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**jonathan180iq** · 05-03-2012, 01:51 PM

I would love to feel like you could trust whoever was selling you the bike, but the sad truth is that you can't.
People sell all kinds of crap now-a-days.

The good news is that the GZ isn't the kind of bike to appeal to the first time, 17 year old, buyer who just can't wait to hop on the interstate with his Sportbike buddies and redline the crap out of it. Even at redline with the standard sprocket on this bike, it's only going go about 75-80mph.

Most people who purchse a GZ are either older, and they have experience under them, or they are ladies or middle-aged men who want to dabble in the art of motorcycling. The GZ was basically built for that purpose and it inspires great confidence in the new rider. That's why you so many buyers in that bracket.

So, you have a pretty good chance of the bike at least being in relatively good shape. It just depends on the seller. What kind of a person is her?

Look around the base of the exhaust pipes where the exit the header. You'll have some discoloration but you shouldn't have any soot coming out there. Also check and see if the airbox has been fiddled with. Check the main center seam that runs down the center of the case and see if it's seeping oil form there. Make sure the headlight gets a bit brighter as you rev the bike up and that's really all the major stuff that could be checked without taking it all apart. You'll know based on sound if the valves are whacked and you'll know by test ride if the clutch is shot. Everything else would be considered a minor fix anyway.

Keep us posted.

05-03-2012, 01:51 PM	#4
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,995	Re: How many miles till the engines dies I would love to feel like you could trust whoever was selling you the bike, but the sad truth is that you can't. People sell all kinds of crap now-a-days. The good news is that the GZ isn't the kind of bike to appeal to the first time, 17 year old, buyer who just can't wait to hop on the interstate with his Sportbike buddies and redline the crap out of it. Even at redline with the standard sprocket on this bike, it's only going go about 75-80mph. Most people who purchse a GZ are either older, and they have experience under them, or they are ladies or middle-aged men who want to dabble in the art of motorcycling. The GZ was basically built for that purpose and it inspires great confidence in the new rider. That's why you so many buyers in that bracket. So, you have a pretty good chance of the bike at least being in relatively good shape. It just depends on the seller. What kind of a person is her? Look around the base of the exhaust pipes where the exit the header. You'll have some discoloration but you shouldn't have any soot coming out there. Also check and see if the airbox has been fiddled with. Check the main center seam that runs down the center of the case and see if it's seeping oil form there. Make sure the headlight gets a bit brighter as you rev the bike up and that's really all the major stuff that could be checked without taking it all apart. You'll know based on sound if the valves are whacked and you'll know by test ride if the clutch is shot. Everything else would be considered a minor fix anyway. Keep us posted.
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