does this tank make my bike look stupid?

[emory70]

I'm prepared for the inevitable criticism, so let's have it!

Found this one gallon can at Restore a couple weeks ago. With tongue firmly in cheek, I think this is perfect for my mini bar hopper

[Water Warrior 2]

OMG, hope you are just kidding.

[jonathan180iq]

Hell, slap a petcock on there and you're good to go.

http://www.geekosystem.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Pony.gif

[5th_bike]

Remove the warning sticker (like everyone else here) and paint it black.

[emory70]

I am completely serious. Gonna swap out the 4" z bars for some 14" apes. Might lose the front brake. Thinking of a metal seat with a No Parking sign decal on it. Rear fender is in jeopardy too.

Emory

[blaine]

You need front brake......these bikes have a very poor back brake. ;) :)

[Goose51683]

I LOVE IT!!! paint it black and weld that b*&$^ on there! Give it that rat-rod feel!

I've got a wooden seat on mine right now and I think it looks great...forget what anyone else says about it.

[Water Warrior 2]

I've got a wooden seat on mine right now and I think it looks great .
Slivers!!!!!!!

[emory70]

I'm sooooooo tired of black motorcycles. If I wuss out and paint it, the color will drown out the gas tank

[Goose51683]

Then paint it pink. Whatever makes you happy is the color you should pain it. I've always been a fan a of a dark forest green. My first car, a 65 mustang, was the same. It's still dark but not black. just a thought

[emory70]

I've talked about pink. My former boss, a Scotsman, called it a "Poof Chariot" and yes, it's offensive.

Other than the current state of disassembly and the silly tank, I rode it in this configuration from Jacksonville to Marion, NC. That's 500 miles one way. I ain't doing that again! So an around town bike it will always be.

[Goose51683]

I haven't made any trips longer than 30 miles on mine and even at that point I'm ready for a little break. I can't imagine 500. nice commuter bike though.

[Water Warrior 2]

Lynda rode her GZ on a 3000+ mile trip and thoroughly enjoyed the ride. A trip of that distance will test your metal and prove the bike's abilities. However a rider will also find the bike's limitations too. The power is not there for long grades and headwinds which tax the GZ. An 800 V-twin solved that problem quite nicely. Her second trip was much quicker overall.

[emory70]

Rode my Harley to Oklahoma City and back. Much further, but still a more pleasant ride than 500 on the geezer

[jonathan180iq]

Shit, even the group ride through Cheaha State park many moons ago left me sunburned and my rectum was vibrating for days.

[emory70]

The most surprising thing was how much my mileage varied. 70+ Going up, and in the mid 50s coming back. But that's only a guess based off Google maps miles. No speedo on the bike. Discomfort has the pleasant side effect of getting to me before I can run out of gas.

[Water Warrior 2]

The most surprising thing was how much my mileage varied. 70+ Going up, and in the mid 50s coming back. But that's only a guess based off Google maps miles. No speedo on the bike. Discomfort has the pleasant side effect of getting to me before I can run out of gas.
Might have been a down hill ride one way and slightly uphill the other way. Couple that with a slight head wind and there goes the great gas mileage.