Hi folks
 

I just checked out the technical forums--thanks in advance for all the great advice it looks like I'm going to get! I'd like to start doing my own scheduled maintenance. I downloaded the service manual & have started to look through it.

I've had my 1999 GZ250 for about 6 years now; I got it after taking the course to get my license, and the instructor suggested that everybody "ought to start out on a 250cc". I wound up loving the bike and have never considered getting anything bigger--the handling is great for dodging potholes and other city street hazards, and the 65-70 mpg is hard to beat.

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Welcome to the family. :) :2tup:

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Hi, welcome to the forum. Glad to know you have enjoyed your GZ for so many years. I've had mine for two months and have also fallen in love with it. Others have told me that by next season I'll be looking to upgrade to a bigger bike. But like you, I am enjoying the maneuverability of the GZ along with all the other perks of gas mileage. I agree it is a great bike and I only need to go so fast in order to remain safe.

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Welcome.

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Welcome to the forum from Maryland. Ride safe.

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Welcome to the forum from South Carolina. Ride safe.


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I've had mine for three years and I have both a larger bike and a half-dirtish bike (KLR 650) The GZ is a great hop on and go bike. The Big bike is great on the freeway but it's heavy as hell, no fun to back up and, if I dump it, it'll crush me. Plus I can't pick it back up. The KLR is pretty nimble but you have to climb aboard - it sits up pretty high. And I can't pick that one up either. I'm pretty sure I COULD pick up the Geezer, but, I've never had the opportunity - it's never gone down.

Welcome!

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But I have :blush: :cry:. No great problem, picking it up. :2tup:

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I've been told the same thing that I'll want to upgrade it, blah blah blah. I'm happy with my GZ! :2tup: Now maybe I will want to down the road or maybe I won't, just because they wanted a big bike doesn't mean I will.

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Bigger bikes that take a nap on the street are a pain in the back side. Taller midsize bikes like the KLR and Vstrom carry their weight up high and really take some effort to pick up. I just ask for help and to heck with the Ego thing.
Lynda's M-50 has wide crash bars on it and basically I can just roll it up on it's wheels again after dropping it.
As for the full size cruisers that weigh in at 800/900 pounds I would hope and pray for help.