Hi from Halifax

[Clockwork]

Hi Everyone,

I just bought my first motorcycle, Not surprisingly (considering where this is being posted :P) it was a GZ250. A lovely red 2001. My partner and I learned to ride motorcycles last summer and I became hooked. Kept looking for a motorcycle to turn up at a good price and a Marauder won the race. I look forward to learning a lot and hopefully in time contributing to the forums.

Clockwork (Alex)

[Fish Baseball]

welcome aboard mate, the GZ will teach you plenty, and this place is full of useful information.

[blaine]

Hi.Welcome,You will find the G.Z. well suited for our part of the country.I have put over 30000 kms on mine traveling around the maritimes.

[Maggie]

Welcome, Alex! The pics I've seen of the red GZs are, indeed, lovely...although an orange color to go with your screen name would have been fun. :)

[alanmcorcoran]

Welcome and congratulations on your first bike. You picked a good one to learn on.

[patrick_777]

Welcome. Enjoy the ride.

[Water Warrior 2]

Welcome Alex, always nice to have another Canadian on board.

[Clockwork]

Thanks everyone! My bike is in the shop right now getting a spring clean and the carb cleaned (figured I would let the pro's handle it's first tune up). I am getting anxious to ride it again!

[blaine]

As your bike is already in the shop it should have a valve adjustment.Valves should be checked and or adjusted every 5000kms.

[Clockwork]

Thanks Blaine! Yep already got the vales checked. I went for the "check everything" program, so that I wouldn't have to worry about it for the rest of the riding season. Also this way I can keep better check on it for it's routine maintenance.

[blaine]

Are you going to do some or all of your own maintance now that everything is on track?

[Clockwork]

Depends. I have mechanical experience. My father and I have been restoring a '71 Volkswagen beetle for the last 4 years. So I feel I should be able to do the work. The only problem is finding the time for some of the bigger jobs it might need. I have just been awarded a grant to do research and get my Masters at University of Western Ontario, so life will be rather hectic from September onwards.

[dhgeyer]

Well, apart from all the other good features of the bike you chose, there isn't any routine maintenance item that's very time consuming. And you can download a service manual right on this site!

[mole2]

Welcome aboard Alex. You picked a good bike to start with.


:)