Day 1 with with "GZZY"

[SlyFinkley]

Hi,
I went & picked up my GZ250 today, as pictured below. 1998 model with 9000 km on it, or 5592 miles. & I only had to ride 350 km or 217 miles to get it home. :2tup:
I know everyone on this site has more exprience with this that I do, so sorry for staing the obvious.
http://s3.postimage.org/40EUJ.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq40EUJ)

So, I thought I would share my little story of the day. :popcorn:
Lessons learned
Lesson 1: I learned how much a moth in the face hurts at 100km/h or 68 mph
Lesson 2: The retro goggles are not aerodynamic enough to be worn outside your helmet at 100km/h or 68 mph
Lesson 3: There are 71 Ghosts for a newbie on a trip like this. ( Ghost shifts, but was sure I was about to summon a 6th gear )
Lesson 4: The bike went great on the highway, & was great to ride all round.
Lesson 5: I should have bought one of these bikes years ago, I have never had so much fun. :2tup:

Here's where it all started, Hervey Bay Queensland Australia.
http://s1.postimage.org/q8tg9.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxq8tg9)

2 hours later I was in Buderim
http://s2.postimage.org/HI6WA.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsHI6WA)
Anyway, it was a great experience, & I am looking forward to many many miles with my new little bike.

[JWR]

Good looking low mileage bike.

Enjoy :rawk:

[mole2]

Congrats on the new to you low mileage bike!!! Sounds like you're going to enjoy the heck out of her. :2tup:


:)

[Water Warrior 2]

Welcome to the forum. Sounds like somebody spent a few years breaking in the bike for you. Very few kms so there is lots of riding left in her. Nice pics, looks like a great day for a ride. The kms to miles factor is a bit off. 100 kms is actually 62 mph but you are easily excused. I still go through that silly stuff in Canada and we have been metric for 30 years. I grew up with mph and Imperial gallons which makes my converting calculator my best friend. Ride safe and watch out for moths.

[alanmcorcoran]

Sounds like it went good. A bit of a sharp learning curve, but now that you survived you are well on your way. Have fun!

[alantf]

I still go through that silly stuff in Canada and we have been metric for 30 years. I grew up with mph

:plus1: I totally agree. After over 40 years of driving/riding in England I often find myself mentally converting my speedo readings into mph so that I know what "real" speed I'm doing.