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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Grandvista 250 => Topic started by: bunker buster on August 04, 2011, 05:38:40 AM
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Ok so slightly excited slightly wary. Finally my used GV was delivered. So what should I do first?
Oil change? seafoam the gas? Mileage as of now is 965 miles.
I do like to ride it around the block. ;D
Anyway any advice will be appreciated.
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As long as the fuilds are good, ride the sucker. I know I bought one with nearly the same miles and as soon as I unloaded the dude I was on it. Couldn't wait to try it out. Enjoy.
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If you do not know what the previous owner (PO) did, then I would change the oil and the rear gear oil.
My dealer charged me $50 to change both oils.
Valves are supposed to be adjusted at about 1200 miles (2 KM) but that is a decision to be made later.
My dealer also advised me that the valves didn't need adjustment (a free assessment worth every penny).
Ask your dealer about the windscreen mounting also.
I think dealers are a necessary evil and try to determine their character with low-cost repairs to evaluate
whether I will have them perform more costly work.
We drop by the dealer about 1/mo just to see what they are doing.
Glad you got a GV. What color ? Where are you located ?
Scoot safely,
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Mary is right. Best to change fuilds. But I rode mine 10 miles and then dropped oils and put new in.
Oil drains best when hot. I knew the guy that had mine and the dealer had just done the oil change and tranny but I like to do it and be sure it's done right.
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I'd also change the oil, gear oil, and check the air filter. You never know if the previous owner ran it through a deep puddle, a car wash, or a dust storm... I watched a neighbor use a powerwasher on a bike - concentrating on the crankcase breather tube because it had spit some oil onto the cases of his $20,000 Victory. Luckily I was able to talk him into checking the oil afterwards (since I couldn't stop him). The 3 oil changes it took to get all of the water out was a lot better than what it would have taken to rebuild the engine.
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You guys are right about going to a dealer for fluid change. Necessary evil or its like an initiation ;D
Problem is I haven't received the title for it so can't do nothing until transfer it to my name.
BTW my GV is blue and I'm in PA.
Thanks for the input.
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You can download service manuals for free on line. If you can't find any then let me know your email address in a Private Message and I'll email you one in pdf format. Changing the oil is easy and inexpensive. It wouldn't hurt to look at the manual and see how much you understand. Some of the translation is a bit unusual - but nothing you won't understand.