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Gosling1 wrote:your first post said 'xr250', I thought you had a chookchaser....

Oops, didn't notice, have edited it now to avoid further confusion!

I got put onto someone called Max at Planet Disc in Wantirna South who is apparently one of the few people who can machine floating discs properly and he thinks he might be able to salvage them and said no major problem even if they go down to 3.2mm so I am going to keep my fingers crossed and take ...

Checked the head bearings, steering and wheel bearings when the wheel was off to remove the discs and everything seemed pretty tight.

Am in Melb so will grab a dial gauige today and check runout but also have a sneaking suspicion it is a dodgy caliper.

Thx,

NBH

Hi All,

Took my front discs off the zxr250 today and got them machined and also put new EBC pads in and on the first run it is a complete disgrace. Really bad “pedal” (lever) pulse and looking at the discs and judging by the frequency of the pulse it appears that the pad is biting either on or off ...

True if you need to buy electronics but as good as free if you just have to twist a cam angle sensor or dizzy or something

might just have to live with your 250 till its time to upgrade

Hehe, probably ... but it is always nice to pick up some free power (I like bargains when i go shopping too)

Thanks for the info about the fuel ... looks like I might as well stick with standard unleaded.

As for the timing, I wanted to advance not retard it, to make a bit of power and take advantage of the higher octane fuel available here.

Cheers,

NinjaBaby

Hi All,

I have a 1989 zxr250a and have a couple of questions about fueling and ignition timing for this bike.

1. Does anyone know what RON fuel Japan was using in 1989? Did a bit of a web search and it appears it was probably high 98-100 like it is now.

2. When the zxr250 was complianced for ...

Serious green going on here too :P ... got it 3 weeks ago so am looking forward to ditching the L plate (2 more months). The crack in the left lower fairing was there when I got it, previous owner did a bodgy repair but I figure if I fix it Murphy will get me and I will drop it on that side :wink ...

Hey jeff_villa, can you let us know if it is the same copy as the one I described in my original post? With a bit of luck it has been scanned from a better original copy ...

Thanks,

NinjaBaby

Hi All,

I posted a related reply to a topic in general discussion but thought it probably belongs here ...

I am looking for a workshop/service manual for a zxr250a 1989 model that is better than the really crappy crooked scanned one with the http://www.japi.com.ar watermark and the illegible ...

Is it the really crappy crooked scanned one with the http://www.japi.com.ar watermark and the illegible diagrams that look like they were photocopied on a 1960 vintage xerox machine? ... I have that one and it sucks especially since I have a zxr250a and the wiring diags etc. are wrong :cry:

Still ...