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Well sure i 'wanted' a bigger bike. That was the goal from the start. I needed a starter bike, typed that in google and two bikes were in the top searches. Rebel and GZ. Theres no denying these are starter/learner bikes and are pushed as such when selling or buying one.
If someone comes here and says they want to upgrade and need some advise i am going to give it to them. Why wouldn't I? I am not sitting here pushing them off the GZ forcefully. If someone came here saying they want a GZ and advise, I'll give them that too and help guide them to whats going to suit them most, be it a GZ, Rebel or a bigger cc bike. Last i recall, Suzuki aint paying me commission. I think the GZ is the best in the 250cc class and i had a great experience on it, hence this forum.
As for the wanting and needing.. Our definitions differ obviously.
I needed to go faster than 40 mph in 4th gear going up hills and mountains around here and where i plan to go this summer. I needed more room in the back for the wife, the gz was cramped for her. I needed to be able to crack the throttle and pass someone quickly on passable single lane roads. I needed more comfort for my body frame than the gz could give me (stretching legs, drag bars, comfy seat .. all helped my numbness, aching and ass burn). I needed to put bigger bags on and the gz only supports up to 14"W bags, not to mention more room for travel bags without being cramped behind you. I needed to be able to run freeways alot, many of my plans involve running the freeways at 65+.
I wanted more chrome for show. I wanted something with dual pipes/loud exhaust. I wanted something to tinker with and spend alot of money on to make it 'my own' with accessories, lowering kits, custom fenders, solo seat, raked forks etc. I wanted something flashy. I wanted something to impress and make some heads turn.
The GZ is very versatile and can do almost anything a bigger bike can do. I wont argue that. But when your needs exceed the bikes capabilities then its time to move up. For me, the gz slowly started to not meet what i needed it to do. Once i realized this i started looking into something that could. Its a great bike but does have its limitations, freeways being a big one for me.
Anyone who says they want to start riding i absolutely point them to the GZ. I wish Suzuki did pay me, I've sold a few for them already. The bike can be whatever you want it to be. A learner, starter, keeper, commuter, 2nd bike, trip taker...whatever. As long as it does what you want it to theres no reason it cant be any of those. But for many, its a cheap introduction to motorcycling and allows many people to gain confidence and ability to buy the bike of their dreams.
For our members, i hope every one of them keep their GZ and stay on as active members. For those that dont, i would hope we all did a good enough job to keep them as members anyway. I have been without GZ since September 06 and have no intention of walking away from a good bunch of people here.
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