Future GZ250..very soon..

[Water Warrior 2]

Night riding with a GZ can be a challenge with the stock headlight bulb. Lynda's GZ received a SilverStar bulb and a proper headlight alignment. She felt much safer but it wasn't the greatest by any stretch. If I was going to ride a GZ after dark on a regular basis I would invest in some decent LED driving lights. The GZ will power them adequately but not much more. I can find a U.S. source that Vstrom riders have used and recommend both for quality and price range. If I remember correctly they are a bargan at approx $170 for those interested.
From a safety stand point a bike with a single light source is a liability if/when the bulb goes out after dark.

[vikz250]

Whew!! thats was an interesting ride home this morning! (1:00am). It was a nice day going to work, going home well lets just say its my 1st time riding in a middle of a thunderstorm/lightning/rain and wind!!got home safely, I just keep telling myself to slow down a bit. watch the road and don't get hit by a freaking lightning!!

[northsidegz]

That would have been en-lightning to say the least!

(insert Fozzie Bear waca waca here)

Glad you're safe!

[Water Warrior 2]

Crispy critter comes to mind.

[vikz250]

Just finished changing the oil of my GZ! now she rides even smoother!!yeah ah!!

[vikz250]

Oh DEER! I mean literally DEER! I saw atleast one crossing on my way home from work, I spotted it when I was maybe 15 yards away from it and I was already covering my breaks because I was on a little down hill, I have seen them before out in the back parking lot where I work and I know there is atleast 3 or 4 of them so when I saw the one I just pretty much slowed down to almost 10 mph or so because I'm not sure where the other ones are.They are good size too..

[northsidegz]

....a somewhat unrelated story. There's a respectable used motorcycle dealer in our area selling a 2003 Kawasaki ZG1000 Concourse that "met a deer." They even stated, "as evident by the hair still pinched in the cracks in the lower fairing" and I'm thinking, why are you not cleaning it and taking care of that?

We have a few dealers in this area that will do that. Sometimes they go through a thorough inspection and ensure the bike is ready to go and other times they tell you there's still deer hair in the fairing and it'll need a headlight, blinkers, a foot peg, etc. I guess I can understand why they don't fix up every bike that comes their way, but it just seems to me if you want to be a truly respectable used motorcycle dealer, you'd try to make sure every motorcycle you sell is road ready. Then again, I'm not in the industry, so I probably don't really appreciate what it would take to do that.

...still, clean out the deer hair at least!

[vikz250]

Here is a shot of my GEEZEE with one of the Harley guy I work with..



My GEEZEE with out the "safety" sticker..

[Water Warrior 2]

Safety stickers are the bane of a new bike. Thankfully they are easily removed. The sooner the better for ease of removal.

[northsidegz]

Lookin' nice vikz!

(I wish the GZ could have the look of dual exhaust - even though it's not a V-Twin, I think the appearance of dual exhaust would really help it look slick).