North Carolina representative

[E-man]

Hey guys.
I need to offer you all a big thanks for the info posted here. I built a motorcycle stand based on a post on this site (which was awesome by the way) and it's good to see a community for the GZ250. Sad to say, I havent seen a single GZ (other than mine) here in the Tarheel state.
Been riding for a few months now on a my used black 05 gz250. Yup... noob. In that time I have put about 1,500 miles on my ride and have loved every mile of it. Short commuter and long weekend rider.
Since I am a hopeless addict on this great bike, I might as well join this support group..

[New GZ250]

Hey guys.
I need to offer you all a big thanks for the info posted here. I built a motorcycle stand based on a post on this site (which was awesome by the way) and it's good to see a community for the GZ250. Sad to say, I havent seen a single GZ (other than mine) here in the Tarheel state.
Been riding for a few months now on a my used black 05 gz250. Yup... noob. In that time I have put about 1,500 miles on my ride and have loved every mile of it. Short commuter and long weekend rider.
Since I am a hopeless addict on this great bike, I might as well join this support group..

Welcome on board! I have had my bike for 6 months, I have only seen one GZ250. Have seen my 3rd Honda Rebel today since I serious took up biking. Here in the San Francisco, area most everyone rides BIG!
Hope you enjoy us!

[dannylightning]

yeah you don't see a lot of gz's out on the road. every one seems to get the honda rebel instead witch in my opinion cant hold a candle to the gz as far as ride and comfort go. i ran across the gz when i stopped in at a Suzuki dealer ship that was next door the the honda dealer. i happend to see the gz in there and i set on it. i thought this bike feels way better than the rebel. i looked on craigs list for used ones, took one out on a test drive and said sold, so much better than the other 250's out there. i hated the honda rebel, test drove 3 of them and was not pleased so i was glad i ran across the gz.

in my opinion the gz is a excellent choice to start out on.

[E-man]

Yeah, there's just something about that fat front tire.
Rebels look a little bit more puny and I thought they felt a little cramped with the foot pegs and handle bars.

[dannylightning]

Yeah, there's just something about that fat front tire.
Rebels look a little bit more puny and I thought they felt a little cramped with the foot pegs and handle bars.

the main thing i did not like about the rebel is it was not wide as the gz and i think due to that the balance seemed terrible, don't want a bike that feels like work to keep it from tipping over, especially when its your first one. i was shaky on the rebels i rode and than got on the gz and it felt natural.

[VTXorcist]

Woot, another Raleigh rider! My wife has been riding her GZ lately, though the weather this week is keeping her off the road. Not sure when we'll be out again, but we love company!

[bonehead]

All the rain we have been getting here in cen. Tx. I have'nt even put my key in my bike for 6 days. My road out to the black top is one huge mud hole. Gonna have to take out a loan to fill the truck up- LOL

[burkbuilds]

Bonehead, one word "raingear". Okay that might actually be two words.

[bonehead]

Bonehead, one word "raingear". Okay that might actually be two words.
BB- I needed mud tires to get to the blacktop off of my dirt road. We live .7 mi back in on our property. Finally dried up enough yesterday to get the bike out. :2tup:

[E-man]

hope to catch you two on the road VTXorcist!

[burkbuilds]

Bonehead, one word "raingear". Okay that might actually be two words.
BB- I needed mud tires to get to the blacktop off of my dirt road. We live .7 mi back in on our property. Finally dried up enough yesterday to get the bike out. :2tup:

Wow, bummer, glad you were finally able to get out for a ride :2tup:

[wday12264]

I'm down in Wilmington just over the bridge in Leland. We bought our bike over 5 years ago for my wife. She became scared of it so now I ride it. Have some mechanical issue with it which I have posted for help. Thisa weather is great and I want to use it to commute to work. Nice to hear others are out there because I have not seen any others on the road. I guess people want these huge monsters weighing 700lbs.

[burkbuilds]

I sometimes wonder if you don't "see" the GZ250 much when you ride simply because it doesn't actually give the impression that it is a small bike when you see it on the road and we just assume we are seeing a bigger bike. When I was in the Suzuki dealer's showroom yesterday I saw the GZ sitting next to the Yamaha 250 cruiser and the skinny front tire on the Yamaha really looked tiny next to the GZ that was sitting right next to it. I think if I saw those two bikes going down the road from a distance I'd probably assume the Yamaha was a much "smaller" bike than the GZ. The GZ looks at home sitting next to slightly larger bikes in the 750 cc and under range to me, maybe that's why we don't see as many, we might actually be seeing them and just mentally thinking that it is a larger bike we are actually seeing as it goes by. Just a thought because I don't think I've ever seen another GZ out on the road that I identified as a GZ and yet they obviously sell a lot of them so they must be out there somewhere! My daughter has a Rebel 250 and it looks tiny compared to the GZ as well to me.