I decided to sell my non-running ex250. I had originally thought it was just the carb messed up. Guy came to look at it yesterday and did a compression test on it. Both cylinders read about 90. He then added a bit of oil and it jumped up to about 180.
I have never compression tested before, so I can't say if it was done correctly or not, but I had thought that you were supposed to have the airbox on it and the throttle wide open to get an accurate reading. The airbox was disconnected from it, and the throttle was closed when he did the test.
Anyway, if it's confirmed that the compression is low, is it worth it to invest in replacing the pistons/rings, or is it better to just part out the bike? I really don't want to put any more money or time into fixing it, but with the compression being low is there anybody that would find value in buying the motor as it is and fixing it up themselves?
I have never compression tested before, so I can't say if it was done correctly or not, but I had thought that you were supposed to have the airbox on it and the throttle wide open to get an accurate reading. The airbox was disconnected from it, and the throttle was closed when he did the test.
Anyway, if it's confirmed that the compression is low, is it worth it to invest in replacing the pistons/rings, or is it better to just part out the bike? I really don't want to put any more money or time into fixing it, but with the compression being low is there anybody that would find value in buying the motor as it is and fixing it up themselves?