2006 Suzuki GZ250. Bought at 3100 miles and I’ve already gotten it up to 3750. I’ve been wanting a motorcycle for ages, and I knew better to not start on something too powerful. It’s so fun to ride! And comfortable, too, unless I’m on it for 3+ hours, which I do without even knowing because of how fun it is.
Although there is an itch to get something more powerful now. I won’t be able to afford the insurance on that though lol. To get that feeling, I test rode a Harley Davidson Sportster 48, not what people think of a “fast” motorcycle but it might as well be a rocket ship compared to what I have. But I’m super happy with my GZ250 and will keep it through at least April 2024.
How’s it run? I used to run a fleet for training and they were the most temperamental.
No problems so far! I do need to get the rear tire replaced soon due to low tread, and the front brake fluid is running a bit low. How do I top up the front brake fluid?
How low? Is it leaking somewhere? How much front brake pad is left?
If you do truly need to add fluid (shouldn’t be necessary if it was added to the correct level initially), get a JIS screwdriver as those screws are not actually Phillips head. Don’t allow brake fluid to get on any painted surface or plastic as it will ruin those in short order.
It’s been at or just below the minimum line for all 600+ miles, so I don’t think it’s leaking.
I bought DOT4 brake fluid. Should I just try to top up the brake fluid or do I need to bleed it?
If the fluid is low and was full at the last change that means the pads have significantly worn. I would definitely check the pads and probably replace them along with a full fluid flush and refill. Brakes are far more important than throttle 😊
I don’t know when the last change was though. The brake fluid level seems to be more or less constant.
Update: The battery died a couple months ago and I needed to replace it. This might simply be because the motorcycle is 17-18 years old.
Edit: superspruce@lemmy.zip is the same person as superspruce@lemmy.ml. I just changed my instance due to downtime issues and communist ties with .ml.