new issue with zong 250

crossfire · 07-02-2011, 12:04 PM

I've been riding my 250gs pretty consistently over the past 2 months. I have not figured out my other issues (See thread "battery? Problems"), but have worked out a reasonable solution. I only ride to work where the bike will sit for 8-10 hours before being started again and it fires up every time.

Now today as I rode to work, I had another issue. Accelerating from a stop light, I went to shift from 2nd to 3rd. It seemed to stick so I tried again. It shifted hard and suddenly I lost a lot of power. The bike still runs, shifts, etc but there's no power behind it. I had about 5 miles of flat open road and couldn't get above 50 MPH. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

Weldangrind · 07-02-2011, 12:11 PM

My guess is that the clutch is slipping. Have you checked the cable adjustment? Have you lubed the cable?

crossfire · 07-02-2011, 05:11 PM

Would that affect the acceleration issue? Forgive me if I sound ignorant, this is my first bike.

makenzie71 · 07-02-2011, 06:51 PM

A slipping clutch would let the engine speed up bit the bike's speed wouldn't change. The engine is literally slipping past the transmission...no power transfer.

crossfire · 07-03-2011, 05:58 PM

ok. after a little google search, that definitely makes sense and sounds like what is happening. however, i have no idea what i'm doing

07-02-2011, 12:04 PM	#1
crossfire Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 13	new issue with zong 250 I've been riding my 250gs pretty consistently over the past 2 months. I have not figured out my other issues (See thread "battery? Problems"), but have worked out a reasonable solution. I only ride to work where the bike will sit for 8-10 hours before being started again and it fires up every time. Now today as I rode to work, I had another issue. Accelerating from a stop light, I went to shift from 2nd to 3rd. It seemed to stick so I tried again. It shifted hard and suddenly I lost a lot of power. The bike still runs, shifts, etc but there's no power behind it. I had about 5 miles of flat open road and couldn't get above 50 MPH. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
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07-02-2011, 12:11 PM	#2
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	My guess is that the clutch is slipping. Have you checked the cable adjustment? Have you lubed the cable? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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07-02-2011, 06:51 PM	#4
makenzie71 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 412	A slipping clutch would let the engine speed up bit the bike's speed wouldn't change. The engine is literally slipping past the transmission...no power transfer. __________________ http://www.duncandesignsstudio.com/justinsoddprojects/
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07-02-2011, 05:11 PM	#3
crossfire Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 13	Would that affect the acceleration issue? Forgive me if I sound ignorant, this is my first bike.
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07-03-2011, 05:58 PM	#5
crossfire Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 13	ok. after a little google search, that definitely makes sense and sounds like what is happening. however, i have no idea what i'm doing
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