Greetings and thanks for all the great info!

Stretch · 07-20-2007, 05:33 PM

Hello all, Bob here, newbie at riding and new owner of a 1999 GZ250. Very comfortable bike that can actually easily haul my somewhat economy-sized body. Based on the info I gained here and in the Yahoo! group for the 250 I trotted down to a dealer and bought some bolt-on goodies to make the bike a bit more useful for me. Plan on using it as a daily commuter - but I have been having so much fun learning to ride it that I seem to be commuting everywhere! When my first tank of gas gave me about 74 MPG I was the ultimate happy camper, considering I had just sold a POS Altima that got 22 MPG on a good day with a tail wind and me running alongside. We will be able to eat meat again!

I appreciate the effort in sharing all of the hard-won lessons. I hope I will have something to share as I progress in my experience, preferably something that doesn't involve traction or scar tissue, but you never know.

-Bob

molly · 07-20-2007, 06:05 PM

Welcome Bob! I too am a new GZ250 owner, and loving it. Hope you have a great time on it. Keep us posted as to your progress. We look forward to reading you "ride reports" too!

Stretch · 07-21-2007, 10:06 PM

So far so good, I am looking forward to the ride!
-Bob

07-20-2007, 05:33 PM	#1
Stretch Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chula Vista, CA Posts: 52	Greetings and thanks for all the great info! Hello all, Bob here, newbie at riding and new owner of a 1999 GZ250. Very comfortable bike that can actually easily haul my somewhat economy-sized body. Based on the info I gained here and in the Yahoo! group for the 250 I trotted down to a dealer and bought some bolt-on goodies to make the bike a bit more useful for me. Plan on using it as a daily commuter - but I have been having so much fun learning to ride it that I seem to be commuting everywhere! When my first tank of gas gave me about 74 MPG I was the ultimate happy camper, considering I had just sold a POS Altima that got 22 MPG on a good day with a tail wind and me running alongside. We will be able to eat meat again! I appreciate the effort in sharing all of the hard-won lessons. I hope I will have something to share as I progress in my experience, preferably something that doesn't involve traction or scar tissue, but you never know. -Bob __________________ -Bob Stretch Some of us serve only to be bad examples for others... Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-20-2007, 06:05 PM	#2
molly Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 66	Welcome Bob! I too am a new GZ250 owner, and loving it. Hope you have a great time on it. Keep us posted as to your progress. We look forward to reading you "ride reports" too! __________________ Keep The Rubber Side Down!
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07-21-2007, 10:06 PM	#3
Stretch Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chula Vista, CA Posts: 52	Thanks Molly! So far so good, I am looking forward to the ride! -Bob __________________ -Bob Stretch Some of us serve only to be bad examples for others... Login or Register to Remove Ads
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