's have adjustable preload up front? if not use some 20 cent coins as shims, works great on CBR250's

excellent advice, if you are bottoming out through corners as you say, then fork oil needs replacing, maybe also a *tad* more in each leg might'nt hurt either......

20c pieces are great pre-loaders - I used to run $1.40 worth of pre-load in each fork of the Zed a few years ago ( until Progressive Springs were fitted...)

[SocialSecurity]

lol i had $1.60 all up in the forks of my cbr250, that with 15w fork oil (and slightly more than factory recommended) and the front felt great... pity the rest of the bike sucked

[hoffy]

I ran $1.80 in my KLR650 when I had it.

[lizzy]

I used to get 360kms out of my zzr when I was riding it

When I rode hard I would always get at least 300 out of it


Lisa

[SocialSecurity]

ya gotta make sure you get good coins tho, some of the 20 cent pieces i had varied in thickness quite a bit! damn commemorative edition coins

[DEN MONKEY]

Hers a link to the gpx manual in pdf format. Just scroll down to the kwaka post. Pretty sure theyre the same set up, but not 100% someone else maybe be able to confirm.
Its the complete manual so its a fair size 28meg.
If the link doesnt work just PM me or something and I can send you a copy on cd or something.

As for milage Id be stoked with 400 on the GPX too.
Not sure but I always fill up aroud the 200 mark or there abouts and theres still a bit left in there. Never been game enough to push it to be honest. Think I could maybe get to around 300 but def not 400 and I weight 65kg and ride like Ive got Miss Daisy on the back.
Maybe Im not riding down enough hills

[mikk]

there is a supplement for the gpz250 manual. erm anyone go the gpz250 manual handy?

i'll send out a pm to those people who want the supplement

[Alex Kay]

3. No fuel gauge on the ZZR. How the hell do I know when im low.. Just wait until I hit reserve? Or can I rig up a light...

Mine lasts 280km/tank, but I rev it a lot. Just hit reserve a couple of times and you will know when to fill up

[Gosling1]

ya gotta make sure you get good coins tho, some of the 20 cent pieces i had varied in thickness quite a bit! damn commemorative edition coins

watch out for those Kiwi 2-bob bits as well, they are really only worth 16c !!

[krusty]

I get at least 400km before hitting reserve on my zzr (2004 with 22000km), but I mostly ride on highways & fast roads. I found reserve good for ~40km. My best is just over 475km before reserve sitting just over 80km/h for most of the trip.

There is a ZZR supplement that has been uploaded to the forum but Dan hasn't yet moved it from the ftp folder to the folder listed in the "engines" section.

[Duane]

neka, if one globe is gone, out of the two. or not plugged in, the other globe will generally stay on constant while indicator is engaged. Same with the orange light that tells you your indicator is on.