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Hey Van,

I'm in Seal Beach, next to Long Beach. I think you did good to get your money back. Could that pig of a bike have a burned out engine?

I had a Burgman 650 and it was a fine machine. Interestingly, that bike had retractable mirrors, too. It was too heavy for my bad back so I reluctantly sold it and got a Kymco Downtown 300i, which was OK when it ran but would die for no apparent reason, then start after a short wait. That scared me back to carbureted bikes because EFI is a mystery to me...hell, I learned to wrench on Model A Fords and repaired TV's when they had vacuum tubes. This newfangled high tech world is beyond my understanding.

Best wishes in your search for a new ride. All I know is...don't buy a Chinese bike, but you probably knew that already. Also, some so-called 200's are actually 160's. They love to round up, never down.The GV250 is 249cc's, which is forgivable.

I ended up buying a 2022 Burgman 200 , also goes 75 and not too bad on the weight.
I sat on a Burgman 400 and ya much heavier.   Sat on a BMW 650 and forget about it lol.

Lack of dust within CVT housing is suspicious!
There might have been somebody in it, changed belt, rollers but wrong ones, messed with the clutch, etc.
Would be worth to check.

 
Ya it did seem odd . Fuel filter or pump was not an issue .  Didnt want to risk trying my 125 CDI on it so didnt go there.    This thing also has charging issues on top of all this so Im able to get my money back from the seller which is what I'm going do .   Hard pass at this point.
Thanks for input.

Welcome!
First I would check gas cable for slack.
Then air induct off and have a run without.
Fuelfilter needs to be cleaned or new too.
Fuelpump and vacuum lines okay?
A look at my CVT and belt would be the next step.

For the front wheel: try a little bit.more pressure, about 3 bar, the have a ride, improved?
If not, most probably wheel bearings or upper central nut too loose.
Maybe give us a feedback to learn.

Sat will get new fuel filter,  pump is fine .    Forgot to mention checked belt still in good shape , actually was surprised by the lack of black dust in there.

I rechecked carb again today , no change but did up fuel mix screw a bit. 
So Im thinking fuel filter because it needs it anyway and maybe take the CDI off my Agility 125 and try it on this.    I know the 125 is AC CDI , not sure yet on the GV 250 but assuming its also AC.

I just note when something seems to be avail on eBay.
I let people do their own shopping on eBay....
checking seller's history; photos; return policy; shipping; buyer's feedback, etc.

Stig

Fun stuff .    Prime rib $4.99 a lb.

So took panels off and took a look at the shocks.   Previous owner cut off 6 coils (he wanted it lowered)
which pretty much rendered them useless .  No wonder my ride was horrible.  Not to mention just sitting on it would bottom it out.    There was no compression on the spring at all , just rattling around in there.
The large washer was because when he or whoever cut them the springs would not stay put so big washer held them back .  Although there was no compression or really no point .


Imagine taking off your shocks and riding over bumps and ruts, thats what I was going thru last few days.  Back even started hurting.

Anyone got spare 200i shocks they want to sell let me know.   Heck I just really need the springs inside them my shocks are find just the springs bad.

That first shot is all hollywood with the washed down streets .

Hey I lived on Haight and Cole , right across from the house where Charlie Manson had his first start of his cult  before he moved south.
Not in the 60s , I didnt move there until the 80s.
I also lived in Bamberg , Germany.   Man the food and pastries and amazing black bread.
So good.  Oh the brats and sausages , now I'm hungry

imagine the peace and quiet in the neighborhood if gas powered mowers were gone (highly doubtful)! The incessant drone of mowers will start in 3-6 weeks and continue buzzing from 8 AM - 9PM around here for the next 7 months...I will continue to love my gas powered mower but one can still dream..

Is it illegal to use a leaf blower in California?
California recently passed a law, AB 1346, banning the sale of gas-powered leaf blowers and string trimmers (weed whackers) starting July 1, 2024. The law also establishes emissions reductions for existing gas-powered leaf blowers as of July 1, 2022.

Nice pics!
How's that seat working for you?
Some owners have issues....
"the bay"? I forget where you are located.
"bad fuel hose"? in the tank, or?
Stig

Still dealing the the shocks, I did find a surprise today , tomorrow I take off the panels and will take pics.
(basically the guy I bought it from said he "cut" them , I called him again asked how did you cut those?
He said (English not his first language ) "oh not cut I adjust ".   Ok hmm still I could just sit on it and bottom out, so
today I had it up on rack and looked up at the shocks , they dont look cut but there seems to be a big washer up at top .
I was thinking now why is a big washer up there?  That will be discovered tomorrow when I take panels off
and take a good look.   Im thinking the shop or someone placed washers there to lower it and thats why  I bottom out
just sitting on it. 
 
Near SF bay area .  Yes in the tank just like you warned, fuel line was cracked that goes on the pump and sits in the fuel.
Replaced it per the video and did valve adjustment and new spark and it fired up.