20 Most Recent 2001 kawasaki ZZR 250 Questions & Answers

HI, NORMALY YOU USE THE IGNITION KEY, THIS ALSO FITS THE SEAT LOCK WHICH IS LOCATED JUST BELOW THE PILION SEAT,NEXT TO THE BUNJIE CLIP ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE
SOME MODELS HAVE THIS LOCK ON THE UNDERNEATH OF THE SEAT SUBFRAME L/H SIDE

I doubt anyone outside of kawasaki will know that,try main agent or shock agent, best left to the experts on this one.a shock re fill wont cost to much ,compressed nitrogen and special oil required !!!.

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Initially, have you checked the main fuse inside the starter relay? To locate the starter relay, follow the cable from the battery's + terminal.

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Check to see that you have power to your starter switch. Double check your sidestand safety switch. I would expect the bike to NOT start if the sidestand switch was malfunctioning but it is possible this bike could be wired to only interrupt the starter.

To see if you have power and ground to your starter switch, use a multi meter. Take the switch apart and check for 12v on one of the leads. Then on the other lead check to see that you have a ground connection. Finally, check the switch itself for continuity.

The stalling after is starts could mean it needs a tune-up or maybe the carbs need atention..
The "not cranking" and "buzzing" is a big indication of a week battery..
Charge the battery over night on a slow charge.. If it does not hold a charge - you should replace it..

Good luck..

Hi ...... Wet your finger and see if the downpipes are warm/hot then try swapping the spark plugs from cylinder to cylinder. This will isolate bad plug or blocked carb ........... Let us know how you get on.

If you have a computer try the web.

if it's just ticken then give your batt a charge up a tick tick sounds is indicative of a low batt

The best way is to remove carbs open bowl and soak on carb cleaner over night . make sur no rubber o rings or any rubber part is in cleaner remove and set aside.( Diaphram) as they will expand.Get a shop Manual it will show you what you need to do. If you can not find one let me know [email protected]

go here for a parts breakdown
remove your forks and there is a allen screw in the bottom to hold the forks together . when you reassemble make sure you put the corredt weight and amount of fork oil.
later paul

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Question edited heavily into written English. Question moved to model category. First get the battery load tested. Sometimes there isn't enough amps to turn the starter and supply enough power to the ignition as well. Check all 4 spark plugs for condition and gap. https://www.google.com/search?q=Kawasaki+ZZR250+won%27t+start ..

I would check the spark plugs for fouling and change them out if needed. Other than that, I'd agree with Gregg and ask for more information. year of the bike, does it start and ride, is this an intermittent issue or all the time?

When you say no power through the ignition, do you mean the bike is completely dead with the ignition turned on? Nothing at all works, no lights, brake lights, indicators horn etc.? If that is the case, then first check that the battery has a charge and the connections are all clean and tight.......and connected the right way round. My bike has a parking light position on the ignition switch and this allows the little parking lights to come on with the key removed. If yours has the same, see if that switches the light on. Do you have a permanent live outlet that you can test? If the battery has power and is connected properly and nothing lights up after doing these checks, then it is either a main fuse or ignition switch problem. If you do have lights then at least the above is all ruled out and the problem now lies in the starting circuit. Is the kill switch set to run and if so is it working properly? By that, I mean even if it is in the starting position is it actually functioning properly and has clean contacts, all wires connected etc. The same goes for the start button. At the solenoid there are 2 connections that you will have bolted onto when you changed it. Turn the ignition on and short across these 2 connections with a screwdriver momentarily and see if it spins the starter. If it does then the relay may be faulty. I will attach a youtube link that really explains everything in plain language and is by far the best tutorial I have come across for this type of problem. Good luck with it all, Steve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYec1yFX3YI

sounding like a bad head gasket so far

by placing your hand over the air intake you are making the engine create a vacuum that is drawing fuel into the combustion chambers this indicates a lack of fuel to the carby or blocked jets in the carby look for fuel filters , blocked petrol cap , problem needle and seat or give the carby a good overhaul.

could be a bad O ring somewhere, but could be bigger problem. Maybe gasket or cracked head. If coolant in oil it is probably the latter

You didn't say what year model, but really not much has changed on the GPX over the years. Which makes this engine swap a snap. You can try ebay for a used engine or possibly someone parting out a bike. Also, a company called Factory Powerhouse, they sell bolt in (pit bike) engines.
Here is the link, i hope this helps.

http://www.factorypowerhouse.com/Pit-Bike-Engines-s/50.htm