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Old 11-28-2008, 02:27 PM   #2
alantf
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Re: small bike

Hi Mike,
Yes,well, I'm 5'9"/160 lbs, & the gz is right for me too.
Firstly, it's the right height for my legs (32" trouser legs) & the right weight for comfortable handling.
Secondly, over here (Tenerife) there is so much traffic that the gz is PERFECT for nipping in & out of snarled up traffic, with enough punch to shoot out onto roundabouts with traffic coming from all directions.
Thirdly, parking is no problem. If there's nowhere to park on the road, then just park it on the pavement (or do you call them sidewalks ?) The Spanish police don't seem to worry about that sort of thing.
I must admit that if I did a lot of motorway (freeway?) riding, I'd like a faster bike, but since 99.99% of my riding is on normal roads with a limit of 50km/hr , the top speed of the gz means that I'm over the limit anyway.
I've been riding for many years now, & I don't "need" anything bigger to show off my virility, unlike a lot of the younger riders.
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