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Forum: GZ250 Media 08-07-2011, 05:31 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 22,481
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: GZ250 Cafe Racer Project... Before and After.

Beautiful job! As we have seen on this forum, the GZ makes a great bobber. I would never have imagined a retro cafe racer, though! Great work.
Forum: GZ250 Media 07-13-2011, 10:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 882
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: My GZ!

"..fallen in love with her.." --wonderful! That is how it should be. Enjoy every second of it!
Forum: GZ250 Media 06-11-2011, 04:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,543
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: My GZ-- La Poderosita-- is gone...

So then the solution would be for all states to require registration and insurance for scooters, as is done here.

Which would mean convincing your local legislators-- and, of course, their...
Forum: GZ250 Media 06-07-2011, 03:05 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,543
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: My GZ-- La Poderosita-- is gone...

Amen to that.

Just this past Sunday , a few blocks from my house, a biker was killed by a left-turning cager who, of course, "didn't see him." As one local news post put it, the brother dies on...
Forum: GZ250 Media 06-05-2011, 10:09 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,543
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: My GZ-- La Poderosita-- is gone...

I don't know what the law is in other states, but here in New York scooters most certainly do have to be registered, insured and licensed like any other motorcycle.

And as for their right (as seen...
Forum: GZ250 Media 06-03-2011, 07:41 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,543
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: My GZ-- La Poderosita-- is gone...

Yeah, but it's nice to know that she's out there somewhere, helping someone else get out in the wind!

By the way, I saw a very trick TU250 the other day-- no pillion, no logos, and fork boots &...
Forum: GZ250 Media 06-02-2011, 08:03 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,543
Posted By Mercutio57
My GZ-- La Poderosita-- is gone...

I traded her in to get a scooter for the wife. Truth to tell, La Poderosita hadn't been getting out of the garage very much since Bonny joined the family. She served me well, I must say-- got my...
Forum: Mugshots 12-12-2010, 02:59 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 7,420
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: here i am

If you want more power and height & weight are issues, consider a Triumph Bonneville. I just picked up an '09 SE and it handles as easily as my GZ (much better, actually), and has plenty of power. ...
Forum: General GZ250 Talk 11-11-2010, 10:06 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,143
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: Movin' on up...

Thanks for the good wishes, one and all. I'll post pictures as soon as I get around to taking some. So far it's stock except for the rubber fork boots, but I'm waiting on some other factory...
Forum: General GZ250 Talk 11-08-2010, 03:02 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,143
Posted By Mercutio57
Movin' on up...

After about a year and half on "La Poderosita" I decided to move on up to my dream machine-- a Triumph Bonneville SE. I was going to put the GZ up for sale, but now the wife is thinking of taking...
Forum: GZ250 Media 10-06-2010, 05:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,436
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: My new ride

MC Enterprises definitely has a bar for the GZ 250. Several of us on this site have them.
Forum: GZ250 Media 10-05-2010, 08:21 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,436
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: My new ride

P.S. That USAF service was in Germany (then West Germany) as well. Not near Augsburg, though.
Forum: GZ250 Media 10-05-2010, 08:14 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,436
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: My new ride

I recently put a Fox Creek Leather (made in the USA!) tool bag on my sissy bar (also MC Enterprises, also made in the USA!). It's designed to mount on the fork on a big hawg, but on the little GZ...
Forum: GZ250 Media 10-04-2010, 08:46 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,436
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: My new ride

Nice ride. If you do go for a crashbar, check out the one made by MC Enterprises. It goes on easily enough, looks good, and is functional.
Forum: Member Introductions 07-29-2010, 07:51 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,625
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: I'm growing some---

When I was young, the saying was "everything that I like to do is either immoral, illegal, or fattening." The new version appears to be "everything that I like to do is either immoral, illegal,...
Forum: GZ250 Media 07-05-2010, 10:19 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,387
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: My first bike

My answer always is, "My GZ may be 'just' a 250, but it's NOT a cage. And that has made all the difference..."
Forum: GZ250 Media 06-26-2010, 07:54 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,387
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: My first bike

For most of the world's population a 250cc bike is big. Untold thousands throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America use 100cc and 125cc machines for daily transportation, and do just fine. In...
Forum: Member Introductions 06-25-2010, 04:36 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,541
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: New Guy With TU250

I hear ya, AZ Kev. I've been snubbed by a few HD snobs as well. Thankfully they are relatively few in number (at least in my neck of the woods), and most riders will give or return a wave no matter...
Forum: GZ250 Media 06-25-2010, 04:27 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,387
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: My first bike

I always thought I'd get a bigger bike, and probably will someday. But everytime I take my GZ out for a ride I end up asking, "why?" It's quick, maneuverable, and stylish. Throw in economical, and...
Forum: General GZ250 Talk 06-18-2010, 04:53 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,239
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: What's that switch do...?

Amen to less frills. I consider that one of the GZ's charms...
Forum: Mugshots 06-18-2010, 04:49 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,432
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: Me and my 2001 GZ250

You may be right, Easy-- it certainly is true that the companies won't make (or distribute in a given country) machines they can't sell.

My market-based assessment of the situation is...
Forum: General GZ250 Talk 06-17-2010, 03:50 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,239
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: What's that switch do...?

My GZ is a 2009 and it doesn't have this-- just a hi/low switch.
Forum: Mugshots 06-17-2010, 03:44 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,432
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: Me and my 2001 GZ250

Let's face it, there is almost no market in the U.S. for mid-size motorcycles. We have a couple of 250s on one end of the spectrum, and the rest of the showroom is filled with 200 MPH crotch rockets...
Forum: General GZ250 Talk 06-13-2010, 08:15 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,134
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: Grip parts?

Be careful when installing the new bar ends-- if the nut inside falls off the bolt it will likely get stuck inside the bar.
Forum: Mugshots 06-13-2010, 08:11 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,432
Posted By Mercutio57
Re: Me and my 2001 GZ250

Sweeeeeeeeet deal, all around. Welcome to the party!
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