Last Ride With The GZ

[Water Warrior 2]

The Faithful Little GZ went to it's new home today. Lynda rode the bike for the last time. The new owner(Doris)looked real happy with the bike and we are sure she will have fun getting to know her bike and the grin factor that keeps growing. Here's hoping the weather is good enough to bring the new bike home next week. Even a short but wet and cold ride would not be to Lynda's liking. In the mean time we are ordering the add-ons for the M-50 and then I get to play magician again.

I don't plan to abandon the GZ forum and it's members. This is an interesting place to visit and I am hoping to see Doris show up here in the future too. A new rider is always a treat and she has been forewarned about some of our special/slightly deranged personalities. lol. :lol: :lol:

[mrlmd1]

Sorry to see it go, but maybe it'll find a happy new home. Good luck with the new bike, let us know how you and Lynda like it.

[Easy Rider]

she has been forewarned about some of our special/slightly deranged personalities.

HEY.........I resemble that remark!! :retard: :biggrin:

[Water Warrior 2]

Sorry to see it go, but maybe it'll find a happy new home. Good luck with the new bike, let us know how you and Lynda like it.

I am sure Lynda will log on and tell everyone about her new ride. I will be sure to log on and tell you how much fun it is putting stuff on a new bike. The plan is to get everything in a pile and make a plan for installation of said items.

[Water Warrior 2]

[quote="Water Warrior":12a8tmsz] she has been forewarned about some of our special/slightly deranged personalities.

HEY.........I resemble that remark!! :retard: :biggrin:[/quote:12a8tmsz]

Heh heh, was actually thinking of Alan but if you want to step up to the plate and be a victim........................! :neener: :neener:

[alanmcorcoran]

Waitaminute... Am I special or slightly deranged? Mebbe I don't want to know.

[Water Warrior 2]

Waitaminute... Am I special or slightly deranged? Mebbe I don't want to know.

And maybe feeling a bit paranoid too.
:lol:

[Easy Rider]

Mebbe I don't want to know.

Maybe we need a third category............. :biggrin:
Let's take a vote. :popcorn:

[Doug577]

Oh, I saw the M-50 at the Cleveland Motorcycle Show last month. I sat on it for quite some time - sharp lookin' bike. Enjoy!

[Water Warrior 2]

The M is home as of last Saturday. The local Yamaha dealer installed crash bars before it ever left the shop after we unloaded it. And Lynda was gone like a shot. She probably wouldn't have come home if it wasn't so cold but she did get a few miles in the saddle. Today I installed a drivers backrest and a windshield is also coming soon. The hard part will be electrical stuff and where to put all the switches and wiring. But that will come later when it is warmer and I get ambitious.

[mrlmd1]

Pictures, pictures, we need pictures.

[Easy Rider]

Today I installed a drivers backrest and a windshield is also coming soon.

Ah ha! You appear to be the perfect person for this question. I've been wondering for a while now if it would be practical to adapt a drivers backrest from another model to work on the GZ.
Your opinion ??

Be careful with putting that windshield on. Once installed, you might never SEE her again !!! :crackup

[alantf]

I've been wondering for a while now if it would be practical to adapt a drivers backrest from another model to work on the GZ.


I know you were asking WW, but if I might be allowed to throw my two pennorth in here :-

I think that might depend on a thing or two - What is your level of expertise with steelwork? Do you have a workshop with a good selection of tools, such as cutters, welders, grinders? Lastly, do you ride with or without the pillion attached to the bike?

I've got a fully equipped workshop, where I "make things" for people. (I'm retired, & it passes the time). I've also got a lot of knowledge & expertise (not being big headed, just stating a fact!), so I think that if I wanted to adapt the backrest that I took off the "cissy bar" when I adapted the luggage rack, I could easily make a frame, especially (but not restricted to) if riding without a pillion seat.

I don't think "practical" as much as "mechanical ability" with inanimate objects, applies here.

[Water Warrior 2]

Drivers backrests are mostly very model specific. Has a lot to do with the mounting on the bike and available useable bolt locations and strength etc. Go to Google and find Grasshopper backrest. Should give you a couple ideas. The backrest could be made to fit depending on your level expertise and imagination. Easy, if I remember correctly you never ride 2 up so you might consider a trunk in place of the pillion seat. Lynda found it made an ideal backrest.

[music man]

Considering that this is all that is holding it on there it shouldnt be any problem to mount one of these on the GZ.

http://www.grasshopperlimited.com/installation.html

[Water Warrior 2]

Considering that this is all that is holding it on there it shouldnt be any problem to mount one of these on the GZ.

http://www.grasshopperlimited.com/installation.html

Yuppers MM. The base for the BR might be a straight forward bolt on after a little bending.

[Easy Rider]

I think that might depend on a thing or two - What is your level of expertise with steelwork?

I've got tools and experience. I might have considered "fabricate your own" 40 years ago but not now. I don't want one that bad. Drill an extra hole or two in a standard one is about all I care to do.

And the more moons that I see pass, the LESS likely I am to do anything I don't WANT to do! :2tup:

[Easy Rider]

Easy, if I remember correctly you never ride 2 up so you might consider a trunk in place of the pillion seat. Lynda found it made an ideal backrest.

Yep, I caught that....with some interest....and may come back to it later. When I travel, my bag usually goes there but it isn't quite thick enough to make a good backrest. Maybe it would go on the BACK of the sissy bar just as good.