Hi all, I have been given what I believe to be a 1982 Suzuki GSX250E. Would be happy if someone knows the exact model. It had been in a garage under cover for the last 5 years. It is all there and original with no modifications at all. The engine was stuck but I have been able to free it. The carbs had been removed and I have to clean and replace them. Tank is clean inside and all gears operate and the clutch feels fine. I am not very mechanical so will have lots of questions on the way forward especially about servicing the brakes. Thanks Frank
Welcome, if possible get yourself a genuine factory service manual and start reading. Then make a plan to do every step in the service section. When you hit any problems the friendly people on this forum can help out. Cheers Blair
... bike looks in good shape https://www.2fiftycc.com/index.php?resources/categories/gs250-gsx250.34/ Check the age of the tyres also https://www.2fiftycc.com/index.php?threads/tyre-information.1115/
Welcome, nice pick up. Any questions (no matter how silly/mundane you think they are) will be answered to the best of our collective knowledge.
Remove the bowls and diaphrams, clean all jets in 3 bond engine conditioner or thinners, blow through all passages with compressed air, wash all in petrol and carefully assemble. Pay particular attention to the idle jet and passages as being so small any little bit of crud will block them. No need to touch the butterflies, just clean around them with an old toothbrush and I would also keep the two carbs together not disturbing the shafts or seals. Don't forget to clean the tap and tank so you don't get more crap into your freshly cleaned carbs. Maybe fit an inline paper type filter as well.
Be gentle with the jets when removing as they are brass and can be 'soft' and obviously stuck hard in place initially ... especially the pilot jet
Carbs are now cleaned and I have been trying to get them back on the cylinder heads without success. I don't have the strength that I used to have due to a recent operation so is there a trick to getting them back onto the bike. Any ideas at all would be good. Thanks
Well I still can't get the carbs to go on the bike and I have used rubber grease, heat, hammers, pinch bars, very sore hands and nothing is working. I hate to think what this has done to the insides of the carbs. I think my biggest problem is that it is a 2 person job.