Good bye Vstrom - Page 2

mole2 · 09-19-2012, 03:28 AM

Congrats, WW, but don't even think of leaving. We don't need you going the way of Saris. lol We need your knowledge around here.

Water Warrior 2 · 09-19-2012, 06:10 AM

Thank you to all of you. The GZ forum is my favorite because of the folks here. I am still very interested in bikes and lurk on many forums just for general knowledge and hints about riding and wrenching.
This is what lead me to owning a Vstrom for 7 years. Everyone spent time riding and needed very few time outs for wrenching. And the GZ shares some of it's traits. It may be an older simpler design but it is a rider's bike. Few factory warts to plague the owner.
The fellow who bought the Vstrom said a certain model of BMW had a 4 hour teardown just to replace a headlight bulb. A GZ is 5 minutes anytime or anywhere. That is the kind of knowledge to consider when buying a bike. Comparing a GZ and a BMW is kinda weird at best but it hits the wallet big time for a BMW owner. How many GZ owners would pay 4 hours shop time for a headlight bulb change? The answer is 2 times. The first time and the last time.
Back to the start of this reply. The members are great and come from a long line of different bike ownership, both big and small displacements. Some folks only have a GZ while others have a garage full of bikes and the GZ is the errand runner of the bunch. It can also be a somewhat slower touring bike(Lynda proved that)if you ride it with it's capabilities in mind.
It's now 3:00 A.M. almost time for some sleep. Night all.

**jonathan180iq** · 09-19-2012, 10:34 AM

Heck man, just hang around for the camaraderie. Spent most of your time in the future making jokes and busting people's balls. I'd say you've earned it

Glad you're satisfied with the sale. I always have a sense of loss after I let one go. Right now if the first time I have been without a bike for a period of more than a couple of weeks and I haven't really felt the internal desire to replace it. It's strange. But other things in life sometimes take precedent.

alantf · 09-19-2012, 04:17 PM

Have you got an old stool in the garage, so that when the urge overtakes you, you can sit astride it and twist the right wrist whilst going "vroom, vroom"? :roll:

Water Warrior 2 · 09-19-2012, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by alantf

Have you got an old stool in the garage, so that when the urge overtakes you, you can sit astride it and twist the right wrist whilst going "vroom, vroom"? :roll:

Don't need a stool. We still have Lynda's M-50 parked downstairs. I can make real Vroom Vroom sounds. Wanna buy it?? You pay for the delivery/shipping of course. :lol: :lol:

Way · 09-20-2012, 08:44 PM

Holy moly, I missed all this! O_o

It's good that you're sticking around though. Maybe things will work out to the riding side again, who knows? In the meantime I'm sure the forum will keep you occupied. :poke2:

09-19-2012, 03:28 AM	#11
mole2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Longs, SC Posts: 1,469	Re: Good bye Vstrom Congrats, WW, but don't even think of leaving. We don't need you going the way of Saris. lol We need your knowledge around here. __________________ 2009 V-Star 650 Silverado Pearl White 2007 Suzuki GZ250 Black (sold) Login or Register to Remove Ads
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09-19-2012, 06:10 AM	#12
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Good bye Vstrom Thank you to all of you. The GZ forum is my favorite because of the folks here. I am still very interested in bikes and lurk on many forums just for general knowledge and hints about riding and wrenching. This is what lead me to owning a Vstrom for 7 years. Everyone spent time riding and needed very few time outs for wrenching. And the GZ shares some of it's traits. It may be an older simpler design but it is a rider's bike. Few factory warts to plague the owner. The fellow who bought the Vstrom said a certain model of BMW had a 4 hour teardown just to replace a headlight bulb. A GZ is 5 minutes anytime or anywhere. That is the kind of knowledge to consider when buying a bike. Comparing a GZ and a BMW is kinda weird at best but it hits the wallet big time for a BMW owner. How many GZ owners would pay 4 hours shop time for a headlight bulb change? The answer is 2 times. The first time and the last time. Back to the start of this reply. The members are great and come from a long line of different bike ownership, both big and small displacements. Some folks only have a GZ while others have a garage full of bikes and the GZ is the errand runner of the bunch. It can also be a somewhat slower touring bike(Lynda proved that)if you ride it with it's capabilities in mind. It's now 3:00 A.M. almost time for some sleep. Night all.
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09-19-2012, 10:34 AM	#13
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,996	Re: Good bye Vstrom Heck man, just hang around for the camaraderie. Spent most of your time in the future making jokes and busting people's balls. I'd say you've earned it Glad you're satisfied with the sale. I always have a sense of loss after I let one go. Right now if the first time I have been without a bike for a period of more than a couple of weeks and I haven't really felt the internal desire to replace it. It's strange. But other things in life sometimes take precedent. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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09-19-2012, 04:17 PM	#14
alantf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tenerife (Spain) Posts: 3,715	Re: Good bye Vstrom Have you got an old stool in the garage, so that when the urge overtakes you, you can sit astride it and twist the right wrist whilst going "vroom, vroom"? :roll: __________________ By birth an Englishman, by the grace of God a Yorkshireman.
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09-20-2012, 08:44 PM	#16
Way Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Northwestern VT Posts: 224	Re: Good bye Vstrom Holy moly, I missed all this! O_o It's good that you're sticking around though. Maybe things will work out to the riding side again, who knows? In the meantime I'm sure the forum will keep you occupied. :poke2: __________________ -- Wayne
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