My baby 125.....

[Gz Rider]

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[Water Warrior 2]

I would imagine the GZ is still in production for the 3rd world market. It has proven to be reliable and cheap. It serves as a workhorse and family limo when needed. Our North American smog requirements are probably the reason for it being unavailable. Hopefully the TU 250 will make it's presence felt and prove to be another winner in N.A. We do need to have smaller bikes for training, first bikes and something a family can keep for the kids.
If the GZ had 5 more ponies under the tank I doubt Lynda would have upgraded. It was her 1st bike and served her well.

[Gz Rider]

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[alantf]

Looking on the bike sale sites, it seems that North America won't allow the sale of any new bike that doesn't have FI. All the carb bikes seem to have disappeared from the sites for 2012.

[jonathan180iq]

Originally Posted by alantf

Looking on the bike sale sites, it seems that North America won't allow the sale of any new bike that doesn't have FI. All the carb bikes seem to have disappeared from the sites for 2012.

Yeah, I was going to mention this.
The good news for us small bike enthusiasts is that everything from now on will have F.I.
The bad news is that we won't have to worry about piddling with jet changes and things like that......

Wait a minute! That's not bad news! That's awesome!


I think once they transplant the TU FI to the GZ, then she'll pop back up, maybe even with a re-design to boost sales. That would be something to see! Or maybe they can produce a real standard instead of the cruiser style with standard rider position.
We'll just have to wait and see.

[Gz Rider]

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[Water Warrior 2]

The real trick is to build a standard without raising the seat height. Not an easy task.

[jonathan180iq]

You could lift the seat of the GZ about another inch or two, which is alot in the motorcycle world, and still keep the same bucket design and it would retain easy access for the vertically challenged.

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

You could lift the seat of the GZ about another inch or two, which is alot in the motorcycle world, and still keep the same bucket design and it would retain easy access for the vertically challenged.

Yes and no. Some of our vertically challenged would be between a rock and a hard place. They would finally have a standard bike but really be uneasy with the tippy toe syndrome. Having the option of raising the front forks an inch and lowering the rear an inch would negate a taller seat. A 5ft 4in person can easily live with a GZ wearing decent protective footwear with a thicker soul and be a flat footer at stops. Uneven road conditions would be the problem. Stopping on the crown of the road between the tire tracks can be a hazard.
I suppose we could talk this to death for a long time if we decide to. The bottom line is buy what fits or modify until it fits. The other option is a sidecar rig with a much larger displacement engine.

[alantf]

The thing that tipped me towards the Gz was price. I knew that a lightweight 250 was the way to go, given the riding conditions I would encounter. Being on a fixed income (pension) I went for the cheapest option, bearing in mind that all the 250 options (cruiser style) were, broadly speaking, the same. At the time, I knew nothing about the geezer. It was pure chance. If Suzuki can keep undercutting the opposition, they may increase their sales. If the US of A only allow sales of new bikes with FI, then maybe Suzuki will be forced to bring out a low cost 250 FI to keep hold of the market. Who knows?