Hello from Staten Island, NY

[jonathan180iq]

Let the bike sit in the sun for an hour or so, take some WD-40 and a rag and remove that silly warning sticker on your tank. It's easier to do it now. If you wait a year or whatever, they tend to get baked on.

[Water Warrior 2]

Congratulations. You are now officially licensed to stay young.

[ecr959]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

Congratulations. You are now officially licensed to stay young.

Thank you. Thats exactly what it feels like. I want to enjoy this, I wanted to ride when in my 20's and 30's and always shied away. I'm glad I finally did it, better late than never, .... as they say.

[mavrix]

Congratulations ecr959!

[blaine]

Originally Posted by ecr959

Hi everybody.

Well, I took the Rider course, picked up my license, got my Suzuki GZ250 home in one piece, and for the past week I've been prowling the neighborhood, practicing slow turns and quick stops.

I'm having a ball, and I'm a complete beginner at 56. Great fun.

[Water Warrior 2]

Lynda was a 56+ grandmother when she started riding her GZ. Also a complete newbie to riding. The GZ was great preparation for an upgrade 3 seasons later. Now at 56+++ she is preparing for a ride half way across Canada in Sept on her M-50. And I am not going with her. She made this trip before with the GZ and me along for company but this time it is a test of metal sort of thing. She has a proper feel and attitude with the bike which she works on improving/maintaining with every ride.

[ecr959]

The M50 is a beautiful bike. I saw a few pics, but don't know much else about it. Its a 750 ? You said Lynda did that trip once already with the GZ ? She must be a "Iron Woman" thats a long hard trip for such a small bike.

[mole2]

Originally Posted by ecr959

Thank you. Thats exactly what it feels like. I want to enjoy this, I wanted to ride when in my 20's and 30's and always shied away. I'm glad I finally did it, better late than never, .... as they say.

It was part of my bucket list. :biggrin:

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by ecr959

The M50 is a beautiful bike. I saw a few pics, but don't know much else about it. Its a 750 ? You said Lynda did that trip once already with the GZ ? She must be a "Iron Woman" thats a long hard trip for such a small bike.

The M is an 805 cc or 50 cubic inches. The bike did need a couple mods to fit a 5' 3" rider but everything worked out very well. Lynda did enjoy her first long ride East and back but the GZ required too much planning ahead to navigate through headwinds, slight upgrades and loss of speed and power. Very tiring as the day progresses. The M allows one to just twist the throttle and motor on regardless of hills, winds or traffic if one is so inclined.
The GZ did perform like a champ on the long ride with nary a thought of breakdown or reliablity issues. It does make a great little touring bike if you aren't in a hurry and stay off major highways with faster traffic.

[Rookie Rider]

ecr did you move yet ??