Greetings from Portugal

[Adamastor]

Hi there!

I actually dont own a Suzuki GZ250, but her sister the GN250. I believe the engine is exactly the same, so I am very happy to have found this fantastic forum. Not much info or many GN250 users on the web...

I bought this bike 3 week ago with 13.000km (1993) and after doing a home revision (new oil, filter, air filter, front tire) I already rode her for 1200km.
Most my rides are commutes with 32 km distance, 20 of which on highway speeds (around 100km/h at around 6100 r/min).. hope that's not too rough on the engine, is it?

Greetings from the sunny Portugal and wish you all good rides!

Sergio

(and sorry about my poor written english)

[Water Warrior 2]

Hi there!

I actually dont own a Suzuki GZ250, but her sister the GN250. I believe the engine is exactly the same, so I am very happy to have found this fantastic forum. Not much info or many GN250 users on the web...

I bought this bike 3 week ago with 13.000km (1993) and after doing a home revision (new oil, filter, air filter, front tire) I already rode her for 1200km.
Most my rides are commutes with 32 km distance, 20 of which on highway speeds (around 100km/h at around 6100 r/min).. hope that's not too rough on the engine, is it?

Greetings from the sunny Portugal and wish you all good rides!

Sergio

(and sorry about my poor written english)


Welcome Sergio. It is always great to have a new member and to hear from some one from far away places. If possible can you post pics so we can compare the bike to a GZ. I seem to remember the GN in Canada years ago but I don't think it was sold in the U.S. Might be interesting to our American members.

[Adamastor]

Still dont have many photos, but here they go:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3491/3749424590_90da616237.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/3702077030_bd883eae9f.jpg

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/6294/igp9332.jpg

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4663/igp9323.jpg

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/48/igp9326.jpg

Regards,

Sergio

[alanmcorcoran]

Looks like the GN has a bit more info on the dash. A tach, for instance, and I'm going to guess you might have more rational blinker indicators - and possibly.... a fuel gauge? What's on that black thing between the speedo and the tach?

Front wheel looks skinnier - sort of Honda Rebel like.

[burkbuilds]

Nice ride, I like the chrome front fender too! I think your GN looks better than my GZ did, maybe I'm just sentimental for the older styles. Anyway, Welcome to the forum!

[Water Warrior 2]

Add a FI engine and we get a TU 250 by the looks of it. The center piece between the tach and speedo would be would be a neutral indicator, hi-beam and signal indicator. If I am right I can reward myself with a donut. LOL. Suzuki also made a GN 400 verticle twin at one time. Too bad they are not still making them.

[New GZ250]

Check out the GN250 etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_GN_Series

[alantf]

(and sorry about my poor written english)

Not at all! I wouldn't have guessed that English wasn't your first language, until you used the word "revision". We use the same word here (Tenerife). The English word is "service" :2tup:

[Adamastor]

The center piece between the tach and speedo would be would be a neutral indicator, hi-beam and signal indicator.

You're absolutely right :) (is there a donut smiley?)


The English word is "service" :2tup:

Service! Yes... that's it ehehe :)


I wish I had the 400cc version, but dont think they came to Portugal... Anyway, 250cc is surelly more economic... just started doing fuel consumption stats here:
http://www.fuelly.com/sig-metric/21971.png (http://www.fuelly.com/driver/SergioSousa/gn250)


Regards,

Sérgio

[burkbuilds]

Add a FI engine and we get a TU 250 by the looks of it. The center piece between the tach and speedo would be would be a neutral indicator, hi-beam and signal indicator. If I am right I can reward myself with a donut. LOL. Suzuki also made a GN 400 verticle twin at one time. Too bad they are not still making them.

A GN400 Twin, now I would like to have seen that, anybody got pictures of one? Why do the bike mfg's stop making these great "smaller" bikes? There has got to be a market for them. I know I'm not interested in a 1000cc bike and I don't think I will be in the future, but I think the smaller bikes are cool and there just aren't many of them being made anymore. :??:

[Adamastor]

I find the TU250 with a very pleasant design, and wish they were still producing it... don't understand why they did stop production so early...

[Water Warrior 2]

I find the TU250 with a very pleasant design, and wish they were still producing it... don't understand why they did stop production so early...

They stopped the TU 250. Why on Earth would Suzuki do that ?............Hmm. Just a guess on my part but maybe it was not successful in 3rd world countries due to the FI. This is probably where the bulk of small bore bikes are sold. FI can not be fixed on the road side with duct tape, WD-40 and a rock.