Help with a Suzuki GN125

[125learner]

My first bike is a suzuki gn125 2004. I Got it for a good price but there are a few niggles:

The bike is hard to get into neutral, I have to click up and down the gears before I can get it, the seller of the bike did tell me about this before I bought the bike.

It's REALLY noisey, at night I'm sure it rattles windows, I keep trying to put it in a high gear to keep the revs low

When I start the bike I open the choke but once the bike is warm I close the choke and the bike stalls, even after being driven

I know the bike had a new chain and battery last year and the seller said she changed the fuel filter but it's not been religiously serviced.

Any advice would be great fully received.

I'm thinking of buying a 2011 honda cbf to replace it as I've heard these are nice and quiet which I need if I'm going to use it to commute as I work shifts and my neighbours will kill me if I come in at 4am with the gn125

Thanks

[MR_W]

How long are you leaving it till you close the choke?

My Thundercat also shuts off if I close the choke too soon. It normally gets 5 to 10 mins warm up on full choke before I ride off. After another half a mile to a mile from leaving, I shut the choke then and it stays going.

If it shuts off if you close the choke regardless of how warm, it may have an idle set to low.

[rennie]

Sounds like it needs a good service to me!

As for the noise, is it a standard pipe?

is it blowing? 125's are not usually that noisy.

[125learner]

How long are you leaving it till you close the choke?

My Thundercat also shuts off if I close the choke too soon. It normally gets 5 to 10 mins warm up on full choke before I ride off. After another half a mile to a mile from leaving, I shut the choke then and it stays going.

If it shuts off if you close the choke regardless of how warm, it may have an idle set to low.

 

I've tried it at all different times, even after a 20 run it will cut out

[125learner]

Sounds like it needs a good service to me!

As for the noise, is it a standard pipe?

is it blowing? 125's are not usually that noisy.

 

Thanks for the replies,

As far as I can see it's a standard pipe, it has suzuki on it. Got myself a manual so I'm going to try and keen how to service it myself, the garage quoted £80 but parts can't be that expensive surely?

I know I need oil, an oil filter, spark plug but is there anything else I should do?

Thanks for your time

[Joeman]

Mostly labour charges.

Where are you located? Someone from the forum might be able to pop round and give you a hand.

[rennie]

Air filter?

points if it has them?

fuel filter?(probably doesn't have one)

[125learner]

Air filter?

points if it has them?

fuel filter?(probably doesn't have one)

 

Thanks again, going to check the manual then pop round to the motorfactors, I have done an oil and filter on a car before so hoping it's similar,

Thanks again for the help

[Grumpy Old Git]

Sounds like it needs a good service to me!

As for the noise, is it a standard pipe?

is it blowing? 125's are not usually that noisy.

 

Thanks for the replies,

As far as I can see it's a standard pipe, it has suzuki on it. Got myself a manual so I'm going to try and keen how to service it myself, the garage quoted £80 but parts can't be that expensive surely?

I know I need oil, an oil filter, spark plug but is there anything else I should do?

Thanks for your time

 

If it is the standard pie and it's not blowing, then I would suggest someone has removed the baffles?