09-17-2014, 08:26 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Pelahatchie, MS
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Hello from MS
Redwood from Pelahatchie, MS here. Just traded a golf cart for a 99 GZ250 for my wife to learn on. Was originally looking for a Rebel or a Virago, but a guy offered this and I took it. Didn't ever give 'em a second glance until now, but I'm glad I did. Definitely a cool little bike. My other ride is a 600 Shadow from the same year. Glad to be here and look forward to getting to know y'all...
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09-17-2014, 05:14 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Santa Maria, California
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Welcome from the central coast of California. This is a great forum. Enjoy the GZ. It is a fun bike to ride.
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09-17-2014, 10:11 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Longs, SC
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Welcome to the forum from South Carolina. Ride safe.
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09-17-2014, 10:42 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: manning, sc
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Welcome! Have fun an ride safe.
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09-18-2014, 06:50 PM
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Location: Squamish B.C Canada
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Welcome Redwood. Your wife will be thankful learning on a GZ. They are an ideal trainer and first bike.
First things first. Make sure the bike is mechanically sound and maintained so there are no issues for your wife to deal with. Do whatever you can yourself if you like wrenching or take it to a shop. Ask us first about anything on or about the bike. We have all been there and have a pretty good take on new owners and used bikes coming together. Second thing. Do not teach your wife to ride. Both of you should attend a rider's training course together and learn from professionals. Here is why and it makes more sense than most would believe. You may be licensed but you have bad habits to teach your wife. Learn with your wife. She has to learn good habits and you have to unlearn bad habits to learn good habits. Been there done that. Lynda became a very confident and safe rider and I just was amazed at how lucky I was to be still alive with all my bad habits. If you haven't already, get a copy of Proficient Motorcycling by David Hough and both read it. Knowledge is riding pleasure. |
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09-18-2014, 07:34 PM
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Location: P.E.I. Canada
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WElcome to the family!!
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09-24-2014, 04:02 PM
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Thank you all for the welcome. As for the wife learning, I wasn't going to teach her, but she refuses to go to the class until she can ride at least a little bit. So I've been familiarizing her with the bike, and I've got her toodling around the front yard in first gear. She basically needs to realize it's not as scary as she's convinced herself it will be. I don't want to put anything in her head that will need to be relearned, so I've kept it to confidence building primarily. She's got much better natural balance than I do so I don't think it'll be long before she's confident enough to go to class. I'd like to go with her, but I'm licensed already, and at $300 a pop for the course, and short funds, I'm gonna have to pass until a later date...
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