Reply To: EXIV250R/GD250R slow crank |Fixing 10 Year Old Factory Mistake
Quoting your previous post ”
<span class=”bsp_topic_fields_label”>Bike Model = </span>: <span class=”bsp_topic_fields_data”>GD/EXIV/ 250r</span>Hi! New to the group after buying/selling hundred of bikes over the years a Hyosung has eventually ended up on my lift. 2017 GD250R/EXIV 250r only 400 miles has not been started in about a year. First thing I replaced on it was the battery. It cranks slow. Have tested and tried a handful of known good batteries so it is 100% not a battery issue. have checked nothing else, I will start with frame/engine grounds, starter solenoid and then starter. any input from other owners? I just want to acknowledge how cool it is this seems to be an active forum. Almost all bike groups have moved to Facebook at this point and I don’t think it’s for the better.” ========= Have you considered removing the flywheel to check the condition of the sprag clutch ? But looks like you fixed it though , gotta love electrics! – Apply some ACF50 and clean wires, incase of oxidization after all the years , did the owner ever ride through a bad storm ?
I think it was just a matter of sitting with low mileage for a long time. What little connection it did have at the ground probably oxidized over time. It was in a standard garage in the northeast US with no climate control, no major corrosion anywhere on the bike but the ground is pretty tucked in and low so it’s possible. Added a clean larger gauge ground wire as the stock one is pretty thin and long. That was ultimately the fix for it. Runs and rides great will be going through it with basic stuff like changing all fluids, and torquing/thread locking major bolts.
I’ll read up on threads about what these tend to need “out of the box” i am assuming the same kinds of things you’d want to do with most cheaper produced bikes. I think for someone in the market for a cheap first bike this spring it will be a great deal.