I just Bought a 2006 Suzuki Gz250

johnathandancer · 05-24-2012, 07:03 PM

My name is Johnathan. And I am addicted to cafe racers. Like the title says i just bought a gz250.
It runs great and is a little rough on the paint, But with some hard work and modifactions i think it could make a great cafe style bike.
Im excited to join the forum and talk to other motorcycle gurus.

Rionna · 05-24-2012, 09:18 PM

Congrats on your new bike, and welcome to the forum from Ohio!

mithuth · 05-24-2012, 09:44 PM

Welcome, and congrats on the bike.

Rough paint or not, we all like pics.

Any plans to restore the paint, or just enjoy it as is?

Rookie Rider · 05-24-2012, 10:00 PM

What up and welcome.

bpdchief · 05-24-2012, 11:02 PM

Welcome to insanity

Skunkhome · 05-24-2012, 11:49 PM

Welcome to the site. The GZ makes a convincing bobber but I am yet to see a reasonably close conversion to a cafe racer. I look forward to seeing how you address the basic differences in frame geometry.

blaine · 05-25-2012, 07:19 AM

Welcome to the family!!

:2tup:

Rookie Rider · 05-25-2012, 07:20 AM

Skunkhome, sounds like you need to go to the gz250's pics thread and scroll down on the first page to kevinj's cafe racer thread. Check that out!!

Skunkhome · 05-25-2012, 12:04 PM

I have seen that and though it is a good looking bike but I am sorry it is not by any shade of the imagination a cafe racer. It looks very much like a vintage pre-WWII Royal Enfield which predates the cafe racers by at lease 25years.

1950's Royal Enfield

This is an example of a classic cafe racer form...note the straight frame and peg positions of a standard motorcycle.

johnathandancer · 05-26-2012, 11:45 AM

Well thanks for all your feed back i will be posting pics soon. And I have many ideas to help address the frame shape.

I will be posting pics soon!

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johnathandancer Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Bartlesbille, OK Posts: 2	I just Bought a 2006 Suzuki Gz250 My name is Johnathan. And I am addicted to cafe racers. Like the title says i just bought a gz250. It runs great and is a little rough on the paint, But with some hard work and modifactions i think it could make a great cafe style bike. Im excited to join the forum and talk to other motorcycle gurus. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-24-2012, 09:18 PM	#2
Rionna Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Temple, Texas Posts: 176	Re: I just Bought a 2006 Suzuki Gz250 Congrats on your new bike, and welcome to the forum from Ohio! __________________ Rionna
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mithuth Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Warren, PA Posts: 43	Re: I just Bought a 2006 Suzuki Gz250 Welcome, and congrats on the bike. Rough paint or not, we all like pics. Any plans to restore the paint, or just enjoy it as is? __________________ -Jason 2001 gz250 1999 vz800 Marauder Login or Register to Remove Ads
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Rookie Rider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Queens, NYC Posts: 1,263	Re: I just Bought a 2006 Suzuki Gz250 What up and welcome.
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05-24-2012, 11:49 PM	#6
Skunkhome Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Louisiana Posts: 203	Re: I just Bought a 2006 Suzuki Gz250 Welcome to the site. The GZ makes a convincing bobber but I am yet to see a reasonably close conversion to a cafe racer. I look forward to seeing how you address the basic differences in frame geometry.
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05-25-2012, 07:19 AM	#7
blaine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: P.E.I. Canada Posts: 3,784	Re: I just Bought a 2006 Suzuki Gz250 Welcome to the family!! :2tup: __________________ If at first you do succeed, try not to look surprised.
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05-25-2012, 07:20 AM	#8
Rookie Rider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Queens, NYC Posts: 1,263	Re: I just Bought a 2006 Suzuki Gz250 Skunkhome, sounds like you need to go to the gz250's pics thread and scroll down on the first page to kevinj's cafe racer thread. Check that out!!
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05-25-2012, 12:04 PM	#9
Skunkhome Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Louisiana Posts: 203	Re: I just Bought a 2006 Suzuki Gz250 I have seen that and though it is a good looking bike but I am sorry it is not by any shade of the imagination a cafe racer. It looks very much like a vintage pre-WWII Royal Enfield which predates the cafe racers by at lease 25years. 1950's Royal Enfield This is an example of a classic cafe racer form...note the straight frame and peg positions of a standard motorcycle.
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05-26-2012, 11:45 AM	#10
johnathandancer Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Bartlesbille, OK Posts: 2	Re: I just Bought a 2006 Suzuki Gz250 Well thanks for all your feed back i will be posting pics soon. And I have many ideas to help address the frame shape. I will be posting pics soon!
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