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I see nothing in that post with even a HINT of being offensive.
Methinks you worry too much.

We always are nice to the ladies!........guys, well maybe not so much. :roll:

The GZ250 is NOT a freeway bike.......but as far as I am concerned, NO bike should be.
It will keep up with anything on the road........ if the speed limit is 55! :biggrin:

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:plus1:
You can get by with it for short distances, but you've really got to push it to its limits and even then you are relegated to the old lady lane. I've done a few 40 mile or so (each way) pops on it, but it gets old after less than an hour. The seat is also not the greatest for long rides.

Definitely easy to learn on though, handles really well, good on gas, solid mechanically, decent ride for a light bike, and is more than powerful enough for everything else. There's a few ladies on here (smaller and lighter types) that have gotten theirs up to 80mph, so it might be all the bike your wife needs.

Good luck with the windshield. Let us know which one you get.

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Been some discussion of that over on the Suzuki board and, as I have suspected, in a lot of cases that has more to do with the "feet forward" seating position than with the actual seat itself.

Sitting straight up puts all your weight on the back of your butt/tailbone. Having the pegs more under you has several advantages, not the least of which is being able to lift up in the seat easily for compression relief and ventillation.

The 'Liner has floor boards, doesn't it ??

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I'll respond to that over in the Stratoliner thread...

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Welcome. I am from Washington too. South Hill, Puyallup. I have yet to see a GZ 250 on the road. I like the GZ 250 because it's light and easy to learn on. I am sure you wife will love learning on the GZ 250. I took the MSF course in October after putting over a 1,000 miles on the bike. I do want to move up to a bigger bike but I plan on keeping my GZ 250 since it's my first motorcycle. It's a awesome bike. :2tup: