Riding a GZ in China

[iamcanjim]

Saying hello.

A little about myself. I am a Canadian teaching at an international school in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. I had never ridden either smaller bikes or cruisers before, however, in China you get what you can get.

My bike was a 2006 Suzuki QS150 Cruiser. Here is a pic.


These are common here in China and are probably the most common police bike.



As you can see, it's basically identical to a GZ250 except a smaller bore and only one pipe.

Another teacher at my school really liked the bike, and I wanted a 250, so I sold it and bought a used Honda Rebel.

What a mistake. The Suzuki handled better, was lighter, more roomy and is much simpler. The only advantage in the Honda is that it's considerably faster, and even that advantage would be gone if the Suzuki was a 250.

We have put a pipe, HID's and crashbars on it, as well as quite a few other mods. Lately it's been overheating, probably due to leanness due to the pipe. We will be doing a carb mod to richen it up soon and post our results. MIght even see if we can find a 250 engine.

Keep in mind here in China, the Suzuki GN125 and it's Chinese copies are the most common bike. 150 cc's means it's more powerful than 99% of bikes on the road. My Rebel is seen with the kind of awe usually reserved for big Harleys here. Another thing about the Suzuki is it's legally registered, something difficult for foreigners in this Chinese province. Therefore we will probably try to keep it alive as long as possible.

Right now, piped but not jetted, it will cruise at 100 km/h and top out at 110.