First love all over again, and feeling "in the club"

[roncg41677]

"should be", at least I'm PS it SB. :neener:

[alanmcorcoran]

Yeah, "should be." DAMMIT! Now you made me write the whole thing out!

Actually I thought it was common. Didn't even think about it when I did it.

[roncg41677]

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

Yeah, "should be." DAMMIT! Now you made me write the whole thing out!

Just think of all that time you wasted :biggrin: .

[Chris]

I really thought it was funny. All my biker friends ride Harleys and they laugh at my GZ. I don't care. I have the bike I am susposed to have and am very comfortable on it. They hate it when I talk about 75mpg. One friend asked me not to talk gas mileage any more and, besides, he dosen't want to ride with a 250! So I put together rides with friends without him.

My wife works with a lady whose husband morgaged their house a couple of months ago to buy a Harley. The lady told my wife when he did it and she told me. Bad idea, I said. Now, two months later he lost his job, they are over their heads in debt, and the future looks bad.

Only pay cash for your toys.

Chris, Atlanta

[patrick_777]

Originally Posted by Chris

All my biker friends ride Harleys and they laugh at my GZ....he dosen't want to ride with a 250!

Get new friends.

[VTXorcist]

That wave list is the funnies thing I've read in a long while!

And I can't wait to ride with my wife on her GZ250 (we just bought a used one; waiting for her MSF course next month). I love the way the bike looks, personally. In fact, I'm looking forward to doing a little cruising on it myself!

Most Harley riders are OK in my book, but they're definitely a little snobby even if they don't mean to be. I still remember when a couple of my Harley friends first saw my Honda. The response, "Hey man, there's no reason to be ashamed of riding a Honda!" I was thinking "No s***, pal!"

[bonehead]

It does'nt matter what you're on, but just that you are riding!!

[VTXorcist]

I'm with ya 100% on that.

By the way, took the "new" (to us, anyway) '99 GZ250 out for its maiden cruise today. Man that little scoot is fun! Took a little while to get used to the low gears, but once I got that under control, I was zipping along. I was surprised how easy it is to coax it over 60mph. It's nice not to get a tricep workout when I countersteer around corners, too.

I can't wait till my wife does her MSF course next month and gets her endorsement. She's gonna love this thing.

EDIT: I did get some serious butt numbs after about 30 or 40 miles, though. The seat could use some work. I'm tempted to try finding a cheap stock seat someone doesn't need so I can try shaving it and re-upholstering like the one user did on the mod forum here. I'd probably add some sort of gelpad under the vinyl, too.

[Dupo]

Windshields are cool but if you are 'new' to riding and get one because the wind was too much on your first ride or two on the highway, you haven't given yourself a chance to get used to the feeling of it. If its something you really like, awesome! But riding a bike gives you many new feelings and experiences that you havent felt before and like anything, you have to get used to it. After that, its a 'breeze' (sorry, i had to).

As for whoever mentioned the seat problem, you can surely shave it down and reshape it. Electric turkey slicer and sandpaper is all you'll need. A dremel with a sanding barrel on it will cut the step needed to fit the gel.