Go Back   GZ 250 Forums > GZ250-Specific > General GZ250 Talk

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 11-21-2011, 05:08 AM   #31
rmartin
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Hoopeston, IL
Posts: 38
Re: 8000 miles

Yep, filled the tank and stabilizer. I think I did that twice, but not sure.

Did not change the oil, I know you are supposed to, but I have always done it when I get back.

I should post some pictures, I have a friend that takes a lot of pictures. I always have to borrow the wife's camera for that. Then when sotmething goes wrong or doesn't work I get blamed for it. So I have avoided the pictures for that reason. I hear about how I screwed her camera up for years.



Login or Register to Remove Ads
rmartin is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 04-23-2012, 05:48 AM   #32
rmartin
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Hoopeston, IL
Posts: 38
Re: 8000 miles

Won't be to long before leaving AZ and heading back to Illinois. Hope the 250 starts fairly easy. Rather ride than fiddle.
rmartin is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 07-28-2014, 03:56 AM   #33
rmartin
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Hoopeston, IL
Posts: 38
Getting close to turning over 10,000 miles.

Hard to get many miles as I have 4 different bikes I ride regularly.

2 yamaha TW200 with around 9000 on each, and a Kawasaki with over 5000 miles.



Login or Register to Remove Ads
rmartin is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 07-28-2014, 09:46 PM   #34
Water Warrior 2
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Squamish B.C Canada
Posts: 11,409
Trying to wear out 4 bikes at the same time would certainly keep me busy.
Water Warrior 2 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 08-01-2014, 04:56 AM   #35
rmartin
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Hoopeston, IL
Posts: 38
Yep, sometimes I just stand and look at them, and think what do I want to do, or where do I want to go.



Login or Register to Remove Ads
rmartin is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 08-01-2014, 06:15 PM   #36
bwader
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Franklin VA
Posts: 171
I have a 2005 GZ I rode yesterday 126 miles and filled up and the gas price went even lower today.

It was $3.129 the day before NOW its $3.079/ gal!

There are 6 pumps at this station and there are people waiting all around in line.

Other stations nearby are $3.27 or $3.30's in Franklin, VA In Chesapeake its 3.30-3.40's and VA beach its much higher.

I'm at around 9,100 miles and I get 60 mpg riding 60-65mph highway and 16 tooth sprocket.

I stay in 5th gear too unless I need to accelerate quicker.

Been thinking of trying a 15 tooth sprocket again, but I KNOW the gas mileage will suffer.

I'm heavy at 250 pounds and 6' 3'' and best gas mileage I got was 65mpg. Worst was 51 mpg in heavy traffic riding 60 miles and in a 4 miles stretch it took 25 minutes.
__________________
2005 GZ 250 10,200 miles
bwader is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 08-02-2014, 04:58 AM   #37
alantf
Senior Member
 
alantf's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Tenerife (Spain)
Posts: 3,715
You're lucky. At $3.079 per gallon, that's 81 cents per litre. We're paying the equivalent of $1.45 per litre, and in England it's much much higher.
__________________
By birth an Englishman, by the grace of God a Yorkshireman.
alantf is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 08-02-2014, 03:34 PM   #38
Water Warrior 2
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Squamish B.C Canada
Posts: 11,409
Quote:
Originally Posted by alantf View Post
You're lucky. At $3.079 per gallon, that's 81 cents per litre. We're paying the equivalent of $1.45 per litre, and in England it's much much higher.
$1.39 a litre here but that it subject to any change in the alignment of the stars in Hollywood.
Water Warrior 2 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 08-02-2014, 07:35 PM   #39
studysession
Member
 
studysession's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 68
Quote:
Originally Posted by rmartin View Post
Getting close to turning over 10,000 miles.

Hard to get many miles as I have 4 different bikes I ride regularly.

2 yamaha TW200 with around 9000 on each, and a Kawasaki with over 5000 miles.

How do you like the TW200? I like the looks and style....might want one some point
studysession is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 08-02-2014, 11:09 PM   #40
bwader
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Franklin VA
Posts: 171
Quote:
Originally Posted by alantf View Post
You're lucky. At $3.079 per gallon, that's 81 cents per litre. We're paying the equivalent of $1.45 per litre, and in England it's much much higher.
Yes indeed! So 3.78 liters in a gallon, DAMN $5.48 A GALLON!

In the USA the average is anywhere from $3.00-4.10 a gallon. Now that I think of it, I didn't think of the currency cost of different countries. I know a Canadian dollar is a little more than an American dollar and a Euro is at least twice as much and more. So that's a factor too.

Where I live its probably the cheapest gas prices I just looked on Gasbuddy.com for franklin VA and man its always more in Virginia beach city 30+ cents more usually.

The gas prices vary from city to city and state to state due to local taxes are different.
__________________
2005 GZ 250 10,200 miles
bwader is offline  
Reply With Quote
Reply



Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:46 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.