New from Northern Virginia

[WowWhoaWeeWa]

Hey Everyone,

I'm a new rider and found this site while researching a GZ250. I just completed a MSF rider course and I got bike fever... bad. I was hoping I can get some feed back about a 2005 model I found for sale. 1999, with 5500 miles. Sounds high to me. I'll post this topic in the other forum too.

Anyone near Manassas VA? Would love to meet some riders in the area and some more experience.

Howie

[blaine]

Welcome to the forum.I can't be much help with your purchase.It sounds like a good deal to me,but bikes here in Canada are usual around $1000.00 more.A new one here lists for $4299.00.Good luck with your purchase.
:cool: :)

[geezer]

vary nice name, it nice, i like!
i bought my 99 with 4000 miles for 1300, the deals are out there if your willing to wait and look. buuut i doubt you are according to your post, so go for it!

[WowWhoaWeeWa]

vary nice name, it nice, i like! Thanks man!

i bought my 99 with 4000 miles for 1300, the deals are out there if your willing to wait and look. buuut i doubt you are according to your post, so go for it!

Did you buy your 99 new? What year did you get it?

[Water Warrior 2]

Welcome W4. Is this a private or dealer seller ? Can you get a service record for the bike ? The mileage is not high but a bike that has not been maintained "could" be a ticking bomb. If the tires are originals they are too old to be safe. Any tire over 5 years is a no-no. Make sure all the electrics work too. This will get you started. Carry on.

[geezer]

no i got the bike reciently about 2 months ago. it have big pussy magnet (yall seen borat right?! lmao)

[WowWhoaWeeWa]

Welcome W4. Is this a private or dealer seller ? Can you get a service record for the bike ? The mileage is not high but a bike that has not been maintained "could" be a ticking bomb. If the tires are originals they are too old to be safe. Any tire over 5 years is a no-no. Make sure all the electrics work too. This will get you started. Carry on.

Hey, thanks for the welcome and advice. It's a dealer. Another guy traded it in; it was his starter bike. It seems there aren't many of these "newbie" bikes available in my area. Perhaps because it's spring? I'm going to see it tomorrow afternoon; I feel like it's a good opportunity but a new bike isn't really in the budget. Perhaps I should just stick with renting this summer. LOL

We shall see.

Howard

[WowWhoaWeeWa]

Welcome to the forum.I can't be much help with your purchase.It sounds like a good deal to me,but bikes here in Canada are usual around $1000.00 more.A new one here lists for $4299.00.Good luck with your purchase.
:cool: :)


Thanks man!

[mole2]

Welcome to the forum from South Carolina. The price sounds a little high to me. I sold my 2007 Geezer with 2500 miles on it last August for $1600. You're correct when you say it's Spring as bikes will run more right now. Good luck and ride safe.


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[dvsDave]

Welcome to the forum! I'm right up in Reston. Just got my first bike a couple of weeks ago. Around here, that's not too bad of price right now. It's just an expensive area, and the demand is high right now. Who taught your MSF course?

[tcrave]

Sounds a little higher to me, but as others have said, its spring time. I bought my 2001 gz250 for $1,200 with around 5,400 miles, but I waited quite a while for it and jumping on it the day it was listed. Since then, I have not seen any for sale except one or two and they were priced a bit higher. All depends on how long you are willing to wait and how far you are willing to travel.

[WowWhoaWeeWa]

So, I can't seem to find a GZ250 local to me that has relatively low mileage. If you guys recall, I did find one but sadly I didn't bite soon enough and someone else picked it up. Since then, I've been looking around and found the TU250x. Similarly, they are hard to find. I did find a dealer that had one in stock so, I put a deposit on it. I hope to pick it up Wednesday or Thursday! Yippee!

[geezer]

the tu? ooooh lala ijust put a thread up about the bike. its got fuel inject and a new motor so im sure it can actually get outta its own way

[WowWhoaWeeWa]

Welcome to the forum! I'm right up in Reston. Just got my first bike a couple of weeks ago. Around here, that's not too bad of price right now. It's just an expensive area, and the demand is high right now. Who taught your MSF course?

Hey there! I took the MSF course with Matt and Tim at the George Mason (Manassas) campus just a couple weeks ago. I think it was May 14/15. Great course!

Turns out the bike I was looking at was sold. I'm gonna end up with a TU250x; hope to pick it up Wednesday or Thursday. If you are new to riding like I am, I wouldn't mind some company.

~Howard
howard@howardwaters.com

[Water Warrior 2]

I would think the TU will have comparable power to the GZ. The difference will be in engine response and crispness. The FI will mean no more messing with a choke and idle speeds. What that leaves you with is a more trouble free bike but one that is more complicated if repairs are needed.
Let's hope that any TU owners will continue to remain here and keep us updated on their bikes. The TU should be even more reliable than the GZ over time and general maintenance is pretty much the same.

And we need pics of bikes and smiling owners.

[WowWhoaWeeWa]

I would think the TU will have comparable power to the GZ. The difference will be in engine response and crispness. The FI will mean no more messing with a choke and idle speeds. What that leaves you with is a more trouble free bike but one that is more complicated if repairs are needed.
Let's hope that any TU owners will continue to remain here and keep us updated on their bikes. The TU should be even more reliable than the GZ over time and general maintenance is pretty much the same.

And we need pics of bikes and smiling owners.

Sounds like a plan! I don't mind providing updates. I'll certainly post a pic or two when I get my new ride. Maybe a mod can recommend a better section on this forum for TU discussion? I know this is the "Introduce Yourself" area.

Thanks